When I hear the name AJ Allmendinger I think about a nerdy looking little kid even though the supposed nerdy looking kid is married and slowly, but surely starting to be mentioned more than often during races.

He raced his way into the Sprint All-Star Challenge in May by winning the Showdown. He also finished 10th at the Brickyard and then 19th at Pocono.

As of now his future with Red Bull Racing is still in the air because they have not re-signed his contract and that is making him a little nervous.

Red Bull sponsors AND owns his team. The “big wigs” at Red Bull’s corporate headquarters in Australia make the final decision, so they are rarely seen or talked too.

Wish my boss was gone like that! I’m a little jealous.

If Red Bull does not re-sign him by the end of August, it will be too late to look for work so it’s only natural Allmendinger is nervous. I know when I’m nervous I drink 2+ cans or more of Sugar Free Red Bull!

Dammit NASCAR should hire me, I make better cheesy plugs than Carl Edwards!

“The assumption in the garage is that I’m back at Red Bull, but they have the option and haven’t picked it up yet,” Allmendinger said. “I want to be here. When they put [Mike] Skinner in the car, I easily could’ve said ‘[Forget] this, I’m tired of it.’ But I didn’t want to do that. I wanted to improve, and I feel like I’ve done that. I want to drive for Red Bull.”

Don’t worry AJ, I drink a Red Bull every morning before I go to work. If they do not re-sign you I will picket against Red Bull and switch to Amp Energy Drinks.

(Oh! Another plug, I am good!)

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