Allmendinger among six drivers to earn best finish of 2021
A.J. Allmendinger earned his second career NASCAR Cup Series win and Kaulig Racing’s first Cup win in Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
Allmendinger was also one of six drivers to earn their best NASCAR Cup Series finish of 2021.
Erik Jones (7th), Justin Haley (8th), Austin Cindric (9th), Josh Bilicki (18th) and Quin Houff (22nd) also earned their best finish of the season.
Cindric and Bilicki each earned their best career finish.
Jones finished fourth and earned seven points in Stage One, en route to his third Top 10 finish of the season. His previous-best finish of the season was ninth at the March Bristol dirt race.
Haley’s eighth-place finish is his best finish since winning the 2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona. He finished eighth in Stage One and sixth in Stage Two.
Houff’s 22nd-place finish is his second-best career finish. His best career finish is 13th at Talladega in October 2020.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
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