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| AJ is a GRAND AM winner |
Allmendinger has experience with
Michael Shank Racing that stretches back to 2006, when he joined the squad for
a run to the Rolex 24 At Daytona podium for a runner-up result, teamed with Ozz
Negri and Mark Patterson.
“I am really looking forward to
having AJ race with us again and hopefully he can have the same kind of magic
at the Speedway that he’s always had for us at Daytona,” said Shank. “Gus
(Yacaman) has continued to adapt to racing in GRAND-AM and we are excited to
have him teaming with guys like AJ and Justin (Wilson).”
The return to Rolex Series
competition for Allmendinger continues a swirl of activity in 2013 that has
seen the native Californian racing in IZOD IndyCar Series competition as well
as NASCAR Sprint Cup, with a road course debut in Nationwide competition
netting a breakthrough victory in June.
“It has been a really busy summer,
but I am grateful for every opportunity I get,” said Allmendinger, who will be
experiencing both the full oval in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition as well as the
road course configuration during the Brickyard Grand Prix weekend. “I love
racing for Mike (Shank) so I am really looking forward to the weekend. It is
going to be a little weird to be going through Turn 1 one way, and then going
through it the other way later in the day but I think it is going to be a lot
of fun and hopefully we can get Mike (Shank) another trophy.”
Yacaman moved to GRAND-AM full time
in 2013 after establishing a winning record of success in Indy Lights
competition, partnered with Antonio Pizzonia in the opening rounds of the
season as the duo netted a best finish of fourth at the Circuit of the
Americas. Sponsorship challenges saw Michael Shank Racing revise the
driver line up, and Justin Wilson joined the team to co-drive with Yacaman at
Watkins Glen on the way to a sixth place result.
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