FONTANA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, talks on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Production Alliance 300 at Auto Club Speedway on February 26, 2022 in Fontana, California. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) | Getty Images
AJ Allmendinger (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) | Getty Images
NASCAR Cup Series

Allmendinger To Run Daytona 500 With Kaulig Racing

December 20, 2023

A.J. Allmendinger will make his 11th start at the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18, 2024, driving the No. 16 entry for Kaulig Racing.

Though the 42-year-old is committed to the NASCAR Xfinity Series full time next season, piloting the No. 16 Chevrolet for Kaulig, he will kick off the year with a Cup Series appearance at Daytona Int’l Speedway.

The team announced the news via social media on Wednesday. 

Allmendinger’s best finish at the Daytona 500 is a pair of thirds (2009, ’17). Last year, the California native scored a sixth-place result in the 212-lap race.

He has yet to win a race at the famed 2.5-mile facility, in either the Xfinity or Cup Series.