October 11, 2020
AJ Allmendinger Defends his Title at the Charlotte Roval and wins the Drive for the Cure 250
Start: 22nd
Stage 1 Finish: 18th
Stage 2 Finish: 17th
Finish: 1st
“I don’t know what we just witnessed. Thanks to all the men and women at Kaulig Racing. We finally got Ellsworth Advisors back in victory lane. Thanks to LeafFilter Gutter protection, we had the Nutrien Ag Solutions in-car camera. Chris Rice stuck with me. I’m not going to lie, I was complaining the whole race. That was miserable and crazy. I knew on the final restart I was going to do everything I could. I couldn’t see anything. I was just guessing where the corners were. I just can’t thank everyone at Kaulig racing enough. Matt Kaulig. Unbelievable.”
– AJ Allmendinger
Start: 5th
Stage 1 Finish: 6th
Stage 2 Finish: 2nd
Finish: 5th
“We didn’t have the prettiest last three races, but we did what we needed to do. Now we get to reset and fight for the opportunity to go to Phoenix and race for a championship. Having the Charlotte Roval as our cut-off race was scary enough, and then throw in the rain. It was terrifying, but we stayed on track when we needed to, scored stage points, and finished fifth. I could even see AJ Allmendinger when he won, which is a big deal that I was within sight of the winner. Now on to Kansas where we’ll race for the win.”
– Ross Chastain
Start: 2nd
Stage 1 Finish: 4th
Stage 2 Finish: 34th
Finish: 35th
“It was such a fun day for me! It’s a bummer to have them all wreck in front of me. I just had nowhere to go. I’m so proud of my teammate AJ Allmendinger and my Kaulig Racing team for getting our second Roval win in-a-row! I’m ready to go into the round of eight at Kansas.”
– Justin Haley
