Portland International has served up a little bit of everything in 23 years of Champ Car racing, and this year it gave us A.J. Allmendinger’s long-anticipated first win. The Cinderella boy went ...

AJ Allmendinger may be a part-time Cup racer these days ... Allmendinger started his career in the now-defunct open-wheel Champ Car World Series and spent time in IndyCar and IMSA, winning the 24 ...

AJ Allmendinger had a great run with Indeck Forsythe Championship Racing in the Champ Car World Series before making the jump to NASCAR. Gavin Lawrence/Getty Images) "I'm really looking forward to ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – AJ Allmendinger won five races during the 2006 season in Champ Car, then walked away hoping to launch a new career in NASCAR. He was at the top of his game when he left ...

AJ is somebody we’ve talked to ... In 2004, he was Champ Car's rookie of the year. Then, in 2005, Allmendinger looked as if he was on track to becoming an open-wheel star when he won five ...

"I think a lot of people assume back when I used to race Champ Car that I did a lot of ovals, but I really didn't," said Allmendinger, who last raced an Indy car on an oval in 2006 at Milwaukee ...

AJ Allmendinger walked away from Champ Car in 2006 after winning races and impressing open-wheel veterans with his youthful passion, speed and tenacity. He joined Red Bull Racing in NASCAR Sprint ...

AJ Allmendinger will return to the Cup Series ... Before racing NASCAR, Allmendinger raced Indy cars, including in the Champ Car World Series. He made six IndyCar Series starts in 2013.