Google News A.J. Allmendinger: It's stressful sometimes in my inner turmoil in my head with it
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A.J. Allmendinger returned to the NASCAR Cup Series competition for the third time. Each time he asks himself certain questions; Is he good enough and can he do it all over again? Allmendinger believes in his team and hopes for the best.
"Every offseason I feel like I have to question myself like, ‘Maybe you’ve forgotten how to drive this year.’ You can have a good race and go to the next one and say, ‘It doesn’t matter until you do it at this race.’ I’m still the same way.
It can be stressful sometimes in my inner turmoil in my head with it. But I’ve done this for over 20 years professionally now. I’m not going to change. It’s what pushes me every day. That’s why I love this race team because Matt (Kaulig) and Chris (Rice) know how much I care ...
not just myself winning and winning for our team, but the success of our race team in general when it comes to the organization. There’s always those questions in my head but that’s what pushes me every day”.
- Allmendinger said, as quoted by motorsport.com
A.J. Allmendinger on the competition
Allmendinger is aware of the pressure that awaits him. He emphasized how competitive the competition is, and that there are many drivers in the game.
Things have really progressed on the NASCAR scene in the last few years. “I know when we get to the road courses, we’re going to be really fast," said Allmendinger. "But as we’ve seen in the Cup Series, there are about 30 guys that are really fast.
It’s not just five or eight guys that you have to worry about and the rest you don’t have to. There are 25-30 guys that show up and potentially can go win at any road course. I don’t try to circle those racetracks. I definitely put a little more added pressure on myself when we get there."