A.J. Allmendinger’s victory at the Charlotte Roval didn’t shake up the NASCAR Cup playoffs or help him in a quest to win a series championship, but it did provide something far more lasting.
The 41-year-old pulled off a flawless final stage, fought through five restarts in the final 31 laps and held the series’ top driver right now – William Byron – at bay to earn his first win of the 2023 season and just the third in his 15-year NASCAR career.
