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AJ Almender had a hard time during Sunday’s Adventhealth 400 on Kansas Speedway on Sunday.
The NASCAR CUP driver blasted a gasket internally as his engine struggled to fetch the pace within the first six laps of the race. He took a shot at his team’s engine manufacturer while driving and it was heard on the radio. He told his team he had lost the engine.
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AJ Allmendinger greets fans during driver introductions before Wurth 400, May 4, 2025, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. (Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“Hi ECR, in guys f — ing SUG,” was heard of saying about the company.
Smalls ended 38th place.
ECR motors forces Richard Childress Racing, Trackhouse Racing, Kaulig Racing and Beard Motorsports on the Cup Series Circuit.
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AJ Allmender runs under Wurth 400 on Texas Motor Speedway on May 4, 2025. (Jerome Miron-Preferred Pictures)
The company also runs XFinity Series Teams, including Jordan Anderson Racing, Big Machine Racing, Our Motorsports, Cope Family Racing, Viking Motorsports, Young’s Motorsports and Alpha Prime Racing.
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Almender runs to Kaulig Racing. He put together three top-10 finishes this season and has competed for a possible shot at the NASCAR CUP Series playoffs this season.
But a dead last finish at Kansas Speedway pushed him back six places to 25. In the position. He ended 36. On Texas last week and 24. On Talladega a few weeks ago.
AJ Allmender runs during exercise and qualifies on Darlington Raceway, April 5, 2025, in Darlington, SC (Jim Dedmon-Preferred Pictures)
Kyle Larson picked up the victory in Kansas. It’s the third of the season and his second right on the field. He now has a 35-point lead over William Byron.
