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Polesitter, AJ Allmendinger lost power on his No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet and was sitting on pit road during the fourth caution in Sunday’s race.
A frustrated Allmendinger was heard saying on the radio, “I shut it off trying to save fuel. Last time I ever do that … When I popped the clutch, nothing.”
Allmendinger’s best chance for making the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is at Watkins Glen, as he is the defending race winner and that win punched his ticket into last year’s Chase.
After his pit crew worked on his car, Allmendinger finally got power back and re-entered the race one lap down. ‘Dinger led 21 laps before the power outage.