In a sport usually dominated by oval tracks, the Cup Series does feature a few road courses in between. However, these are not in large supply as only around one in six races will be held at road courses this season. Every now and again, when NASCAR heads down a road course, we are treated with a change of pace. Instead of continuously turning left, we see drivers turning right as well.

If we were to choose the driver who has been the most successful road course racer, there are several options to choose from. From the likes of Jeff Gordon to Chase Elliott, Tony Stewart to Ricky Rudd, there can be many who could be rightfully considered the king of road courses.

Dale Earnhardt Jr points to a driver whom many have ignored

NASCAR on NBC recently raised a question on Twitter about who can be considered the best road-course driver. Replying to the tweet, a user shared their list of top ten RC drivers in NASCAR history, while giving honorable mentions to five more. Interestingly, the user left out AJ Allmendinger’s name.

Soon, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr asked the question pertaining to AJ Allmendinger’s place on the list. Apparently, Junior considers Allmendinger to be better than most or all others on Road courses.

After Junior asked about AJ Allmendinger’s status on the list, the fan responded, “I just based it off of Cup…but if we are talking Cup/Xfin/Truck combo he is T3 to me without question.“

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This came just hours after another expert had claimed Allmendinger to be on of the favorites this year at COTA.

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Just recently, a former Hendrick Motorsport insider and current broadcaster for the sport had spoken about how good the Kaulig Racing driver is on road courses.

Steve Letarte mentioned that Allmendinger has “a heck of a value.” He also emphasized how AJ should be getting more respect from the NASCAR community. Soon after, Dirty Mo Media shared the clip on Twitter and Instagram.

Allmendinger has time and again proven that he has something special in him. Especially, when it comes to RC racing. However, one would have to look outside of the Cup Series to understand it better as he has a wonderful track record across multiple NASCAR series.

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Therefore, it is not surprising that experts in the sport have been talking about him. Moreover, since the upcoming race at COTA is a road course format, we expect to see the Kaulig Racing driver perform at his very best. Who knows we may even witness him take the chequered at the end of the day.