NASCAR: The Biggest Questions Facing Every Driver In 2017

Oct 23, 2016; Talladega, AL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (42) and Kurt Busch (41) and Joey Logano (22) and Martin Truex Jr. (78) race four wide during the Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 1, 2016; Dover, DE, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver AJ Allmendinger (47) during practice for the Citizen Soldier 400 at Dover International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

AJ Allmendinger

2016 was not the season that AJ Allmendinger and his team were hoping for. After making the playoffs in 2015, Allmendinger and the No. 47 team struggled for the majority of 2016.

Those struggles were often seen in post-race interviews where Allmendinger did not have words to describe the team’s struggles. Those frustrations were also seen at times when he took it out on other drivers, like Kyle Larson for example of the final lap of a race in which both drivers were looking at a top-10 finish.

In 2017 the question for Allmendinger is whether or not he can regain his 2015 form and have consistency on the track. Winning in 2017 would be great but if that’s going to happen the No. 47 team needs to start running better overall this season.

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