Allmendinger Launches Scathing Attack Of ECR After Blown Engine Ends Kansas Run

AJ Allmendinger fired an explosive rant towards ECR Engines following an early exit from the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway.

After just seven laps of the race, the 43-year-old’s engine blew up, bringing his race to an early end. The driver fumed:

“Hey ECR, you guys f***ing suck. I mean, what … f*** you guys!”

Luckily, the Kaulig Racing driver avoided a wreck when the engine blew, instead guiding the No. 16 Chevrolet off the track as it came to a stop.

Speaking ahead of the race weekend in Kansas, Allmendinger explained in a press release: “Obviously we had a tough weekend in Texas, so we need to reset and get some momentum back. On the positive side, we’ve shown our mile-and-a-half program is really strong. Our plan is to go to Kansas, have speed, and execute like we have been to put together a solid run.”

Allmendinger returned to full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing this year. The Kaulig Racing driver commented ahead of the 2025 season, as previously reported by Newsweek Sports:

“Honestly, just driving the cars… I don’t know if I’m on the lighter side of popular opinion on that or what, but I actually really enjoy driving the Cup cars,” Allmendinger admitted.

“I think that was part of the reason that we talked about the decisions. And I feel fortunate more than anything that Matt and Chris still believe in me to try to help whatever program they want me in, whether it’s Cup or Xfinity.

“But yeah, definitely I like the direction that our team is headed just being back in these cars full time.”

Allmendinger is currently 19th in the drivers’ Cup Series standings.

NASCAR Cup Series standings ahead of Kansas

1. William Byron – 421
2. Kyle Larson – 408
3. Denny Hamlin – 338
4. Chase Elliott – 338
5. Tyler Reddick – 337
6. Christopher Bell – 335
7. Ryan Blaney – 313
8. Bubba Wallace – 306
9. Joey Logano – 288
10. Alex Bowman – 284
11. Ross Chastain – 281
12. Chris Buescher – 255
13. Chase Briscoe – 245
14. Austin Cindric – 241
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 240
16. Kyle Busch – 228
17. Carson Hocevar – 219
18. Ryan Preece – 217
19. AJ Allmendinger – 217
20. Michael McDowell – 214
21. Austin Dillon – 212
22. Ty Gibbs – 208
23. John H. Nemechek – 207
24. Josh Berry – 206
25. Daniel Suárez – 206
26. Zane Smith – 203
27. Todd Gilliland – 202
28. Justin Haley – 200
29. Erik Jones – 191
30. Ty Dillon – 186
31. Noah Gragson – 158
32. Brad Keselowski – 142
33. Riley Herbst – 141
34. Cole Custer – 127
35. Shane Van Gisbergen – 121
36. Cody Ware – 61
37. Jimmie Johnson – 34
38. Corey LaJoie – 24
39. JJ Yeley – 9
40. Katherine Legge – 7
41. Casey Mears – 2
42. Burt Myers – 1
43. Chad Finchum – 1
44. Martin Truex Jr – 1