Driver Profile: Greg Biffle

Driver of the #16: Gregory Jack Biffle (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Greg
Birthdate: December 23rd, 1969
Hometown: Vancouver, Washington
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married- Nicole Lunders
Children: Emma Elizabeth

Rookie Season: 2003
Years in Sport: 8
Starts:  330
First Race: 2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 (California)
Poles: 8
First Pole: 2004 Daytona 500
Wins: 16
First Win: 2003 Pepsi 400
Top-Fives: 69
Top-Tens: 123

Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Years with Team: 8
Owner: Jack Roush
Sponsor: 3M
Car Make: Ford
Highest Points Finish: 2nd (2005)
Lowest Points Finish: 20th  (2003)

Career Highlights:

• Was recommended to Jack Roush by Benny Parsons
• Won Championships in two of NASCAR's Top Series (Camping World Truck Series and Nationwide Series).
• Won the most races in the 2005 season with six.
• Won the Pole for the Daytona 500 in just his second season.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Greg :
  Greg Biffle will struggle in 2012. He will start to turn things around in the summer months but come Chase time, he will go back to struggling. However, he will manage to come home 14th in the 2012 Sprint Cup Series Final Points standings.

Driver Profile: Trevor Bayne

Driver of the #16: Trevor Bayne (Nationwide Series)

Nickname: Trevor
Birthdate: February 19th, 1991
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Dating- Ashton Clapp
Children: None

Rookie Season: 2009
Years in Sport: 3
Starts:  79
First Race: 2009 Scotts Turf Builder 300 (Bristol)
Poles: 4
First Pole: 2009 Kroger 200 (O'Reiley Raceway Park)
Wins: 1
First Win: 2011 O'Reily Auto Parts Challenge (Texas)
Top-Fives: 11
Top-Tens: 27

Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Years with Team: 1
Owner: Jack Roush
Sponsor: N/A
Car Make: Ford
Highest Points Finish: 7th (2010)
Lowest Points Finish: 32nd (2009)

Career Highlights:

• Led only 6 laps to win his first Nationwide race.
• Looking for sponsorship in the Nationwide Series in 2012.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Trevor Bayne:
  Trevor Bayne will once again race in both the Sprint Cup Series as well as the Nationwide Series. Due to him driving a partial schedule in both series, it is hard to tell what can be expected from him. Bayne will win a few races this season. He will be the strongest in the summer months as well as towards the end of the 2012 season. Final Standings: 12th

Driver Profile: Johnny Sauter

Driver of the #13: Johnathan Joseph Sauter (Camping World Truck Series)

Nickname: Johnny
Birthdate: May 1st, 1978
Hometown: Necedah, Wisconsin
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married- Cortney
Children: Penn Joseph, Paige Gertrude

Rookie Season: 2009
Years in Sport: 8
Starts: 86
First Race: 2003 O'Reily 200 presented buy Valvoline (Bristol)
Poles: 4
First Pole: 2009 Winstar World Casino 400 (Texas)
Wins: 4
First Win: 2009 Las Vegas 350 (Vegas)
Top-Fives: 33
Top-Tens: 47

Team: ThorSport Racing
Years with Team: 3
Owner: Duke and Rhonda Thorson
Sponsor: Safe Auto Insurance/Curb Records/Fun Sand
Car Make: Toyota
Highest Points Finish: 2nd (2011)
Lowest Points Finish: 87th (2008)

Career Highlights:

• Finished 2nd in Championship standings last season even though he won the race.
• Son of Jim Sauter and brother of Tim and Jay Sauter

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Johnny Sauter:
  Johnny Sauter will prove just the kind of driver he is in the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Sauter will win a race or two earlier on in the season, but will struggle until heading to Martinsville where he will win. Sauter will have a terrific Championship run for the second year in a row. Say hello to your 2012 Champion!!!!!

Driver Profile: Kurt Busch

Driver of the #51: Kurt Thomas Busch (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Kurt
Birthdate: August 4th, 1978
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Resides: Concord, North Carolina
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: None

Rookie Season: 2001
Years in Sport: 12
Starts: 400
First Race: 2000 MBNA.com 400 (Dover)
Poles: 15
First Pole: 2001 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Wins: 24
First Win: 2002 Food City 500 (Bristol)
Top-Fives: 88
Top-Tens: 169

Team: Phoenix Racing
Years with Team: First year with team
Owner: James Finch
Sponsor: TAG Heuer
Car Make: Chevrolet
Highest Points Finish: 1st (2004)
Lowest Points Finish: 48th (2000)

Career Highlights:

• Won the 2004 Championship, which was the first time NASCAR used the Chase format.
• One of the 23 drivers to win in all three of NASCAR's top series.
• "Left" Roush Racing in 2005 to join Penske Racing, taking of the #2 for Rusty Wallace.
• "Left" Penske Racing in 2011 to join Phoenix Racing replacing Landon Cassill in the #51
• Winner of the 26th running of the All-Star Race.
• 2011 Budweiser Shootout winner

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Kurt Busch:
       Kurt Busch will get a taste of his own medicine this NASCAR season. He will struggle in the beginning of the season getting use to his new team and will continue to struggle. Though he will break the into the top-five a few times this season, Busch will fail to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He will win at most one race. Final standings: 16th.

Driver Profile: Elliott Sadler

Driver of the #2: Elliott William Barnes Sadler (Nationwide Series)

Nickname: Elliott
Birthdate: April 30th, 1975
Hometown: Emporia, Virginia
Resides: Emporia, Virginia
Marital Status: Married- Amanda
Children: Wyatt Herman Fritz, Austyn Rose

Rookie Season: 1997
Years in Sport: 14
Starts: 164
First Race: 1995 Ford Credit 300 (South Boston)
Poles: 11
First Pole: 1997 February Daytona Race
Wins: 5
First Win: 1997 Core States Advantage 200 (Nazareth)
Top-Fives: 31
Top-Tens: 62

Team: Richard Childress Racing
Years with Team: First year with RCR
Owner: Richard Childress
Sponsor: OneMain Financial
Car Make: Chevrolet
Highest Points Finish: 2nd (2011)
Lowest Points Finish: 144th (2003)

Career Highlights:

• One of the 23 drivers to win in all three of NASCAR's top series.
• 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Elliott Sadler:

       Although he came up short in the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship, Elliott Sadler will rove just whathe's made of this season. Sadler will win a handful of races this season. Though he may not look so hot in the summer, Sadler will get right back on track when the weather starts cooling down. However, Salder will come up short again in the Championship. Final points standings: 2nd.

Driver Profile: Kyle Busch

Driver of the #18: Kyle Thomas Busch (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Kyle
Birthdate: May 2nd, 1985
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married- Samantha
Children: None

Rookie Season: 2005
Years in Sport: 8
Starts: 257
First Race: 2004 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 (Vegas)
Poles: 8
First Pole: 2005 Auto Club 500 (Fontana)
Wins: 23
First Win: 2005 Sony HD 500 (Fontana)
Top-Fives: 80
Top-Tens: 121

Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Years with Team: 4
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Sponsor: Mars/Interstate Batteries
Car Make: Toyota
Highest Points Finish: 5th (2007)
Lowest Points Finish: 52nd (2004)

Career Highlights:

• Holds the record for the most wins won in a season in all three of NASCAR's top series (modern-era)
• One of the two drivers to win a race on his birthday.
• 2005 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Kyle Busch:
       Kyle Busch will try to again show the "New Kyle." Busch will prove he has championship potential, winning a number of races. However, come Chase time, he will get in clinching a Wild-Card spot. He will struggle in the Chase. Final Standings: 7th.

Driver Profile: Aric Almirola

Driver of the #43: Aric A. Almirola (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Aric; "The Cuban Missile"
Birthdate: March 14th, 1984
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married- Janice (Goss)
Children: None

Rookie Season: 2007
Years in Sport: 4
Starts: 35
First Race: 2007 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 (Vegas)
Poles: None
First Pole: N/A
Wins: N/A
First Win: N/A
Top-Fives: 1
Top-Tens: 2

Team: Richard Petty Motorsports
Years with Team: First year with the team
Owner: Richard Petty
Sponsor: Smithfield Food/United States Air Force/STP
Car Make: Ford
Highest Points Finish: 42nd (2008)
Lowest Points Finish: 52nd (2007)

Career Highlights:

• Was on stand-by for Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon in case they had to miss a race for the birth of their children.
• Drove the #9 for Richard Petty Motorsports when Kasey Kahne left  

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Aric Almirola:
       In his first FULL season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Almirola will try to prove he belongs in NASCAR's top series. He will struggle on the plate tracks, but will have strong runs on the short tracks. Almirola will fail to miss the Chase. Final Standings: 15th.

Driver Profile: Casey Mears

Driver of the #13: Casey James Mears (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Casey
Birthdate: March 12th, 1978
Hometown: Bakersfield, California
Resides: Huntersville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married- Trish
Children: Samantha Mae, Hayden

Rookie Season: 2003
Years in Sport: 9
Starts: 308
First Race: 2003 Daytona 500
Poles: 4
First Pole: 2004 Pennsylvania 500 (Pocono)
Wins: 1
First Win: 2007 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Top-Fives: 12
Top-Tens: 46

Team: Germain Racing
Years with Team: 1
Owner: Bob Germain
Sponsor: GEICO
Car Make: Ford
Highest Points Finish: 14th (2006)
Lowest Points Finish: 36th (2010)

Career Highlights:

• Nephew of Rick Mears
• Son of Roger Mears
• Failed to qualify for the last two Daytona 500.
• Won his first race at the Coca-Cola 600

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Casey Mears:
       Casey Mears will be back to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with a guaranteed starting spot in the Daytona 500 after finishing 31st in the 2011 Championship Standings. Mears will prove that he belongs in NASCAR's top series by getting a handful of Top-ten finishes. However, Mears will fail to make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Though he will improve his 31st points finish. 2012 points finish: 25th.

Driver Profile: Jimmie Johnson

Driver of the #48: Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Jimmie; Five-Time
Birthdate: September 17th, 1975
Hometown: El Cajon, California
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married- Chandra
Children: Genevieve Marie

Rookie Season: 2002
Years in Sport: 10
Starts: 363
First Race: 2001 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Poles: 25
First Pole: 2002 Daytona 500
Wins: 55
First Win: 2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 (California)
Top-Fives: 148
Top-Tens: 224

Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Years with Team: 9
Owner: Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon
Sponsor: Lowe's
Car Make: Chevrolet
Highest Points Finish: 1st (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Lowest Points Finish: 6th (2011)

Career Highlights:

• Only driver in NASCAR history to win 5 consecutive championships.
• Won the 2004 Subway 500, but did not get to celebrate. That was the race that NASCAR lost 10 members of the Hendrick Motorsports family, including Ricky Hendrick.
• Only driver to make the Chase every year since it started in 2004.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Jimmie Johnson:
       Jimmie Johnson will once again prove he is worthy of those five consecutive trophies he has. Johnson will start of the Daytona 500 strong, and then go on a winless drought that will only last a few weeks. Johnson will have an incredible summer in the 2012 season, and not just because his daughter turns two July 7th. Johnson will celebrate that special day (or night in this case) in a familiar place, Victory Lane. Johnson will lock himself safely into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, but will fall short of the title. He will however finish in the top-three in the final standings.

Driver Profile: Jeff Gordon

Driver of the #24: Jeffery Michael Gordon (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Jeff; "Wonder Boy"
Birthdate: August 4th, 1971
Hometown: Vallejo, California
Resides: Charlotte, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married- Ingrid Vandebosch
Children: Ella Sofia, Leo Benjamin

Rookie Season: 1993
Years in Sport: 19
Starts: 696
First Race: 1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
Poles: 70
First Pole: 1993 Mello Yello 500 (Charlotte)
Wins: 85
First Win: 1994 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Top-Fives: 287
Top-Tens: 396

Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Years with Team: 19
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Sponsor: Drive to End Hunger, DuPont
Car Make: Chevrolet
Highest Points Finish: 1st (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001)
Lowest Points Finish: 14th (1993)

Career Highlights:

• 3rd on the NASCAR All-Time Wins List with 85.
• 3-time winner of the All-Star Challenge and the Daytona 500
• Won the ignargural Brickyard 400
• 4-time Brickyard 400 Winner.
• Was the 1993 Rookie of the Year.
• His first NASCAR race was also Richard Petty's last race.
• Has wn at almost all tracks with the exceotion of Kentucky and Homestead.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Jeff Gordon:
       Jeff Gordon is going to have a terrific season (and I am not just saying that as his lucky charm ;)). Jeff will win numerous races and have strong runs most of the 2012 season starting in the Daytona 500. Gordon will have some trouble in the summer months, but he will be able to rebound and lock himself into the 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Proving he belongs in the Chase, Gordon will win THREE of the ten Chase race. Say hello to your 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion.

Driver Profile: Kasey Kahne

Driver of the #5: Kasey Kenneth Kahne (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Kasey
Birthdate: April 10th, 1980
Hometown: Enumclaw, Washington
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Children: None

Rookie Season: 2004
Years in Sport: 8
Starts: 288
First Race: 2004 Daytona 500
Poles: 22
First Pole: 2004 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 (Vegas)
Wins: 12
First Win: 2005 Chevy American Revolution 400 (Richmond)
Top-Fives: 57
Top-Tens: 102

Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Years with Team: First year with team
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Sponsor: Farmer's Insurance Group
Car Make: Chevrolet
Highest Points Finish: 8th (2006)
Lowest Points Finish: 23rd (2005)

Career Highlights:

• In 2004, Kahne had five second place finishes and finished in the top-five a totally of 13 times.
• 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the Year.
• Became the first driver to win a race that was born in the 1980s.
• Won the 2008 All-Star Challenge and Coca-Cola 600.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Kasey Kahne:
       Kasey Kahne will have a spectacular season in 2012 starting with a strong finish in the Daytona 500. At his first season with Hendrick Motorsports, Kahne will win a handful of races. Kahne will make the Chase for the Sprint Cup by racing his way in at Richmond, and he will prove he belongs in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with strong runs throughout the Chase. In the season Kahne will WIN the season finale at Homestead but finish 3rd in the the final standings.

Driver Profile: Marcos Ambrose

Driver of the #9: Marcos Ambrose (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Marcos
Birthdate: September 1st, 1976
Hometown: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Resides: Kannapolis, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married (Sonja)
Children: Tabitha, Adelaide

Rookie Season: 2008
Years in Sport: 4
Starts: 119
First Race: 2008 Toyato/SaveMart 350 (Sonoma)
Poles: N/A
First Pole: N/A
Wins: 1
First Win: 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen (Watkins Glen)
Top-Fives: 12
Top-Tens: 25

Team: Richard Petty Motorsports
Years with Team: 2
Owner: Richard Petty
Sponsor: Stanley Tools
Car Make: Ford
Highest Points Finish: 18th (2009)
Lowest Points Finish: 26th (2010)

Career Highlights:

• Became the first Australian NASCAR driver to win a race.
• Turned down an offer to drive the #77 car at Dover due to the arrival of his second daughter.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Marcos Ambrose:
       Marcos Ambrose will have a strong finish in the 2012 Daytona 500, but he will struggle until the Sprint Cup Series heads to Sonoma in June where he will finish in the Top-five. Ambrose will have decent finishes through the summer months but will again miss the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He will finish 16th (a career best) in the final standings.

Driver Profile: Justin Allgaier

Driver of the #31: Justin Allgaier (Nationwide Series)

Nickname: Justin, "Little Gator"
Birthdate: June 6th, 1986
Hometown: Riverton, Illinois
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married (Ashley)
Children: None

Rookie Season: 2009
Years in Sport: 3
Starts: 108
First Race: 2008 Dollar General 300 (Charlotte)
Poles: 3
First Pole: Memphis 2009
Wins: 2
First Win: 2010 Scotts Turf Builder 300 (Bristol)
Top-Fives: 17
Top-Tens: 49

Team: Turner Motorsports
Years with Team: 2
Owner: Steve Turner
Sponsor: Brandt Inc.
Car Make: Chevrolet Impala
Highest Points Finish: 3rd (2011)
Lowest Points Finish: 6th (2009)

Career Highlights:

• Won the inaugural Nationwide at Chicagoland after Carl Edwards ran out of fuel on the final lap.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Matt Kenseth:
       Justin Allgaier will prove his talents this year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He will have a "Cinderella" season, winning a career high of 5 races. However, he will come up short in the final Championship standings finishing 2nd come November.

Driver Profile: Matt Kenseth

Driver of the #17: Matthew Roy Kenseth (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Matt, "Matt the Brat"

Birthdate: March 10th, 1972
Hometown: Cambridge, Wisconsin
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married (Katie)
Children: Ross (previous relationship); Kaylin Nicola and Grace Katherine

Rookie Season: 2000
Years in Sport: 11
Starts: 436
First Race: 1998 MBNA Gold 400 (Dover)
Poles: 8
First Pole: 2002 MBNA Platinum 400 (Dover)
Wins: 21
First Win: 2000 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Top-Fives: 113
Top-Tens: 209

Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Years with Team: 11
Owner: John Henry
Sponsor: Best Buy
Car Make: Ford
Highest Points Finish: 1st (2003)
Lowest Points Finish: 14th (2000)

Career Highlights:

• Made his NASCAR Cup debut filling in for Bill Elliott who had personal reasons to attend to.
• Beat Dale Earnhardt Jr out for the 2000 Rookie of the Year title.
• Won the 2009 Daytona 500.
• Won the 2003 Championship even though he had only won ONE race all season. This led to NASCAR making the first of many points system changes.
• Kenseth is a fan of the Green Bay Packers

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Matt Kenseth:
       Matt Kenseth will start of the 2012 NASCAR season strong. He will got top-ten finishes in the first FOUR races of the season. However, he will begin to struggle throughout the spring before winning at Michigan in June. Kenseth will just barely get into the Chase clinching a wild card spot, but he will not move up in the points. He will finish the season 11th in the final standings.

Driver Profile: Carl Edwards

Driver of the #99: Carl Michael Edwards II (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Carl, "Cousin Carl", "Twitterless Carl"
Birthdate: August 15th, 1979
Hometown: Columbia, Missouri
Resides: Columbia, Missouri
Marital Status: Married (Kate)
Children: Anne and Michael

Rookie Season: 2005
Years in Sport: 9
Starts: 265
First Race: 2004 GFS Marketplace 400 (Michigan)
Poles: 10
First Pole: 2005 Son HD 500 (Fontana)
Wins: 19
First Win: 2005 Golden Corral 500 (Atlanta)
Top-Fives: 89
Top-Tens: 144

Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Years with Team: Nine
Owner: Jack Roush
Sponsor: Aflac, Subway
Car Make: Ford
Highest Points Finish: 2nd (2008, 2011)
Lowest Points Finish: 37th (2004)

Career Highlights:

• Raced full-time in the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in 2005.
• Edwards made NASCAR history at Atlanta THREE TIMES in 2005. He beat Jimmie Johnson to the finish line at Atlanta in the 2005 Golden Corral 500 by just 2-hundredths of a second. He than became the first driver in 2005 to win both a NASCAR Nationwide and Cup Series race the same weekend at Atlanta. Lastly, he became the FIRST driver to win their first NASCAR Nationwide and Cup Series win the same weekend.
• Would have been the 2005 Rookie of the year, but since he raced the remainder of the 2004 season he was not elegible for ROTY.
• Finished 2nd in the Championship points twice.
• Won the 2011 All-Star Challenge.
• Carl is a cousin to Ken Schrader.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Carl Edwards:
       Carl Edwards will struggle in the first three races of the 2012, but he will redeem himself to win 5 races for the season.  Edwards has also been close to a championship twice, and although he will once again appear in the Chase for the Sprint Cup,  he will end the 2012 season 7th in Championship points.

Driver Profile: A.J. Allmendinger

Driver of the #22: Anthony James Allmendinger (Sprint Cup Series)

   Nickname: A.J., "The Dinger"
   Birthdate: December 16th, 1981
   Hometown: Los Gatos, California
   Resides: Charlotte, North Carolina
   Marital Status: Married (Lynne)
   Children: None

   Rookie Season: 2007
   Years in Sport: 5
   Starts: 152
   First Race: 2007 Food City 500 (Bristol)
   Poles: 1
   First Pole: Subway Fresh Fit 600 (April 2010)
   Wins: None
   First Win: N/A
   Top-Fives: 4
   Top-Tens: 26

  
   Team: Penske Racing
   Years with Team: First Year with Team
   Owner: Roger Penske
   Sponsor: Shell Oil Company/Pennzoil
   Car Make: Dodge
   Highest Points Finish: 15th (2011)
   Lowest Points Finish: 43rd (2007)

   Career Highlights:

• Attempted and failed to qualify for his first Cup race at Atlanta in October 2006 due to qualifying being rained out.
• Failed to qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500 and the next four races of the 2007 NASCAR season.
• Allmendinger finishes 40th in his first Nextel Cup. (Bristol 2007)
• After failing to qualify for the 2008 Daytona 500, he was replaced in the 84 Red Bull car until Talladega.
• Won the 2008 Sprint Showdown and finished 17th in the All-Star Challenge.
• Joined  Gillette Evernham Motorsports to complete the 2008 season in the #10 car.
• Joined GEM part-time in 2009 to drive the #44 car.
• Made his Daytona500 debut in 2009 finishing 3rd in the race.
•  For the 2011 NASCAR season, Allmendinger drove the legendary 43 Ford Fusion with sponsorship from Best Buy.
•  For the 2012 NASCAR season, Allmendinger will join Penske Racing in the #22.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for A.J. Allmendinger:
       A.J. Allmendinger has been close to winning on numerous occassions, however, he always seems to come up short. Not this year!!!! I predicted A.J. will win two races in 2012, one of those wins will be on a road course, the other will be on a short track (perhaps Bristol or Richmond). And for all you Dinger fans, come September, do not panic. A.J. WILL make the 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup!!! but he will finish 10th in points. Not to bad for his first Chase appearance though!!!