AJ Allmendinger wins in Wisconsin

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    Team owner Roger Penske gave AJ Allmendinger a second chance.

    Now they both have a trophy to show for it -- and, perhaps, the foundation of a rebuilt racing career.

    Allmendinger took the lead from Justin Allgaier with seven laps to go in regulation, then didn't get rattled through a late restart and two nerve-testing green-white-checkered overtime finishes, holding on to win Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America.

    Afterward, he expressed appreciation for Penske, the team owner who originally let him go last season after he was suspended for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy.

    "It's just meant the world to me," Allmendinger said. "This was the only way I could repay him. I was trying so hard out there -- and, at times, probably over-trying."

    Allgaier finished second, followed by Parker Kligerman, Owen Kelly and Sam Hornish Jr.

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