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Article: Allmendinger given BAC test before practice.(Sports)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- October 31, 2009
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TALLADEGA, Ala. | AJ Allmendinger, arrested early Thursday on a charge of driving while intoxicated, said he had to take a Breathalyzer test for NASCAR before he could practice Friday at Talladega Superspeedway.
Allmendinger was stopped by Mooresville, N.C., police and cited for having a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08, the minimum for drivers to be arrested in North Carolina. NASCAR announced Thursday that it had placed Allmendinger on probation since he admitted guilt in a statement released by the team.
Friday, Allmendinger's team, Richard Petty Motorsports, announced he had been put on probation through the 2010 season and fined $10,000, with ...