Roger Penske's faith in driver AJ Allmendinger repaid

Chris Jenkins Associated Press Comments AJ Allmendinger, left, talks with team owner Roger Penske at the Belle Isle Grand Prix last month. (Bob Brodbeck/Associated Press) Elkhart Lake, Wis. — AJ Allmendinger believes he worked hard enough to earn a second chance from team owner Roger Penske. But given the circumstances surrounding his departure from the motorsports mogul’s team last season, Allmendinger wouldn’t go so far as to say he deserved it. “Do I feel like I ever deserved it? Probably not,” Allmendinger says. “Roger Penske didn’t have to give me a second chance. There was no reason. He didn’t owe me anything. I took that all away.” Allmendinger was suspended last season after...