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 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A.J. Allmendinger does everything he can to avoid watching a Nextel Cup race on television after he's failed to make the field. It's a bit easier for Brian Vickers, who takes off some of the sting by spending the weekend in New York City surrounded by friends as they watch the race go on without him. Either way, both are miserable.
"It's the most horrible thing I've ever had to go through," Allmendinger said. "By far the toughest thing in my life, both personally and professionally."
Fortunately for both of them, neither has had to suffer through it for quite some time. Allmendinger has qualified for the past six races, and Vickers has made the last five — almost winning at Charlotte last month, while giving Toyota its highest finish of the season.
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