AJ Allmendinger Claims Adderall From A Friend

AJ Allmendinger's substance that set off his drug test was Adderall.  This is what he told ESPN in an interview early Tuesday and Marty Smith reported.  In that interview Allmendinger expressed that he does not have ADHD and is not perscibed the pill.  Rather, his reason for why it was in his system seems suspect at best...

During the week prior to the Kentucky race, he was tired and "a friend" supplied him with a "workout supplement that would give him energy."

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• This seems to go against previous statements that he had emptied his bathroom of all meds to get to the bottom of this.
• It goes in contrast with being health conscious and being careful what he ingests.
• It seems confusing if he is a proponent of whatever energy drink or supplement he had been noted for taking and instead takes an unknown pill.
• And it reeks of vague, like everything else we've heard out of AJ Allmendinger's camp.
• I wonder if this "friend" is a friend of Mayfield's also?
• Plus, I'm not forgetting Allmendinger's DUI from 2009.  It's hard to let go of things like that when this happens.

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Allmendinger came on the scene and he was a fresh and energetic new driver.  He was fun in interviews and it was easy to root for him.

Now I am wondering if we all fell for an image, spun up by his PR team? 

If you think about it, how well do you know someone just from what you see on TV or at a venue?  That's their professional face.  Not the face at home that we never see.

Image is important to any star and fans are very susceptible to it.  Ask any politician.  Their entire push for votes, where they spend millions, is to make you think they're a good vote.

Carl Edwards had gone on a vendetta/angry streak a few years back when he chased down Brad Keselowski every chance he got. Or when he threatened Matt Kenseth with a punch on TV.  Or when he wrecked half a field of Nationwide cars to get a win.  A move he said he'd do again if he ever got the chance. 

But then the following year, we haven't seen that from him.  Plus with his interacting with fans in the stands after wins, I think people are again on his side.  But is it a real side or a spun side for you to see?

Edwards is my first but not ONLY example. (Kurt Busch)  He's just easy to use as one.  But once the cat is out of the bag, sure, they seem changed in later appearances.  Or more precisely, the behavior has stopped in the public's eye.  The mentality that brought it on, that's part of their personality... that's what I question.

Stars do things to look good and generate fans interest.  But do we really know them?  Everyone is shocked when Christian Bale had that verbal freak out at a movie premiere a few years back.  And we're always sort of stunned when we see someone on the TMZ home page.

Me, I'm getting tired of being fooled.  When Michael Vick or DMZ were busted for their dog fighting rings, I was upset on many levels.

A bud of mine works within the image industry of Hollywood and it's amazing to hear what they go through to make someone look good to the audience or public.

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So for now, A.J. Allmendinger is looking to be done with his "Road to Recovery" program by the end of August.  Hopefully he won't take anymore questionable and unknown pills from "friends" after this and stick to his known energy drinks.

Me, it's a non-issue.  No matter what his situation, he needs better friends if the one's he has is giving him bad pills.  Or in other words, "Gimme a break!"

[ESPN]