Allmendinger to drive for Michael Shank in 2019

Will Allmendinger drive for Meyer Shank in IndyCar in 2019?

With AJ Allmendinger return to IndyCar where he started now that he is out of a job in NASCAR for 2019?

Allmendinger said in an interview Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway that he has no intention of stopping racing.

“I’m not leaving," he said. “You make it sound like I’m dying up here. I just don’t have a job right now."

Shank Tweet

While Allmendinger could still potentially hook up with another Cup team, or an Xfinity or Truck Series team next season, it’s clear that one of his closest friends, sports car and IndyCar team owner Michael Shank, wants to see AJ racing.

When news broke that Allmendinger would not be returning to JTG Daugherty next season, Shank took to Twitter.

“Besides being one of my best friends, (Allmendinger) is one of the best racing drivers in any type of car, period," Shank wrote. “Not to mention he literally is one of the founding corner stones of Michael Shank Racing."

“You can bet your ass you will be seeing him on one of my cars in the future!" Shank added.