(By Greg Engle)
Posted: Thursday,October 29th, 2009
(By Greg Engle, CupScene.com Editor, NASCAR Examiner)
Richard Petty Motorsports driver AJ Allmendinger was charged with misdemeanor DWI early Thursday morning.
According to police in Mooresville North Carolina, Allmendinger was pulled over just before 1:30 a.m. and was given a field sobriety test that registered a .08, which is the legal limit in North Carolina.
Allmendinger was not booked into jail but was issued a citation, signed a promise to appear for a court date of December 18th and released.
Later Thursday the former open wheel driver issued an apology.
“I made an error in judgment last night for which I take full responsibility,” Allmendinger said in a statement. “I went out to dinner and I had a couple of drinks. I honestly felt fine but I obviously should have erred more on the side of caution, particularly given what I do for a living.
“It was a bad judgment call and I apologize for that to my fans, sponsors, team and NASCAR. If anything good can come of this then hopefully I can be an example of being more aware of drinking responsibly and if even if you feel fine, take a cab, call a friend - just don’t risk it. I will do my best to make it right and use this to learn myself and hopefully educate others.”
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