“Aero loves uncle Chris” - AJ Allmendinger’s wife Tara shares a heartwarming moment of her son with Kaulig President

NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger’s wife Tara Allmendinger recently posted a video of their one-year-old son Aero James with Kaulig Racing President Chris Rice.

Allmendinger, who will drive Kaulig Racing's No. 16 car in the Cup Series next year, has been married to Tara for five years. The couple welcomed their first son, Aero in September last year.

Tara is a former Mrs. North Carolina America winner and is very active on social media. In a stories post on Instagram, where she has over 20,000 followers, Tara shared a video of Aero looking at a photo with Rice.

"Aero loves uncle Chris,” Tara wrote.

Tara's Instagram stories (December 15)

Meanwhile, AJ Allmendinger was recently announced as part of the 2025 class of inductees in the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame with Rick Ware, Justin Marks and Boris Said. Allmendinger started racing in karts and then moved to open-wheel racing before joining NASCAR. He won the Toyota Atlantic championship in 2003 and was named CART Rookie of the Year in 2004.

This season, the 42-year-old finished third in the Xfinity Series. He will race full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series next year, driving the No. 16 car that was shared among several drivers this year at Kaulig Racing.

Allmendinger has won three NASCAR Cup Series races and drove the No. 16 car full-time in 2023 when he ended the season 21st in the final standings.

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AJ Allmendinger's wife Tara shares picture from Kaulig Racing's Christmas party

In another Instagram stories post, Tara posted a picture with Aero and AJ Allmendinger at the Kaulig Racing Christmas party. She also shared the story of how their son got carpet burns on his head.

"Aero did a swan dive off of the bed, leaping out of my arms, and got carpet burns...right before the party," Tara wrote.

AJ Allmendinger's wife Tara's Instagram stories post (December 15)

Aero recently finished wearing a cranial helmet after surgery for Sagittal Craniosynostosis, a rare condition where the skull fuses too early. Tara wrote about his 'graduation' from the helmet in a previous post.

"He did it! It’s official: Aero has graduated from his @docband helmet from Cranial Technologies. We are so grateful for all the care and support we’ve received. Last year, AJ and I were scared, sick, and losing sleep over the thought of our three-month-old undergoing surgery. Aero was born with Saggital Craniosynostosis and had to undergo an endoscopic strip craniectomy—basically, surgery to remove a fused suture on the top of his skull," Tara wrote.

Tara launched the "P.U.R.P.L.E. Ribbon Project" last year to help the families of children dealing with Craniosynostosis.