AJ Allmendinger to enter recovery program

NASCAR's AJ Allmendinger agreed to enter a recovery program after failing a drug test. (Jerry Markland/Getty Images)

NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger said Wednesday he will enter a recovery program immediately so he can be re-instated to racing as soon as possible, reports ESPN.com.

Allmendinger was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR after his "B" sample urine test supported an original test that violated NASCAR's substance abuse policy. He will enter into NASCAR's Road to Recovery program. Most programs run five months or longer, which could effectively end Allmendinger's season.

"While we await further information from testing to determine the cause [of the positive test], we have notified NASCAR that AJ will participate in the Road to Recovery program starting immediately,'' said Tara Ragan, Allmendinger's business manager. "As we have stated earlier, we respect NASCAR's drug testing policies. They are first and foremost in place to protect drivers and AJ being among those."