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Seven of his victories came in the prestigious Daytona 500. The season-opening race for the Sprint Cup Series is scheduled for Feb. 26 at Daytona International Speedway. Richard Petty Motorsports will have two cars the iconic No. 43 Ford driven by...
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He moved onto LAR Motorsports with Casey Atwood and Jeff Purvis before becoming Atwood’s crew chief at Brewco Motorsports in 1999. In addition, Ratcliff has worked with drivers Jamie McMurray and David Green, as well as JJ Yeley, Brad Coleman, Aric...
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Almirola is set for his first full season of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing...Aric Almirola has not had an easy path to a full-time ride in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. But now that he’s finally here, he intends to try and make the most of it. One of the...
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(UFCW) will donate 120,000 servings (30,000 pounds) of protein to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida on Friday, Feb. 24 at 2:30 p.m. ET in the midway area of Daytona International Speedway. The Feeding the Hungry Tour is one of Smithfield’s...
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But I don't have a good feeling about the following teams/drivers this season: • Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing: They still have too much catching up to do after last year's debacle.
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His reward was two Sprint Cup opportunities with the dissolving team, which entered a third car to help him show off skills for prospective future employers. JR Motorsports liked what they saw, hiring Whitt to replace Aric Almirola in the No. 88 car in...
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Petty Motorsports back in 2012...2012 Team Preview: Richard Petty Motorsports Owners: Andy Murstein, Richard Petty, Doug Bergeron Drivers: Marcos Ambrose and Aric Almirola (Ambrose finished 19th in the Cup standings in 2011; Almirola finished fourth in...
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"You may be a woman who began watching Kasey Kahne because you thought he was cute, but now after watching you become intrigued by the competitiveness of it. You become a sports fan, which may not be the reason you originally got involved but it is now."
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6 team in the Daytona 500 with Stenhouse, it has no other planned races this season. David Ragan, who drove the No. 6 at Roush last season, will join Front Row Motorsports and team with David Gilliland. Richard Petty Motorsports again plans to field two...
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But that's just what happened to Whitt, who turned in strong results running the full 2011 Camping World Truck Series schedule for Stacy Compton's underdog team, and will now pilot the No. 88 car that Aric Almirola drove to a fourth-place finish in...
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No. 6 team in the Daytona 500 with Stenhouse, it has no other planned races at this season. David Ragan, who drove the No. 6 at Roush last season, will join Front Row Motorsports and team with David Gilliland. Richard Petty Motorsports again plans to...
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Ragan received strong consideration from James Finch’s Phoenix Racing, but Busch snagged the seat in the Finch’s No. 51 Chevrolet. Ragan also had discussions with RPM about the No. 43 Ford vacated by Allmendinger — talks he characterized as “nothing...
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Ragan received strong consideration from James Finch's Phoenix Racing, but Busch snagged the seat in the Finch's No. 51 Chevrolet. Ragan also had discussions with RPM about the No. 43 Ford vacated by Allmendinger -- talks he characterized as "nothing...
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When Kurt Busch split from Penske Racing, he landed not in another top-tier, fully-funded ride, but a Phoenix Racing car that promises to be a threat at restrictor-plate tracks but nowhere else. Aric Almirola's jump into the Sprint Cup tour comes in a...
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For a year and half after the rule was passed, the issue of policing never came up. That was until halfway through the 2007 season. Ginn Racing, which had purchased MBV Motorsports, were running the #01 team driven by Mark Martin/Aric Almirola. Glinn...
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The New Jersey native will drive a Ford for newly minted Wauters Motorsports. The team is owned by Richie Wauters, one of the series’ most successful crew chiefs winning 17 times between 2004 and 2010 with drivers Kyle Busch, Aric Almirola and Shane...
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America. Visit www.pilotflyingj.com for more information. About Richard Petty Motorsports Richard Petty Motorsports (www.richardpettymotorsports.com), co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty, Andrew Murstein and Douglas Bergeron, fields two teams...
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105 NNS races, he's never finished higher than sixth. Perhaps at RPM Annett will find the support he needs to develop the promise he showed in the ARCA series, where he won two of his 10 starts. Eight of those 10 races he finished ninth or better. ...
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Flying J and will run for the Nationwide championship. Annett spent last season with Rusty Wallace, Inc. He had 13 top-10 finishes and was ninth in the final championship standings. RWI announced earlier this month it does not have the sponsorship to...
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His car will be sponsored by Pilot Flying J and will run for the Nationwide championship. Annett spent last season with Rusty Wallace, Inc. He had 13 top-10 finishes and was ninth in the final championship standings. RWI announced earlier this month it...
About Aric Almirola
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Aric Almirola (born March 14, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is a Cuban-American race car driver. He drives the #8 Chevrolet Impala for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Almirola attended the University of Central Florida working on a degree in mechanical engineering before leaving to pursue a career in racing. Full Article
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 13: Aric Almirola, driver of the #43 Smithfields Ford, stands in the garage area during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 13, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 12: Aric Almirola drives the #43 Smithfield Ford during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 12, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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MIAMI, FL - NOVEMBER 21: 2011 Nationwide Series Fourth Place driver Aric Almirola poses during the NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series Banquet at Loews Miami Beach Hotel on November 21, 2011 in Miami, Florida.
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HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 19: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet, leads Trevor Bayne, driver of the #16 Ford. Drive One./Ford Mustang Ford, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2011 in Homestead, Florida.
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HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 19: Aric Almirola, drives the #88 Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2011 in Homestead, Florida.
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HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 18: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2011 in Homestead, Florida.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 15: Aric Almirola, test driver for the #48 Lowes Chevrolet, talks with team members during the NASCAR Fuel Injection Test at Daytona International Speedway on November 15, 2011 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 12: Crew chief for Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Suave Men Chevrolet, Tony Eury Sr. , looks on during the NASCAR Nationwide Series WYPALL 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona.
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AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 12: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Suave Men Chevrolet, leads Clint Bowyer, driver of the #33 Rheem Heating, Cooling & Water Heating Chevrolet, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. , driver of the #6 Ford. Drive one. Ford, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series WYPALL 200 at...
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AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 12: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Suave Men Chevrolet, leaves the stage during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Nationwide Series WYPALL 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona.
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AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 12: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Suave Men Chevrolet, leads Clint Bowyer, driver of the #33 Rheem Heating, Cooling & Water Heating Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series WYPALL 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona...
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AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 12: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Suave Men Chevrolet, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR Nationwide Series WYPALL 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona.
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AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 12: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Suave Men Chevrolet, poses after setting the pole position in qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Wypall 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona.
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Aric Almirola (88) leads Carl Edwards, second from right, and the rest of the field on the first lap of the NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race at Phoenix International Raceway, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in Avondale, Ariz.
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Driver Aric Almirola poses for a photo after winning the pole position at NASCAR Nationwide Series auto racing qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in Avondale, Ariz.
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FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 04: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 04: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet, looks on in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 31: Aric Almirola drives the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet during the NASCAR Fuel Injection Test at Martinsville Speedway on October 31, 2011 in Martinsville, Virginia.
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TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 20: Aric Almirola, driver of the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, leads Sam Hornish Jr. , driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, during testing at Talladega Superspeedway on October 20, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama.
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TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 20: Aric Almirola drives the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet through turn four during testing at Talladega Superspeedway on October 20, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 14: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 AdvoCare Chevrolet, races Carl Edwards, driver of the #60 Fastenal Ford, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 14, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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AVONDALE, AZ - OCTOBER 04: Drivers Tony Stewart (R) and Aric Almirola talk in the pit area prior to taking a few test laps at Phoenix International Raceway on October 4, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona.
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DOVER, DE - OCTOBER 01: Steve Wallace, driver of the #66 5-Hour Energy Toyota, leads Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Ragu Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series OneMain Financial 200 at Dover International Speedway on October 1, 2011 in Dover, Delaware.
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JOLIET, IL - SEPTEMBER 17: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 Suave Men Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2011 in Joliet, Illinois.
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RICHMOND, VA - SEPTEMBER 09: Aric Almirola, driver of the #88 AdvoCare Chevrolet, and Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 GoDaddy.com/GetYour. NET Chevrolet, speak in the garage area during practice for the Nationwide Series Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International...
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 13: Aric Almirola, driver of the #43 Smithfields Ford, stands in the garage area during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 13, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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