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Aric Almirola
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Aric Almirola Bio
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. Almirola began racing when he was eight years old, racing go-karts. At 14, he began racing nationally. He won the pole position in his debut in the World Karting Association race and finished fourth in the standings that year. Two years later, he moved up into modifieds and won several Rookie of the Year awards. In 2002, Almirola moved to the NASCAR Sun Belt Weekly Racing Division and finished second in the Rookie of the Year...
Stats Summary
| Races | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg. Finish | ||
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| This Season | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.4 | ||
| Career Stats | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.6 |
Top Aric Almirola Headlines
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NCWTS: Harvick roars past Peters in overtime finish
Busch finished 13th. Harvick pitted for fuel on Lap 114 and regained the lead eight laps later when
NASCAR - FanZone Sports · Nov. 20, 2009
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Owner's title still on in Truck Series
ThatsRacing Nascar · Nov. 19, 2009
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Aric Almirola has dropped his breach-of-contract lawsuit against Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc.
SceneDaily.com · Nov. 25, 2009
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... by Bob Pockrass SceneDaily.com Aric Almirola has dropped his breach-of-contract lawsuit against Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. ...
Sporting News · Nov. 25, 2009
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Toyota drivers Brian Scott (12th), Kyle Busch (13th), Aric Almirola (14th), Tayler Malsam (15th), Stacy Compton (21st), Brad Sweet (27th) and...
SpeedwayMedia.com · Nov. 21, 2009
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Top Questions & Answers about Aric Almirola
He was doing well until his radiator finally failed. (You can't beat the car up that much, kiddo.) He finished well at Bristol and at least ran well at Martinsville. Could he turn this season into a coming out party? Seems like anything'...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080330110912AANShc8
Makes sense to me. He should have more time to drive, and didnt Mark Martin say he didnt want to drive full time. Seems like he is doing an awful lot of that right now. But yea I agree he could be a great driver. He was doing great at New H...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080630134921AAeiiIG
Well he was doing fairly well for a while but he got into a couple people and spun them which isn't that hard to do at that track. A third spin wasn't his fault when someone came down on him entering the turn to wide so that wasn't Aric's f...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080404044814AAy0M2x
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Current Season Stats
| Date | Race | Start | Finish | Laps Lead | Laps | Winnings | Points | Status | ||
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| 09/20 | Sylvania 300 | 39 | 29 | 0 | 297/300 | $76,250 | 76 | running | ||
| 04/05 | Samsung 500 | 41 | 33 | 0 | 328/334 | $102,450 | 64 | running | ||
| 03/29 | Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 490/500 | $77,950 | 52 | running | ||
| 03/22 | Food City 500 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 494/500 | $91,825 | 58 | running | ||
| 03/08 | Kobalt Tools 500 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 327/325 | $84,550 | 100 | running | ||
| 03/01 | Shelby 427 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 143/285 | $91,775 | 46 | accident | ||
| 02/22 | Auto Club 500 | 31 | 35 | 0 | 242/250 | $91,475 | 58 | engine | ||
| 02/15 | Daytona 500 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 152/200 | $286,288 | 73 | running | ||
| 02/12 | Gatorade Duel 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 60/60 | $0 | 0 | running |
Aric Almirola's Official Site
The Offical Web Site of NASCAR Superstar Aric Almirola
www.aricalmirola.com
Quotes from Aric Almirola
I just wish there was some way possible that I could have been in front of (Busch) because...
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I told Billy before the restart that I wanted it to be a one-two finish, but I wanted...
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I'm just proud of Billy Ballew and all these guys on his race team, man
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I don't regret anything I've ever done with my career
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Quotes about Aric Almirola
I owe everything to Aric Almirola today.”
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Two trucks can always beat a single truck and (Almirola) did an awesome job today by ...
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It stinks sometimes when you have to push your teammate to victory, but hopefully Aric...
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We're disappointed at the situation with Aric but are hopeful that we will come to an...
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