Everything about Aric Almirola totally explained
Aric Almirola (born
March 14,
1984 in
Tampa, Florida) is a part-time driver in the
SPRINT Cup Series for
Dale Earnhardt Inc. 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 standings. He followed that up with five pole positions in 2003. In 2004, he became one of the first drivers to participate in NASCAR's
Drive for Diversity program. He ran the season at
Ace Speedway, and won two races before finishing 11th in the points standings. He won five more races at the track in 2005, and made his Truck Series debut with
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports and had two top-tens in four races.
For 2006, Almirola drove the #75
Spears Manufacturing Chevy for Spears Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series, as part of the JGR development program. He's also set to start seven Busch races this season, in the #19 Husqvarna Chevrolet, for Joe Gibbs Racing. He debuted the 19 at Richmond in May, starting 12th and finishing 32nd.
Almirola moved up to the Busch series full-time in 2007, driving the #18 and #20 Chevys for Joe Gibbs, driving the #18 and the #20 in seven races apiece. He won his second career pole award for the Orbitz 300 at
Daytona, and the first he actually took the green flag after winning a pole, as his first pole at
Milwaukee, he was forced to relieve the driving duties over to
Denny Hamlin. He again won the pole at Milwaukee in
2007, but thought he was going to give up driving duties to Hamlin again. A late team decision allowed Almirola to start the race due to Hamlin not arriving before the start of the race. On lap 59 of the race, during a caution period, Hamlin took over for Almirola while Aric was running in the third place. Hamlin went on to win the race, but Almirola was credited with his first NASCAR Busch Series win because he was the driver who started the race. Almirola didn't participate in team victory celebrations after the race as he'd already left the track.
Following the incident at Milwaukee, Almirola departed Joe Gibbs Racing to join
Dale Earnhardt Inc. following the sale of
Ginn Racing. Almirola was named co-driver of the #8
United States Army Chevy in the 2008 Sprint Cup, sharing the ride with
Mark Martin. His best finish to date is an 8th place finish in the
2008 Food City 500 at
Bristol. To Date his best career start in Sprint Cup is a 3rd place start at the 2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville.
NASCAR Nextel/Sprint Cup results
(Races in
bold indicate pole position)
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