Aric Almirola

In the fall of 2003, he got a call from J.D. Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing, inviting him to a tryout in Hickory. The tryout went well and, shortly before Christmas, Gibbs called back. If he was willing to move to Charlotte, Gibbs said, he had a spot.  

Aric Almirola will lead the field to green to start NASCAR's longest race. Marcos Ambrose, who hasn't won a Cup pole yet, will take the green flag in whichever lane -- outside or inside -- Almirola doesn't choose. Both Almirola and Ambrose have ...  

CONCORD, N.C. -- What can a career-first Sprint Cup Series victory in the Coca-Cola 600 mean for a driver? Perhaps everything. There are four drivers - Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte and Casey Mears - in the field for Sunday's 600 at ...  

It's like wanting to see Babe Ruth take one more home run swing or Michael Jordan drain one last basket. This was more than a pole story. This was a feel-good story for the entire world of motorsports. How else do you explain that what normally ...  

Aric Almirola scored his first career NASCAR Sorint Cup Series pole by earning the top spot for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Almirola's lap of 192.940 mph put the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 Ford in the number one starting ...  

CONCORD, N.C. — It has been a long time, but Richard Petty has bragging rights once again in Charlotte. Tampa's Aric Almirola took the pole for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 192.940 mph Thursday. Teammate Marcus Ambrose finished second ...  

Jimmie Johnson, who won Saturday night's All-Star race at Charlotte, will start third, followed by Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Paul Menard and Regan Smith. Danica Patrick, making her first Sprint Cup start ...  

CONCORD, N.C., May 24 (UPI) -- Aric Almirola won the first pole of his Sprint Cup series career Thursday, leading the qualifying for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  

Almirola to Go 600 Miles with U.S. Air Force Showdown Has No. 43 Team Prepared for the Long Run Aric Almirola, Richard Petty Motorsports FordPhoto by: Eric Gilbert CONCORD, N.C. (May 22, 2012) - Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports team will carry the colors of the U.S. Air Force this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series marks the Memorial Day holiday and pays tribute to the nation's fallen military. Sunday's Coca-Cola...  

CONCORD, N.C. -- The No. 43 is back on the pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway -- without a Petty behind the wheel. In a car owned by three-time Charlotte pole-winner Richard Petty, Aric Almirola blew the doors off his competition in Thursday night's ...  

Aric Almirola took the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 192.940 mph Thursday night and teammate Marcos Ambrose finished second at 191.598, giving Richard Petty a front-row sweep at Charlotte Motor Speedway for NASCAR's longest race.  

Other activities include a Q-and-A session with the RPM drivers and Richard Petty hosted by Miss Sprint Cup, raffles, give-a-ways and free food. Comments from U.S. Air Force Ford Fusion Driver Aric Almirola: "The Showdown was fun and we learned a lot that ...  

Almirola Eager to Work Double Shift Saturday Driver Ready to Race Smithfield Ford into All-Star Event Aric Almirola Photo by: Action Sports Photography CONCORD, N.C. (May 16, 2012) - Aric Almirola hopes to be in the starting line-up for two races on Saturday night. The Sprint Showdown is already on his schedule. He hopes the Sprint All-Star race will be a late add. Almirola and his No. 43 team will bring their Smithfield Ford Fusion and...  

Aric Almirola backed up his earlier performance of the day by leading Friday's final practice session at Talladega Superspeedway ... David Gilliland, Joey Logano, Marcos Ambrose, Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer completed the fast ten. Qualifying to set ...  

With new Richard Petty Motorsports crew chief Mike Ford on the pit box Aric Almirola topped the speed chart Friday in both Sprint Cup practice sessions for Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Almirola ran a fast lap at 199.172 mph in the first ...