Aric Almirola will make his debut in the #01 U.S. Army Chevy in Saturday night’s Nextel Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. It will be the second career Cup race for the 23-year-old driver and his first with Dale Earnhardt Inc. Almirola joined DEI after a whirlwind week in mid July. In a matter of a few days after leaving Joe Gibbs Racing to sign with Ginn Racing, he found himself headed to DEI when the company merged with Ginn. The Tampa, Fla. native will share the #01 Army ride with veteran Mark Martin in selected races of the current season and also during the 2008 campaign. Almirola is also scheduled to compete in Friday night’s Busch race at Bristol for Joe Gibbs Racing.(DEI PR)(8-22-2007)
