Aric Almirola - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Oct. 21 Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Darnell finished third, his second top-five and eighth top-10 finish of the 2006 season. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the 11th time in 21 races. ...

Final practice results for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville:

(Top ten) 1) #60-Jack Sprague, 95.845 2) #88-Matt Crafton, 95.496 3) #17-David Reutimann, 95.391 4) #46-Denny Hamlin, 95.362 5) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 95.290 6) #23-Johnny Benson, 94.979 7) #4-Chase Miller, 94.955 8) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 94.951 9) #16-Mike Bliss, ...

1st practice results for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville:

(Top ten) 1) #17-David Reutimann, 94.500 2) #14-Rick Crawford, 94.181 3) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 94.171 4) #23-Johnny Benson, 94.115 5) #88-Matt Crafton, 94.003 6) #16-Mike Bliss, 93.891 7) #85-Dennis Setzer, 93.789 8) #11-David Starr, 93.775 9) #75-Aric Almirola, ...

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie Contenders:

Robert Richardson was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 7 John Deere 250 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Richardson scored a 16th-place finish, his best in 19 career Craftsman Truck Series starts, and took top rookie honors for the first time this ...

Almirola Patient About Move to Busch:

Aric Almirola has a patient attitude for a young driver. That's because he has a grasp of how important it is for someone with a chance such as his - a job in Joe Gibbs Racing's developmental program - to do well quickly. Fair or not, early failure in the current NASCAR...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Marcos Ambrose was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 23 Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Ambrose placed seventh, his third top-10 finish of the season, and took top rookie honors for the third time this season. He led the Las Vegas race once...

Results for the Smith’s Las Vegas 350:

(Top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 2) #9-Ted Musgrave, Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota 3) #16-Mike Bliss, Xpress Motorsports Chevy 4) #23-Johnny Benson, Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 5) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., AES HR Soutions Chevy 6) #17-David...

Starting lineup for the Smith’s Las Vegas 350:

(Top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 178.065 2) #21-Bobby East, 177.357 3) #3-Chase Miller, 176.667 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, 176.424 5) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 176.413 6) #20-Marcos Ambrose, 176.051 7) #16-Mike Bliss, 175.999 8) #30-Todd Bodine, 175.936 9) #60-Jack Sprague, 175....

Final practice results for the Smith’s Las Vegas 350:

(Top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 178.713 2) #30-Todd Bodine, 178.059 3) #4-Chase Miller, 177.229 4) #16-Mike Bliss, 176.945 5) #46-Kraig Kinser, 176.742 6) #20-Marcos Ambrose, 176.367 7) #60-Jack Sprague, 176.367 8) #17-David Reutimann, 176.188 9) #77-Brendan Gaughan, ...

COT Testing at Milwaukee:

hearing that "Car of Tomorrow" [COT] was tested Monday [and also on Tuesday] at the Milwaukee Mile with Aric Almirola testing for Joe Gibbs Racing and David Green testing a Hendrick Motorsports COT Chevy. Ganassi Racing will test the COT at Milwaukee later this month...

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie Contenders:

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 16 New Hampshire 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Darnell scored a ninth-place finish, his seventh top-10 of the 2006 season. He claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the 10th ...

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie Contenders:

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 23 O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Darnell was credited with an 18th-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the ninth time this season. Darnell leads Chad McCumbee by 32 ...

What’s Mark Green Up To?:

Since June, Mark has been a consultant and spotter for Joe Gibbs Racing. Mark works Aric Almirola in the Craftsman Truck Series and in the Busch Series. During the Nextel Cup races, Mark continues to spot for Kyle Petty, as he has in the past 2 seasons.(Mark-Green....

Tim Sauter hospitalized after hard crash: UPDATE:

Tim Sauter was admitted to a local hospital after being involved in a grinding crash late in the Food City 250 at Bristol. According to a NASCAR spokesperson, Sauter will be held overnight for observation. The sanctioning body expects an update on Sauter's condition...

Where Series drivers finished in the Busch Race:

Congratulations go out to Ron Hornaday Jr, driver of the #33 Outdoor Channel Chevy, for his 3rd place finish in the Food City 250 at Bristol last night. The other Truck Series "regulars" also finished well with David Reutimann crossing the line 9th in the #99 Aaron...

Joe Gibbs Racing Working on 2007 Busch Plans:

Joe Gibbs Racing Director of Busch Series Operations Steve deSouza said Aug. 18 that Aric Almirola would probably drive "around 15-plus" races in 2007 as the team realigns its Busch efforts. "But the plan right now is [for] him to run the full truck series," deSouza...

Truck Series News & Notes:

Florida native Aric Almirola (#75 Spears Manufacturing Chevy) has his eye on an eventual seat in the NEXTEL Cup Series. Almirola, 22, believes his time in the Truck Series will help him reach that goal - as it did for Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick. Almirola...

Mark Martin wins the pole for the O’Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline:

(Top ten) 1) #6-Mark Martin, 125.248 2) #75-Aric Almirola, 124.873 3) #77-Brendan Gaughan, 124.841 4) #16-Mike Bliss, 124.226 5) #14-Rick Crawford, 124.202 6) #5-Mike Skinner, 124.130 7) #15-Kyle Busch, 123.833 8) #23-Johnny Benson, 123.778 9) #20-Marcos Ambrose, 123...

First practice results for the O’Reilly 200 at Bristol:

(Top ten) 1) #4-Timothy Peters, 120.195 2) #6-Mark Martin, 120.120 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, 119.850 4) #11-David Starr, 119.813 5) #16-Mike Bliss, 119.581 6) #23-Johnny Benson, 119.447 7) #5-Mike Skinner, 119.410 8) #60-Jack Sprague, 119.395 9) #14-Rick Crawford, 119.239...

Four drivers do double duty at Bristol:

Four drivers will run both the Truck Series and the Busch Race at Bristol Motor Speedway this week. Aric Almirola will be in the #19 J.D. Gibbs Banquet Chevy; Ron Hornaday Jr. will be in the #33 KHI Outdoor Channel Chevy, David Reutimann in the #99 Aaron's Sales and...