Aric Almirola News

Truck Series News & Notes:

Truck Series News & Notes:

August 24, 2006
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
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Truck Series News & Notes:

Truck Series News & Notes:

August 24, 2006
Florida native Aric Almirola (#75 Spears Manufacturing Chevy) has his eye on an eventual seat in the NEXTEL Cup Series.
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Mark Martin wins the pole for the O’Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline:

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

August 23, 2006
(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
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First practice results for the O’Reilly 200 at Bristol:

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

August 23, 2006
(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
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Four drivers do double duty at Bristol:

Four drivers do double duty at Bristol:

August 22, 2006
Four drivers will run both the Truck Series and the Busch Race at Bristol Motor Speedway this week. Aric Almirola will be

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

August 21, 2006
Marcos Ambrose was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Aug.12 Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. Ambrose finished third, equaling his best effort of the season, and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time in 2006. Ambrose
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Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

August 21, 2006
Marcos Ambrose was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Aug.12 Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway.

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

August 9, 2006
Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 4 Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. Darnell finished 10th, his third consecutive top-10 finish and sixth of the 2006 season. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors
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Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

August 9, 2006
Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 4 Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
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#19 ConAgra Foods Team to Make Season Debut at IRP:

#19 ConAgra Foods Team to Make Season Debut at IRP:

August 4, 2006
The ConAgra Foods Racing #19 Banquet Chevy will hit the tracks for the first time this season at the Busch Series race in
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Starting lineup for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 presented by Ford at O’Reilly Motorsports Park:

Starting lineup for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 presented by Ford at O’Reilly Motorsports Park:

August 4, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #6-David Ragan, 109.838 2) #75-Aric Almirola, 109.381 3) #14-Rick Crawford,109.154 4) #11-David Starr, 109.
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Final Practice results for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O’Reilly Motorsports Park

Final Practice results for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O’Reilly Motorsports Park

August 4, 2006
(Top Ten) 1) #60-Jack Sprague, 109.555 2) #14-Rick Crawford, 109.202 3) #85-Dennis Setzer, 109.023 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, 108
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1st Practice results for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O’Reilly Motorsports Park:

1st Practice results for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O’Reilly Motorsports Park:

July 31, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #9-Ted Musgrave, 108.903 2) #23-Johnny Benson, 108.145 3) #60-Jack Sprague, 108.145 4) #88-Matt Crafton, 108

Truck Series Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Truck Series Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

July 31, 2006
Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 15 O'Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Darnell finished second, .251 seconds behind race winner Jack Sprague. He claimed his first top-five of the season and best finish in 15 Craftsman Truck Series

Truck Series News & Notes:

Truck Series News & Notes:

July 31, 2006
Being a Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate in the Truck Series means, among other things, that you're going to visit a lot of tracks you've never before seen. That won't be the case this week when two freshman drivers - Bobby East (#21 State Fair Corn Dogs/Edy'