Aric Almirola News

Mike Ford named crew chief for Townley:

Mike Ford named crew chief for Townley:

September 29, 2014
Athenian Motorsports announced veteran NASCAR crew chief Mike Ford has joined the team as the crew chief for the #25 Zaxby's NASCAR Nationwide Series Toyota Camry with driver John Wes Townley. Mike Ford has more than 20 years in NASCAR and has worked as a NASCAR Sprint

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Dover:

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Dover:

September 28, 2014
[listed by driver chase points position before the race] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2nd 2) #22-Joey Logano, 4th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 13th 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3rd 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 17th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 10th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1st 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 11th

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

September 28, 2014
[after Dover, race 29 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 total wins in 2014, 1 in Chase], 2140 points 2) #22-Joey Logano [4 wins, 1] 2136, -4 3) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] 2123, -17 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins] 2121, -19 5) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins, 1] 2117, -23 6) #18

Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

September 28, 2014
[after Dover, race 29 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C5), 1022 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C7), 978, -44 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(C1), 958, -64 4) #22-Joey Logano(C2), 956, -66 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson(C4), 914, -

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Dover:

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Dover:

September 26, 2014
[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 4th 2) #22-Joey Logano, 16th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 1st 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 8th 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 25th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 2nd 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 6th 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 18th 9) #20-

Chris Buescher fastest in happy hour:

Chris Buescher fastest in happy hour:

September 26, 2014
#60-Chris Buescher was quickest during happy hour for the Dover 200 with a speed of 154.825mph. He was followed by: #62-Brendan Gaughan, #98-Aric Almirola, #33-Cale Conley, #6-Trevor Bayne, #3-Ty Dillon, #22-Joey Logano, #2-Brian Scott, #80-Alex Bowman, and #9-Chase

Where drivers need to finish to advance to next round of Chase:

Where drivers need to finish to advance to next round of Chase:

September 25, 2014
#2- Brad Keselowski and #22-Joey Logano have each locked themselves into the Contender Round with victories in the first two Chase races. Below are the finishes each driver needs in Sunday's race at Dover to guarantee a spot in the Contender Round, regardless of the

NASCAR Numbers:

NASCAR Numbers:

September 23, 2014
8.4:‚ Jimmie Johnson's average finish in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway. Though Johnson has a personal-best nine wins at the Monster Mile, there are three other tracks where he's achieved better average finishes: Martinsville (5.2),

Nationwide Series Entry List:

Nationwide Series Entry List:

September 22, 2014
There are 40 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's Dover 200 at Dover Speedway. A few notes: Kevin Lepage will be in the #10 for TriStar; Jeff Green returns to the #14 in place of Eric McClure; Justin Boston remains in the JGR #20; Milka Duno returns to

Where did the 16 Chase Drivers finish at New Hampshire?

Where did the 16 Chase Drivers finish at New Hampshire?

September 21, 2014
[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 7th (1) 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 26th (13) 3) #22-Joey Logano, 1st (7) 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd (3) 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 9th (11) 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 37th (4) 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 8th (5) 8) #

2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

September 21, 2014
[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 total wins in 2014, 1 in Chase], 2097 points 2) #22-Joey Logano [4 wins, 1 in Chase] 2096, -1 Drivers above will advance to the next round of the Chase 3) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] 2090, -7 [41 points ahead

Broken exhaust valve put Almirola out at Chicago:

Broken exhaust valve put Almirola out at Chicago:

September 20, 2014
In three seasons with Richard Petty Motorsports, Aric Almirola had never exited a race because of an engine failure-until last week at Chicagoland. The blown engine couldn't have come at a worse time. Almirola was running sixth, 30 laps away from making a statement

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at New Hampshire:

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at New Hampshire:

September 19, 2014
[listed by driver points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1st 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 7th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 11th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 5th 8) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 6th 9) #41-Kurt Busch, 15th

Petty committed to two cars in 2015:

Petty committed to two cars in 2015:

September 17, 2014
At the start of 2014, Richard Petty Motorsports announced a three-year extension and investment increase by Smithfield Foods on the #43 Ford team. The previous year RPM welcomed new partners Strike 10 Entertainment and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer

Where did the 16 Chase Drivers finish at Chicago?

Where did the 16 Chase Drivers finish at Chicago?

September 14, 2014
[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1st (25) 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd (8) 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 11th (13) 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 12th (7) 5) #22-Joey Logano, 4th (28) 6) #4-Kevin Harvick, 5th (12) 7) #99-Carl Edwards, 20th (