Aric Almirola News

Almirola to run #8 fulltime for DEI in 2009 UPDATE 2:

Almirola to run #8 fulltime for DEI in 2009 UPDATE 2:

July 1, 2008
An official announcement that Aric Almirola will drive the #8 car at Dale Earnhardt Inc. full time next season will be made on Tuesday, sources close to the situation said. The decision to put Almirola into the U.S. Army-sponsored car full time had nothing to do with

Almirola to run #8 fulltime for DEI in 2009 UPDATE:

Almirola to run #8 fulltime for DEI in 2009 UPDATE:

July 1, 2008
An official announcement that Aric Almirola will drive the #8 car at Dale Earnhardt Inc. full time next season will be made on Tuesday, sources close to the situation said. The decision to put Almirola into the U.S. Army-sponsored car full time had nothing to do with

Martin to Leave DEI, Almirola Full Time Next Season: UPDATE 3 announcement at Daytona?

Martin to Leave DEI, Almirola Full Time Next Season: UPDATE 3 announcement at Daytona?

June 29, 2008
Mark Martin will have a new racing home in 2009, ESPN.com has learned. Martin was unavailable for comment Sunday. Officials for Martin's current team, Dale Earnhardt Inc., would neither confirm nor deny the speculation, but did confirm that young Aric Almirola would

Army looking for new team in 2009? UPDATE 3:

Army looking for new team in 2009? UPDATE 3:

June 24, 2008
The U.S. Army is examining it options for 2009 and beyond, and could leave Dale Earnhardt, Inc., for another team. The Army sponsorship is a year-by-year affair, and is renegotiated at the end of each season for the next year. Sources close to the situation tell Sirius

Martin to Leave DEI, Almirola Full Time Next Season: UPDATE 2: Martin Replacing Mears?

Martin to Leave DEI, Almirola Full Time Next Season: UPDATE 2: Martin Replacing Mears?

June 23, 2008
Mark Martin will have a new racing home in 2009, ESPN.com has learned. Martin was unavailable for comment Sunday. Officials for Martin's current team, Dale Earnhardt Inc., would neither confirm nor deny the speculation, but did confirm that young Aric Almirola would

Army looking for new team in 2009?

Army looking for new team in 2009?

June 17, 2008
The U.S. Army is examining it options for 2009 and beyond, and could leave Dale Earnhardt, Inc., for another team. The Army sponsorship is a year-by-year affair, and is renegotiated at the end of each season for the next year. Sources close to the situation tell Sirius

Stewart wins Prelude to the Dream:

Stewart wins Prelude to the Dream:

June 5, 2008
the fourth annual Old Spice Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway was won by Tony Stewart, just beating Robby Gordon. The rest of the results of the race held June 4th at Eldora Speedway: 3) Clint Bowyer, 4) Kenny Wallace, 5) Denny Hamlin, 6) Matt Kenseth, 7) Kevin

Almirola in #46 for MDM at Texas:

Almirola in #46 for MDM at Texas:

June 3, 2008
"I am ready to back to truck racing, actually to racing period. I haven't gotten to race for a few weeks so I am looking forward to racing a Silverado in the Truck Series at Texas. I was excited to get call from Morgan-Dollar Motorsports," said Almirola. [Aric Almirola

Testing at Milwaukee:

Testing at Milwaukee:

May 19, 2008
#8-Aric Almirola is testing a DEI Chevy at The Milwaukee Mile Monday May 19 & Tuesday May 20.(Milwaukee Mile site)(5-19-2008)

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Lowe’s:

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Lowe’s:

May 12, 2008
Colin Braun was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 26 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. Braun claimed a third-place finish, the best of his six-race Craftsman Truck Series career and claimed top rookie honors for the second time this season. Braun

Almirola, Menard, Smith Test at Infineon Raceway:

Almirola, Menard, Smith Test at Infineon Raceway:

April 10, 2008
Three DEI drivers visited Infineon Raceway on Wednesday to hone their skills on the challenging 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course. #8-Aric Almirola, #01-Regan Smith and #15-Paul Menard came to the track for a one-day test session before the Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sprint

Almirola, Menard to Test at Infineon:

Almirola, Menard to Test at Infineon:

April 7, 2008
Sprint Cup Series drivers #8-Aric Almirola and #15-Paul Menard will come to Infineon Raceway on Wednesday, April 9, for a one-day test session. Almirola, who shares driving duties with veteran Mark Martin in the #8 U.S. Army Chevy, has never competed on the Sonoma

Qualifying Notes:

Qualifying Notes:

March 28, 2008
.. Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Goody's Cool Orange 500 with a lap of 19.666 seconds, 96.288 mph. .. This is his 65th pole in 515 career NASCAR Sprint Cup races. He is fourth on the all-time pole winners list behind Richard Petty (126), David

Almirola Soldiers to Impressive 8th-Place Finish in Bristol:

Almirola Soldiers to Impressive 8th-Place Finish in Bristol:

March 17, 2008
#8-Aric Almirola sure didn't look like a driver who had not competed in more than four months. In only his seventh career Sprint Cup start the 24-year-old U.S. Army driver took on one of NASCAR's toughest tracks Sunday and psoted an eighth-place finish at Bristol Motor

Almirola to make season debut:

Almirola to make season debut:

March 14, 2008
When asked of what it's been like to have not competed in a race in more than four months, Aric Almirola gave a succinct response. "Painful," stated Almirola, who will turn 24 on Friday (March 14). Well, Almirola's wait to jump into the #8 U.S. Army Chevy that Mark