Aric Almirola

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Aric Almirola
1000Bulbs.com 500 winner
2021, 2023 Bluegreen Vacations Duel winner
2021 NASCAR All-Star Race Open winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
460 races run over 16 years
2023 position22nd
Best finish5th (2018)
First race2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 (Las Vegas)
Last race2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win2014 Coke Zero 400 (Daytona)
Last win2021 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
3 96 6
Milwaukee)
Last win2024 Dude Wipes 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
5 42 5
VFW 200 (Michigan
)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 38 0
Food World 300 (Talladega)
Last race2008 Pennsylvania ARCA 200 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Dover
)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 1 0
Carneros 200 (Sonoma
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of May 17, 2024.

Aric Michael Almirola (born March 14, 1984) is an American semi-retired professional

NASCAR Truck Series. Almirola previously competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as what are now the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West
.

Racing career

Early career

Almirola was born on

go-karts when he was eight years old. At age 14, he began racing nationally. He won the pole position in his debut in the World Karting Association
race and finished fourth in the standings that year. Two years later, he moved up into modifieds and won several Rookie of the Year awards.

NASCAR

In 2002, Almirola moved to the NASCAR Sun Belt Weekly Racing Division and finished second in the Rookie of the Year standings. He followed that up with five

Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
and had two top-tens in four races.

2006–2007

For 2006, Almirola drove the No. 75 Spears Manufacturing-sponsored Chevy for

Dover International Speedway. He also served as a test driver for Gibbs teammates J. J. Yeley and Denny Hamlin when their Nextel Cup and Busch Series schedules conflicted. He also scored his first career pole at the Milwaukee Mile,[2] qualifying the No. 20 car for Denny Hamlin
, who competed in the race.

Almirola moved up to the Busch series regularly in 2007, driving the No. 18 and No. 20 Chevys for Joe Gibbs, driving each car in ten races apiece. He won his second career pole award for the

Ginn Racing
. He drove the No. 01 Chevrolet in five races in 2007 and had the best finish of 30th.

2008–2009

Almirola's No. 8 Cup car in 2009
Almirola's No. 40 Nationwide car in 2009

Almirola was named co-driver of the No. 8

Key Motorsports to drive their No. 40 Chevrolet Impala SS in the Nationwide Series. He returned to the Truck Series, driving part-time in the No. 15 Graceway Pharmaceuticals-sponsored Toyota Tundra for Billy Ballew Motorsports, and had a seven-race streak of finishes eighth or better. He also made one attempt and one race in the No. 09 Phoenix Racing
Chevrolet in the Sprint Cup Series. In October 2009, he filed paperwork in North Carolina Superior Court indicating that he has a breach-of-contract dispute with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. Almirola competed in seven Sprint Cup races in 2009 for the team before his No. 8 Chevy car was parked because of a lack of sponsorship. The lawsuit was dropped a month later after being settled out of court.

2010–2012: Resurgence in Truck and Nationwide

Almirola's No. 88 Nationwide car in 2011

For 2010, he was to drive full-time for Phoenix Racing's No. 09 Cup series

Dover International Speedway and won again at Michigan International Speedway
, holding off Todd Bodine and Kyle Busch. Almirola would finish second in points to Bodine.

Hendrick Motorsports named Almirola a standby driver for the No. 48 team in case Jimmie Johnson needed to leave for the birth of his daughter.[7] Almirola was not needed. In July 2010, Almirola was again a standby driver for Hendrick Motorsports at Pocono in case Jeff Gordon had to leave or miss the race due to the birth of Gordon's son. At Loudon, he was on standby for a sick Scott Speed. He drove the No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford at Martinsville Speedway in Fall 2010 after Kasey Kahne was released from his contract.[8] Almirola had his first Sprint Cup Top 5 finish at Homestead. At Talladega in the fall, he ended up in the closest finish in truck series history by ending up second to Kyle Busch in 0.002 of a second, who passed underneath Almirola below the yellow line. The 1-2 finish was the same as the previous race in 2009 but the finish was controversial because of the yellow line rules (as NASCAR rules state that a driver must not advance his position by going below the yellow line even if he is forced down there). But officials determined that Busch had the lead before going below the yellow line thus making Busch's winning move legal. In 2011, Almirola drove the No. 88 Nationwide Series car for JR Motorsports. He won two poles and had 18 top-10s to finish fourth in points. He was released from his contract after the season when he accepted a full-time Sprint Cup ride, driving for Richard Petty Motorsports in the No. 43 Ford.[9]

2012–2017: Return to Cup in the No. 43

Sprint Cup Series races in his career, Richard Petty Motorsports signed Almirola to a one-year contract, replacing the departing A. J. Allmendinger in the legendary 43 car.[10] Almirola earned a Pole start at Charlotte in May, and collected one top 5 and four top 10s en route to a 20th-place finish in points. Aric's best run of the year may have been at Kansas in October, where he qualified fifth and lead 69 laps after taking the top spot on lap 6. But on lap 121, Almirola blew a tire, sending his Farmland Ford into the wall. He spun on lap 172 racing for the lead and lost a lap on pit road. After getting his lap back and working his way up to 13th, Almirola hit the wall once again, setting the front of the car ablaze and ending the promising run.[11] Almirola also returned to the Truck Series in 2012 on a part-time basis driving for his old crew chief Richie Wauters'
No. 5 Ford.

In 2013, Almirola returned to Richard Petty Motorsports' No. 43 in the Sprint Cup Series; at Martinsville Speedway in October, the team ran the No. 41 to honor Maurice Petty's induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.[12] During the 2013 season from Texas to Talladega, he had the most consecutive Top 10s in the 43 car since Bobby Hamilton in 1996. After being fastest in practice in Talladega, his crew chief Todd Parrott was suspended for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy.[13] Almirola finished a career high 18th in points. In 2014, he received crew chief Trent Owens who is Richard Petty's nephew.

In January 2014, RPM announced a three-year contract extension with Almirola after working on one-year deals the previous two seasons. This coincided with sponsor Smithfield Foods stepping up to fund 29 races in each the next three seasons with brands Smithfield, Farmland, Eckrich, and Gwaltney.[14] Almirola had a rather slow start to 2014, being involved in a 12-car wreck in the 2014 Daytona 500. At Bristol, Almirola posted his best cup finish to date, finishing 3rd.

The next week at Auto Club Speedway during the 2014 Auto Club 400, Almirola got involved in an accident with Brian Scott. Almirola made a pass on Scott for 4th place. Scott controversially moved into the back of Almirola to wreck himself and Almirola. In a post-race interview, an angry Almirola retorted "The 33 was obviously a dart without feathers and coming across the race track. He ran right into me. Man, he came from all the way at the bottom of the race track and ran into me. He's not even racing this series for points. He's out there having fun because his daddy gets to pay for it and he wrecked us. That's frustrating."

At the 2014 Coke Zero 400, Almirola would earn his first career win in the Sprint Cup Series after avoiding two major wrecks, and leading the field when the race was called off after 112 laps due to rain. His win also marked the first victory by the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 since 1999, and 30 years to the day Richard Petty won his 200th race.[15][16] On his big victory Almirola said "The good Lord was watching out for us today and we were meant to win. It's real special for me to win here. This is not only the 30th anniversary of this team's last win at Daytona, it is my hometown and I remember growing up watching Daytona 500s and Firecracker 400s here. To win is real special."

Despite only scoring better than 20th only four times in the next few races, Almirola's win clinched a berth in the 2014

Chase for the Sprint Cup
, his first Chase appearance and the first for a Cuban driver. Almirola was eliminated from the championship chase after round 1 of the Chase.

Almirola's No. 43 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2017

Almirola had a more successful year in 2015 despite missing the Chase barely. He had only six Top 10s but he was mainly in the Top 15 and was consistent all year long. he barely missed the chase by almost winning the Fall Richmond race with a strategy call and finished 4th. He finished 17th in the standings, the highest for a non-chaser.

He returned to the No. 43 in 2016 with Brian Scott as his new teammate.

In July 2016, Almirola, in the No. 98 car, won the Xfinity Series race at Daytona, for his first Xfinity Series win since 2007. He barely beat Justin Allgaier by 0.003 seconds to win the race. A final lap caution came out, with Almirola being declared the winner on review. In victory lane, an ecstatic Almirola said that he considered the race to be his first Xfinity Series win as he had won the 2007 Milwaukee race while Denny Hamlin drove 75% of the race. Almirola had a dismal 2016 season with just only collecting a top ten finish.

Almirola started the 2017 season without a teammate and finished 4th at the

Darrell Wallace Jr.[20] and Billy Johnson also substituted for Almirola.[21] On June 29, 2017, Almirola stated he would undergo track tests in Charlotte or Darlington before being medically cleared to race in low-banking tracks like Indianapolis or New Hampshire to decrease stress on his back.[22] On July 12, 2017, he announced he had been cleared to return to racing at Loudon's Overton's 301.[23]

In September 2017, after sponsor Smithfield Foods announced that they would be leaving the team at season's end, Almirola announced his departure from Richard Petty Motorsports.

2018–2023: Stewart-Haas Racing

Almirola's No. 10 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2019
Aric Almirola racing at Martinsville in 2022.

On November 8, 2017,

Stewart-Haas Racing announced Almirola as the driver of the No. 10 Ford Fusion for the 2018 season.[24] Almirola was leading the 2018 Daytona 500 when on the race's last lap Almirola and eventual race winner Austin Dillon collided, resulting in Almirola crashing into the outside wall and finishing 11th.[25] His consistency throughout the regular season brought him to the playoffs. At the inaugural Charlotte Roval race, Almirola was barely able to advance to the Round of 12 with a 19th-place finish after slamming the outside wall while avoiding William Byron, who cut a tire in front of him. He had a strong running at the fall Dover race until he got loose exiting the turn and collided with Brad Keselowski, which caused a multi-car pileup that took out Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., and Alex Bowman. One week later, Almirola and Stewart-Haas Racing dominated the fall Talladega race. On the final lap, Almirola was running 2nd until his teammate Kurt Busch ran out of gas. Almirola scored his second career cup win, locking him into the Round of 8.[26] Despite finishing fourth at Phoenix
, Almirola was eliminated in the Round of 8. He finished the season fifth in the points standings, the highest finish of his career.

In the 2019 season, Almirola once again made the playoffs, but was eliminated in the Round of 16 after finishing 14th at the Charlotte Roval.[27] 5 weeks later, Almirola contended with teammate and pole-setter Kevin Harvick for the win at Texas before finishing in 2nd-place, his best finish of the season. He fell to 14th in the final points standings. On December 4, 2019, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Mike Bugarewicz will replace Johnny Klausmeier as the crew chief of the No. 10 team in 2020.[28]

Almirola finished third at the 2020 GEICO 500 despite crossing the finish line nearly all the way backwards after being spun by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[29] Almirola led the most laps and won the second stage at Pocono the following week, and looked to be in a position to win until a poor final pit stop cost him the lead. Almirola finished 3rd.[30] Almirola led 128 of the first 137 laps at Kentucky but his car did not do as well in lap traffic and he was unable to regain the lead; Almirola's teammate Cole Custer won the race.[31] Almirola's consistency got him in the Playoffs for the third year in a row. He made it to the Round of 12, but was eliminated after the Charlotte Roval.

In 2021, Almirola won his duel and started third in the Daytona 500, but contact with Christopher Bell triggered the big one and knocked Almirola out of the race on lap 14. It was the fourth consecutive year in which Almirola did not finish on the lead lap in the Daytona 500. At New Hampshire Motor Speedway, with 57 laps to go, Almirola passed Ryan Blaney for the lead. He went on to collect his third career win over Christopher Bell after NASCAR shortened the race by 8 laps due to darkness. Almirola was eliminated from the playoffs following the conclusion of the Round of 16 at Bristol.[32] He finished the season 15th in the points standings.[33]

On January 10, 2022, Almirola announced his retirement from full-time racing after the 2022 season.[34] However, on August 19, 2022, Almirola announced he would not retire at the end of the season and would continue to drive the No. 10 in 2023.[35] He started the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. Despite having no wins, Almirola's finishes were a huge improvement over the previous season, with two top-fives and seven top-10 finishes. On October 28, 2023, Almirola announced he would not return to SHR in 2024.[36]

Almirola returned to the Xfinity Series part-time in 2023 in two road course races. He drove the SS-Green Light Racing No. 08 to a 24th place finish at Circuit of the Americas and the RSS Racing No. 28 at Sonoma, becoming the first ever winner in the NXS at Sonoma as well as giving RSS their first ever win as an organization.[37]

2024–present: Return to Xfinity Series part-time

Almirola's No. 19 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

In 2024, Almirola returned to Joe Gibbs Racing at the Xfinity Series on a part-time schedule driving the No. 19 and No. 20. He won at Martinsville with the No. 20 team and took home the bonus US$100,000 for winning the first Dash 4 Cash race of the season.[38]

Personal life

Aric Almirola was born at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, and raised in Tampa. [39] His family members are of Cuban descent. His grandfather Sam Rodriguez was a dirt sprint car driver.

A graduate of Hillsborough High School in Tampa,[40] Almirola attended the University of Central Florida to work on a degree in mechanical engineering before leaving to pursue a career in racing.[41]

Almirola is married to Janice Almirola, with whom he has two children: a son named Alex (born September 2012) and a daughter named Abby (born November 2013).[42] Almirola danced with his children in a 2019 public service announcement for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), part of the Responsible Fatherhood media campaign.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2007 Joe Gibbs Racing 80 Chevy DAY CAL LVS
41
ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH 52nd 357 [43]
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 01 Chevy BRI
36
CAL
31
RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL
30
CLT MAR
43
ATL TEX PHO
26
HOM
2008 8 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI
8
MAR
42
TEX PHO TAL
33
RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
25
NHA
23
DAY CHI IND POC GLN
35
MCH BRI
13
CAL
30
RCH NHA
18
DOV KAN TAL
13
CLT MAR
20
ATL TEX
PHO
HOM
35
42nd 1075 [44]
2009
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
DAY
30
CAL
35
LVS
39
ATL
21
BRI
35
MAR
37
TEX
33
PHO TAL
RCH
DAR CLT DOV POC
MCH
SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH 46th 527 [45]
Phoenix Racing 09 Dodge BRI
DNQ
ATL RCH NHA
29
DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX
PHO
HOM
2010 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAL
43
LVS
43
ATL
DNQ
BRI
39
MAR
41
PHO
DNQ
TEX 48th 704 [46]
Tommy Baldwin Racing 35 Chevy TAL
DNQ
RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT
Richard Petty Motorsports 9 Ford MAR
21
TAL
20
TEX
21
PHO
27
HOM
4
2012 Richard Petty Motorsports 43 Ford DAY
33
PHO
12
LVS
24
BRI
19
CAL
25
MAR
8
TEX
22
KAN
23
RCH
26
TAL
12
DAR
19
CLT
16
DOV
6
POC
28
MCH
17
SON
28
KEN
26
DAY
19
NHA
28
IND
19
POC
19
GLN
18
MCH
20
BRI
35
ATL
32
RCH
26
CHI
17
NHA
23
DOV
19
TAL
19
CLT
12
KAN
29
MAR
4
TEX
15
PHO
16
HOM
7
20th 868 [47]
2013 DAY
13
PHO
15
LVS
16
BRI
37
CAL
14
MAR
20
TEX
7
KAN
8
RCH
8
TAL
10
DAR
20
CLT
33
DOV
18
POC
21
MCH
17
SON
20
KEN
15
DAY
38
NHA
5
IND
17
POC
20
GLN
37
MCH
18
BRI
15
ATL
20
RCH
20
CHI
13
NHA
21
DOV
22
KAN
10
CLT
23
TAL
22
TEX
27
PHO
19
HOM
16
18th 913 [48]
41 MAR
20
2014 43 DAY
39
PHO
15
LVS
25
BRI
3
CAL
43
MAR
8
TEX
12
DAR
24
RCH
17
TAL
13
KAN
8
CLT
11
DOV
12
POC
22
MCH
31
SON
23
KEN
39
DAY
1
NHA
23
IND
21
POC
35
GLN
18
MCH
20
BRI
41
ATL
9
RCH
10
CHI
41
NHA
6
DOV
28
KAN
31
CLT
22
TAL
39
MAR
21
TEX
24
PHO
18
HOM
19
16th 2195 [49]
2015 DAY
15
ATL
11
LVS
26
PHO
19
CAL
11
MAR
12
TEX
19
BRI
13
RCH
20
TAL
15
KAN
11
CLT
17
DOV
5
POC
43
MCH
22
SON
14
DAY
34
KEN
12
NHA
15
IND
38
POC
18
GLN
16
MCH
14
BRI
17
DAR
11
RCH
4
CHI
10
NHA
43
DOV
5
CLT
10
KAN
24
TAL
16
MAR
16
TEX
18
PHO
10
HOM
41
17th 940 [50]
2016 DAY
12
ATL
15
LVS
24
PHO
13
CAL
21
MAR
40
TEX
24
BRI
34
RCH
21
TAL
27
KAN
18
DOV
31
CLT
26
POC
20
MCH
26
SON
27
DAY
15
KEN
20
NHA
19
IND
25
POC
39
GLN
27
BRI
14
MCH
25
DAR
32
RCH
17
CHI
32
NHA
17
DOV
16
CLT
15
KAN
40
TAL
8
MAR
15
TEX
22
PHO
22
HOM
40
26th 638 [51]
2017 DAY
4
ATL
27
LVS
14
PHO
17
CAL
19
MAR
18
TEX
18
BRI
22
RCH
9
TAL
4
KAN
38
CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA
24
IND
13
POC
38
GLN
21
MCH
12
BRI
37
DAR
20
RCH
17
CHI
24
NHA
26
DOV
25
CLT
24
TAL
5
KAN
9
MAR
18
TEX
15
PHO
9
HOM
18
29th 502 [52]
2018
Stewart-Haas Racing
10 Ford DAY
11
ATL
13
LVS
10
PHO
7
CAL
12
MAR
14
TEX
32
BRI
6
RCH
17
TAL
7
DOV
11
KAN
9
CLT
13
POC
7
MCH
11
SON
8
CHI
25*
DAY
27
KEN
8
NHA
3
POC
25
GLN
22
MCH
7
BRI
31
DAR
14
IND
23
LVS
6
RCH
5
ROV
19
DOV
13
TAL
1
KAN
10
MAR
11
TEX
8
PHO
4
HOM
9
5th 2354 [53]
2019 DAY
32
ATL
8
LVS
7
PHO
4
CAL
9
MAR
9
TEX
7
BRI
37
RCH
23
TAL
9
DOV
16
KAN
12
CLT
11
POC
10
MCH
17
SON
9
CHI
16
DAY
7
KEN
14
NHA
11
POC
12
GLN
12
MCH
33
BRI
29
DAR
17
IND
14
LVS
13
RCH
16
ROV
14
DOV
17
TAL
4
KAN
23
MAR
37
TEX
2
PHO
22
HOM
22
14th 2234 [54]
2020 DAY
22
LVS
21
CAL
8
PHO
8
DAR
12
DAR
7
CLT
15
CLT
20
BRI
29
ATL
17
MAR
33
HOM
5
TAL
3
POC
3*
POC
5
IND
3
KEN
8*
TEX
10
KAN
6
NHA
7
MCH
16
MCH
6
DRC
24
DOV
17
DOV
7
DAY
18
DAR
9
RCH
8
BRI
5
LVS
17
TAL
37
ROV
16
KAN
13
TEX
23
MAR
7
PHO
13
15th 2235 [55]
2021 DAY
34
DRC
17
HOM
30
LVS
38
PHO
11
ATL
20
BRD
36
MAR
20
RCH
6
TAL
15
KAN
29
DAR
37
DOV
37
COA

26
CLT
22
SON
27
NSH
4
POC
16
POC
16
ROA
14
ATL
23
NHA
1
GLN
16
IRC
19
MCH
17
DAY
14
DAR
16
RCH
14
BRI
18
LVS
19
TAL
26
ROV
24
TEX
18
KAN
26
MAR
6
PHO
6
15th 2215 [33]
2022 DAY
5
CAL
6
LVS
6
PHO
12
ATL
22
COA

19
RCH
21
MAR
8
BRD
23
TAL
13
DOV
19
DAR
11
KAN
26
CLT
17
GTW
5
SON
14
NSH
17
ROA
28
ATL
8
NHA
31
POC
13
IRC
38
MCH
34
RCH
8
GLN
29
DAY
21
DAR
11
KAN
21
BRI
28
TEX
24
TAL
14*
ROV
15
LVS
18
HOM
21
MAR
15
PHO
20
20th 760 [56]
2023 DAY
21
CAL
35
LVS
16
PHO
33
ATL
30
COA
30
RCH
13
BRD
31
MAR
6
TAL
22
DOV
24
KAN
13
DAR
21
CLT
25
GTW
19
SON
28
NSH
25
CSC
12
ATL
18*
NHA
34
POC
12
RCH
8
MCH
16
IRC
39
GLN
30
DAY
3
DAR
14
KAN
17
BRI
18
TEX
18
TAL
17
ROV
21
LVS
14
HOM

9
MAR
2
PHO
13
22nd 675 [57]
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2009
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet 11 30
2010 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet DNQ
2012 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27 33
2013 26 13
2014 13 39
2015 33 15
2016 34 12
2017 13 4
2018
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford 37 11
2019 8 32
2020 5 22
2021 3 34
2022 38 5
2023 4 21

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NXSC Pts Ref
2005 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Chevy
DAY
CAL
MXC
LVS
ATL
NSH
BRI
TEX
PHO
TAL
DAR
RCH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
GTY
IRP
GLN
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM

QL
TEX
PHO
HOM
N/A [58]
2006 19
DAY
CAL
MXC
LVS
ATL
BRI
TEX
NSH
PHO
TAL
RCH

32
DAR
CLT
DOV

11
NSH
KEN
IRP
38
GLN
MCH

27
BRI

20
CAL
RCH

18
DOV
KAN

39
CLT

15
MEM
TEX
PHO

13
HOM
51st 833 [59]
20
MLW

QL
DAY
CHI
NHA
MAR

QL
GTY
2007 18
DAY

19
CAL
MXC
LVS
ATL

27
PHO

43
DAR

41
CLT

14
DOV
CHI

38
GTY
CLT

4
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM

18
29th 1959 [60]
20
BRI

32
NSH

19
TEX
TAL

20
RCH
NSH
10
KEN

6
MLW
1
NHA
DAY

28
IRP
6
CGV
11
GLN
MCH
BRI

10
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
2009
Key Motorsports
40 Chevy
DAY
CAL
LVS
BRI
TEX
NSH
PHO
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
11
NHA
DAY
CHI
GTY
IRP
14
IOW
34
GLN
MCH
BRI
CGV
ATL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CAL
76th 394 [61]
Smith-Ganassi Racing
42 Dodge
CLT

27
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM
2010 JR Motorsports 88 Chevy
DAY
CAL
LVS
BRI
NSH
PHO
TEX
TAL
RCH
DAR
DOV
CLT
NSH
KEN
ROA
NHA
DAY
CHI
GTY
IRP
3
IOW
GLN
MCH
BRI
CGV
ATL
KAN
22
CAL

6
CLT

8
GTY
TEX

16
PHO

6
HOM

32
44th 1021 [62]
7
RCH

11
DOV
2011 88
DAY

19
PHO

13
LVS

15
BRI

10
CAL

9
TEX

12
TAL

8
NSH

10
RCH

14
DAR

28
DOV

9
IOW

17
CLT

9
CHI

4
MCH

15
ROA

22
DAY

9
KEN

20
NHA

5
NSH
5
IRP
4
IOW
5
GLN

8
CGV
20
BRI
5
ATL

8
RCH

7
CHI

4
DOV

15
KAN
12
CLT

15
TEX

19
PHO

25
HOM

8
4th 1095 [63]
2013 Richard Petty Motorsports 43 Ford DAY
PHO

9
LVS
BRI
CAL
TEX
RCH
TAL
DAR
CLT
DOV
IOW
MCH
ROA
KEN
DAY
NHA
CHI
IND
IOW
GLN
MOH
BRI
ATL
RCH
CHI
KEN
DOV
KAN
CLT
TEX
PHO
HOM
111th 01 [64]
2014 Biagi-DenBeste Racing 98 Ford
DAY
PHO
LVS
BRI
CAL
TEX
DAR
RCH
TAL
IOW
CLT
DOV
MCH
ROA
KEN
DAY
NHA
CHI
IND
IOW
GLN
MOH
BRI
ATL
RCH
CHI

14
KEN
DOV

13
KAN
CLT
TEX
PHO
HOM
99th 01 [65]
2015
DAY

7
ATL
LVS

11
PHO
CAL
TEX
BRI
RCH

15
TAL

10
IOW
CLT

19
DOV
MCH

8
CHI
DAY

35
KEN
NHA
IND

14
IOW
GLN
MOH
BRI
ROA
DAR
RCH
CHI
KEN
DOV
CLT
KAN
TEX
PHO
HOM

12
93rd 01 [66]
2016
DAY

11
ATL
LVS

12
PHO
CAL

11
TEX

17
BRI

10
RCH
TAL

10
DOV
CLT
POC

11
MCH
IOW
DAY

1
KEN
NHA
IND
IOW
GLN
MOH
BRI ROA
DAR
RCH
CHI
KEN
DOV
CLT
KAN
TEX
PHO

12
HOM

10
92nd 01 [67]
2017 DAY
23
ATL
19
LVS
17
PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL
1
CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI
38
ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 93rd 01 [68]
2018
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
DAY
35
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN
5
MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 98th 01 [69]
2023 SS-Green Light Racing 08 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA
24
RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR 76th 01 [70]
RSS Racing 28 Ford SON
1
NSH
CSC
ATL
NHA
POC
ROA
MCH
IRC
GLN
DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO
2024 Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota DAY
ATL
LVS
12
PHO
31
COA -* -* [71]
20 RCH
2*
MAR
1*
TEX TAL
DOV
DAR
5
CLT
Wth
PIR
SON
IOW
NHA
NSH CSC POC IND
MCH
DAY DAR
ATL
GLN
BRI KAN
TAL
ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO
– Qualified for Denny Hamlin

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2005
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
47 Chevy
DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
GTY
MFD
CLT
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
KAN
KEN
MEM

30
IRP

10
NSH
BRI
RCH
NHA

8
LVS
MAR
ATL
TEX

34
PHO
HOM
48th 410 [72]
2006 Spears Motorsports 75 Chevy
DAY

32
CAL

21
ATL

18
MAR

18
GTY

10
CLT

9
MFD

30
DOV

12
TEX

32
MCH

36
MLW

13
KAN

18
KEN

22
MEM

18
IRP

21
NSH

22
BRI

32
NHA

29
LVS

10
TAL

22
MAR

16
ATL

30
TEX

20
PHO

22
HOM

23
18th 2471 [73]
2007 Billy Ballew Motorsports 51 Chevy
DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
MFD
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
MEM

17
KEN
IRP
60th 273 [74]
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
47 Chevy
NSH

23
BRI
GTW
NHA

32
LVS
TAL
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
2008 46
DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT MFD
DOV
TEX

17
MCH
MLW
MEM
KEN
IRP
NSH
BRI
GTW
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
78th 112 [75]
2009 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Toyota
DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX

16
MCH
MLW

20
MEM
4
KEN

5
IRP

3
NSH
BRI

6
CHI

8
IOW

2
NHA

21
MAR

12
TAL

2
TEX

14
PHO

3
HOM

14
20th 2301 [76]
51
GTW

4
LVS

8
2010
DAY

12
ATL

3
MAR

6
NSH

8
KAN

7
DOV

1
CLT
7
TEX

12
MCH

1
IOW

28
GTY

8
IRP

31
POC

4
NSH

3
DAR

9
BRI

2
CHI

6
KEN

3
NHA

8
LVS

6
MAR

5
TAL

2
TEX

7
PHO

5
HOM

5
2nd 3730 [77]
2011
Vision Aviation Racing
DAY
22
PHO
DAR
MAR
NSH
DOV
CLT
KAN
TEX
KEN
IOW
NSH
IRP
POC
MCH
BRI
ATL
CHI
NHA
KEN
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
HOM
104th 01 [78]
2012 Wauters Motorsports 5 Ford
DAY
MAR
CAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
KEN
IOW
CHI
POC
MCH
BRI
ATL

5
IOW
KEN
LVS
TAL

26
MAR
TEX

9
PHO
HOM
90th 01 [79]
2024 Hattori Racing Enterprises 16 Toyota DAY ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS
DNQ
CLT GTW NSH POC IRP
RCH
MLW
BRI
KAN
TAL
HOM
MAR
PHO -* -* [80]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Camping World East Series

NASCAR Camping World East Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NCWEC Pts Ref
2008 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 8 Chevy GRE IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP
NSH
ADI LRP
MFD
NHA
DOV

1
STA 149th 185 [81]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2018
Stewart-Haas Racing
41 Ford
KCR
TUS TUS OSS CNS SON
2
DCS IOW EVG GTW LVS MER AAS
KCR
30th 43 [82]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARSC Pts Ref
2005 Joe Gibbs Racing 2 Chevy
DAY
NSH
SLM
KEN
TOL
LAN
MIL
POC
MCH
KAN
KEN
BLN
POC
GTW
LER
NSH
MCH
ISF
TOL
DSF
CHI
SLM
TAL

37
171st 45 [83]
2008 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 29 Chevy
DAY
SLM
IOW
KAN
CAR KEN
TOL
POC
MCH
CAY
KEN
BLN
POC

34
NSH
ISF
DSF
CHI
SLM
NJE
TAL
TOL
143rd 70 [84]

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