Once again it was Aric Almirola, with a lap speed of 196.725 mph, showing the fastest way around Talladega Superspeedway during the final NSCS Aaron's 499 practice session.
Matt Kenseth was second fastest with a lap speed of 196.685 mph, and was followed by fellow Roush Fenway Racing teammate, Greg Biffle (196.105 mph) who was third fastest, Denny Hamlin (195.692) fourth fastest and Regan Smith (195.620) was the fifth fastest.
Rounding out the top-ten fastest during the "Happy Hour" (final) practice session were David Gilliland (195.281) who was sixth fastest, Joey Logano (195.118 mph) seventh, Marcos Ambrose (195.054) eighth, Kyle Busch (194.745) ninth and Clint Bowyer (194.539) posting the tenth fastest lap speed.
The teams will return to the track Saturday afternoon for their 12:10 PM (ET) scheduled qualifying session ... FULL STORY »
Aric Almirola, with a lap speed of 199.172 mph, was the quickest during the first NSCS Aaron's 499 practice session at Talladega Superspeedway.
Second quickest and with a lap speed of 198.343 mph, was Michael Waltrip, followed by Matt Kenseth (197.986 mph) who ... FULL STORY »
Richard Petty Motorsports made news this week with the announcement of a crew chief change on the famed No. 43 car. Mike Ford, who was most recently with the 11 car and Denny Hamlin, replaces Greg Erwin beginning this weekend ... FULL STORY »
Aric Almirola • No. 43 VeriFone Ford
This weekend will be Almirola’s fifth Sprint Cup Series start at Talladega Superspeedway. Almirola also has starts at the track in the NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series. His best finish at the ... FULL STORY »
Leader Brings Experience of Six Straight Post-Season Berths, 21 Wins
Concord, N.C. (April 30, 2012) – Richard Petty Motorsports asserted its commitment to winning with the hiring of Chase-proven Mike Ford as crew chief for the No. 43 team and driver ... FULL STORY »
Aric Almirola
No. 43 Smithfield/Helping Hungry Homes Ford Fusion
Aric Almirola started the 400-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Richmond International Raceway from the 11th position. Almirola finished the Capital City 400 as follows:
26th—Aric Almirola, No. 43 Smithfield/Helping Hungry Homes Ford ... FULL STORY »
CARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Ford EcoBoost Ford (Qualified 2nd)
“We haven’t been very good in qualifying for about the last month and Jack (Roush) said he has quit giving me advice because he thought that was part of it. But he ... FULL STORY »
