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Aric Almirola looks for another top-10 finish

It's been 30 years since the No. 43 car put together more than a handful of consecutive top-10 finishes.Aric Almirola has a chance this weekend at Darlington Raceway to end the drought.Almirola goes into Saturday night's race with four consecutive top-10 finishes. Should he knock down another one at Darlington, it would be the mark most consecutive top-10 finishes for the Petty-owned No. 43 since Richard Petty had seven in a row in 1983."We sure are on a roll lately," said Almirola, who began this streak with a seventh-place finish at Texas last month. He then added a pair of eighth-place finishes at Kansas and Richmond.Now Almirola is a surprising seventh in the Sprint Cup in the standings — the highest any Richard Petty Motorsports team has ranked after 10 races. Petty won his seven titles when the team operated as Petty Enterprises.Almirola said he believes he and crew chief Todd Parrott have seen this surge in performance coming since a strong close to the 2012 season that began wi...

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  1. Petty makes crew chief change for Almirola's No. 43 team

    Richard Petty Motorsports revealed on Monday that Mike Ford will replace Greg Erwin as crew chief for Aric Almirola's No. 43 team in the Sprint Cup Series.Ford will ...

  2. TRUCKS: Almirola Bounces Back Big

    This week, SPEED.com looks at some of the rising stars who made the most of their opportunities in 2010.If nothing else, Aric Almirola is living proof that in NASCAR...

  3. NNS: Almirola To Race For JR Motorsports

    JR Motorsports has signed Aric Almirola to a multi-year driving contract for the company's No. 88 NASCAR Nationwide Series team starting in 2011, general manager Kel...

  4. CUP: Gordon To Hit 700 Straight Starts

    The driver once known as "Wonder Boy" will make his 700th consecutive Sprint Cup start this weekend at Darlington Raceway.Jeff Gordon, 41, holds the record among act...

  5. CUP: Darlington Power Rankings

    With a victory in the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Matt Kenseth now has three race wins, more than anyone else in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this...

  6. CUP: No Points, But Plenty Of Push

    It's an off week. It's an on week.Depends on the perspective.The Sprint All-Star Race, scheduled Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, awards no points and doe...

  7. CUP: Friday Darlington Notebook

    [FRIDAY 8:24 am ET]TOO TOUGH TO TAME — Welcome to Fast Friday from historic Darlington Raceway, the always exciting and treacherous 1.366-mile, egg-shaped oval that ...

  8. CUP: Almirola Showing Strength Three Races In

    Can this be a breakthrough year for Aric Almirola?It's started pleasantly enough. With race finishes of 13th, 15th and 16th and solid cars at each tour stop, Almirol...

  9. CUP: Almirola Gathering Momentum

    One of the quiet success stories of 2012 was the performance of Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford.Almirola didn't win any races or s...

  10. CUP: Did Gen-6 Help Ragan Win 'Dega?

    Has the NASCAR Sprint Cup Generation 6 car evened the playing field?Before the season began, everyone attempted to be armchair crew chiefs and predict how the new ca...

  11. CUP: Richmond Power Rankings

    Kevin Harvick came out of nowhere to win the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night, but it's Jimmie Johnson who once again holds down...

  12. CUP: Talladega Power Rankings

    In a stunning upset, Front Row Motorsports teammates David Ragan and David Gilliland swept the top two spots in Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.While...

  1. CUP: Almirola On Hot Streak

    The most surprising performance in NASCAR this year may also be one that's drawn the least amount of notice.With 10 races down in the 2013 season, Aric Almirola is s...

  2. Richard Petty Motorsports makes crew chief change for Aric Almirola's No. 43 team

    Richard Petty Motorsports has hired veteran crew chief Mike Ford to take over Aric Almirola's race team.Ford replaces Greg Erwin as crew chief for the No. 43 team.Fo...

  3. CUP: Saturday Charlotte Notebook

    document.write($AllStarArticleAdContent);[SATURDAY 11:59 am ET]RACE DAY IS HERE — It's a home game tonight for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, as they race at Ch...

  4. JR Motorsports tabs Aric Almirola to drive Nationwide Series car

    JR Motorsports signed Aric Almirola on Wednesday to drive its flagship No. 88 Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series starting next season.The team said Almirola could ge...

  5. Petty drivers Almirola , Ambrose on front row for Charlotte

    Aric Almirola claimed his first pole in the Sprint Cup Series, while his teammate, Marcos Ambrose, qualified second to give Richard Petty Motorsports the front start...

  6. CUP: Three All-Star Spots Still Open

    One of the most dramatic elements of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway takes places in the preliminary Sprint Showdown, a last-chance event...

  7. CUP: A First-Time All-Star Winner?

    Veterans like Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth will be among the favorites in Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Gordon an...

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