Aric Almirola heads to
Richmond International Raceway this weekend on the highest roll of his NASCAR
career.
The Richard Petty
Motorsports driver hopes to record his third consecutive Top-10 finish Saturday
night at RIR; the first Top-10 three-peat of his Sprint Cup career. The No. 43
Smithfield Ford team comes off a seventh-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway
and an eighth in Kansas, and sits just 18 points from a coveted spot in the
2013 Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup.
"Our team is on a
roll right now,” said Almirola. “Everyone is really gelling together. We
finished in the Top-10 in the last two races, and now we're eying a top-five.
Todd (Parrott) and the guys have brought me fast cars each week. Todd has a few
wins here, so I'm confident he'll put a good setup in the car."
Almirola said a recent
test session at the track has him feeling even more confident.
“We tested at Richmond a
few weeks ago and felt good about our cars there,” he said. “The track was
really fast, which surprised me. We learned a lot from the test and felt that
it helped us figure out what we need for our short-track package. I really like
short track racing, so I am excited to get back to a short track this weekend.
"Richmond is
Smithfield's home track, since they are just up the road in Smithfield,
Virginia,” he added. “It's a big deal for our team to run good there for them.
We would love to be able to win a race there. They are going to have a lot of
people out this weekend, so I hope we can put on a good show and celebrate with
them in Victory Lane."
Almirola has two prior Sprint
Cup starts at Richmond -- both last season – along with five Nationwide Series starts.
He collected his best RIR finish of seventh in the fall Nationwide race in
2011.
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