No. 10 Smithfield Ford Racing: New Hampshire Race Advance

● Almirola is the newest NASCAR Cup Sequence race winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. After a two-hour rain delay, Almirola and the sphere battled daylight through the race final July. With darkness closing in on the 1.058-mile oval, Almirola sprung to life late and pulled off the shock victory, his and Stewart-Haas Racing’s first of the yr. The win catapulted Almirola from twenty seventh within the standings to the playoffs for the fourth consecutive yr and fifth time in his profession. 

● Historical past at New Hampshire: Whereas final yr’s win was his first at New Hampshire, Almirola has been on a scorching streak there since becoming a member of SHR. Within the final 4 races at “The Magic Mile,” Almirola is ranked second general behind solely teammate Kevin Harvick. In his first begin at New Hampshire with SHR in 2018, he completed third, then eleventh the next yr. In 2020, he began from the pole and completed seventh earlier than returning final yr for his first profession victory on the observe. In 18 begins at New Hampshire, Almirola has 4 top-10 finishes and two top-fives with 56 laps led. 

● Almirola has already proven success at a observe like New Hampshire within the NextGen automobile. The No. 10 driver completed fifth at Gateway Worldwide Raceway in Madison, Illinois, which is a flat, 1.25-mile oval with similarities to New Hampshire in turns three and 4.

● Almirola heads to New Hampshire contemporary off an eighth-place end at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was his sixth top-10 of the season. After 19 races this season, Almirola is the one driver within the NASCAR Cup Sequence with out a DNF (Did Not End). He has accomplished all however 5 laps of the 4,972 run this yr – a 99.9 % completion price.

● Driver Factors: Almirola arrives at New Hampshire Twelfth within the driver standings with 481 factors, 203 out of first. 

● Playoff Factors: The No. 10 Ford driver sits 18th within the playoff standings, 42 factors behind the top-16 playoff reduce line. Almirola has scored extra factors than six of the 13 drivers at present locked into the playoffs by advantage of race wins this season. 

● Almirola’s profession: In 407 NASCAR Cup Sequence begins, Almirola has earned three wins, 28 top-five finishes, 90 top-10s, three poles, and has led 899 laps.

● One Extra Time: On Jan. 10,Almirola launched a video on his YouTube channel saying his retirement from fulltime NASCAR Cup Sequence racing after the 2022 season to spend extra time together with his household. His opening remarks have been attributed to his grandfather’s mentorship. This yr marks Almirola’s eleventh fulltime Cup Sequence season. The official press launch may be seen right here.

● Past the ten YouTube Sequence:In 2022, Almirola is as soon as once more sharing his life past the No. 10 Smithfield Ford with season three of his award-winning YouTube sequence. Followers and media can subscribe on YouTube to see Almirola’s character on and off the observe. Episodes have already featured life as a dad, a husband and an athlete, and it offers followers a novel perspective on what goes on within the lifetime of knowledgeable NASCAR driver. Followers may comply with Almirola’s social media channels: @Aric_Almirola on Twitter and Instagram, and @AricAlmirola on Fb. 

● Almirola was the one NASCAR Cup Sequence driver to complete within the top-10 on this yr’s opening three races. He completed fifth within the season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) Worldwide Speedway, sixth at Auto Membership Speedway in Fontana, California, and sixth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Almirola’s top-10 streak ended with a Twelfth-place end at Phoenix Raceway regardless of working contained in the top-10 all through the race.

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