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madinmaryland

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Wed Jan 4, 2012, 05:52 PM Jan 2012

NASCAR news of the Day...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Richard Petty Motorsports has hired Aric Almirola to drive the famed No. 43 in NASCAR's elite Sprint Cup Series.

Almirola is leaving a job driving for JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series to take over the car seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty made famous.

Almirola replaces AJ Allmendinger. He left the team last month to take a job at Penske Racing.

Almirola has 35 career starts in the Sprint Cup Series but none since he drove the last five races of the 2010 season. He finished a career-high fourth in the 2010 season finale at Homestead.

Read more: http://sports.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/story.asp?i=20120104113256413548608#ixzz1iWr5usAU

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NASCAR news of the Day... (Original Post) madinmaryland Jan 2012 OP
Why is Brad Daugherty's jersey # so famous in NASCAR? taterguy Jan 2012 #1
That is Gale Daugherty's brother?? madinmaryland Jan 2012 #2
Brad Daugherty: All-time Greatest Cleveland Cavalier taterguy Jan 2012 #3
Locking, this is contrary to this group's stated purpose... joeybee12 Jan 2012 #4
Nice try! madinmaryland Jan 2012 #6
Nascar should have retired the 43. bluedigger Jan 2012 #5
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