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ARIC ALMIROLA – Kerry Murphey sits down for a chat with Richard Petty Motorsports driver Aric Almirola at Auto Club Speedway. We discuss the importance of driving the 43, getting the call from The King, the Bristol crowd, 48 ruling, his car for California, making the move from NNS to Cup, breaking the Cup news to Dale Jr., working with teammate Marcos Ambrose, Nationwide Series own identity, outlook for Martinsville and more.

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Top-12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers Hold Nothing Back

LAS VEGAS (Dec. 1, 2011) – The 2011 top-12 NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTM drivers held nothing back today at the third annual, fan-favorite NASCAR After The Lap held at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas and sponsored by Coca-Cola and Ford. ESPN pit road reporter Jamie Little hosted the event along with co-host Miss Sprint Cup Monica Palumbo.

A list of the top-10 unfiltered, driver “tell-all” comments are outlined below.

Top-10 List
Number 1
· Ryan Newman was asked if he purchased his boss (2011 Champion Tony Stewart) anything special after winning the championship.
· “No!”
· Jamie Little followed with “Ryan, you told me earlier there was a waxing appointment but that no appointment was long enough to cover Tony’s needs.”

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DAUGHERTY GETS UP FROM BEHIND THE DESK FOR THE DAY
TO CLIMB INTO A RACE TRUCK AND TEST AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY

HARRISBURG, N.C. (November 28, 2011) – – Brad Daugherty may be best known as a five-time NBA All-Star or for his work as an ESPN analyst for NASCAR’s top touring divisions. However, his passion for racing runs deeper than just with his co-ownership of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team JTG Daugherty Racing.

Taking a closer look at Daugherty’s fervor for racing, he dabbles as a driver himself in the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) and other racing series. In preparation for competition in the NASA Southeast Region next season, he has decided to test a NASCAR Camping World Series truck at Martinsville Speedway on Wednesday.

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1 – Carl Edwards (No. 99 Scotts Winterguard Ford)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 99.1
2011 Rundown
· One win, 16 top fives, 22 top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 10.0
· Led 21 races for 715 laps
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
· One top five, four top 10s
· Average finish of 16.9 in 14 races
· Average Running Position of 16.0, 13th-best
· Driver Rating of 81.1, 14th-best
· 647 Green Flag Passes, fourth-most
· 3,721 Laps in the Top 15 (57.1%), 10th-most
· 390 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), fourth-most

Continue reading “Top 12 Driver Stats heading to Martinsville”