Aric Michael Almirola (born March 14, 1984) is an American semi-retired professionalstock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 19Toyota GR Supra forJoe Gibbs Racing. Almirola previously competed full-time in theNASCAR Cup Series, part-time in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, as well as what is now theARCA Menards Series,ARCA Menards Series East, andARCA Menards Series West.
Almirola was born onEglin Air Force Base inFort Walton Beach,Florida, ofCuban descent. He began racinggo-karts when he was eight years old. At the ago of fourteen, he began racing nationally. He won thepole position in his debut in theWorld Karting Association race and finished fourth in the standings that year. Two years later, he moved up into modifieds and won several Rookie of the Year awards.
In 2002, Almirola moved to the NASCAR Sun Belt Weekly Racing Division and finished second in the Rookie of the Year standings. He followed that up with fivepole positions in 2003. In 2004, he became one of the first drivers to participate in NASCAR'sDrive for Diversity program.[1] He also signed withJoe Gibbs Racing as a development driver under a partnership with formerNFL playerReggie White. Almirola ran the season atAce Speedway and won two races before finishing eleventh in the points standings. He won five more races at the track in 2005 made his Truck Series debut withMorgan-Dollar Motorsports, and had two top-tens in four races.
For 2006, Almirola drove the No. 75 Spears Manufacturing-sponsored Chevy forSpears Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series, as part of the JGR development program. He started every race and had three top-ten finishes, including a best finish of ninth, ending the season eighteenth. That season, he also drove nine races in the Busch Series for Gibbs in the No. 19Husqvarna/Banquet Foods-sponsoredChevrolet Monte Carlo. His best finish was eleventh atDover International Speedway. He also served as a test driver for Gibbs teammatesJ. J. Yeley andDenny Hamlin when their Nextel Cup and Busch Series schedules conflicted. He also scored his first career pole at theMilwaukee Mile,[2] qualifying the No. 20 car forDenny Hamlin, who competed in the race.
Almirola moved up to the Busch series regularly in 2007, driving the No. 18 and No. 20 Chevys for Joe Gibbs, driving each car in ten races apiece. He won his second career pole award for theOrbitz 300 atDaytona. He won the pole again, for the second straight year, at theAT&T 250 at theMilwaukee Mile, but thought he was going to give up driving duties to Hamlin again; Hamlin's helicopter was unable to land in time for Hamlin to make it to the track, so Almirola started the race, leading the first 43 laps of the race.[3] On lap 59, during a caution period, because of sponsor commitments, Hamlin took over for Almirola while he was running in the third place. Hamlin went on to win the race, but Almirola was credited with his first NASCAR Busch Series win because he was the driver who started the race. Almirola did not participate in team victory celebrations after the race as he had already left the track.[3] He soon asked for his release and later joinedDale Earnhardt, Inc. following the sale ofGinn Racing. He drove the No. 01 Chevrolet in five races in 2007 and had a best finish of 30th.
Almirola was named co-driver of the No. 8United States Army-sponsored Chevrolet for the2008 Sprint Cup Series, sharing the ride withMark Martin. His best finish during the season was an eighth-place finish in the2008 Food City 500 atBristol, and his best start in Sprint Cup was a third-place start at the2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 atMartinsville. Almirola was named the full-time driver of the No. 8 for the2009 season.[4] Seven races into the 2009 season, Almirola lost his ride due to lack of sponsorship.[5] He later signed a five-race deal withKey Motorsports to drive their No. 40 Chevrolet Impala SS in the Nationwide Series. He returned to the Truck Series, driving part-time in the No. 15Graceway Pharmaceuticals-sponsored Toyota Tundra forBilly Ballew Motorsports, and had a seven-race streak of finishing eighth or better. He also made one attempt and one race in the No. 09Phoenix Racing Chevrolet in the Sprint Cup Series.In October 2009, he filed paperwork in the North Carolina Superior Court indicating that he had a breach-of-contract dispute with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. Almirola competed in seven Sprint Cup races in 2009 for the team before his No. 8 Chevy car was parked because of a lack of sponsorship. The lawsuit was dropped a month later after being settled out of court.[citation needed]
For 2010, he was to drive full-time for Phoenix Racing's No. 09 Cup seriesChevrolet Impala.[6] He also drove the No. 51 Graceway Pharmaceuticals/AK Awareness-sponsoredToyota Tundra forBilly Ballew in theCamping World Truck Series. In April, Almirola parted ways withPhoenix Racing to focus on his Truck Series ride. Almirola attempted theAarons 499 atTalladega in No. 35Tommy Baldwin Racing/Mohawk-sponsoredChevrolet but failed to qualify after qualifying was rained out by NASCAR. Almirola won his first race in theCamping World Truck Series atDover International Speedway and won again atMichigan International Speedway, holding off Todd Bodine and Kyle Busch. Almirola would finish second in points to Bodine.
Hendrick Motorsports named Almirola as a standby driver for the No. 48 team in caseJimmie Johnson needed to leave for the birth of his daughter.[7] Almirola was not needed. In July 2010, Almirola was again a standby driver for Hendrick Motorsports at Pocono in caseJeff Gordon had to leave or miss the race due to the birth of Gordon's son. At Loudon, he was on standby for a sickScott Speed. He drove the No. 9Richard Petty Motorsports Ford at Martinsville Speedway in Fall 2010 afterKasey Kahne was released from his contract.[8] Almirola had his first Sprint Cup top-five finish at Homestead. At Talladega in the fall, he ended up in the closest finish in Truck Series history by ending up second toKyle Busch in 0.002 of a second, who passed underneath Almirola below the yellow line. The 1-2 finish was the same as the previous race in 2009 but the finish was controversial because of the yellow line rules (as NASCAR rules state that a driver must not advance his position by going below the yellow line even if he is forced down there). However, officials determined that Busch had the lead before going below the yellow line, which made Busch's winning move legal.In 2011, Almirola drove the No. 88 Nationwide Series car forJR Motorsports. He won two poles and had eighteen top-tens to finish fourth in points. He was released from his contract after the season when he accepted a full-time Sprint Cup ride, driving for Richard Petty Motorsports in the No. 43 Ford.[9]
After only running one year's worth ofSprint Cup Series races in his career,Richard Petty Motorsports signed Almirola to a one-year contract, replacing the departingA. J. Allmendinger in the legendary 43 car.[10] Almirola earned the pole atCharlotte in May, and collected one top-five and four top-tens en route to a 20th-place finish in points. Aric's best run of the year may have been atKansas in October, where he qualified fifth and led 69 laps after taking the top spot on lap 6. But on lap 121, Almirola blew a tire, sending hisFarmland Ford into the wall. He spun on lap 172 racing for the lead and lost a lap on pit road. After getting his lap back and working his way up to thirteenth, Almirola hit the wall once again, setting the front of the car ablaze and ending the promising run.[11] Almirola also returned to the Truck Series in 2012 on a part-time basis driving for his old crew chiefRichie Wauters' No. 5 Ford.
In 2013, Almirola returned to Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 in the Sprint Cup Series; atMartinsville Speedway in October, the team ran the No. 41 to honorMaurice Petty's induction into theNASCAR Hall of Fame.[12] During the 2013 season from Texas to Talladega, he had the most consecutive Top 10s in the 43 car sinceBobby Hamilton in 1996. After being fastest in practice in Talladega, his crew chiefTodd Parrott was suspended for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy.[13] Almirola finished a career high 18th in points. In 2014, he received crew chief Trent Owens who is Richard Petty's nephew.
In January 2014, RPM announced a three-year contract extension with Almirola after working on one-year deals the previous two seasons. This coincided with sponsorSmithfield Foods stepping up to fund 29 races in each of the next three seasons with brands Smithfield,Farmland,Eckrich, andGwaltney.[14] Almirola had a rather slow start to 2014, being involved in a 12-car wreck in the2014 Daytona 500. At Bristol, Almirola posted his best cup finish to date, finishing 3rd.
The next week at Auto Club Speedway during the2014 Auto Club 400, Almirola got involved in an accident withBrian Scott. Almirola made a pass on Scott for fourth place. Scott controversially moved into the back of Almirola to wreck himself and Almirola. In a post-race interview, an angry Almirola retorted "The 33 was obviously a dart without feathers and coming across the race track. He ran right into me. Man, he came from all the way at the bottom of the race track and ran into me. He's not even racing this series for points. He's out there having fun because his daddy gets to pay for it and he wrecked us. That's frustrating."
At the2014 Coke Zero 400, Almirola would earn his first career win in the Sprint Cup Series after avoiding two major wrecks, and leading the field when the race was called off after 112 laps due to rain. His win also marked the first victory by the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 since 1999, and 30 years to the dayRichard Petty won his 200th race.[15][16] On his big victory Almirola said "The good Lord was watching out for us today and we were meant to win. It's really special for me to win here. This is not only the 30th anniversary of this team's last win at Daytona, it is my hometown and I remember growing up watching Daytona 500s and Firecracker 400s here. To win is real special."
Despite scoring better than twentieth only four times in the next few races, Almirola's win clinched a berth in the 2014Chase for the Sprint Cup, his first Chase appearance and the first for a Cuban driver. Almirola was eliminated from the championship chase after round 1 of the Chase.
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Almirola had a more successful year in 2015 despite missing the Chase barely. He had only six top-tens but he was mainly in the top-fifteen and was consistent all year long. he barely missed the chase by almost winning the Fall Richmond race with a strategy call and finished fourth. He finished seventeenth in the standings, the highest for a non-chaser.
He returned to No. 43 in 2016 withBrian Scott as his new teammate.
In July 2016, Almirola, in the No. 98 car, won the Xfinity Series race at Daytona, his first Xfinity Series win since 2007. He barely beatJustin Allgaier by 0.003 seconds to win the race. A final lap caution came out, with Almirola being declared the winner on review. In victory lane, an ecstatic Almirola said that he considered the race to be his first Xfinity Series win as he had won the 2007 Milwaukee race whileDenny Hamlin drove 75% of the race. Almirola had a dismal 2016 season with just a top-ten finish.
Almirola started the 2017 season without a teammate and finished 4th at the2017 Daytona 500. Almirola was hit with a 35-point penalty loss after the Talladega race. During theGo Bowling 400 atKansas Speedway on May 13, 2017, Almirola was involved in a violent crash along withJoey Logano andDanica Patrick. After Logano's brake rotor exploded, he collided with Patrick, sending both straight into the wall. Almirola attempted to avoid the wreck but instead slammed into Logano. Although he was conscious, Almirola was cut out of his car, placed onto a stretcher, and airlifted to theUniversity of Kansas Hospital.[17] Almirola was diagnosed with acompression fracture of his T5 vertebrae, released from the University of Kansas Hospital after overnight observation and traveled back to North Carolina, where he had a follow-up consultation with his doctors in Charlotte. Almirola was also reported to have the ability to walk the day after his violent wreck. It was expected that he would miss eight–twelve weeks.[18] He was replaced byRegan Smith for the Monster Energy Open, which led up to theMonster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race, theCoca-Cola 600, and theAAA 400 Drive for Autism.[19]Darrell Wallace Jr.[20] andBilly Johnson also substituted for Almirola.[21] On June 29, 2017, Almirola stated he would undergo track tests in Charlotte or Darlington before being medically cleared to race in low-banking tracks likeIndianapolis orNew Hampshire to decrease stress on his back.[22] On July 12, 2017, he announced he had been cleared to return to racing at Loudon'sOverton's 301.[23]
In September 2017, after sponsorSmithfield Foods announced that they would be leaving the team at season's end, Almirola announced his departure from Richard Petty Motorsports.
On November 8, 2017,Stewart–Haas Racing announced Almirola as the driver of the No. 10 Ford Fusion for the2018 season.[24] Almirola was leading the2018 Daytona 500 when on the race's last lap Almirola and eventual race winnerAustin Dillon collided, resulting in Almirola crashing into the outside wall and finishing eleventh. His consistency throughout the regular season brought him to the playoffs. At theinaugural Charlotte Roval race, Almirola was barely able to advance to the Round of 12 with a nineteenth-place finish after slamming the outside wall while avoidingWilliam Byron, who cut a tire in front of him. He had a strong running at thefall Dover race until he got loose exiting the turn and collided withBrad Keselowski, which caused a multi-car pileup that took out Keselowski,Martin Truex Jr., andAlex Bowman. One week later, Almirola and Stewart–Haas Racing dominated thefall Talladega race. On the final lap, Almirola was running 2nd until his teammateKurt Busch ran out of gas. Almirola scored his second career cup win, locking him into the Round of 8.[25] Despite finishing fourth atPhoenix, Almirola was eliminated in the Round of 8. He finished the season fifth in the points standings, the highest finish of his career.
In the2019 season, Almirola once again made the playoffs, but was eliminated in the Round of 16 after finishing fourteenth at theCharlotte Roval.[26] Five weeks later, Almirola contended with teammate and pole-setterKevin Harvick for the win atTexas before finishing in 2nd-place, his best finish of the season. He fell to fourteenth in the final points standings. On December 4, 2019, Stewart–Haas Racing announced thatMike Bugarewicz will replaceJohnny Klausmeier as the crew chief of the No. 10 team in2020.[27]
Almirola finished third at the2020 GEICO 500 despite crossing the finish line nearly all the way backward after being spun byRicky Stenhouse Jr.[28] Almirola led the most laps and won the second stage at Pocono the following week, and looked to be in a position to win until a poor final pit stop cost him the lead. Almirola finished 3rd.[29] Almirola led 128 of the first 137 laps atKentucky but his car did not do as well in lap traffic and he was unable to regain the lead; Almirola's teammateCole Custer won the race.[30] Almirola's consistency got him in the Playoffs for the third year in a row. He made it to the Round of 12 but was eliminated after theCharlotte Roval.
In 2021, Almirola won his duel and started third in the Daytona 500, but contact withChristopher Bell triggered the big one and knocked Almirola out of the race on lap fourteen. It was the fourth consecutive year in which Almirola did not finish on the lead lap in the Daytona 500. AtNew Hampshire Motor Speedway, with 57 laps to go, Almirola passedRyan Blaney for the lead. He went on to collect his third career win over Christopher Bell after NASCAR shortened the race by 8 laps due to darkness. Almirola was eliminated from the playoffs following the conclusion of the Round of 16 atBristol.[31] He finished the season fifteenth in the points standings.[32]
On January 10, 2022, Almirola announced his retirement from full-time racing after the2022 season.[33] However, on August 19, 2022, Almirola announced he would not retire at the end of the season and would continue to drive the No. 10 in 2023.[34] He started the season with a fifth-place finish at the2022 Daytona 500. Despite having no wins, Almirola's finishes were a huge improvement over the previous season, with two top-fives and seven top-10 finishes. On October 28, 2023, Almirola announced he would not return to SHR in 2024.[35]
Almirola returned to the Xfinity Series part-time in2023 in two road course races. He drove theSS-Green Light Racing No. 08 to a 24th-place finish atCircuit of the Americas and theRSS Racing No. 28 atSonoma, becoming the first-ever winner in the NXS at Sonoma as well as giving RSS their first ever win as an organization.[36]
In2024, Almirola returned toJoe Gibbs Racing (JGR) in the Xfinity Series on a part-time schedule, driving the No. 19 and No. 20 cars. He claimed victory atMartinsville with the No. 20 team and earned aUS$100,000 bonus by winning the firstDash 4 Cash race of the season.[37] However, shortly before theCharlotte race, Almirola andBubba Wallace were involved in a physical altercation during a weekly competition meeting attended by drivers from JGR and23XI Racing. While the exact cause of the dispute remains unclear, the team identified Almirola as the instigator. As a result, JGR indefinitely suspended him and replaced him withTy Gibbs, stating it was a team decision.[38][39] Almirola later returned to competition atIndianapolis and found success during the playoffs, securing wins atKansas andMartinsville.[40][41] Despite only making fourteen starts, Almirola finished seventeenth in the final Xfinity Series driver standings, finishing ahead of ten full time Xfinity Series drivers. He earned three wins, six stage wins, eight top-fives, nine top-tens, eleven top-fifteens and twelve top-twenties, led 415 laps, and had an average finish of 9.2.
In2025, Almirola partnered with Joe Gibbs Racing and the Christian organizationYoung Life to compete part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, participating in nine events.[42][43] After a late-race caution atPhoenix, Almirola took over the lead fromJustin Allgaier and made a last lap pass onAlex Bowman in an exciting photo finish to earn the win. Almirola beat Bowman by 0.045 seconds, the26th closest finish in Xfinity Series history.[44] AtIndianapolis, Almirola was intentionally right-rear hooked byAustin Hill to the outside wall, having Hill be penalized five laps and suspended the following week.[45] During the playoffs, Almirola won atBristol andLas Vegas.[46][47] With Almirola finishing second atPhoenix, the No. 19 car ended the season with the owners' championship.[48]
Aric Almirola was born atEglin Air Force Base in Florida, and raised in Tampa.[49] His family members are ofCuban descent. His grandfather Sam Rodriguez was a dirt sprint car driver.
A graduate ofHillsborough High School inTampa,[50] Almirola attended theUniversity of Central Florida to work on a degree inmechanical engineering before leaving to pursue a career in racing.[51]
Almirola is married to Janice Almirola, with whom he has two children[52] Almirola danced with his children in a 2019public service announcement for theAdministration for Children and Families (ACF), part of the Responsible Fatherhood media campaign.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref | |||
| 2007 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 80 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS 41 | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | 52nd | 357 | [53] | ||||||||||||||||
| Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 01 | Chevy | BRI 36 | CAL 31 | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL 30 | CLT | MAR 43 | ATL | TEX | PHO 26 | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 8 | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI 8 | MAR 42 | TEX | PHO | TAL 33 | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON 25 | NHA 23 | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN 35 | MCH | BRI 13 | CAL 30 | RCH | NHA 18 | DOV | KAN | TAL 13 | CLT | MAR 20 | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM 35 | 42nd | 1075 | [54] | |||||
| 2009 | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | DAY 30 | CAL 35 | LVS 39 | ATL 21 | BRI 35 | MAR 37 | TEX 33 | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | 46th | 527 | [55] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phoenix Racing | 09 | Dodge | BRI DNQ | ATL | RCH | NHA 29 | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAL 43 | LVS 43 | ATL DNQ | BRI 39 | MAR 41 | PHO DNQ | TEX | 48th | 704 | [56] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Baldwin Racing | 35 | Chevy | TAL DNQ | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Petty Motorsports | 9 | Ford | MAR 21 | TAL 20 | TEX 21 | PHO 27 | HOM 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Richard Petty Motorsports | 43 | Ford | DAY 33 | PHO 12 | LVS 24 | BRI 19 | CAL 25 | MAR 8 | TEX 22 | KAN 23 | RCH 26 | TAL 12 | DAR 19 | CLT 16 | DOV 6 | POC 28 | MCH 17 | SON 28 | KEN 26 | DAY 19 | NHA 28 | IND 19 | POC 19 | GLN 18 | MCH 20 | BRI 35 | ATL 32 | RCH 26 | CHI 17 | NHA 23 | DOV 19 | TAL 19 | CLT 12 | KAN 29 | MAR 4 | TEX 15 | PHO 16 | HOM 7 | 20th | 868 | [57] | |||
| 2013 | DAY 13 | PHO 15 | LVS 16 | BRI 37 | CAL 14 | MAR 20 | TEX 7 | KAN 8 | RCH 8 | TAL 10 | DAR 20 | CLT 33 | DOV 18 | POC 21 | MCH 17 | SON 20 | KEN 15 | DAY 38 | NHA 5 | IND 17 | POC 20 | GLN 37 | MCH 18 | BRI 15 | ATL 20 | RCH 20 | CHI 13 | NHA 21 | DOV 22 | KAN 10 | CLT 23 | TAL 22 | TEX 27 | PHO 19 | HOM 16 | 18th | 913 | [58] | |||||||
| 41 | MAR 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 43 | DAY 39 | PHO 15 | LVS 25 | BRI 3 | CAL 43 | MAR 8 | TEX 12 | DAR 24 | RCH 17 | TAL 13 | KAN 8 | CLT 11 | DOV 12 | POC 22 | MCH 31 | SON 23 | KEN 39 | DAY 1 | NHA 23 | IND 21 | POC 35 | GLN 18 | MCH 20 | BRI 41 | ATL 9 | RCH 10 | CHI 41 | NHA 6 | DOV 28 | KAN 31 | CLT 22 | TAL 39 | MAR 21 | TEX 24 | PHO 18 | HOM 19 | 16th | 2195 | [59] | |||||
| 2015 | DAY 15 | ATL 11 | LVS 26 | PHO 19 | CAL 11 | MAR 12 | TEX 19 | BRI 13 | RCH 20 | TAL 15 | KAN 11 | CLT 17 | DOV 5 | POC 43 | MCH 22 | SON 14 | DAY 34 | KEN 12 | NHA 15 | IND 38 | POC 18 | GLN 16 | MCH 14 | BRI 17 | DAR 11 | RCH 4 | CHI 10 | NHA 43 | DOV 5 | CLT 10 | KAN 24 | TAL 16 | MAR 16 | TEX 18 | PHO 10 | HOM 41 | 17th | 940 | [60] | ||||||
| 2016 | DAY 12 | ATL 15 | LVS 24 | PHO 13 | CAL 21 | MAR 40 | TEX 24 | BRI 34 | RCH 21 | TAL 27 | KAN 18 | DOV 31 | CLT 26 | POC 20 | MCH 26 | SON 27 | DAY 15 | KEN 20 | NHA 19 | IND 25 | POC 39 | GLN 27 | BRI 14 | MCH 25 | DAR 32 | RCH 17 | CHI 32 | NHA 17 | DOV 16 | CLT 15 | KAN 40 | TAL 8 | MAR 15 | TEX 22 | PHO 22 | HOM 40 | 26th | 638 | [61] | ||||||
| 2017 | DAY 4 | ATL 27 | LVS 14 | PHO 17 | CAL 19 | MAR 18 | TEX 18 | BRI 22 | RCH 9 | TAL 4 | KAN 38 | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA 24 | IND 13 | POC 38 | GLN 21 | MCH 12 | BRI 37 | DAR 20 | RCH 17 | CHI 24 | NHA 26 | DOV 25 | CLT 24 | TAL 5 | KAN 9 | MAR 18 | TEX 15 | PHO 9 | HOM 18 | 29th | 502 | [62] | ||||||
| 2018 | Stewart–Haas Racing | 10 | Ford | DAY 11 | ATL 13 | LVS 10 | PHO 7 | CAL 12 | MAR 14 | TEX 32 | BRI 6 | RCH 17 | TAL 7 | DOV 11 | KAN 9 | CLT 13 | POC 7 | MCH 11 | SON 8 | CHI 25* | DAY 27 | KEN 8 | NHA 3 | POC 25 | GLN 22 | MCH 7 | BRI 31 | DAR 14 | IND 23 | LVS 6 | RCH 5 | ROV 19 | DOV 13 | TAL 1 | KAN 10 | MAR 11 | TEX 8 | PHO 4 | HOM 9 | 5th | 2354 | [63] | |||
| 2019 | DAY 32 | ATL 8 | LVS 7 | PHO 4 | CAL 9 | MAR 9 | TEX 7 | BRI 37 | RCH 23 | TAL 9 | DOV 16 | KAN 12 | CLT 11 | POC 10 | MCH 17 | SON 9 | CHI 16 | DAY 7 | KEN 14 | NHA 11 | POC 12 | GLN 12 | MCH 33 | BRI 29 | DAR 17 | IND 14 | LVS 13 | RCH 16 | ROV 14 | DOV 17 | TAL 4 | KAN 23 | MAR 37 | TEX 2 | PHO 22 | HOM 22 | 14th | 2234 | [64] | ||||||
| 2020 | DAY 22 | LVS 21 | CAL 8 | PHO 8 | DAR 12 | DAR 7 | CLT 15 | CLT 20 | BRI 29 | ATL 17 | MAR 33 | HOM 5 | TAL 3 | POC 3* | POC 5 | IND 3 | KEN 8* | TEX 10 | KAN 6 | NHA 7 | MCH 16 | MCH 6 | DRC 24 | DOV 17 | DOV 7 | DAY 18 | DAR 9 | RCH 8 | BRI 5 | LVS 17 | TAL 37 | ROV 16 | KAN 13 | TEX 23 | MAR 7 | PHO 13 | 15th | 2235 | [65] | ||||||
| 2021 | DAY 34 | DRC 17 | HOM 30 | LVS 38 | PHO 11 | ATL 20 | BRD 36 | MAR 20 | RCH 6 | TAL 15 | KAN 29 | DAR 37 | DOV 37 | COA 26 | CLT 22 | SON 27 | NSH 4 | POC 16 | POC 16 | ROA 14 | ATL 23 | NHA 1 | GLN 16 | IRC 19 | MCH 17 | DAY 14 | DAR 16 | RCH 14 | BRI 18 | LVS 19 | TAL 26 | ROV 24 | TEX 18 | KAN 26 | MAR 6 | PHO 6 | 15th | 2215 | [32] | ||||||
| 2022 | DAY 5 | CAL 6 | LVS 6 | PHO 12 | ATL 22 | COA 19 | RCH 21 | MAR 8 | BRD 23 | TAL 13 | DOV 19 | DAR 11 | KAN 26 | CLT 17 | GTW 5 | SON 14 | NSH 17 | ROA 28 | ATL 8 | NHA 31 | POC 13 | IRC 38 | MCH 34 | RCH 8 | GLN 29 | DAY 21 | DAR 11 | KAN 21 | BRI 28 | TEX 24 | TAL 14* | ROV 15 | LVS 18 | HOM 21 | MAR 15 | PHO 20 | 20th | 760 | [66] | ||||||
| 2023 | DAY 21 | CAL 35 | LVS 16 | PHO 33 | ATL 30 | COA 30 | RCH 13 | BRD 31 | MAR 6 | TAL 22 | DOV 24 | KAN 13 | DAR 21 | CLT 25 | GTW 19 | SON 28 | NSH 25 | CSC 12 | ATL 18* | NHA 34 | POC 12 | RCH 8 | MCH 16 | IRC 39 | GLN 30 | DAY 3 | DAR 14 | KAN 17 | BRI 18 | TEX 18 | TAL 17 | ROV 21 | LVS 14 | HOM 9 | MAR 2 | PHO 13 | 22nd | 675 | [67] | ||||||
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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| 2009 | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 30 |
| 2010 | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
| 2012 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 27 | 33 |
| 2013 | 26 | 13 | ||
| 2014 | 13 | 39 | ||
| 2015 | 33 | 15 | ||
| 2016 | 34 | 12 | ||
| 2017 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 37 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 32 | ||
| 2020 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 34 | ||
| 2022 | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 21 | ||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | |||
| 2005 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTW | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM QL† | TEX | PHO | HOM | N/A | – | [68] | |||
| 2006 | 19 | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH 32 | DAR | CLT | DOV 11 | NSH | KEN | IRP 38 | GLN | MCH 27 | BRI 20 | CAL | RCH 18 | DOV | KAN 39 | CLT 15 | MEM | TEX | PHO 13 | HOM | 51st | 833 | [69] | |||||||||||
| 20 | MLW QL† | DAY | CHI | NHA | MAR QL† | GTW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 18 | DAY 19 | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL 27 | PHO 43 | DAR 41 | CLT 14 | DOV | CHI 38 | GTW | CLT 4 | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM 18 | 29th | 1959 | [70] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | BRI 32 | NSH 19 | TEX | TAL 20 | RCH | NSH 10 | KEN 6 | MLW 1 | NHA | DAY 28 | IRP 6 | CGV 11 | GLN | MCH | BRI 10 | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Key Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW 11 | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTW | IRP 14 | IOW 34 | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | 76th | 394 | [71] | ||||||||
| Smith-Ganassi Racing | 42 | Dodge | CLT 27 | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | JR Motorsports | 88 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH | KEN | ROA | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTW | IRP 3 | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | KAN 22 | CAL 6 | CLT 8 | GTW | TEX 16 | PHO 6 | HOM 32 | 44th | 1021 | [72] | |||||
| 7 | RCH 11 | DOV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 88 | DAY 19 | PHO 13 | LVS 15 | BRI 10 | CAL 9 | TEX 12 | TAL 8 | NSH 10 | RCH 14 | DAR 28 | DOV 9 | IOW 17 | CLT 9 | CHI 4 | MCH 15 | ROA 22 | DAY 9 | KEN 20 | NHA 5 | NSH 5 | IRP 4 | IOW 5 | GLN 8 | CGV 20 | BRI 5 | ATL 8 | RCH 7 | CHI 4 | DOV 15 | KAN 12 | CLT 15 | TEX 19 | PHO 25 | HOM 8 | 4th | 1095 | [73] | ||||||
| 2013 | Richard Petty Motorsports | 43 | Ford | DAY | PHO 9 | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 111th | 01 | [74] | |||||
| 2014 | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | 98 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI 14 | KEN | DOV 13 | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 99th | 01 | [75] | |||||
| 2015 | DAY 7 | ATL | LVS 11 | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH 15 | TAL 10 | IOW | CLT 19 | DOV | MCH 8 | CHI | DAY 35 | KEN | NHA | IND 14 | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM 12 | 93rd | 01 | [76] | ||||||||
| 2016 | DAY 11 | ATL | LVS 12 | PHO | CAL 11 | TEX 17 | BRI 10 | RCH | TAL 10 | DOV | CLT | POC 11 | MCH | IOW | DAY 1 | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO 12 | HOM 10 | 92nd | 01 | [77] | ||||||||
| 2017 | DAY 23 | ATL 19 | LVS 17 | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL 1 | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI 38 | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 93rd | 01 | [78] | ||||||||
| 2018 | Stewart–Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste | DAY 35 | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN 5 | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 98th | 01 | [79] | |||||||
| 2023 | SS-Green Light Racing | 08 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA 24 | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | 76th | 01 | [80] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RSS Racing | 28 | Ford | SON 1 | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | ROA | MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS 12 | PHO 31 | COA | 17th | 560 | [81] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | RCH 2* | MAR 1* | TEX | TAL | DOV | DAR 5 | CLT | PIR | SON | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC | POC | IND 3 | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN 26 | BRI | KAN 1 | TAL 19 | ROV 9 | LVS 13 | HOM 3 | MAR 1* | PHO 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 19 | DAY | ATL 3 | COA | PHO 1 | LVS 2 | HOM | MAR 13 | DAR | BRI | CAR | TAL 33 | TEX | CLT | NSH 6 | MXC | POC | ATL 7* | CSC | SON | DOV 2 | IND 35 | IOW | GLN | DAY 24 | PIR | GTW 6 | BRI 1 | KAN | ROV 14 | LVS 1* | TAL 24 | MAR 5 | PHO 2 | 17th | 652 | [82] | |||||||
| † – Qualified forDenny Hamlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2005 | Morgan-Dollar Motorsports | 47 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | GTW | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | KAN | KEN | MEM 30 | IRP 10 | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA 8 | LVS | MAR | ATL | TEX 34 | PHO | HOM | 48th | 410 | [83] |
| 2006 | Spears Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY 32 | CAL 21 | ATL 18 | MAR 18 | GTW 10 | CLT 9 | MFD 30 | DOV 12 | TEX 32 | MCH 36 | MLW 13 | KAN 18 | KEN 22 | MEM 18 | IRP 21 | NSH 22 | BRI 32 | NHA 29 | LVS 10 | TAL 22 | MAR 16 | ATL 30 | TEX 20 | PHO 22 | HOM 23 | 18th | 2471 | [84] |
| 2007 | Billy Ballew Motorsports | 51 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM 17 | KEN | IRP | 60th | 273 | [85] | |||||||||||
| Morgan-Dollar Motorsports | 47 | Chevy | NSH 23 | BRI | GTW | NHA 32 | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 46 | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX 17 | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 78th | 112 | [86] | ||
| 2009 | Billy Ballew Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX 16 | MCH | MLW 20 | MEM 4 | KEN 5 | IRP 3 | NSH | BRI 6 | CHI 8 | IOW 2 | NHA 21 | MAR 12 | TAL 2 | TEX 14 | PHO 3 | HOM 14 | 20th | 2301 | [87] | ||
| 51 | GTW 4 | LVS 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | DAY 12 | ATL 3 | MAR 6 | NSH 8 | KAN 7 | DOV 1 | CLT 7 | TEX 12 | MCH 1 | IOW 28 | GTW 8 | IRP 31 | POC 4 | NSH 3 | DAR 9 | BRI 2 | CHI 6 | KEN 3 | NHA 8 | LVS 6 | MAR 5 | TAL 2 | TEX 7 | PHO 5 | HOM 5 | 2nd | 3730 | [88] | |||
| 2011 | Vision Aviation Racing | DAY 22 | PHO | DAR | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | KEN | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | CHI | NHA | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | HOM | 104th | 01 | [89] | ||
| 2012 | Wauters Motorsports | 5 | Ford | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL 5 | IOW | KEN | LVS | TAL 26 | MAR | TEX 9 | PHO | HOM | 90th | 01 | [90] | |||
| 2024 | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 16 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | BRI | COA | MAR | TEX | KAN | DAR | NWS DNQ | CLT | GTW | NSH | POC | IRP | RCH | MLW | BRI | KAN | TAL | HOM | MAR | PHO | 91st | 01 | [91] | ||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Re/Max Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL 37 | 171st | 45 | [92] | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 29 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | CAY | KEN | BLN | POC 34 | NSH | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | 143rd | 70 | [93] | |||||||||||||||||
| NASCAR Camping World East Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 8 | Chevy | GRE | IOW | SBO | GLN | NHA | TMP | NSH | ADI | LRP | MFD | NHA | DOV 1 | STA | 149th | 185 | [94] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2018 | Stewart–Haas Racing | 41 | Ford | KCR | TUS | TUS | OSS | CNS | SON 2 | DCS | IOW | EVG | GTW | LVS | MER | AAS | KCR | 30th | 43 | [95] | ||
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