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Tampa's Aric Almirola gets charge out of chance to carry Richard Petty banner (St. Petersburg Times)
**By Antonya English, Times Staff Writer**
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Aric Almirola grew up in Tampa watching his grandfather Sam Rodriguez excel as
a sprint car racer in the 1980s and 1990s. He remembers Saturday nights at the
East Bay Raceway watching "my hero" win many, many races, then having his
picture taken with his grandfather down in victory lane.
Now 11 years after entering the racing business he grew up loving, Almirola
finds himself in a once-in-a-lifetime situation in his own racing career. The
former Nationwide Series standout will drive the legendary No. 43 Ford Fusion
in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series this season -- the number made famous by
Richard Petty.
"On a personal level it's huge because it's something that I've dreamed about
doing since I was a little kid, racing in NASCAR at the highest level on the
Cup series," Almirola said. "It's a really big deal. And then obviously on a
professional level, with as competitive as the equipment has been over the
last few years, to work with all these guys here at Richard Petty Motorsports,
with Greg Erwin and all the guys on this 43 team, I'm really excited ...


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