Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Farmland Ford Fusion, sits 10th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings after finishing 13th at Daytona and 15th at Phoenix in the first two races of the season. Almirola visited the Las Vegas Motor Speedway infield media center to talk about the start to his season during a break in testing before this weekend’s event.
WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE YOUR GOOD START TO THIS YEAR? “I think I can first attribute it to Todd Parrott and all the guys on this 43 team. The core group of guys is the same from last year that we ran so well the last 10 races with, so going into this year I was more excited than ever about just showing up to the race track because I knew I was gonna be competitive based on how we finished last year. Every year you always get excited about going back to race. I’m a racer. That’s what I love to do, but this year I was excited about the opportunity I had ahead of me. We’ve gotten off to a good start and proven that all of my ex...
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