Aric Almirola & Todd Parrott Phoenix Media Transcript

Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Farmland Ford Fusion, has experienced a resurgence ever since Todd Parrott became his crew chief eight races ago at Chicagoland Speedway.  In that time, Almirola has three top-five qualifying runs, including a fifth-place showing yesterday to lead the Ford group, and a career-tying best fourth-place finish at Martinsville Speedway two weeks ago.  Almirola and Parrott spoke about their success before today’s first practice session at Phoenix International Raceway. TODD PARROTT, Crew Chief – WHAT WAS YOUR MINDSET WHEN THE CHANGE WAS MADE AND YOU CAME FROM THE 9 TO THE 43?  “Everybody at RPM has been good to me and I just said to myself that I was going to make this work and make it work in good ways because I know I can.  I’ve got a group of people surrounding me that I trust and I have a lot of belief in.  I’ve made my commitment to the 43 car because I know how important it is to try to get it back in Victory Lane, and I feel like with what we’ve ...