Aric Almirola's tenure at Stewart-Haas Racing is over. For real this time.
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 01: Aric Almirola, driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford, greets fans as he walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 01, 2023 in Talladega, Alabama. Aric Almirola’s tenure at Stewart-Haas Racing is over. For real this time.
Almirola, 39, announced Saturday that he would be leaving the team at the end of the 2023 season. Almirola has raced full-time in the Cup Series since 2012 and has been at Stewart-Haas Racing since 2018.Smithfield has sponsored Almirola in the Cup Series since 2012 when he was racing for Richard Petty Motorsports and came to SHR when Almirola left RPM after the 2017 season.Almirola’s social media post announcing his decision did not mention retirement.
Almirola is currently 22nd in the Cup Series standings and has three career wins in 458 starts. His most recent win came in 2021 at New Hampshire as he finished 15th in the standings. Almirola’s best season came in 2018 when he won at Talladega and finished fifth in the points. It was the only time Almirola finished better than 14th in the standings., Noah Gragson is considered the leading contender to replace Almirola at SHR.
With Almirola’s departure, SHR is replacing two of its four drivers in 2024. Josh Berry has already been announced as the replacement for the retiring Kevin Harvick. Both Chase Briscoe and Ryan Preece are set to return next season as the team looks to rebound from what’s been a disastrous season. Harvick was the only SHR driver to make the playoffs and both Briscoe and Preece are behind Almirola in the points standings.
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