Aric Almirola Makes Good On a Tough Year With Billy Ballew Motorsports

Aric Almirola started the 2009 season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing before the lack of sponsorship knocked him out of the ride back in April after just seven races. He has, since then, attempted two races for James Finch Racing and ran the Loudon Cup race for the team. Across the board doesn't matter which series of the top three you look at it's really effect the young talent in NASCAR. Many haven't run any races, others are running partial schedules with multiple teams and then you have a few like Almirola who are given a chance. Back in June, Billy Ballew Motorsports signed him to run in the No. 15, when it's normal driver Brian Ickler would fill in for Kyle Busch in the No. 51 and he's been...

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