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Num Sponsor Make Team
43 Smithfield Foods Ford Richard Petty Motorsports

Teammates

Marcos Ambrose - #9 - Stanley/Dewalt Power Tools

2013 Predicted Points Finish: #22

Considering 2012 was his first full-time season at the Cup level, Almirola held his own. He finished 20th in the standings and got better as the year went on. In fact, his best stretch of the year came during the Chase when he posted eight top-20s and compiled a 14.2 average finish. Almirola isn't going to be piling up top-10s in 2013, but he could be a sneaky source of top-20s.

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Finish by Track Type

Type Avg
Finish
Intermediate23.3
Road Course27.3
Short22.7
Superspeedway23.4
Overall23.2
Overall (excluding DNFs)20.7

Top Tracks since 2008

Track Avg
Finish
Dover International Speedway12.5
Charlotte Motor Speedway14.0
Homestead-Miami Speedway15.3
Chicagoland Speedway17.0
Phoenix International Raceway18.3

Worst Tracks since 2008

Track Avg
Finish
Las Vegas Motor Speedway35.3
Auto Club Speedway33.3
Infineon Raceway28.0
Daytona International Speedway27.3
Atlanta Motor Speedway26.5

Race Results

Date Race Track Start Finish Status Laps Led
11/18/12 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway 5 7 running 0
11/11/12 Kobalt Tools 500 Phoenix International Raceway 5 16 running 0
11/04/12 AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway 14 15 running 0
10/28/12 Tums Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway 10 4 running 0
10/21/12 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway 5 29 crash 69
10/13/12 Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway 17 12 running 0
10/07/12 Good Sam Club 500 Talladega Superspeedway 18 19 running 0
09/30/12 AAA 400 Dover International Speedway 21 19 running 0
09/23/12 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 19 23 running 0
09/16/12 Geico 400 Chicagoland Speedway 2 17 running 3
09/08/12 Wonderful Pistachios 400 Richmond International Raceway 18 26 running 0
09/02/12 AdvoCare 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway 13 32 running 0
08/25/12 IRWIN Tools Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway 5 35 crash 0
08/19/12 Pure Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway 41 20 running 0
08/12/12 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Watkins Glen International 29 18 running 0
08/05/12 Pennsylvania 400 Pocono Raceway 13 18 running 0
07/29/12 Crown Royal 'Your Hero's Name Here' 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 4 19 running 0
07/15/12 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 23 28 running 0
07/07/12 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway 17 19 running 0
06/30/12 Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway 13 26 running 0
06/24/12 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway 30 28 running 0
06/17/12 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Michigan International Speedway 15 17 running 0
06/10/12 Pocono 400 Pocono Raceway 29 28 running 0
06/03/12 FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks Dover International Speedway 12 6 running 0
05/27/12 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway 1 16 running 3
05/12/12 Showtime Southern 500 Darlington Raceway 13 19 running 0
05/06/12 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway 4 12 running 0
04/28/12 Richmond 400 Richmond International Raceway 11 26 running 0
04/22/12 STP 400 Kansas Speedway 26 23 running 0
04/14/12 Samsung Mobile 500 Texas Motor Speedway 23 22 running 0
04/01/12 Goody's Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway 19 8 running 3
03/25/12 Auto Club 400 Auto Club Speedway 28 25 running 0
03/18/12 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway 7 19 running 0
03/11/12 Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 27 24 running 0
03/04/12 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway 18 12 running 0
02/26/12 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway 27 33 crash 0
11/21/10 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway 24 4 running 0
11/14/10 Kobalt Tools 500 Phoenix International Raceway 9 27 running 0
11/07/10 AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway 13 21 running 0
10/31/10 AMP Energy 500 Talladega Superspeedway 37 20 running 2
10/24/10 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway 35 21 running 0
03/28/10 Goody's Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway 37 41 brakes 0
03/21/10 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway 27 39 brakes 0
02/28/10 Shelby 427 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 43 43 vibration 0
02/21/10 Auto Club 500 Auto Club Speedway 24 43 engine 0
09/20/09 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 39 29 running 0
04/05/09 Samsung 500 Texas Motor Speedway 41 33 running 0
03/29/09 Goody's Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway 37 37 running 0
03/22/09 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway 18 35 running 0
03/08/09 Kobalt Tools 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway 37 21 running 0
03/01/09 Shelby 427 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 27 39 crash 0
02/22/09 Auto Club 500 Auto Club Speedway 31 35 engine 0
02/15/09 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway 11 30 running 0
11/16/08 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway 40 35 running 0
10/19/08 TUMS QuikPak 500 Martinsville Speedway 15 20 running 53
10/05/08 Amp Energy 500 Talladega Superspeedway 3 13 running 3
09/14/08 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 15 18 running 0
08/31/08 Pepsi 500 Auto Club Speedway 10 30 running 0
08/23/08 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway 23 13 running 0
08/10/08 Centurion Boats at The Glen Watkins Glen International 15 35 running 0
06/29/08 LENOX Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 39 23 running 0
06/22/08 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway 40 28 running 0
06/08/08 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway 18 15 running 0
04/27/08 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway 28 33 running 0
04/27/08 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway 22 16 running 0
03/30/08 Goody's Cool Orange 500 Martinsville Speedway 3 42 engine 0
03/16/08 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway 16 8 running 0
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