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Almirola goes to backup car after practice wreck (NASCAR.com)
If last weekend's Daytona winner Aric Almirola plans to make it two in a row for his No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Fusion, he'll have to work his way through the field -- all of it -- in Sunday's Camping World RV Sales 301 (1 p.m. ET, TNT) at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. On his 14th lap in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice Saturday morning, Almirola had a left rear tire go down in Turn 3, sending his car careening hard into the outside wall. The winner of the Coke Zero 400 was 19th*in Coors Light Pole Award qualifying Friday, but will have to start at the rear of the field Sunday after being forced to switch to his backup car. I just don't know," said Almirola, currently 21st*in points but in position to make the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup because of his Daytona victory. More...
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