[autotag]Aric Almirola[/autotag]’s final season with Stewart-Haas Racing didn’t end with a win, but it did end in a good fashion. Almirola finished the year with two top-5 finishes and five top-10 finishes while earning a 22nd-place finish in the point standings. Unfortunately for the driver of the No. 10 car, he didn’t make the 2023 NASCAR playoffs.
Almirola finished his full-time career with Stewart-Haas Racing in a great way with two top-10 finishes in the last three races, including a second-place finish at Martinsville Speedway behind Ryan Blaney. Almirola closed the campaign with 173 laps led (16th-best) and a 19.6 average finishing position (22nd-best); however, where did it go wrong for him?
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The Stewart-Haas Racing driver only had 11 top-20 finishes during the 26-race regular season as the organization struggled with speed. Near the end of the year, Stewart-Haas Racing ran better, and Almirola had nine top-20 finishes in the 10-race playoffs. Overall, it was a successful end of the year as the No. 10 team turned it around.
For Almirola, he is expected to run a part-time schedule with Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for the 2024 season. Joe Gibbs said Almirola drives for the organization now in a video caught by a Washington Commandres reporter, so it appears that is his next opportunity. If so, it is a great fit for everyone involved.
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