NASCAR Stat Sheet: Almirola Is the Unlikely Hero for SHR in New Hampshire
July 20, 2021
Last year was a memorable one for Stewart Haas Racing, with Kevin Harvick providing most of the highlights for the team throughout 2020. Nine wins and a boatload of laps led will do that for just about any driver and team. It’s been well documented that 2021 has been far less kind to the SHR quartet, but if anyone could break through and lead the return to victory lane, it’d be Harvick, right?
Wrong. Aric Almirola took advantage of a bizarre, rain slicked start that removed some of the heaviest competition to score his first Cup win in nearly three years. It was also the first of the year for perennial contender SHR.
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Fan favorite Matt DiBenedetto not sure what his NASCAR future is
Matt DiBenedetto is outside the playoffs heading to Loudon, New Hampshire, and is looking for a job next season.
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Matt DiBenedetto knows he is without a ride for next season and is trying to earn his way into the playoffs at Loudon, New Hampshire.
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LOUDON, N.H. Always a popular driver, Matt DiBenedetto won a fan vote this season that earned him the final spot in NASCAR’s All-Star race. As for the rest of his racing career? Well, wins haven’t come at all.