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2011: Finished career-best second in series points. … Raced third consecutive full season in No. 13 ThorSport Racing Chevrolet, with 11 top fives, 16 top 10s, the latter tying his career high. … Won poles at Martinsville-1, Kentucky-1. … Average start of 8.5 keyed by 16 top-10 starts. … Won twice in a season for first time in his NASCAR national series career, at Martinsville-1, Homestead-Miami. … Average finish of 9.4. … Completed career-best 98.5 percent of laps attempted, for second consecutive season running at finish of 24 of 25 races. … Led career-high 373 laps. 2010: Finished third in series points. ... Raced second consecutive full season for owner Mike Curb in No. 13 ThorSport Racing Chevrolet, with 14 top fives, 16 top 10s; both career highs. … Raised driver rating by 13 points over 2009. … Won second career race, at Kansas; average finish 8.1. … Best start, second, at Kentucky; average start 6.1, with only two races started outside the top 10. … Completed 97.4 percent of laps attempted, led 220 laps and finished on the lead lap in 23 of 25 races.

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2011: Finished fourth in series points. … Competed for seventh consecutive full season for Kevin Harvick Inc. … Won a pole for seventh consecutive season, at Las Vegas. … Average start of 7.8. … Won four times, for seventh consecutive season with at least one win, at Texas-1, Atlanta, Kentucky-2 and Las Vegas. … Average finish of 10.4. … Completed 92 percent of laps attempted. … Average Driver Rating 95.18. 2010: Finished seventh in series points. …11 top fives, 13 top 10s. … Three poles (Atlanta, Kansas, Talladega); average start 7.2; only three starts outside top 10 in 25 races. … Two wins, (Lucas Oil Raceway, Martinsville-2); average finish 13.6. … Completed 90.9 percent of laps attempted, led 408 laps. 2009: Finished first in series points for record fourth time. … Won second championship in three seasons. ... Beat runner-up Matt Crafton by a comfortable 187-point margin. ... Won six races for second consecutive season, the fourth time in his career (won career-best seven in 1997). ... Five consecutive wins came from June 20 (Milwaukee) to Aug. 1 (Nashville), finished third in sixth race (Bristol). 2008: Finished second in series points. … Battled Johnny Benson in the second-closest championship race in series history, ending season seven points behind. … Six wins, 14 top-five, 18 top-10 finishes and five Keystone Light Pole Awards. 2007: Finished first in series points for third time. … Raised series’ record for career wins to 33 with four (Charlotte, Dover, Lucas Oil Raceway, New Hampshire). … Won 14th career pole at New Hampshire. 2006: Finished seventh in series points. … Two wins (Mansfield, Kentucky). … Extended series record for career wins to 29, with at least one victory in eight of nine series’ seasons. … Won 13th career pole, at Milwaukee. … KHI team the highest-finishing Chevrolet in 2006 series points. 2005: Finished fourth in series points. … Won record 27th career race (Atlanta), edging Bobby Labonte by .008 seconds in series’ fourth-closest superspeedway finish. … Pole at Mansfield was 12th of career. … First season with Kevin Harvick Inc. had seven top-five, 13 top-10 finishes. … Led 10 races, finished on lead lap in 21 of 23 races in which he was running at finish. 2004: Finished 85th in series points. … Ran one race, 12th at Phoenix in Morgan-Dollar Chevrolet. 2002: Finished 53rd in series points. … Ran two races for two champion owners, Rick Hendrick (Daytona) and Dave Fuge, for whom he won Homestead finale as teammate to series champion Mike Bliss. 1999: Finished seventh in series points. … Won twice (Phoenix, Evergreen). 1998: Finished first in series points for second time in three years. … Series’ first two-time champion, again racing for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. … Edged Hendrick Motorsports’ Jack Sprague by three points in series’ closest title race. … Six wins, including series’ debut races at Pikes Peak, Memphis. 1997: Finished fifth in series points. … Career-best seven victories. … Second competitor to win three consecutive races (Milwaukee, Louisville, Colorado). 1996: Finished first in series points. … Title was first for Dale and Teresa Earnhardt’s Dale Earnhardt, Inc. organization. … Four wins, with 23 of 24 finishes among top 10. … Failed to complete just two of scheduled 4,536 laps. 1995: Finished third in series points. … Won pole for inaugural series race at Phoenix. … Six wins included Tucson, in series’ second event. … Won both road course events (Topeka, Infineon).

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2011: Finished 14th in series points. … Ran first nine races for Germain Racing, then finished season with owner Eddie Sharp. … Best start, fifth at Kentucky-2. … Average start of 16.3. … Best finish, seventh at Bristol-2. … Average finish of 16.6. … Completed 95.6 percent of laps attempted. … Led 14 laps. 2010: Finished 12th in series points. ... Drove debut season in No. 7 VisitPIT.com Toyota for Red Horse Racing. … Four top fives, eight top 10s; running at finish of 22 of 25 races. … Best start, third, at Darlington; average start 12.8. … Best finish, third, at Dover; average finish 15.6. … Completed 91.5 percent of laps attempted, ended season with back-to-back top-10 finishes.

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2012: Earned Truck series Rookie of the Year title and was fourth in points. Will run full time in 2013 with a limited Nationwide schedule. 2011: Won the ARCA championship while racing in select NASCAR touring and national series.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2012: Started on the pole for Daytona Truck race, along side his new teammates Nelson Piquet Jr. and James Buescher. Finished 10th in points. 2011: Competed in the Truck series full time for Red Horse Racing.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2011: Finished eighth in series points…. Raced seventh consecutive full season in second stint with ThorSport Racing owner Duke Thorson, in No. 88 Chevrolets. … Won poles at Michigan, Martinsville-2. … Average start of 9.8. … Won 2nd career race, at Iowa. … Average finish of 13th. … Completed 91.7 percent of laps attempted. … Led 90 laps. 2010: Finished fourth in series points. .... Raced sixth consecutive full season in second stint with ThorSport Racing. … Followed-up career-year in 2009 with 10 top-five, 20 top-10 finishes in 25 races, fourth consecutive season in top 10 in points. … Won fourth career pole, at Texas-2; average start eighth. … Best finish, third (Iowa, Lucas Oil Raceway, Pocono, Texas-2); average finish 8.9. … Finished season with 16 consecutive top-10 finishes. … Completed 97.8 percent of laps attempted, but led only 15 laps. 2009: Finished career-best second in series points. .... Career highs in top fives (11), top-10s (21), poles (two). .... Finished worse than 10th only four times in 25 races. … Poles at Chicagoland, Texas-2; average start 8.5. … Best finish, second (five times, including two of final three races); career-best average finish of 6.7. … Led series by completing 99 percent of laps attempted: 4,007 of 4,009 possible laps. 2008: Finished fifth in series points. … First career win at Charlotte in May, in his 178th career start. … Nine top-five, 12 top-10 finishes. 2007: Finished eighth in series points. … One top five, 10 top-10 finishes. 2006: Finished 14th in series points. … Battled for top-10 points position virtually the entire season but missed by less than 120 points. … Best finish, third at Martinsville-1 and Memphis. … Top-five finishes at Michigan, Phoenix among 10 top-10 performances. 2005: Finished ninth in series points. … First career pole, at New Hampshire. … Passed 100-start milestone. … Two top-five, 10 top-10 finishes. 2004: Finished fifth in series points. … First top-10 points finish in only season driving No. 6 Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, Inc. … Best start, second, at Homestead. … Best finish, third (Bristol, Phoenix). … Six top-five, 17\ top-10 finishes, the latter tied for series lead with Carl Edwards. 2003: Finished 11th in series points. … Had 11 top 10s in third consecutive full season driving ThorSport Racing’s No. 88 Chevrolet. … Best start (fifth), finish (sixth) at Bristol. 2002: Finished 15th in series points. … Had six top 10s driving No. 88 Chevrolet for ThorSport Racing. … Best start (eighth), finish (seventh) at Texas 1. 2001: Finished 12th in series points. … Had 11 top 10s in 24 starts in first full season in ThorSport Racing’s No. 88 Chevrolet. … Best start, eighth (Gateway, Chicago). … Best finish, sixth (Martinsville-1, Pikes Peak). 2000: Finished 83rd in series points. … Made debut at Auto Club in ThorSport Racing’s No. 88 Chevrolet, starting 17th, finishing ninth.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2011: Finished sixth in series points. … Ran the first 10 races of the season with Germain Racing and finished out the season under the Randy Moss Motorsports banner. … five top-fives and 11 top-10s. 2010: Finished first in series points for second time in five years. ... Fifth consecutive full season in Germain Racing’s No. 30 Toyota was a career year with four wins and career-best 17 top-five, 20 top-10 finishes; average finish full season career-best 6.4. … Two poles (Nashville-2, Chicagoland) tied career best, average start 9.2. … Secured championship with eight consecutive top-10s, from August-October, including three wins. … Completed 97.9 percent of laps attempted, led 478 laps. 2009: Finished fourth in series points. ... Two top-fives, 11 top-10s and one pole. ... Won Daytona season-opener for second straight year. ... Won at Texas for fifth time. 2008: Finished third in series points. … Won Daytona season opener and Homestead finale. … Collected second consecutive Talladega win. 2007: Finished fourth in series points. … Won two races, both from pole position. … Tied Brendan Gaughan’s record for four victories at Texas. … In top five in points the entire season. 2006: Finished first in series points. … Second to Mark Martin at Daytona, Auto Club before defeating him at Atlanta, first of three victories. … Gateway win gave Bodine championship lead he would hold rest of season. … First driver to lead points for 21 consecutive races. … Other win came in Texas-1. … Completed career-best 99.9 percent of laps attempted, led 287 laps. 2005: Finished third in series points. … First full season. … Five wins, including three-straight to end season (Texas-2, Phoenix, Homestead). … Wins came after reuniting with Germain Racing after 10 races, in late June. … Career best 502 laps led. 2004: Finished 27th in series points. … Had back-to-back victories (Auto Club, Texas-2), first two series wins. … Competed in 10 events for three owners: Tom Eldredge, Jim Harris and eight for Germain Racing. 1995: Finished 32nd in series points. … Five top-10s, 100 percent of laps completed, average finish of 6.2 laid foundation for Roush’s successful Truck Series program.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2012: Won the Truck Championship over Timothy Peters by six points with four wins, 10 top fives and 14 top 10s. 2011: Finished third in points after a DNQ at Phoenix that most say cost him the championship. 2010: Raced for two different teams in both the Truck and Nationwide series. 2008: Debuted in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, Truck and Nationwide series. 20007: Debuted in the NASCAR KN Pro Series East series.

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2011: Finished 34th in series points. … Made five starts for Stacy Compton’s Turn One Racing. … Best start, 15th at Lucas Oil Raceway. Average start of 28.2. … Best finish, 10th at Lucas Oil Raceway. … Average finish of 18.8. … Completed 98.5 percent of laps attempted, was running at finish of all five races.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2010: Finished 100th in series points. … Made one start for Richard Childress Racing (RCR), at Phoenix, starting 28th and finishing career-best 22nd, four laps down. 2009: Finished 102nd in series points. … Made series debut for RCR at Phoenix, starting 26th and finishing 29th after crashing.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2011: Finished 29th in series points. … Made initial seven career starts for ThorSport Racing, with a plan to compete for Sunoco Rookie of the Year in 2012. … Best start, 20th at Kentucky-2. … Average start of 22.8. … Best finish, ninth at Kentucky-2. … Average finish of 19.6. … Completed 97.6 percent of laps attempted and was running at the finish of six of seven races.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2008: Finished 39th in series points. … Drove seven races for Roush Fenway Racing. … Best start, second at Talladega. … Average start of 17.3. … Best finish, 18th at Milwaukee, Talladega. … Average finish of 24.7. … Completed 79 percent of laps attempted.

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2012: Announced he was leaving Richard Childress Racing for Kyle Busch Motorsports and came in third in points. Earned his first win at Pocono. Made two Nationwide starts, finishing 10th and 15th. 2011: Finished seventh in points and took home Rookie of the Year honors.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2011: Finished 54th in series points. … Ran three races near end of season for Turn One Racing. … Best start, 24th at Martinsville-2. … Average start of 27.3. … Best finish, 25th at Las Vegas, Martinsville-2. … Average finish of 27th. … Completed 72.5 percent of laps attempted.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2012: Lost the championship to James Buescher by six points but had two wins, 10 top fives, 16 top 10s and two poles. 2011: In his second full season for Red Horse Racing, came in fifth in points and won for the second time at Daytona. 2009: Ran full-time in the Trucks series, first for himself and then for Red Horse Racing.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2011: Finished 15th in series points. … Ran full season for Joe Denette Motorsports. … Scored two top-five and five top-10 finishes.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2011: Not eligible for series points, competed for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points. ... Made 10 attempts, seven starts including one for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, six for MAKE Motorsports’ new team. ... Best start, 29th at Watkins Glen, Atlanta and Kansas. ... Best finish, 23rd at Charlotte-2. 2005: Finished 69th in series points. ... Competed in eight races for owner John McGill. ... Best start, 31st at Richmond-2. ... Best finish, 22nd at Dover-2. ... Completed 72.5 percent of laps attempted. ... Made series debut at Auto Club-2.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2012: Was let go from Brad Keselowski Racing mid-season and found a home at Red Horse Racing. Finished fifth in points. Ran three Nationwide races for Penske Racing, earning two top 10s. His two Truck wins and one pole all came with RHR. Announced he would be moving up to the Nationwide series full time with Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2013. 2011: Finished 11th in points while running a full season for BKR.

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2012: Won twice in his second full season in the Truck series, along with four poles, nine top fives and 15 top 10s, ending the season seventh in points. 2011: Finished the season 10th in points for Kevin Harvick Inc., which shut its doors at the end of the season.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2011: Finished 11th in series points. ... Qualified for sixth Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, as the seventh seed. ... Tied for league lead with three poles, in consecutive events at Kansas-1,Pocono-1 and Michigan-1. ... Average start of 12. ... Won at Sonoma, Dover-2, extending streak with at least one win to 10 consecutive seasons. ... Average fin- ish of 14.6. ... Completed 98.8 percent of laps attempted. ... Led 770 laps. ... Won first start in Penske Racing’s No. 22 (non-points Budweiser Shootout). ... Also won his Gatorade Duel qualifying race for Daytona 500. ... Third in Loop Data categories for Fastest Drivers On Restarts and Quality Passes. ... In early December, struck mutual agreement with Penske Racing to part ways, did one-year deal to drive for Phoenix Racing four days before Christmas. 2010: Finished 11th in series points. ... Qualified for fifth Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. ... Won two races, extending his streak to nine consecutive seasons with at least one victory. ... Won two poles (Las Vegas, Michigan-1) to break two-year streak without a pole. ... Reached as high as fourth in the championship, four different times includ- ing with seven races remaining. ... Average start of 11.1. ... Average finish of 15.3. ... Led 252 of 400 laps and won Coca-Cola 600 the weekend after winning NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

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2012: Made the Chase for the eighth time and came in eighth place. Shut down Kevin Harvick Inc., folding it into Richard Childress Racing. Has won the Nationwide Series championship twice (2006 as an owner/driver and 2001) and the Truck championship as an owner twice with Ron Hornaday Jr. (2007, 2009).

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2009: Finished 99th in series points. … Made one start for Doug Stringer, finished 29th at Milwaukee. 2007: Finished 41st in series points. … Made five starts for owner Tom DeLoach with three top-10 starts and a worst start of 13th, with four top-10 finishes including two fourths, at Talladega and Phoenix.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

WINS: 18 – Bakersfield (1998), Texas, Nashville, New Hampshire (1999), Nazareth (2000), Memphis (2001), Martinsville (2002), Bakersfield, Martinsville-1, South Boston (2003), Charlotte, Texas-1 (2004), Michigan, Milwaukee, Kentucky, Lucas Oil Raceway (2005), Mansfield (2007), Martinsville (2008). POLES: 4 – Lucas Oil Raceway (1999), Kansas, Richmond (2001), Gateway (2008).

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2008: Finished 75th in series points. … Ran one race for Germain Racing, a 13th-place finish at New Hampshire. 2006: Finished career-best third in series points. … Competed in third consecutive full season for owner Darrell Waltrip before moving to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to drive for Michael Waltrip Racing’s startup Toyota program. … Won poles at Auto Club, Dover, winning two poles for third consecutive season. … Average start of 9.8. … Best finish, third at Gateway. … Career-best average finish of 9.1. … Career-bests in top-five (seven) and top-10 (19) finishes. … Completed career-best 98.7 percent of laps attempted. … Led 160 laps.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

YEAR-BY-YEAR TRUCK SERIES RECAP

2011: Finished 40th in series points. … Made four starts for Kevin Harvick Inc., where he also worked as a mechanic while cultivating his driving career. … Best start, 13th at Martinsville-2. … Average start of 18.5. … Career-best finish, seventh at Martinsville-2. … Average finish of 17.7. … Completed 95.4 percent of laps attempted. … Average Driver Rating 60.73. … 2009: Worked as a mechanic and shock specialist at Turner Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing with Ty Dillon.

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2012: Finished ninth in points and announced his departure from Joe Gibbs Racing to Richard Childress Racing. Won in the Truck series driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, marking his first win in any of the national series since May 2009 at Dover (Trucks). 2010-2009: Raced for Braun Racing until it folded into Turner Motorsports. With lack of seats, he went to JGR beginning in 2011.

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2012: Won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship in only his third full season while also taking home three Nationwide wins. 2011: Finished fifth in points and had three wins, which all came after breaking his ankle at a test at Road Atlanta. 2010: Won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship.

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2011: Finished 18th in series standings. ... Skipped two of the first three races then completed the season for owner Randy MacDonald. ... Brought rookie of the year race down to Homestead-Miami finale before finishing second. ... Best start, 13th at Texas-2 and Phoenix-2. ... Career-best 14th-place finish, at Road America and Phoenix-2. ... Average finish of 24.9. ... Completed 91.1 percent of laps attempted. 2010: Finished 115th in series standings. ... Made one start for owner Wayne Day, started 32nd and finished 22nd at Iowa.

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Finished career-best 20th in series points. … More than doubled previous career total starts in first full-time season. … Ran season’s first nine races with crew chief Greg Erwin, next 17 with Mike Ford before finishing season with Todd Parrott, with whom he had three top-10 starts, two top-10 finishes (including his season-best) and a worst finish of 16th in their last four starts of the season. … Won pole at Charlotte-1. … Average start, 16.2. … Best finish, fourth at Martinsville-2 tied career best. … Average finish, 20 while running at finish of 33 races. … Completed 96.2 percent of laps attempted. … Led career-best 78 laps. … On Nov. 17 RPM announced it had renewed Almirola's contract for 2013. 2010: Finished 48th in series points. … Ran nine races; four for James Finch, five for Richard Petty Motorsports in No. 9 Ford, replacing Kasey Kahne. … Career-best finish, fourth, came in Homestead season finale, his last start before 2012 Daytona 500. …