Drivers each add five races with the Biagi-DenBeste Racing team
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Richard Petty Motorsports announced Tuesday that Sprint Cup Series regulars Aric Almirola and Sam Hornish Jr. will expand their driving duties in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, adding five races each this season with the Biagi-DenBeste Racing team.
The expanded alliance between the two Ford teams begins this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, where Hornish will drive the Biagi-DenBeste No. 98 Mustang in Friday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 (8:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1).
“Everyone on the Biagi-DenBeste team is great to work with, and they continue to supply good cars each weekend,” said Sammy Johns, competition director for the Petty organization. “This partnership allows Sam and Aric to spend additional time on track each weekend, ultimately giving us an advantage on Sundays.”
In addition to Friday night’s drive at Texas, Hornish will also drive the No. 98 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, Darlington Raceway on Sept. 5, Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 9, and Texas again on Nov. 7. Almirola’s scheduled races include Talladega Superspeedway on May 2, Charlotte on May 23, Michigan International Speedway on June 13, Daytona International Speedway on July 4 and the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 21.
Almirola and Hornish have already driven two races each this year in the Biagi-DenBeste No. 98 Ford, with their collective best finish a seventh-place result with Almirola behind the wheel in the season opener at Daytona. Almirola also drove the Biagi-DenBeste entry twice in 2014, when the team used five drivers in a 15-race campaign.
Over the course of their careers, Hornish has three victories in XFINITY competition while Almirola has one.
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