Aric Almirola

Aric Almirola strikes me as the embodiment of quiet endurance in stock car racing. From Fort Walton Beach, Florida, he carved out a long NASCAR career and kept competing part-time in the Xfinity Series even in semi-retirement, which tells me the love of racing runs deep. I respect drivers who survive the brutal attrition of the sport and keep showing up, and his resilience after serious crashes has always stood out to me. His University of Central Florida background suggests a cool, thoughtful head behind the wheel. Steady, durable competitors like him are easy to root for.

Name (English)

Aric Almirola

Name (Japanese)

エリック・アルミローラ

Reading

えりっく・あるみろーら

Born

March 14, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rat

Origin

Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States

Occupation

racing automobile driver

High school

Hillsborough High School

University

University of Central Florida

• Official sitehttps://www.aricalmirola.com
• Xhttps://x.com/Aric_Almirola
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aric%20Almirola
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q372297

Tags

• Florida
• racing automobile driver

Last updated

2026-06-24

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.