<P> Aric A. Almirola ( born March 14 , 1984 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver . He currently drives the No. 43 Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series . He also drives the No. 98 Ford Mustang for Biagi - DenBeste Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on a part - time basis . Almirola attended the University of Central Florida to work on a degree in mechanical engineering before leaving to pursue a career in racing . He is nicknamed `` The Cuban Missile '' due to his Cuban heritage . </P>
<P> Aric A. Almirola ( born March 14 , 1984 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver . He currently drives the No. 43 Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series . He also drives the No. 98 Ford Mustang for Biagi - DenBeste Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on a part - time basis . Almirola attended the University of Central Florida to work on a degree in mechanical engineering before leaving to pursue a career in racing . He is nicknamed `` The Cuban Missile '' due to his Cuban heritage . </P>
who drives the 43 car in nascar 2017
who drives the 43 car in nascar 2017
Aric A. Almirola
Aric A. Almirola