Aric Almirola drops suit against Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, DEI

By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Aric Almirola has dropped his breach-of-contract lawsuit against Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc.

Almirola, who drove in seven Sprint Cup races this year for the team before his car was parked because of a lack of sponsorship, filed the complaint earlier this month in North Carolina Superior Court. He had it dismissed last Thursday, according to court records.

Almirola has 26 career Sprint Cup starts, with a career-best finish of eighth at Bristol in March 2008. He drove in 17 races in 2007 and 2008 as he shared the ride with Mark Martin in the No. 8 car at DEI.

He drove in 16 Camping World Truck Series races this year for Billy Ballew Motorsports with seven top-five finishes.

Comments

12 responses to "Aric Almirola drops suit against Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, DEI". Post a Comment.
  1. 1
    Phoenix987 said:
    Nov 25, 2009 at 3:05 PM

    So now we begin to wonder: how much did Ganassi or Teresa pay him?

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report
  2. 2
    missouriracefan said:
    Nov 25, 2009 at 4:03 PM

    Hope he got paid a bundle!

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report
  3. 3
    fanofhuskers1959 said:
    Nov 25, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    This is a prime example of why a person doesnt need to read the article. All you need to do is read the headline. BOB, why not do a little research and tell us why he dropped the lawsuit. Did he get a payoff? Did he accept another position with Ganassi/DEI? It would be realy refreshing to read an article from you that was complete!

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report
  4. 4
    goober22 said:
    Nov 25, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    Of course he got a payoff. Which probably was justified as it fulfilled the rest of his agreed upon contract. What's the point of a "contract" if no one seems to honor it?! I'm not a fan of AA but I think any driver/owner should expect the contract to be honored.

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report
  5. 5
    amalycke said:
    Nov 25, 2009 at 7:36 PM

    #4, ask Bobby Ginn, that's his department.

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report
  6. 6
    wmvjr1960 said:
    Nov 25, 2009 at 8:48 PM

    Husker59- that is normal for this site. Always dangling the carrot, teasing. Nascar gets off on it.

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report
  7. 7
    TOOL360 said:
    Nov 25, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    Maybe he will race for EGR some more. Teresa won haha.

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report
  8. 8
    amalycke said:
    Nov 25, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    That's what eye said, he must won a judgement to race some more of their EGR cars next year.

    E11iott Sadler, Aric Almirola, Mike Wa11ace, Sterling Marlin, Joe Nemechek & Jeremy Mayfield all decide to just sue people when they don't get their way ... GET A REAL JOB!

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report
  9. 9
    xbrownsx said:
    Nov 26, 2009 at 4:17 AM

    Hey Amalycke, what would you do, if your employer suddenly stopped paying you, and you were owed a month or two in wages???
    I take it you would sit on your hands, and pout, but make no waves to "get your way"?

    C'mon now, son.

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report
  10. 10
    amalycke said:
    Nov 26, 2009 at 9:06 AM

    I pickup aluminum cans off the freeway and backroads, and then get on a bus and take them down to Potomac Metals SO I CAN EAT at Costco afterward. When I'm not doing that, I'm trying to find abandoned car batteries, radiators and kegs to go scrap and hawk. So far I've picked up 920.5 lbs of cans in 2009, that's 29,500!!!

    What do you do sir, #9??

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report
  11. 11
    daviclar38 said:
    Nov 26, 2009 at 3:40 PM

    Lets see 920x.32cents=295.00

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report
  12. 12
    amalycke said:
    Nov 26, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    Lets see 920.5 lbs x 18to35centsLB= $165.69to$322.17 for the cans. 24 car batteries x $4=$96. 3 kegs x .40centsLB = $30. 5 radiators x $44each=$220

    Bus fares=-.50cents Library Internet=free

    Report Abuse

    This feature is intended to allow you to report comments that are abusive in terms of foul/vulgar language, harassment, racial/religious prejudice and any words/phrases of a related nature. This feature should not be used to report users who simply make a comment about your favorite driver, with which you do not agree. Commenting is a forum in which we can all express our opinions. Reporting abuse of others should be done with this in mind.

    » Confirm Abuse Report

Post a Comment

Disclaimer: All comments are subject to filtering for language, and libelous content. Comments are intended to encourage spirited debate and discussion about the subject matter contained within the articles and ARE NOT intended for personal or demeaning attacks directed at other users. We reserve the right to remove any comments deemed inappropriate. Users who violate this policy may be banned from posting comments on the site.

Comment Preview

Feb 9, 2010 at 4:37 PM
You said:

You must login before you can post comments or rate content.

If you don't have an account you can create a free one here.

NASCAR Schedules

spd

Gatorade Duel 1

Daytona International Speedway
02:00 PM, 02/11/2010

Poll PositionView All

After qualifying and the Budweiser Shootout, who is the favorite to win the Daytona 500?

Promotions

  • Tweet your thoughts about each race and join the conversation with other fans.

  • Drive an authentic NASCAR Sprint Cup car at the NASCAR Racing Experience.

Don't have an account yet?

Insiders Guide to NASCAR

Register with SceneDaily.com and get access to the following features:

  • FREE Insider’s Guide to NASCAR (available as a PDF download)
  • Daily NASCAR news updates delivered directly to your e-mail
  • Pre-race and Post-race emails delivered each race week
  • Ability to comment on blog and news articles
  • Information on new website features and upcoming contests
Create my Account

Login

Forgot Password?
Login or Create an Account