Aric Almirola files claim against Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Aric Almirola has filed a lawsuit in North Carolina Superior Court alleging that Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. have breached their contract with him.
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 last Thursday. DEI had announced last year that Almirola would run a full season in 2009, but the organization later merged its Cup operation with Chip Ganassi Racing to form Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.
The complaint does not detail the circumstances surrounding the breach-of-contract claim and asks the court to refer the matter to arbitration.
Almirola had filed two notices of a claim last month, and he had until Thursday to file the actual complaint. He is dismissing his claim against Chip Ganassi Racing and EGR co-owner Teresa Earnhardt but proceeding in the one against EGR and DEI.
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 has driven in 14 Camping World Truck Series races this year for Billy Ballew Motorsports with six top-five finishes.
The team had no comment.
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Phoenix987 said:
Nov 11, 2009 at 2:42 AMIt's going to be interesting to see how this turns out.
Report as AbuseIf DEI and Ganassi both officially ceased to exist when they merged, he probably doesn't have a case. If either one still existed- and I believe DEI did- then he could have a pretty solid case.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportnascarnutsheeler said:
Nov 11, 2009 at 3:53 PMGood luck you will need it. The little fish seldom wins.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportFastChaz said:
Nov 11, 2009 at 3:58 PMGood luck Aric. You deserve to win this one. One of many cases why there should be a drivers union. Believe it or not, more drivers get screwed than the public ever knows and they are the ones putting their lives on the line.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportgalvan18244 said:
Nov 11, 2009 at 4:22 PMHe should win, and i think he will, prob. not what he is looking for, but he will get some kind of payout! This guy has some talent, he should stay in trucks though, hes pretty good there!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrmdunn3 said:
Nov 11, 2009 at 4:59 PMI wish Aric luck. I think he was shafted and should seek justice. He's a darn good driver and almost won the race for Denny Hamlin (I think that is who it was) that time, got shafted again. This kid needs a break.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportjdxenterprises said:
Nov 11, 2009 at 5:09 PMSo many drivers have received the shaft in deals like this over the years, but doesn't it seem like most of them happen when they jump to the cup series? Maybe if they paid their dues in a lesser series and made a name for themselves the sponsors wouldn't feel they are taking such a risk on an unknown driver. But then when opportunity knocks, you answer the door. I am not sure how a drivers union would help with teams merging and sponsor troubles. This guy would have been the smallest fish in the big pond. When your ride disappears the union isn't going to sponsor you!
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Nov 11, 2009 at 5:12 PMI agree wil ALL except the "Armchair Lawyer" #1---Your opinion has NO MERIT since you know NOTHING about the circumstances.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportctjeepinguy said:
Nov 11, 2009 at 7:38 PMI dont know what the fine print of a contract says and it could say alot. Many have suffered during this economic down turn. Sponsor or not and being let go, there must be some severance pay or the contract should be honored.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportJGR_P1 said:
Nov 13, 2009 at 11:15 AM#5 RmDunn3
Report as AbuseAric did not get screwed out of the win he just got screwed out of finishing the race in the car. The person that starts the race gets the credit for the finish. You are right though it was Denny that got into the #20 Rockwell Automation ride midway through the race at the sponsors request.
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