
<p>Aric Almirola told the media Tuesday he has no timetable on a decision concerning his NASCAR Cup Series future and whether he will return in 2024.</p>



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<p>“It’s still very fluid,” Almirola said, via <a href="https://twitter.com/bobpockrass/status/1666147454218010640" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bob Pockrass of <em>Fox Sports</em></a>. “I don’t have any timetable. By this time last year, what I thought was going to happen it ended up not happening… For me it’s still get up every morning and continue to work hard at being the best race car driver I can be. We’ll see where things shake out.” </p>



<p>Almirola, 39, is in his 12th full-time season in the Cup Series. He currently sits 25th in the points standings, having recorded just one top-10 finish this season — a P6 finish in the NOCO 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Almirola previously set out to retire after the 2022 season, before his sponsor, Smithfield, encouraged him to return for 2023.</p>



<p>“They’ve been a part of my life for 11 years and really my entire <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/category/nascar/news/">NASCAR</a> Cup Series career,” Almirola said, via <em><a href="https://racer.com/2022/08/26/almirola-abandons-retirement-plans-commits-to-shr-for-2023-and-beyond/#:~:text=Aric%20Almirola%20has%20reversed%20course%20on%20his%20plans,a%20new%20multiyear%20agreement%20that%20begins%20in%202023." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Racer</a></em>. “They’re family to me. And, of course, it’s always nice to be wanted. Smithfield wanted me to continue representing them. Stewart-Haas Racing wanted me to continue driving their race cars. Everything just aligned, and it’s something we all embraced.</p>



<p>“The original decision to step away from full-time racing at the end of the season was a family one and so is this decision. Janice, Alex, and Abby are just as excited as I am to continue racing the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang.”</p>



<h2 id="h-aric-almirola-bubba-wallace-share-disagreement-at-charlotte">Aric Almirola, Bubba Wallace share disagreement at Charlotte</h2>



<p>In the midst of another underwhelming run during last Monday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Almirola engaged in a <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/news/aric-almirola-says-bubba-wallace-flipped-him-off-cussed-him-out-before-scuffle-at-charlotte/">brief altercation</a> with Bubba Wallace on pit road. The incident occurred during a red flag rain delay, leading to Almirola shoving Wallace before NASCAR officials intervened. Almirola later explained what ticked him off and led to the shove.</p>



<p>“I felt like I raced him clean and he was racing me dirty. I let him go and then he shot me the bird,” Almirola told <a href="https://twitter.com/PRNlive/status/1663350051102502912" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alan Cavanna of <em>Performance Racing Network</em></a>. “So I went to ask him why he shot the bird and he started mouthing off and cussing me. I wasn’t gonna have that.”</p>


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