Aric Almirola powers to NASCAR XFINITY Series win at Talladega

May 6, 2017 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – Aric Almirola charged into the lead with four laps left in Saturday’s Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway and held off Elliott Sadler at the finish to win the third NASCAR XFINITY Series race of his career. With the Ford of Darrell Wallace Jr. plowing into the inside backstretch wall behind him on the final lap, Almirola held the top spot to the finish, beating Sadler, the series leader, to the finish line by .142 seconds. The win was Almirola’s first of the season in four starts and his first…

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