Aaron Pierce showed in 2006 what it took to run well in front of the top names in American motorsports.
With two victories in USAC Silver Crown Series presented by K&N Engineering competition during NASCAR Nextel Cup Series weekends last season, Pierce hopes to back that up next week at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida when the series tackles its first pavement track of 2007.
The series will run with the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for the 22nd time since 1999 and for the first of two times this season (Richmond being the other in June).
Like many drivers, Pierce, driving the No. 26 Sam Pierce Chevrolet/Kroger-Tide-Bounty-Pringles/Valvoline Riley/Chevy, looks forward to getting back on the pavement after the series opened on dirt at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz., where Pierce now resides. Though he prefers paved tracks, Pierce scored a seventh-place on the half-mile, and also owns seventh in the current point standings.
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