Aric Almirola will be replaced this weekend at Pocono Raceway by Darrell Wallace Jr., who will become the first African-American driver in the NASCAR Cup Series in more than a decade when he rolls off the grid Sunday driving the iconic Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 car, team officials confirmed. The 23-year-old Wallace, a driver for Roush Fenway Racing, is fourth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series standings but does not have sponsorship to run the full season. He has six top-5 finishes in 83 starts in the series to go along with five wins in 44 starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Not since Bill Lester drove for Bill Davis Racing in two Cup races in 2006 has an African-American driver competed in NASCAR's top division.