Sprint Cup | Perfect Storm: Almirola’s storybook win a dream come true
July 6, 2014 By Seth Livingstone NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Aric Almirola loves to work on cars. To race them, he says is a bonus. And to become the first driver of Cuban descent to win in NASCAR's top series, as he did Sunday at Daytona International Speedway for Richard Petty Motorsports, is fulfillment of a dream beyond any expectations. Almirola, 30, grew up not far from Daytona and raced go-karts in the shadow of the World Center of Racing. He attended the University of Central Florida and was working on his degree in mechanical engineering when he got…