Watch LIVE: NASCAR America at 6 p.m. ET: Aric Almirola, Roush report and more

Today’s episode of NASCAR America airs from 6 – 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN and features guest host Aric Almirola, who one last weekend’s Xfinity Series race at Daytona.

Dave Briggs hosts with Parker Kligerman and Kyle Petty from Stamford, Connecticut. Steve Letarte and Almirola join them from Burton’s Garage.

Included in today’s show:

Further review of the Coke Zero 400, which marked the beginning of the second half of the NASCAR season.
A report from the shop of Roush Fenway Racing.
This Day in NASCAR.
A look at the safety features put in place by NASCAR in the one year since Austin Dillon‘s horrific crash at Daytona.
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Brett Moffitt making first NASCAR start of year subbing for Matt Tifft in Truck race

Brett Moffitt, the 2015 Sprint Cup rookie of the year, will drive Red Horse Racing’s No. 11 truck for Matt Tifft in Thursday night’s Camping World Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway.

Tifft is out indefinitely as he recovers from brain surgery July 1 to remove a low-grade tumor. Moffitt, who hasn’t competed in a NASCAR race since the 2015 Sprint Cup finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, will be driving in his third Truck race but his first since 2013.

“Obviously, we’re thinking of Matt and can’t wait for him to return, so we’re sending him our best wishes and we hope to see him back at the track soon,” said Moffitt in a press release. “I hate that it’s under these circumstances, but I’m really grateful for this opportunity with Red Horse Racing and I hope it can lead to more.”

Tifft was replaced by German Quiroga two weeks ago at Iowa Speedway.

Moffitt, 23, earned the Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year honor last season after making 31 starts for Michael Waltrip Racing and Front Row Motorsports as a substitute driver for Brian Vickers and David Ragan.

Moffitt’s best finish in those 31 races was eighth at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The native of Grimes, Iowa, made the first of his two 2013 Truck starts at Kentucky Speedway driving for ThorSport Racing. He started 34th and finished 14th.

Entry list for the Sprint Cup Series’ Quaker State 400 at Kentucky

There are 40 cars on the entry list for the Sprint Cup Series’ Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway.

Ty Dillon will start in the No. 95 Chevrolet for Circle Sport-Leavine Family. It’s Dillon’s first Sprint Cup start since the Michigan race.

The defending winner of the race is Kyle Busch, who led 163 laps on the way to his second win of 2015.

Kentucky just completed a repave of the track surface and reconfiguring Turns 1 and 2 from 14 to 17 degrees.

Entry List

NASCAR AMERICA: SCAN ALL: DAYTONA

A look at the sight and sounds of Daytona, including Brad Keselowski's tight finish to get him the victory.

NASCAR America: Explaining the ‘Big One’ at Daytona

NASCAR America analyzes the crash that damaged 22 cars on Lap 90 of the Coke Zero 400, explaining how it happened and what implications it had on the drivers and the rest of the race.

NASCAR America: Brad Keselowski’s car was top notch in Coke Zero 400

NASCAR America examines how Brad Keselowski was able to lead a race high 115 laps on the way to winning the Coke Zero 400.

NASCAR America: Kurt Busch vs. Joey Logano in Coke Zero 400

NASCAR America analyzes the last-lap incident involving Kurt Busch and Joey Logano at Daytona and whether we can expect Busch to retaliate in the future.