Born in 1963, Aramendia is the middle child of five children. He is from a family with ties to the trades; his brother, John, owns 1st Call Plumbing, Heating and Air, formerly Aramendia Plumbing, Heating and Air, a plumbing company based in San Antonio, Texas.
In 2003, Aramendia’s brother, John, purchased several NASCAR Busch Series cars from A. J. Foyt Racing, and made select starts in the series. Aramendia made his debut at Rockingham Speedway, driving the No. 79 Chevrolet, where he qualified in 25th, and finished in the same position. He then ran the next race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, this time starting 43rd after taking a provisional, and finished in 23rd. He then made one more start at Texas Motor Speedway, where he started 41st and finished in twentieth. He attempted two more races that year at Daytona International Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway, failing to qualify for both events.
In 2004, Aramendia ran three of the first four races of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 31 Dodge for Brevak Racing. At Daytona International Speedway, he finished in 33rd due to a crash midway through the race. At Martinsville Speedway, he started in 29th and finished one lap down in 25th, and at Mansfield Motorsports Park, he started in 23rd but finished 28th due to a crash.
After not making another start in NASCAR for the next five years, Aramendia returned to the now NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Texas, driving the No. 01 Chevrolet for Daisy Ramirez Motorsports, where he finished 24th due to a crash. He made three more starts that year, getting a best finish of 21st in his final start of the year at Nashville Superspeedway. This would be his last start in NASCAR, as he has not competed in the series since then.
Arameindia has most recently competed in the South Texas Shootout Series in Corpus Christi, Texas. His nephew, John Aramendia Jr., also pursues a racing career, competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series.
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