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Ambrose Determined for Busch Series Success at Watkins Glen
Staff, Friday August 10, 2007.
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Marcos Ambrose is determined to make his next NASCAR Busch Series start his best yet as the Australian looks to capitalise on his sensational road course form in the Zippo 200 at the Watkins Glen International road course in Watkins Glen, New York this weekend.
Ambrose led more laps than any other driver in the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada last weekend until he was sensationally taken out by Robby Gordon with two laps remaining in one of the most controversial finishes to any NASCAR race this season.
Wood Brothers/JTG Racing has decided that the team will again focus their attention on the team’s full-time #21 Cup entry, putting on hold plans to run a second Cup entry for Ambrose on the Watkins Glen road course. Ambrose and the #59 Kingsford Charcoal NASCAR Busch team will be out to continue the form that sees the rookie in a strong eighth place in the all-important NASCAR Busch Series overall standings (See Note Below).
Ambrose raced at the front of the field in Montreal, outpacing some of the finest road course drivers in NASCAR. The 30-year-old was on course for his debut NASCAR victory with two laps remaining when an incident with Robby Gordon removed him from contention for the win.
Despite being forced into a spin Ambrose recovered to finish seventh, claiming the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award, the Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Award, Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award and jumping into eighth in the points standings.
This weekend will be another chance for Ambrose to contend for his best NASCAR finish yet. Ambrose will use the same car, which was brand new for Montreal, this weekend in Watkins Glen, such was the pace of the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion.
“We are using the same car at Watkins Glen that we used in Montreal and it’s one very, very good race car,” said Ambrose.
“I’m really excited about getting back out there this weekend and we are hoping for another strong top 10 finish.”
“I think we showed a lot at Montreal and had as good a pace as anybody. That we didn’t take our first victory was not our own doing but the beauty of NASCAR is that when you race every weekend, you don’t have much of a chance to look back because the next race is always around the corner.”
“Watkins Glen, while still a road course, is a different style of race track so it will take some work to get the car to work for us. It will not be as easy as dropping it on the track and away we go, but we’ve showed we have a good road course package now and that we are one of the real contenders.”
“It was always our plan to use our new road course car at Montreal and Watkins Glen if the car was not too damaged. The car took a little bit more of a beating than we would have liked, so we have sent another truck up from our shop in North Carolina to meet the car at Watkins Glen with some extra parts and panels.”
“With a bit of work the car will be ready to go and then it’s up to us to get it working and up the front.”
“As bad as the ending was in Montreal, that race showed we mean business and that in a road course style of racing we can do great things.”
“I really enjoy the style of racing the road courses bring and the Watkins Glen layout is another really good circuit.”
“No doubt it will be another hard race but this team is more determined than ever after last weekend and I can assure everyone that the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion will be a car to watch this weekend.”
AMBROSE NEXTEL CUP DEBUT WITH WOOD BROTHERS/JTG RACING ON HOLD
At the beginning of the season, Wood Brothers/JTG Racing announced its plans to enter Marcos Ambrose in both of the Nextel Cup road course races in 2007.
Several circumstances have delayed Ambrose’s Cup debut and he will not be competing in Nextel Cup at Watkins Glen with Wood Brothers/JTG Racing this weekend, according to team co-owner, Tad Geschickter.
“We want to be totally prepared when we embark on Marcos’ Cup career,” said Geschickter.
“We have no doubts that he will succeed at the top level of our sport. The combination of our #21 Cup car fighting to regain a guaranteed starting position in points and the unforeseen complexities of the new ‘Car of Tomorrow’ introduction has forced us to rethink our earlier plans.”
“Combine these factors with Marcos having a real opportunity to finish well inside the coveted top 10 in Busch Series points and we felt that stretching our resources to rush his Cup debut was the wrong thing to do at this time.”
Ambrose fully supported the decision and is looking forward to making his Nextel Cup debut with Wood Brothers/JTG Racing in the future.
“There is no doubt that my goal is to drive in the Nextel Cup Series and it is what I am focused on doing in the future,” said Ambrose.
“I want to make sure that we are well prepared when we have a go at it.”
“I’m excited about the progress that this team is making with my Busch equipment and I agree that we need to focus our efforts on continuing to improve.”
“When the team says we are ready to go Cup racing, I’ll be there with my helmet on ready to go. In the meantime we want the Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion to finish as high in the points as possible and we will be doing everything we can to make that happen.”
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings- After Race 23
1. Carl Edwards 3467
2. David Reutimann 2680
3. Kevin Harvick 2548
4. Jason Leffler 2532
5. David Ragan 2486
6. Bobby Hamilton Jr 2398
7. Stephen Leicht 2340
8. Marcos Ambrose 2271
9. Dave Blaney 2252
10. Mike Wallace 2240
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings ? After Race 23
1. David Ragan 198
2. Marcos Ambrose 179
3. Kyle Krisiloff 163
4. Juan Pablo Montoya 162
5. Brad Keselowski 118
6. Brad Coleman 114
7. Robert Richardson Jr 84
8. Justin Diercks 51
9. Sam Hornish Jr 35
10. Bobby Santos 21
Marcos Ambrose and the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion team at Wood Brothers/JTG Racing have earned US$641,154 (A$750,063) in prizemoney in 23 NASCAR Busch Series races this season
Ambrose will drive the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series
Ambrose finished 16th in his NASCAR Busch Series debut at Daytona International Speedway on 17 February 2007, winning the Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award in what was his first race on the 2.5-mile Daytona superspeedway
The Australian scored his debut NASCAR Busch Series top 10 finish at his first NASCAR road course event with eighth place at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City on 4 March 2007
Ambrose picked up his second Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award and second-consecutive top 10 with 10th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 10 March 2007, also winning the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award and the Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge Award for the fastest Busch Series pit crew
Ambrose achieved his best NASCAR Busch Series result to date with sixth place at Dover International Speedway on 2 June 2007, also winning him his fourth Raybestos Rookie of the Race award for the season
Ambrose was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
finished 21st in the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and third in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings, earning US$256,368 in 22 starts in the #20 Aussie Vineyards Team Australia Ford F-150 for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing
2006 season highlighted by Budweiser Pole and WIX Lap Leader awards in Kentucky on 8 July 2006, along with third place finishes at Kansas on 1 July 2006 and Nashville 12 August 2006
Earned nine top 10 qualifying positions and four top 10 finishes in his first season of oval racing of any description
Ambrose won two consecutive Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series titles in 2003 and 2004 for Ford
WATCH MARCOS RACE ONLINE FOR FREE
You can now watch live TV broadcasts of the NASCAR Busch Series for the majority of races remaining in the 2007 season.
The live TV broadcast is streamed direct to your computer, with chat features also available.
Best of all, it’s FREE, so check NASCAR.com for the streaming schedule.
NASCAR.com features a host of useful content to help Marcos Ambrose fans follow NASCAR Busch Series races, whether they are watching the television coverage, listening to radio or simply following the race online.
By clicking on the Launch buttons on the Free Live Leaderboards links on the front page on NASCAR.com, you can not only watch live timing of NASCAR races, but also click on the Radio Broadcast button to listen to live radio commentary, an Indianapolis-style Scoring Pylon and a Head-To-Head Driver Comparison to help you follow Marcos and your other favourite drivers.
RACE SCHEDULE
Local New York (US Eastern) Times
Practice 1
Friday 10 August 2007
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Rookie Practice
Friday 10 August 2007
5:30pm – 6:15pm
Qualifying
Saturday 11 August 2007
11:35am
Race – 82 laps
Saturday 11 August 2007
3:30pm US Eastern
AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Australian Eastern Standard Times
Practice 1
Saturday 11 August 2007
3:30am – 5:00am
Rookie Practice
Saturday 11 August 2007
7:30am – 8:15am
Qualifying
Sunday 12 August 2007
1:35am
Race – 82 laps
Sunday 12 August 2007
5:30pm AEST
AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Sunday 12 August 2007
FOX Sports Two
5:00am – 8:30am
ABOUT WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
Location: Watkins Glen, New York
Track Length: 2.45 miles (3.94 km)
Race Distance: 82 laps – 200.9 miles (323.3km)
Circuit Type: Permanent Road Course (11 turns)
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RECORD BOOK
Busch Series Race Record: Terry Labonte (2hr, 22min, 47sec) 30 June 1996
Busch Qualifying Record: Kurt Busch (72.577 seconds/121.526mph) 12 August 2006
Defending Busch Race Winner: Kurt Busch
Defending Busch Polesitter: Kurt Busch
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