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Ambrose Eighth in Points After Tough Day Ends in Crash at Texas
Staff, Monday April 16, 2007.
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Marcos Ambrose sits eighth in the NASCAR Busch Series standings after a tough day in the O’Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas today.
Ambrose was classified as 31st in the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion after a trying day ended in a crash with Raybestos Rookie of the Year rival Juan Pablo Montoya exiting turn two with 21 laps remaining. The crash put both cars out of the race.
Ambrose was quick to walk to Montoya’s pit to apologise for the incident. The Australian was battling with a broken front shock absorber and was attempting to reach the finish with the ill-handling car when the two came into contact as Ambrose drifted wide as the two ran side-by-side.
Ambrose made contact with Timothy Peters in the early laps when Peters had a moment and slowed, leaving Ambrose nowhere to go. Ambrose’s car did not sustain serious damage and was able to continue.
The Australian battled with a loose car in the early part of the race, losing a lap as a result. Ambrose was able to improve the car as the race wore on and despite losing a further lap during the pit sequence he was looking at another top 20 finish.
The broken front shock absorber was another set-back but Ambrose persevered in an effort to gain championship points until contact with Montoya ended the two-time Australian V8 Supercar Champion’s day early.
Ford Nextel Cup star Matt Kenseth won his 23rd NASCAR Busch Series race today in front of an estimated crowd of 98,000 at Texas Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin was second and Kenseth?s team-mate and NASCAR Busch Series points leader Carl Edwards was third.
“We had a long day out there today,” said Ambrose.
“With about 70 laps to go we broke a front shock and we were struggling a little bit. From there we were just running around trying to get to the finish.”
“I went and said sorry to Juan Pablo (Montoya) and he was good about it. Unfortunately for him he was having a good race but had problems of his own that set him back before we got caught up.”
“We were both running to get to the finish and unfortunately my car wasn’t handling very well and I got up a bit high, we touched and that was it. I feel bad for it and it wasn’t intentional, but that sort of thing happens sometimes.”
“At the start of the race we also had a bit of a touch when (Timothy) Peters had a big moment. We were running three wide when we came up on him and in that situation there’s nothing you can do. It didn’t damage our car so we were lucky to get away with that.
“In the early part of the race we were fighting a really loose race car and it was trying to spin me out. It was really hard to get on the throttle early and we lost a lot of time while the car was like that and we lost a lap. We dropped another lap just in the way that the pit stops played out.”
“The team continues to progress really well and we have some clear direction and vision in terms of where we are going in getting the car better and better.”
“We trimmed the car out in the race today and we’re making some gains and getting good information even though our race was not great.”
“We will keep working at it and keep developing our package and work at getting me more comfortable in the car. There is definite potential there, the team continues to work hard and we are aiming at scoring some good results.”
RESULTS: O’Reilly 300 Race 8 of the NASCAR Busch Series 1. #17 Matt Kenseth 200 laps 2. #20 Denny Hamlin 3. #60 Carl Edwards 4. #24 Casey Mears 5. #6 David Ragan 6. #99 David Reutimann 7. #5 Kyle Busch 8. #12 Kurt Busch 9. #15 Paul Menard 10. #29 Jeff Burton 31. #59 Marcos Ambrose 179 laps Race Statistics Laps: 200 Race Time: 2hr 22min 43secs Leaders: 9 Lead Changes: 12 Cautions: 7 Laps Under Caution: 37 Total Race Prize Pool:2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 8
1. Carl Edwards 1370
2. Dave Blaney 967
3. Kevin Harvick 938
4. Kyle Busch 913
5. David Reutimann 907
6. Matt Kenseth 873
7. Bobby Hamilton Jr 859
8. Marcos Ambrose 824
9. Mike Wallace 819
10. Davi! d Ragan 802
Marcos Ambrose and the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion team at Wood Brothers/JTG Racing have earned US$247,791 (A$303,665) in prizemoney in seven 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
The 30-year-old will also aim to qualify for two NASCAR Nextel Cup races in the #47 Aussie Vineyards Team Australia Ford Fusion for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing at Sonoma on 24 June 2007 and Watkins Glen on 12 August 2007
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
HOW TO FOLLOW NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RACES ONLINE
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.
ABOUT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Location: Texas Motor Speedway Track Length: 1.5 miles (2.414km) Race Distance: 200 laps ? 300 miles (482.8km) Race Purse: US$1,504,601 (A$1,843,873) Degree of Banking in Turns: 24 degrees Degree of Banking on Front Straight: 5 degrees Degree of Banking in Back Straight: 5 degrees NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RECORD BOOK Busch Series Race Record: Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet; 145.710 mph (2 hrs 3 min, 32 sec); November 4, 2006 Busch Qualifying Record: Jeff Green, Chevrolet; 193.493 mph (27.908 sec.); April 5, 2002 Defending Busch Race Champion: Kurt Busch Defending Busch Polesitter: Denny HamlinSubscribe to Fords News feed.
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