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Ambrose Looks for Change of Luck in Richmond Debut
Staff, Wednesday May 2, 2007.
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Marcos Ambrose will enter his first race at Richmond International Raceway looking for a change of luck at the Circuit City 250 presented by FUNAI in Virginia this weekend.
Ambrose will make his first start at the fast 0.75-mile speedway in the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion, but the Australian has prior experience at Richmond after completing two days of NASCAR Busch Series open testing at the venue in March.
Ambrose continues to improve his pace as he gains experience in NASCAR, but a run of poor luck in recent races has prevented the 30-year-old from registering the results his current pace deserves.
Ambrose remains in the top 10 in the NASCAR Busch Series standings after 10 races, currently lying in ninth position. Ambrose also lies third in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings after missing out of a potential top 10 finish as a result of contact between other drivers causing a major accident with only 13 laps remaining at Talladega last weekend.
This weekend’s Busch Series race in Richmond will be conducted over one day, something unique for Ambrose after years of racing in Europe and Australia. First practice will begin on May 4 at 8:30am local Virginia time with the Circuit City 250 presented by FUNAI scheduled to start at 8:00pm later that evening.
Marcos Ambrose – #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion
“We had a test at Richmond back in March so although I’ve never raced there we know what is ahead,” said Ambrose.
“To be honest the test wasn’t fabulous for us, but we did take a lot away from it and we have done a lot of thinking and planning on how we can make the car better for Richmond.”
“We’ve made some changes since that test and I’m looking forward to getting out there trying our package out there.”
“We are really getting better and we have made a lot of progress and improvement in the past few weeks. We just haven’t had a lot of luck over these past few races so the speed we have shown hasn’t turned into the results we perhaps deserved.”
“It’s a tough business but that’s why we love it. Richmond will be a tough race but we will be looking to get the strong result we’ve missed out on these past few weeks.”
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 10
1. Carl Edwards 1664
2. Kevin Harvick 1231
3. Dave Blaney 1168
4. David Reutimann 1130
5. Bobby Hamilton Jr 1052
6. Matt Kenseth 1048
7. David Ragan 1025
8. Kyle Busch 1016
9. Marcos Ambrose 1009
10. Mike Wallace 994
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings – After Race 10
1. David Ragan 101
2. Juan Pablo Montoya 99
3. Marcos Ambrose 94
4. Kyle Krisiloff 89
5. Brad Keselowski 53
6. Brad Coleman 42
7. Sam Hornish Jr 32
8. Justin Diercks 32
9. Robert Richardson Jr 23
10. Alex Garcia 7
MARCOS AMBROSE FAST FACTS
Marcos Ambrose and the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion team at Wood Brothers/JTG Racing have earned US$293,926 (A$354,170) in prizemoney in ten 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
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 Richmond (Eastern) Times
Practice 1
Friday 4 May 2007
8:30am – 9:40am
Rookie Practice
Friday 4 May 2007
9:40am – 10:10am
Final Practice
Friday 4 May 2007
10:10am – 11:10pm
Qualifying
Friday 4 May 2007
4:05pm
Race – 250 laps
Friday 4 May 2007
8:00pm US Eastern Time
UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
Friday 4 May 2007
ESPN2
7:30pm US Eastern Time
AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Eastern Standard Times
Practice 1
Friday 4 May 2007
10:30pm – 11:40pm
Rookie Practice
Friday 4 May 2007
11:40pm – 12:10am
Final Practice
Saturday 5 May 2007
12:10am – 1:10am
Qualifying
Saturday 5 May 2007
6:05am
Race – 250 laps
Saturday 5 May 2007
10:00am AEST
AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Saturday 5 May 2007
FOX Sports Two
9:30am – 1:00pm AEST
AUSTRALIAN TV REPLAY
Saturday 5 May 2007
FOX Sports One
10:00pm – 11:00pm AEST
ABOUT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Track Length: 0.75 miles (1.207km)
Race Distance: 250 laps – 187.5 miles (301.75km)
Total Race Purse: $1,109,432
Degree of Banking in Turns: 14 degrees
Degree of Banking in Front Straight: 8 degrees
Degree of Banking in Back Straight: 2 degrees
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RECORD BOOK
Busch Series Race Record: Dale Jarrett (1hr, 47min, 13sec) 8 September 1995
Busch Qualifying Record: Kyle Busch (20.874 seconds/129.348mph) 14 May 2004
Defending Busch Race Champion: Kevin Harvick
Defending Busch Polesitter: Jason Leffler
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