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Ambrose Qualifies Second and Finishes 17th in Nashville
Staff, Wednesday April 11, 2007.
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Marcos Ambrose has finished 17th after earning his best-ever Busch Series qualifying result in the Pepsi 300 at the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee today.
Ambrose qualified second in the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion, giving him a front-row start to the race alongside polesitter David Stremme.
Ambrose’s qualifying effort is the highest a Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender has qualified in this season’s NASCAR Busch Series and comes in only his seventh Busch Series event.
The race, however, was not as successful for the Australian but Ambrose held his nerve to bring home yet another consistent finish, lifting him one spot in the championship points into sixth position.
Ambrose remains the highest placed non-Nextel Cup driver in the NASCAR Busch Series standings and the highest-placed rookie, rising above Juan Pablo Montoya after today’s result.
Ambrose ran inside the top ten for the first nine laps of the race but the handling of his car gradually deteriorated and he slowly dropped back through the field.
Ambrose lost further ground when he was forced to pit for repairs to the front bar ‘valance’ on his car after he was forced to avoid another car, damaging the front bodywork as he transferred from the banking on to the flat apron.
NASCAR Busch Series leader and Ford Nextel Cup star Carl Edwards won today’s Pepsi 300 ahead of David Reutimann and Dave Blaney.
Ambrose has his next NASCAR Busch Series event next weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
Marcos Ambrose – #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion
“The first couple of laps were fine, but we just had an imbalance on the car that we couldn’t get rid of all day,” said Ambrose.
“It’s another good day for us, really just learning every time that we get in that car. It’s not the result that we were looking for, but we finished the race and we cemented ourselves in the top 10 again in points. That’s all we could ask for.”
“There weren’t as many Cup drivers in the field today, so we probably finished a couple of spots better than we would have.”
“I actually prefer the races when a lot of the Cup guys are with us. It’s good to have those guys in the field. It’s good for the drivers, anyway. It lets you know where you’re at.”
RESULTS: Pepsi 300
Race 7 in the NASCAR Busch Series
1. #60 Carl Edwards 225 laps
2. #99 David Reutimann
3. #10 Dave Blaney
4. #38 Jason Leffler
5. #4 Regan Smith
6. #88 Shane Huffman
7. #29 Scott Wimmer
8. #90 Stephen Leicht
9. #35 Bobby Hamilton Jr
10. #22 Mike Bliss
17. #59 Marcos Ambrose 224 laps
Pepsi 300 Results for Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contenders
1. (15th) #18 Brad Coleman 224 laps
2. (17th) #59 Marcos Ambrose
3. (21st) #14 Kyle Krisiloff 221 laps
4. (24th) #70 Justin Diercks 219 laps
5. (31st) #28 Robert Richardson 191 laps
6. (36th) #6 David Ragan 92 laps
7. (38th) #23 Brad Keselowski 26 laps
RACE STATISTICS
Race Distance: 225 laps – 300 miles (482.8km)
Leaders: 9
Lead Changes: 17
Cautions: 6
Caution Laps: 31
Total Race Purse: US$1,085,653? (A 1,335,202)
RESULTS: Qualifying
1. #41 David Stremme 28.811
2. #59 Marcos Ambrose 28.973
3. #22 Mike Bliss 28.975
4. #37 Johnny Sauter 28.976
5. #99 David Reutimann 28.984
6. #6 David Ragan 29.016
7. #90 Stephen Leicht 29.049
8. #60 Carl Edwards 29.064
9. #35 Bobby Hamilton Jr 29.129
10. #16 Todd Kluever 29.149
2007 NASCAR ! Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 7
1. Carl Edwards 1200
2. Dave Blaney 879
3. Kevin Harvick 808
4. David Reutimann 757
5. Kyle Busch 757
6. Marcos Ambrose 754
7. Bobby Hamilton Jr 738
8. Shane Huffman 703
9. Mike Wallace 696
10. Regan Smith 691
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award Tally
Marcos Ambrose 2
Juan Pablo Montoya 2
Timothy Peters 1
David Ragan 1
Brad Coleman 1
MARCOS AMBROSE FAST FACTS
Marcos Ambrose and the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion team at Wood Brothers/JTG Racing have earned US$221,523 (A$271,475) in prizemoney in six 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.
US Radio Station WYSHam regularly broadcasts radio commentary of NASCAR Busch Series events and streams radio via its website.
Go to the WYSHam website and click on the ‘Listen Live’ button at the Top Left of screen
AUSTRALIAN TV REPLAY
Sunday 8 April 2007
FOX Sports One
4:00pm – 6:00pm EDST
ABOUT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY
Location: Lebanon, Tennessee
Track Length: 1.333 miles (2.145km)
Race Distance: 225 laps ? 300 miles (482.8km)
Race Purse: US$1,085,653? (A 1,335,202)
Degree of Banking in Turns: 14 degrees
Degree of Banking in Front Straight: 9 degrees
Degree of Banking in Back Straight: 6 degrees
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RECORD BOOK
Busch Series Race Record: Jack Sprague, 8 June 2002 (2hr, 23min, 41secs)
Busch Qualifying Record: Martin Truex Jr, 9 April 2004 (28.819 seconds)
Defending Busch Race Champion: Kevin Harvick
Defending Busch Polesitter: Denny Hamlin
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