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Ambrose Ready to Give Bristol His All
Staff, Thursday August 23, 2007.
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Marcos Ambrose is determined to give the Food City 250 his all on the high banks of the half-mile Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee this weekend.
Ambrose currently has the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion in seventh position in the overall driver’s standings in the NASCAR Busch Series with 10 races remaining in the 2007 season.
The Australian is only 11 points behind seventh place Stephen Leicht and also has David Ragan in his sights in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings.
Bristol is arguably the toughest track in NASCAR and it was this venue that Ambrose visited in 2003 to get a feel for the sport he was aiming his career towards. You can understand how the Australian felt in awe of the experience, with the Bristol half-mile seating 160,000 fans, while Ambrose’s home state of Tasmania has a total population of around 485,000.
Ambrose rented a ‘Minnie Winnie’ (small motorhome) in Charlotte and drove to the World’s Fastest Half-Mile. He camped on the property to learn more about the fan culture of NASCAR and to take in the action at one of NASCAR’s most popular tracks.
Now racing at Bristol, Ambrose is still on a learning curve on the shorter tracks, but while he hasn’t received the finishes he has hoped for at Bristol, he remains excited about his return to the tough track. In fact, he loves the challenge so much, he now favours oval racing to road course racing.
Despite the inexperience on ovals, Ambrose continues to hold his own against some of NASCAR’s biggest names. He currently sits eighth in points, but is fourth among drivers not competing in the Nextel Cup Series on a full-time basis.
“I knew a lot of people had trouble seeing how a little Australian could make it in NASCAR,” said Ambrose.
“I wanted to come over and understand the culture of NASCAR back in 2003, and if you are going to watch a NASCAR race, you need to go to Bristol.”
“Bristol is insane. It is everything NASCAR, multiplied by 10. The crowd is in your face. The banking is in your face. The excitement is high. You get dizzy; you forget where pit road is. It is everything exciting about NASCAR. ”
“We didn’t get a chance to test at Bristol since the resurfacing, so we are going to go there brand new. It is really racy, and from all accounts, it should be wilder than before with the new surface. ”
“The transition to the ovals and NASCAR has been tricky. You are racing every week, and if you are doing poorly, it can get you down. That is why I came across; I wanted to race every day if I could. ”
“The thrill, the anthem, the jets, the crowd; it is an awesome deal and to be able to experience that side of the sport makes it worth it. I love the ovals. To experience the crowds and intensity and car count; I couldn’t go back to racing on the road courses.”
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 25
1. Carl Edwards 3613
2. Kevin Harvick 2913
3. David Reutimann 2883
4. Jason Leffler 2735
5. David Ragan 2691
6. Bobby Hamilton Jr 2577
7. Stephen Leicht 2512
8. Marcos Ambrose 2501
9. Greg Biffle 2464
10. Mike Wallace 2419
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings – After Race 25
1. David Ragan 200
2. Marcos Ambrose 182
3. Kyle Krisiloff 165
4. Juan Pablo Montoya 165
5. Brad Coleman 141
6. Brad Keselowski 126
7. Robert Richardson Jr 84
8. Justin Diercks 51
9. Sam Hornish Jr 35
10. Bobby Santos 21
MARCOS AMBROSE FAST FACTS
Marcos Ambrose and the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion team at Wood Brothers/JTG Racing have earned US$691,908 (A$869,996) in prizemoney in 25 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
RACE SCHEDULE
Local Bristol (US Eastern) Times
Open Practice
Thursday 23 August 2007
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Practice 1
Friday 24 August 2007
9:00am – 9:50am
Final Practice
Friday 24 August 2007
10:15am – 11:15am
Qualifying
Friday 24 August 2007
4:35pm
Race – 250 laps
Friday 24 August 2007
8:00pm US Eastern
UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
Friday 24 August 2007
ESPN2
7:30pm US Eastern
AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Australian Eastern Standard Times
Open Practice
Friday 24 August 2007
3:00am – 7:00am
Practice 1
Friday 24 August 2007
11:00pm – 11:50pm
Final Practice
Saturday 25 August 2007
12:15am – 1:15am
Qualifying
Saturday 25 August 2007 6:35am
Race – 250 laps
Saturday 25 August 2007
10:00am AEST
AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Saturday 25 August 2007
FOX Sports Two
9:30am – 12:30pm
ABOUT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Location: Bristol, Tennessee
Track Length: 0.533 miles (0.858km)
Race Distance: 250 laps – 133.24 miles (214.43km)
Race Purse: US$1,399,759 (A$1,740,993)
Degree of Banking in Turns: 36 degrees
Degree of Banking in Straights: 16 degrees
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RECORD BOOK
Busch Series Race Record: Harry Gant, 4 April 1992 (1hr, 26min, 2secs)
Busch Qualifying Record: Greg Biffle, 26 March 2004 (15.093 seconds)
Defending Busch Race Champion: Matt Kenseth
Defending Busch Polesitter: Ryan Newman
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