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Ambrose Revisits Texas for 20th NASCAR Start

Staff, Thursday November 2, 2006.

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Marcos Ambrose will make his 20th NASCAR start this weekend when the Australian lines up for the Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Ambrose made his sixth start of the season at the 1.5-mile oval at Texas earlier this season and was a respectable 27th in the #20 Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford F-150.

Texas was the beginning of Ambrose’s rise in the category and since he last visited Texas Motor Speedway the Australian NASCAR rookie has collected a Budweiser Pole Award, two third place finishes, a WIX Filters Lap Leader Award and three Raybestos Rookie of the Race awards.

Ambrose is now one point from third in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings and with two of the final three tracks of the season being 1.5-mile ovals, the Australian has a good chance of getting yet another top result before embarking on the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series with Wood Brothers/JTG Racing.

Ambrose was pleased with the pace of the #20 Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford F-150 last weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway but was unable to convert the speed into his fourth top 10 result.

The Australian is confident that the form shown in Atlanta will carry over to Texas this weekend, the 23rd race in the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Marcos Ambrose #20 Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford F-150

WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY !

“I’m really glad were going to Texas this week because we learned so much at Atlanta”, said Ambrose.

“When we went to these mile-and-a-half tracks earlier this year, we went with a strategy to stay out of the way and learn. Now were in position to compete. Its a completely different mindset. ”

“The race we had at Texas in June was the start of a really strong run of races for this team earlier in the season. Its the style of track we have adapted to best and its the second and final venue I get to visit twice this season, so well be giving it everything.”

“Everyone is keen to get a win at this stage of the year so the racing is going to be pretty tough from here on in. We’ve just got to keep working at it and working on having a good truck for the end of these races and one of these deals will come our way.”

2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Points After Round 22
( Marcos Ambrose did not compete in the first three rounds of the championship.)

1. Todd Bodine 3285, 2. Johnny Benson 3199, 3. David Reutimann 3095, 4. Ted Musgrave 3014, 5. Rick Crawford 3006, 6. David Starr 2944, 7. Ron Hornaday Jr 2913, 8. Jack Sprague 2867, 9. Terry Cook 2863, 10. Mike Bliss 2861, 22. Marcos Ambrose 1894.

2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Raybestos Rookie of the Year Points After Round 22

1. Erik Darnell 199, 2. Chad McCumbee 144, 3. Aric Armirola 136, 4. Marcos Ambrose 135, 5. Bobby East 116, 6. Boston Reid 99, 7. Kerry Earnhardt 97, 8. Joey Miller 96, 9. Erin Crocker 94, 10. Kraig Kinser 78.

Raybestos Rookie of the Race award Ambrose will drive the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series TIPS FOR FANS There are several websites relating to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series where you can follow Ambroses progress.

The best four we have discovered so far are the official NASCAR.com site, truckseries.com, teamaustraliamotorsport.com and woodbrothersjtg.com

You can register for Track Pass on the NASCAR site, which will give you access to radio broadcasts, in-car audio and video of most races for a fee, but you will need a US credit card (so ring a mate!).

You can get a free lap-by-lap written commentary of the races on truckseries.com by going to the trackside area of the site. There are also pre and post race audio interviews.

There are two other websites that have radio coverage of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races, www.wysham.com and www.radiocoloradonetwork.com

RACE SCHEDULE Practice 1 Thursday 2 November 2006 12:30pm 1:30pm CT Rookie Practice Thursday 2 November 2006 2:00pm 2:30pm CT Final Practice Thursday 2 November 2006 2:30pm 3:30pm CT Qualifying Thursday 2 November 2006 7:00pm CT Race 146 laps Friday 3 November 2006 8:05pm CT AUSTRALIAN TIMES (Eastern Daylight Savings Time) Practice 1 Friday 3 November 2006 5:30am 6:30am EDST Rookie Practice Friday 3 November 2006 7:00am 7:30am EDST Final Practice Friday 3 November 2006 7:30am 8:30am EDST Qualifying Friday 3 November 2006 12:00pm EDST Race 146 laps Saturday 4 November 2006 1:05pm EDST ABOUT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Location: Fort Worth, Texas ! Race Distance: 146 laps = 219 miles (350 km) Track Length: 1.50 miles Degree of Banking in Turns: 24 degrees Degree of Banking in Straights: 5 degrees

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