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Music City an Ambrose Favourite
Staff, Thursday June 7, 2007.
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Marcos Ambrose heads to one of his favourite venues on the back of his best NASCAR Busch Series result when the Australian races in the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee this weekend.
Ambrose, who finished sixth at the Dover International Speedway last weekend, faces a similar venue this weekend in “Music City” as both venues are all-concrete speedways. In terms of length Nashville is only slightly longer at 1.333-miles as opposed to Dover’s “Monster Mile”.
Ambrose earned his equal best finish in NASCAR at Nashville last season, finishing third in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the venue on August 12.
This weekend’s event will be Ambrose’s third at Nashville, with the NASCAR Busch Series running there on April 7 this year, where Ambrose finished a credible 17th after earning his best Busch qualifying position of second in the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion.
Ambrose is confident that he and the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing crew can continue their current momentum this weekend in familiar territory at Nashville as the 30-year-old strives to maintain the lead in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings.
Ambrose will also be out to cement his position in the top 10 in the NASCAR Busch Series outright standings, where Ambrose is currently eighth and the highest driver to never have raced in the top-flight NASCAR Nextel Cup series.
The former two-time Australian V8 Supercar champion will also be aiming for his third-straight Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award and his fifth for the season this weekend.
Marcos Ambrose – #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion
“I’m really looking forward to Nashville,” said Ambrose.
“Our team is growing every week. I’m feeling more comfortable behind the wheel and we’re starting to run better in the practice and qualifying as well.”
“It’s just a matter of time before we turn all that promise into great results.”
“Nashville is going to be my first track where I will be racing for a second time in the Busch Series, so I think it is a really good breakout race for us.”
“I think at Charlotte (on May 26) during Driver Introductions it was the first week where it felt normal, like I belonged in the series.”
“And I was actually about to start the race and wasn’t too concerned about what was happening around me. I was actually self-assured that if I did my job properly that it was going to be OK at the end and we’d have a decent night.”
“I feel like I’ve turned a corner myself and I think the team has grown with me and we’re getting better and better every week.
“It’s an exciting time for us. I just want to do well for the team, my sponsors and myself.”
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 14
1. Carl Edwards 2270
2. Kevin Harvick 1798
3. Dave Blaney 1598
4. Matt Kenseth 1591
5. David Reutimann 1511
6. Regan Smith 1478
7. Casey Mears 1462
8. Marcos Ambrose 1453
9. Bobby Hamilton Jr 1450
10. Jeff Burton 1446
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings – After Race 14
=1. Marcos Ambrose 139
=1. David Ragan 139
3. Juan Pablo Montoya 137
4. Kyle Krisiloff 119
5. Brad Keselowski 81
6. Brad Coleman 50
7. Justin Diercks 39
8. Sam Hornish Jr 35
9. Robert Richardson Jr 29
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$394,840 (A$474,567) in prizemoney in 14 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
He 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
ABOUT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY
Location: Lebanon, Tennessee
Track Length: 1.333 miles (2.15 km)
Race Distance: 225 laps – 300 miles (482.8km)
Total Race Purse: US$1,183,720 (A$1,416,610)
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 (2hr, 23min, 41sec) 8 June 2002
Busch Qualifying Record: Martin Truex Jr (28.819 seconds/166.515mph) 9 June 2004
Defending Busch Race Champion: Carl Edwards
Defending Busch Polesitter: Todd Kluever
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