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Strong Pace but Little Reward for Ambrose and Team Australia in Loudon
Staff, Monday September 18, 2006.
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Marcos Ambrose has missed out on another strong finish in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series by finishing 23rd in today?s incident packed New Hampshire 200 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
Ambrose showed strong pace aboard the Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford F-150 but was denied the chance to translate the form into a top 10 result when forced to pit under green to fix a loose wheel.
Ambrose had earlier continued his strong form from practice yesterday to qualify the Aussie Vineyards F-150 in 14th position. The performance marked a fantastic qualifying session for the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing operation, with Ambrose?s team-mate Bobby East qualifying third, giving the Ford squad the two highest qualified rookies for the race.
Ambrose had a steady start and was running inside the top 20 when he pitted under green flag conditions to fix the loose wheel. Once three laps down, Ambrose and the Team Australia crew used the remainder of the race to gain experience and fine tune set-up in what is still a learning year for the NASCAR rookie from Tasmania, Australia.
The #20 Aussie Vineyards F-150 showed good speed in the latter half of the race, allowing Ambrose to slot into the pack and run comfortably with the pacesetters. The track time was beneficial for Ambrose and despite a lower than expected finish, driver and team have gained more knowledge and confidence for next week?s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY
Marcos Ambrose – Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford F-150
“We had a competitive truck today and could have run around the top 10 no problems,” said Ambrose.
“Early on we had a loose wheel, so we had to pit under green to fix it. We missed the pit box and had to go around again so we had a ‘double problem’ then. From there it became a test for us because we were trapped two or three laps down. ”
“We’ve made some progress and we had a reasonable qualifying, so now we just look ahead to the next race and put this one behind us. ”
“There were a lot of cautions today and when you are trapped laps down like that, the worst thing you can do is get in the way of the leaders. At the restarts the lap cars start on the inside, so it’s just a matter of letting the leaders by and finding a spot where you can run comfortably.”
“We ran strong in the race today and once we let the leaders by we ran comfortably in the pack at a strong pace, but there is not much you can do when you are trapped a few laps down. We learned a lot again and we are looking forward to next week.”
2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Points -? After Round 18 – Marcos Ambrose did not compete in the first three rounds of the championship.
1: Todd Bodine 2784; 2: Johnny Benson 2660; 3: David Reutimann 2521; 4: Rick Crawford 2469; 5: David Starr 2450; 6: Ted Musgrave 2450; 7: Ron Hornaday Jr 2371; 8: Jack Sprague 2355; 9: Terry Cook 2345; 10: Mike Bliss 2316; 28: Marcos Ambrose 1428.
MARCOS AMBROSE FAST FACTS
Ambrose has earned US$174,318 in 15 starts this year
Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Ambrose won two consecutive V8 Supercar Series Championships in Australia in 2003 and 2004 for Ford
Drives the No. 20 Ford F-150 for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing in 2006
Achieved his best result when he finished third at Kansas Speedway on July 1 in only his ninth NASCAR event. Also finished third in Round 16 in Nashville, his 13th NASCAR event
Ambrose is one of only two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year contenders to score a top three finish this season
Ambrose is the first Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate to earn two top five finishes
Ambrose is the only Raybestos Rookie to capture WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honours in the Craftsman Truck Series this season. Ambrose led twice for 49 laps to claim the honor in the Built Ford Tough 225 in Kentucky
Became the first Australian to lead laps in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Is the first non-American driver to finish in the top five of a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event since Canadian Ron Fellows won on the Watkins Glen road course on 26 June 1999
Ambrose won his first Budweiser Pole in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Kentucky Speedway on July 8
Ambrose is the first non-Amercian driver to win a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series pole since 26 June 1999 when Ron Fellows of Canada qualified first at Watkins Glen International
This was the first pole for the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing team and the first pole for crew chief Gary Cogswell
Ambrose has now qualified in the top 10 for six of his 15 NASCAR starts to date
ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Location: Loudon, New Hampshire
Race Distance: 200 laps = 211.6 miles (340.537 km)
Track Length: 1.058 miles
Degree of Banking in Turns: 12 degrees
Degree of Banking on Straight: 2 degrees
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