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Talladega Looms Large for Ambrose
Staff, Thursday April 26, 2007.
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Marcos Ambrose hits the biggest speedway in NASCAR this weekend as he tackles the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama for the tenth race of the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series.
Marcos Ambrose
It will be Ambrose’s second “restrictor plate” event in the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion. The Australian’s first NASCAR Busch Series superspeedway event came in the opening race of this season at the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway, where Ambrose finished an impressive 16th on his Busch Series debut.
Ambrose will use the same car he raced at Daytona this weekend at the 2.66-mile Talladega layout. The former two-time Australian V8 Supercar Champion will be looking for a similar result this weekend as he strives to maintain his lead in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings over Juan Pablo Montoya and David Ragan. Ambrose currently lies an impressive eighth in the NASCAR Busch Series standings, only four points behind experienced Busch Series driver Mike Wallace.
Ambrose not only has Talladega Superspeedway to contend with this weekend. Twenty Nextel Cup drivers have entered the Aaron?s 312, making it a great challenge for Ambrose, who will enter his 32nd NASCAR event this weekend.
“This is our second restrictor plate race,” said Ambrose.
“We don’t do as many restrictor place races as the other tracks so it’s not really my most comfortable form of oval racing at this stage.
“It’s very fast and quite treacherous. Talladega is different to Daytona as well, as it is a little wider and has more grip so it is very fast. We will more than likely stay in one pack around there so the first 90 laps or so are just going to be about staying out of trouble.”
“For the last part of the race if you’ve set yourself up right you can really get in there and have a go.”
“At our first Busch race at a superspeedway earlier in the year in Daytona we didn’t perform very well in qualifying trim.”
“But we had a very stable race car that worked nicely in the draft, so we were able to draft with some guys and move forward to get a very good result.”
“The important thing on these superspeedways is to have a car that works well in the draft. If you can have that and also have some drafting help you can get a good result at Talladega.”
Greg Conner – Crew Chief, #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion“We’re taking our Daytona car to Talladega,” said Conner.
“We had a great car at Daytona, but it’s really built for Talladega. We’re so confident in the car, we’re going to hang back and miss all the wrecks until the final pit stop.”
“Then we’ll go racing.”
#59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 9
1. Carl Edwards 1525
2. Dave Blaney 1101
3. Kevin Harvick 1076
4. Matt Kenseth 1048
5. David Reutimann 1034
6. Kyle Busch 970
7. Mike Wallace 925
8. Marcos Ambrose 921
9. Bobby Hamilton Jr 920
10. Denny Hamlin 917
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings -After Race 9
1. Marcos Ambrose 88
2. Juan Pablo Montoya 86
3. David Ragan 83
4. Kyle Krisiloff 73
5. Brad Keselowski 53
6. Brad Coleman 32
7. Sam Hornish Jr 32
8. Justin Diercks 27
9. Robert Richardson 16
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$269,021 (A$321,506) in prizemoney in nine 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
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The live TV broadcast is streamed direct to your computer, with chat features also available.
Best of all, it’s FREE, so check NASCAR.com for the streaming schedule.
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.
RACE SCHEDULE Local Talladega (Central) Times Practice 1 Thursday 26 April 2007 3:00pm – 4:20pmRookie Practice
Thursday 26 April 2007
4:40pm – 5:10pm
Final Practice
Thursday 26 April 2007
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Qualifying
Friday 27 April 2007
4:05pm Talladega Time
5:05pm US Eastern Time
Race – 117 laps
Saturday 28 April 2007
2:00pm Local Talladega Time
3:00pm US Eastern Time
UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
Saturday 28 April 2007
ABC
2:30pm US Eastern Time
AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Eastern Standard Times
Practice 1
Friday 27 April 2007
6:00am – 7:20am
Rookie Practice
Friday 27 April 2007
7:40am – 8:10am
Final Practice
Friday 27 April 2007
8:30am – 9:30am
Qualifying
Saturday 28 April 2007
7:05am
Race – 117 laps
Sunday 29 April 2007
5:00am AEST
Monday 30 April 2007
FOX Sports One
9:30pm – 11:00pm
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