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Ambrose Sixth Fastest In Final Practice At Daytona PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 16 February 2007
Team Australia star Marcos Ambrose has finished final practice for the Orbitz 300 with the sixth fastest time after another successful day at Daytona International Speedway in Florida today.

Ambrose, who will make his NASCAR Busch Series debut this weekend, was the fastest rookie in the final practice session as he put the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion sixth on the timesheets out of 48 drivers and completed 17 laps.

Earlier in the day Ambrose was eighth fastest in Rookie Practice after completing six laps as the Australian performed trial runs for qualifying tomorrow, less concerned with faster drafting runs in that session. Ambrose is feeling comfortable ahead of his first-ever race at the 2.5-mile Daytona superspeedway and will be looking for a solid race finish to start the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series.

It was again a strong day for the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing operation, with Ambrose’s team-mate Jon Wood finishing final practice in second fastest in the #47 Clorox Ford Fusion after yesterday topping opening practice.

Ford also experienced a strong run today, with Ford Fusions filling eight of the top 10 spots in final practice.

Ambrose will seek to continue the strong pace of the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion tomorrow as qualifying is held for the Orbitz 300, with the race held on Saturday (Sunday Australian time).

Marcos Ambrose – Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion

“We had a really good day and worked on both the draft and the solo runs,” said Ambrose.

“We were a little down on the solo qualifying run but we are not so concerned about that. For us qualifying will not be crucial as we plan to run a conservative pace for the first two third of the race to keep out of trouble and do our best to avoid other people’s accidents.

“On the other hand we are really pleased with how the #59 Kingsford car is working in the draft. We have a really good race package at the moment and I am feeling really good about the race.

“The car is working very well in the draft when we are running in the pack and we even managed to miss a couple of accidents out there today. Qualifying is not the focus for this first race, but the race package is important and that’s been going very well.

“This year at Daytona handling is very important. The tyres are hard and the wind is blowing so there is not much grip out there. It’s going to take a really good set-up to run well here in the race and hopefully that’s what we will have on the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion.”

Rookie Practice Results
1. #18 Aric Almirola 49.211
2. #42 Juan Pablo Montoya 49.388
3. #14 Kyle Krisiloff 49.431
4. #70 Justin Diercks 49.556
5. #6 David Ragan 49.631
6. #12 Sam Hornish Jr 49.715
7. #66 Steve Wallace 49.936
8. #59 Marcos Ambrose 50.090
9. #25 David Gilliland 50.128
10. #28 Robert Richardson 50.136

Final Practice Results
1. #27 Ward Burton 47.527
2. #47 Jon Wood 47.532
3. #55 Robby Gordon 47.765
4. #90 Stephen Leicht 47.766
5. #10 John Andretti 47.836
6. #59 Marcos Ambrose 47.984
7. #38 Jason Leffler 48.081
8. #6 David Ragan 48.082
9. #37 Jamie McMurray 48.095
10. #14 Kyle Krisiloff 48.115

Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contenders! in Final Practice
1. (6th) #59 Marcos Ambrose 47.984
2. (8th) #6 David Ragan 48.082
3. (10th) #14 Kyle Krisiloff 48.115
4. (11th) #42 Justin Diercks 48.124
5. (32nd) #42 Juan Pablo Montoya 48.436
6. (43rd) #12 Sam Hornish Jr 49.672
7. (47th) #23 Brad Keselowski 50.874

MARCOS AMBROSE FAST FACTS
– Ambrose will drive the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series
– 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

RACE SCHEDULE
Qualifying
Friday 16 February 2006
3:05pm
Race – 120 laps (300 miles)
Saturday 17 February 2006
1:15pm

AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Times
Qualifying
Saturday 17 February 2006
7:05am
Race – 120 laps (300 miles)
Sunday 18 February 2006
5:15am EDST (NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, ACT)
4:45am South Australian time
4:15am Queensland time
3:45am Northern Territory time
3:15am West Australian time

AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Sunday 18 February 2006
FOX Sports Two
5:00am – 8:00am

Ambrose’s Australian fans will also get their first opportunity to watch the Tasmanian-born driver race in NASCAR competition, as cable sports network FOX Sports broadcasts the Orbitz 300 live on its FOX Sports 2 channel at 5:00am this Sunday morning in Australia.

ABOUT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Race Distance: 120 laps – 300 miles (482.8 kilometres)
Track Length: 2.5 miles (4.023 kilometres)
Degree of Banking in Turns: 31 degrees
Degree of Banking in Straights:

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RECORD BOOK
Busch Series Race Record: Geoffrey Bodine, 16 February 1985 (157.137mph)
Busch Qualifying Record: Tommy Houston, 2000 (194.389mph)
Defending Busch Race Champion: Tony Stewart
Defending Busch Polesitter: JJ Yeley
 
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