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Ambrose Looks Ahead To Busch Series Debut After Qualifying 40th PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 17 February 2007
Team Australia’s Marcos Ambrose will make his NASCAR Busch Series debut from the 40th starting spot after qualifying at Daytona International Speedway in Florida today.

Ambrose was the sixth fastest rookie in qualifying for the Orbitz 300 at the 2.5-mile Daytona superspeedway, focussing his attention on race pace and set-up as the Australian seeks to begin his 2007 season with a solid finish.

Yesterday Ambrose was sixth fastest in final practice in the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion and was pleased with the performance of the car while running in the draft, something that will be crucial to a good finish tomorrow.

Aric Almirola qualified in pole position for tomorrow’s Orbitz 300 ahead of Jason Leffler and Ambrose’s Wood Brothers/JTG Racing team-mate Jon Wood in the #47 Clorox Ford Fusion.

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

“A solid finish is what is important for us this weekend,” said Ambrose.

“Qualifying speed does not mean a great deal at the moment because it’s a long race and we just want to roll around and be conservative for the first half of the race.

“People have said it all weekend, it doesn't matter where you start, and we're really happy with our race car. I'm here for the laps and to get the experience and stay out of trouble early on.

“If we can hang out at the back of the lead pack, that will be plenty for me. The race package is good so we will look to come on a bit stronger in the second half of the race, but a finish is the priority.”

WATCH MARCOS AMBROSE'S BUSCH SERIES DEBUT LIVE ONLINE FOR FREE

For the first time ever, fans will be able to watch the LIVE TV Broadcast for Busch Series racing for the first three races of the 2007 season.

Features:
- LIVE TV Broadcast streamed to your computer
- Chat and interact with Busch Series fans all over the world as you watch the race

Best of all it's FREE
Webcast Start Time 1:15pm US Eastern Time or 5:15am Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

See the link below for the streaming page on NASCAR.com

http://www.nascar.com/promos/busch/racestream/

Qualifying Results
1. #18 Aric Almirola 48.982
2. #38 Jason Leffler 49.023
3. #47 Jon Wood 49.038
4. #11 Martin Truex Jr 49.068
5. #10 John Andretti 49.071
6. #60 Carl Edwards 49.074
7. #06 Mark Martin 49.111
8. #90 Stephen Leicht 49.111
9. #26 Greg Biffle 49.122
10. #5 Kyle Busch 49.150
40. #59 Marcos Ambrose 49.788

Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contenders Qualifying
1. (15th) #42 Juan Pablo Montoya 49.209
2. (17th) #6 David Ragan 49.221
3. (19th) #14 Kyle Krisiloff 49.278
4. (27th) #12 Sam Hornish Jr 49.405
5. (38th) #70 Justin Diercks 49.682
6. (40th) #59 Marcos Ambrose 49.788
7. (42nd) #28 Robert Richardson 49.834
8. (48th) #23 Brad Keselowski 50.737

MARCO! S 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
Race – 120 laps (300 miles)
Saturday 17 February 2006
1:15pm

AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Times
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 EDST

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

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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