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Seventh Row Starting Spot For Ambrose In Las Vegas PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 12 March 2007
Team Australia NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose has qualified in a strong 14th position for the Sam’s Town 300 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Nevada today.

Ambrose drove the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion to a seventh row starting spot for the fourth NASCAR Busch Series race of the season, finishing as the top rookie and second fastest non-Nextel Cup driver in the process.

The Australian driver has driven at the reconfigured Las Vegas Motor Speedway on two occasions previously, finishing seventh in last season’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at the venue as well as turning in top 10 times in preseason testing at the 1.5-mile oval.

Earlier in the day Ambrose put the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion through its paces in three practice sessions. The Australian was 23rd fastest in opening practice, second in the second session for rookie drivers and 30th fastest in final practice.

Defending Busch Series Champion Kevin Harvick qualified on pole for tomorrow’s Sam’s Town 300 ahead of David Stremme and Reed Sorenson.

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

“We are happy with this result for qualifying here in Las Vegas,” said Ambrose.

“We had a strong car today and we turned in two solid laps in qualifying. We probably left a little bit out there on the race track but we didn’t want to push it too hard. This is a good spot for us especially being the second fastest non-Cup driver.

“This is my first qualifying run on a real handling sort of oval in a Busch car so it’s good to be up this far in what is a quality field.

“The race is going to be a different story tomorrow. We’ve qualified here at night and the race will be in the heat of the day tomorrow. With all the heat in the track it will be a different track with less grip, so it could be a hectic first half of the race with some accidents to look out for before the field sorts it self out.

“I’ll be focussed on running around and staying out of trouble and keeping it safe until the first pit stop. I think we can have a strong car for the second half of the race and see where we come out.”

QUALIFYING RESULTS:
1. #21 Kevin Harvick 29.816
2. #22 David Stremme 29.925
3. #41 Reed Sorenson 29.990
4. #12 Kurt Busch 29.990
5. #2 Clint Bowyer 30.009
6. #29 Jeff Burton 30.046
7. #17 Matt Kenseth 30.049
8. #24 Casey Mears 30.056
9. #10 Dave Blaney 30.108
10. #9 Kasey Kahne 30.132
14. #59 Marcos Ambrose 30.236

Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contenders in Qualifying
1. (14th) #59 Marcos Ambrose 30.236
2. (27th) #18 Brad Coleman 30.545
3. (31st) #23 Brad Keselowski 30.703
4. (35th) #42 Juan Pablo Montoya 30.937
5. (39th) #14 Kyle Krisiloff 31.667
6. (42nd) #70 Justin Diercks 32.043

Practice 1 Results:
1. #29 Jeff Burton 30.262
2. #9 Kasey Kahne 30.537
3. #17 Matt Kenseth 30.576
4. #5 Kyle Busch 30.595
5. #16 Greg Biffle 30.626
6. #15 Paul Menard 30.805
7. #12 Kurt Busch 30.805
8. #24 Casey Mears 30.854
9. #2 Clint Bowyer 30.901
10. #60 Carl Edwards 30.910
23. #59 Marcos Ambrose 31.111

Practice 2 (Rookie) Results:
1. #99 David Reutimann 30.896
2. #59 Marcos Ambrose 31.085
3. #23 Brad Keselowski 31.186
4. #6 David Ragan 31.288
5. #14 Kyle Krisiloff 31.293
6. #18 Brad Coleman 31.429
7. #66 Steve Wallace 31.438
8. #88 Shane Huffman 31.530
9. #42 Juan Pablo Montoya 31.550
10. #70 Justin Diercks 31.744

Final Practice Results:
1. #29 Jeff Burton 30.379
2. #24 Casey Mears 30.506
3. #5 Kyle Busch 30.571
4. #12 Kurt Busch 30.622
5. #22 David Stremme! 30.722
6. #17 Matt Kenseth 30.759
7. #35 Bo! bby Hami lton Jr 30.781
8. #66 Steve Wallace 30.822
9. #41 Reed Sorenson 30.842
10. #16 Greg Biffle 30.885
30. #59 Marcos Ambrose 31.265

2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 3
1. Carl Edwards 495
2. Denny Hamlin 455
3. Dave Blaney 433
4. Greg Biffle 397
=5. Marcos Ambrose 345
=5. Kevin Harvick 345
7. Matt Kenseth 327
8. David Reutimann 324
9. Jon Wood 322
10. Brent Sherman 310

2007 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings – After Race 3
=1. Marcos Ambrose 33
=1. Juan Pablo Montoya 33
=3. Kyle Krisiloff 25
=3. David Ragan 25
5. Sam Hornish Jr 14
=6. Brad Keselowski 11
=6. Timothy Peters 11
8. Robert Richardson Jr 9
9. Alex Garcia 7
10. Brad Coleman 6

Raybestos Rookie of the Race Tally
Marcos Ambrose 1
Timothy Peters 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 1

MARCOS AMBROSE FAST FACTS
– Marcos Ambrose has earned US$127,550 (A$162,754) in prizemoney in three NASCAR Busch Series races this season
– Ambrose will drive the Aussie Vineyards-backed #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 debut, winning the Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award in what was his first race on the 2.5-mile Daytona superspeedway
– 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

HOW TO FOLLOW NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RACES ONLINE

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.

The FOX Sports (USA) website features FOX Trax, an all-in-one page excellent for Marcos Ambrose fans, whether they are watching the television coverage, listening to radio or simply following the race online.

FOX Trax not only features a live race leaderboard and features to allow you to follow your favourite drivers, but also a Race Blog where fans and online experts can discuss the race and explain incidents to those without vision.

RACE SCHEDULE
Local Las Vegas (Pacific) Times
Race – 200 laps
Saturday 10 March 2007
12:00pm (Noon) Local Pacific Time
3:00pm Eastern Time

UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
Saturday 10 March 2007
ABC
2:30pm ET

AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Race – 200 laps
Sunday 11 March 2007
7:00am EDST
6:30am SA time
6:00am Qld time
5:30am NT time
5:00am WA time

AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Sunday 11 March 2007
FOX Sports Two
6:30am – 10:00am EDST

ABOUT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Track Length: 1.5 miles (2.41km)
Race Distance: 200 laps – 300 miles (482.8km)
Race Purse: US$1,626,747? (A$2,103,643)
Degree of Banking in Turns: 20 degrees*
Degree of Banking in Straights: 9 degrees*

*Las Vegas Motor Speedway was redeveloped last season, with the banking increased from 12 to 20 degrees in the turns and back straight banking increased to 9 degrees to be the same as front straight.

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RECORD BOOK
Busch Series Race Record: Jeff Burton, 4 March 2000 (2hr, 13min, 13secs)
Busch Qualifying Record: Mike Bliss, 5 March 2004 (31.535 seconds)
Defending Busch Race Champion: Kasey Kahne
Defending Busch Polesitter: Matt Kenseth
 
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