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Steady Start By Ambrose In Atlanta PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 18 March 2007
Australian Marcos Ambrose has made a steady start to his campaign in the Nicorette 300 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway during practice in Hampton, Georgia today.

Following two-straight top ten finishes in the NASCAR Busch Series at Mexico City and Las Vegas the two-time Australian V8 Supercar Champion enters this weekend fifth in the NASCAR Busch Series points standings.

Ambrose made his debut on the 1.5-mile Atlanta Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series last October finishing 16th. The experience he gained during that race became valuable today with limited practice being conducted due to inclement weather conditions.

In the only practice session of the day Ambrose steered his Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion to the 23rd fastest time, less than a second behind the fastest driver Kyle Busch.

Ambrose, who currently leads the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings after four races, was the third fastest ‘Rookie’ in today’s practice session.

Qualifying will be held tomorrow at 11:05am local time with the green flag set to drop on the 195-lap (300-mile) race at 3:00pm.

Marcos Ambrose – Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion
“Overall it was a good day, with the rain shortening the practice session to only one hour and 20 minutes you had to dial yourself into the track quickly,” said Ambrose.

“I’m pretty please with the speed we showed, we’re in the middle of the pack with a lot of room to move.

“Atlanta is a traditional track and one of the fastest we race on. It is quite an abrasive track on tyres, so you’ve got to be careful not to burn them up.

“I’ll be trying to move up the order a bit in qualifying tomorrow, then the focus will turn to keeping out of trouble and aiming for another top ten in the race.

“This race is going to be all about good handling and carrying a lot of speed through the turns, I think we’ll be able to run pretty good.”

Practice Results:
1 #5 Kyle Busch 29.543
2 #9 Kasey Kahne 29.596
3 #38 Jason Leffler 29.901
4 #60 Carl Edwards 29.907
5 #47 Jon Wood 29.926
6 #10 Dave Blaney 29.978
7 #2 Clint Bowyer 29.982
4 #16 Todd Kluever 30.059
9 #77 Bobby Labonte 30.088
10 #42 Juan Pablo Montoya 30.130
23 #59 Marcos Ambrose 30.493

2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 4
1. Carl Edwards 650
2. Denny Hamlin 582
3. Dave Blaney 521
4. Kevin Harvick 496
5. Marcos Ambrose 484
6. Jon Wood 452
7. Greg Biffle 446
8. Tony Stewart 442
9. Mike Wallace 430
10. Kyle Busch 412

2007 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings – After Race 4
1. Marcos Ambrose 45
2. Juan Pablo Montoya 43
3. Kyle Krisiloff 33
4. David Ragan 32
5. Brad Keselowski 17
6. Sam Hornish Jr 14
=7. Timothy Peters 11
=7. Brad Coleman 11
9. Justin Diercks 10
10. Robert Richardson 9

Raybestos Rookie of the Race Tally
Marcos Ambrose 2
Timothy Peters 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 1

MARCOS AMBROSE FAST FACTS
– Marcos Ambrose has earned US$163,425 (A$209,385) in prizemoney in four 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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