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Ambrose Looks For Change Of Luck In Richmond Debut PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 03 May 2007
Team Australia driver Marcos Ambrose will enter his first race at Richmond International Raceway looking for a change of luck at the Circuit City 250 presented by FUNAI in Virginia this weekend.

Ambrose will make his first start at the fast 0.75-mile speedway in the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion, but the Australian has prior experience at Richmond after completing two days of NASCAR Busch Series open testing at the venue in March.

Ambrose continues to improve his pace as he gains experience in NASCAR, but a run of poor luck in recent races has prevented the 30-year-old from registering the results his current pace deserves.

Ambrose remains in the top 10 in the NASCAR Busch Series standings after 10 races, currently lying in ninth position. Ambrose also lies third in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings after missing out on a potential top 10 finish as a result of contact between other drivers causing a major accident with only 13 laps remaining at Talladega last weekend.

This weekend’s Busch Series race in Richmond will be conducted over one day, something unique for Ambrose after years of racing in Europe and Australia. First practice will begin on May 4 at 8:30am local Virginia time with the Circuit City 250 presented by FUNAI scheduled to start at 8:00pm later that evening.

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

“We had a test at Richmond back in March so although I’ve never raced there we know what is ahead,” said Ambrose.

“To be honest the test wasn’t fabulous for us, but we did take a lot away from it and we have done a lot of thinking and planning on how we can make the car better for Richmond.

“We’ve made some changes since that test and I’m looking forward to getting out there trying our package out there.

“We are really getting better and we have made a lot of progress and improvement in the past few weeks. We just haven’t had a lot of luck over these past few races so the speed we have shown hasn’t turned into the results we perhaps deserved.

“It’s a tough business but that’s why we love it. Richmond will be a tough race but we will be looking to get the strong result we’ve missed out on these past few weeks.”

2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 10
1. Carl Edwards 1664
2. Kevin Harvick 1231
3. Dave Blaney 1168
4. David Reutimann 1130
5. Bobby Hamilton Jr 1052
6. Matt Kenseth 1048
7. David Ragan 1025
8. Kyle Busch 1016
9. Marcos Ambrose 1009
10. Mike Wallace 994

2007 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings – After Race 10
1. David Ragan 101
2. Juan Pablo Montoya 99
3. Marcos Ambrose 94
4. Kyle Krisiloff 89
5. Brad Keselowski 53
6. Brad Coleman 42
7. Sam Hornish Jr 32
8. Justin Diercks 32
9. Robert Richardson Jr 23
10. Alex Garcia 7

MARCOS AMBROSE FAST FACTS
– Marcos Ambrose and the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion team at Wood Brothers/JTG Racing have earned US$293,926 (A$354,170) in prizemoney in ten 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 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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