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Top Ten Start For Ambrose In Darlington PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 14 May 2007
Team Australia star Marcos Ambrose has made an impressive start to his debut race at Darlington Raceway with a top 10 start to the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 in South Carolina today.

Ambrose will make his first start at the famous venue tomorrow in the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion as the Australian continues his second season in NASCAR in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series.

The Australian was 10th in opening practice in Darlington today, before driving to fifth fastest in Rookie Practice and ending the productive day 26th overall in final practice.

Ambrose is aiming to leap back into the top 10 in the overall points standings this weekend as he continues his battle with former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya and young Ford pilot David Ragan for Raybestos Rookie of the Year honours.

Qualifying at Darlington Raceway will be held tomorrow, followed by the Diamond Hill Plywood 200, the 12th race in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series.

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

“This is the most abrasive track surface I’ve ever been to so it was an interesting first day here at Darlington,” said Ambrose.

“We had a good day and I’m happy with the package we have brought here.

“You lose a lot of time on this track as the tyres wear down so it’s difficult to know exactly where you are at compared to everyone else, but from our own point of view we had the best day we’ve had in a while and I think we are looking good.

“It’s an interesting race track and I’m definitely looking forward to my first Darlington race.”

RESULTS: Practice 1
1. #15 Paul Menard 30.143
2. #38 Jason Leffler 30.163
3. #37 Greg Biffle 30.216
4. #20 Denny Hamlin 30.404
5. #12 Ryan Newman 30.411
6. #99 David Reutimann 30.434
7. #2 Clint Bowyer 30.478
8. #6 David Ragan 30.492
9. #5 Mark Martin 30.524
10. #59 Marcos Ambrose 30.529

RESULTS: Rookie Practice
1. #23 Brad Keselowski 30.748
2. #66 Steve Wallace 30.757
3. #6 David Ragan 30.885
4. #18 Aric Almirola 30.939
5. #59 Marcos Ambrose 30.975
6. #42 Juan Pablo Montoya 31.053
7. #88 Shane Huffman 31.567
8. #25 David Gilliland 32.100
9. #14 Kyle Krisiloff 32.230
10. #0 Eric McClure 32.341

RESULTS: Final Practice
1. #66 Steve Wallace 30.240
2. #18 Aric Alm! irola 30.258
3. #90 Stephen Leicht 30.258
4. #16 Todd Kluever 30.279
5. #12 Ryan Newman 30.331
6. #6 David Ragan 30.349
7. #15 Paul Menard 30.354
8. #20 Denny Hamlin 30.374
9. #24 Casey Mears 30.397
10. #60 Carl Edwards 30.444
26. #59 Marcos Ambrose 30.730

2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 11
1. Carl Edwards 1793
2. Kevin Harvick 1391
3. Dave Blaney 1283
4. David Reutimann 1268
5. Matt Kenseth 1223
6. Kyle Busch 1171
7. Bobby Hamilton Jr 1149
8. David Ragan 1146
9. Juan Pablo Montoya 1109
10. Regan Smith 1106
11. Marcos Ambrose 1094

2007 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings – After Race 11
1. David Ragan 111
2. Juan Pablo Montoya 110
3. Marcos Ambrose 103
4. Kyle Krisiloff 94
5. Brad Keselowski 57
6. Brad Coleman 50
7. Justin Diercks 39
8. Sam Hornish Jr 35
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$314,756 (A$380,323) in prizemoney in 11 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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