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| Milwaukee Mile Gets Full Ambrose Attention |
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| Wednesday, 20 June 2007 | |
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Team Australia’s Marcos Ambrose will be looking to cement himself in the NASCAR Busch Series top 10 in the AT&T 250 at the Milwaukee Mile in Wisconsin this weekend. The Milwaukee Mile, the oldest continually operational speedway in North America, is the site of Race 17 in the NASCAR Busch Series and Ambrose will be looking for a strong finish and points haul in the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion. Ambrose was originally to pull ‘double duty’ this weekend in both the NASCAR Busch car at Milwaukee and in an Aussie Vineyards Ford in the NASCAR Nextel Cup event at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. With Ambrose positioned well inside the NASCAR Busch Series top 10 and the Raybestos Rookie of the Year title within reach, it has been decided to delay the talented Australian’s Nextel Cup debut until August 12 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. The Watkins Glen event will be better suited for Ambrose to pull ‘double duty’ and race both Busch and Cup races, with both events at the same circuit that weekend. This also allows for pit crew and personnel to assist both entries. Ambrose’s schedule for this weekend, with Race 17 of the NASCAR Busch Series at the Milwaukee Mile in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Cup race in Sonoma, California some 2150 miles away, would have seen Ambrose miss all of practice and qualifying for the Busch event and only fly in for the race on Saturday night. Ambrose will still head to Sonoma for some pre-event sponsorship appearances for Aussie Vineyards and Raley’s Supermarkets – with both brands set to be highlighted on the #60 car of road racing specialist Boris Said in this weekend’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. Ambrose is now totally focused on the set-up challenge that the century old Milwaukee venue holds for drivers and teams. With only 9.25 degrees of banking in the turns it is crucial to have good grip and car set-up to carry speed through the corners. Ambrose started ninth and finished 18th in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at the one-mile venue last year and will look to improve on that solid performance on his second visit to the traditional venue this weekend. The Australian currently sits eighth in the NASCAR Busch Series points standings and is second to fellow Ford driver David Ragan in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings. Marcos Ambrose – Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion “Milwaukee is a different sort of race track to what we normally run,” said Ambrose. “It’s very flat and it’s quite a unique place. The entire venue has lots of tradition but from a driver and team’s point of view it the challenge of setting the cars up that takes most of our attention. “It was a tough decision not to race in Sonoma, but I am completely behind the rescheduling. “In one respect it’s obviously unfortunate that we will not run the Aussie Vineyards Ford Fusion at Infineon. We had a really positive test a couple of weeks ago and had a car prepared that was capable of doing a really good job. “But we really need to focus on our Busch team and doing the best for our sponsors. We are an emerging team that likes to do things right, so this is the best way to go. “Milwaukee is a tough place to set up the car and handling is very important there on such flat corners. Without much banking you’ve really got to have a well handing race car to make sure you are able to carry good speed through the corners. “It’s important to get the set-up right to run well there. We will be pushing to keep the current momentum going this weekend, because this team is really doing a great job at the moment with both our Busch Series cars.” Craig Gore – Aussie Vineyards “It’s unfortunate for Marcos to miss the opportunity this time around but we’ll look to capitalise on the extra preparation time before Watkins Glen in August,” said Gore. “Everyone involved in the program has been especially pleased with Marcos’ efforts and his education in all forms of NASCAR will continue. “Team Australia and Aussie Vineyards will complete its planned commitments with Raley’s Supermarkets this weekend and we look forward to having Marcos as part of the pre-race marketing activities. “Marcos will now be able to put his full attention towards the Busch Series program of which Aussie Vineyards is also a sponsor, and when the time comes for Marcos’ Cup debut at Watkins Glen in August he can benefit from running both categories on the same track on the same weekend.” 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 16 1. Carl Edwards 2534 2. Dave Blaney 1833 3. Kevin Harvick 1798 4. David Reutimann 1764 5. Regan Smith 1744 6. David Ragan 1713 7. Greg Biffle 1647 8. Marcos Ambrose 1638 9. Bobby Hamilton Jr 1629 10. Jason Leffler 1603 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings – After Race 16 1. David Ragan 166 2. Marcos Ambrose 157 3. Juan Pablo Montoya 137 4. Kyle Krisiloff 137 5. Brad Keselowski 87 6. Brad Coleman 70 7. Justin Diercks 51 8. Robert Richardson Jr 44 9. Sam Hornish Jr 35 10. Alex Garcia 13 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$443,754 (A$528,289) in prizemoney in 16 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 - Ambrose achieved his best NASCAR Busch Series result to date with sixth place at Dover International Speedway on 2 June 2007, also winning him his fourth Raybestos Rookie of the Race award for the season – 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 – 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 WATCH MARCOS RACE ONLINE FOR FREE You can now watch live TV broadcasts of the NASCAR Busch Series for the majority of races remaining in the 2007 season. The live TV broadcast is streamed direct to your computer, with chat features also available. Best of all, it’s FREE, so check NASCAR.com for the streaming schedule. 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. RACE SCHEDULE Local Milwaukee (US Central) Times Practice 1 Saturday 23 June 2007 9:00am – 10:00am Rookie Practice Saturday 23 June 2007 10:15am – 10:45am Final Practice Saturday 23 June 2007 11:00am – 12:00pm Qualifying Saturday 23 June 2007 4:35pm Race – 250 laps Saturday 23 June 2007 7:30pm UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE Saturday 23 June 2007 ESPN2 8:00pm US Eastern AUSTRALIAN TIMES Australian Eastern Standard Times Practice 1 Sunday 24 June 2007 12:00am – 1:00am Rookie Practice Sunday 24 June 2007 1:15am – 1:45am Final Practice Sunday 24 June 2007 2:00am – 3:00am Qualifying Sunday 24 June 2007 7:35am Race – 250 laps Sunday 24 June 2007! 10:30am AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE Sunday 24 June 2007 FOX Sports Two 10:00am – 1:00pm AUSTRALIAN TV REPLAY Sunday 24 June 2007 FOX Sports Three 9:30pm – 11:00pm ABOUT THE MILWAUKEE MILE Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Track Length: 1.0 mile (1.6 km) Race Distance: 250 laps – 250 miles (321.87km) Total Race Purse: US$1,149,252 (A$1,365,556) Degree of Banking in Turns: 9.25 degrees Degree of Banking in Straights: 2.5 degrees NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RECORD BOOK Busch Series Race Record: Jason Keller (2hr, 25min, 30sec) 29 June 2003 Busch Qualifying Record: Johnny Sauter (29.365 seconds/122.595mph) 25 June 2005 Defending Busch Race Winner: Paul Menard Defending Busch Polesitter: Aric Almirola |
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