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Tuesday, 30 October 2007 |
Coming off the back of his best NASCAR Busch Series result Marcos
Ambrose is looking to continue that form into the O’Reilly Challenge at
Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas this weekend.
Ambrose was fourth at the 0.75-mile (1.21-kilometre) Memphis
Motorsports Park last weekend, a fine result for the driver of the
Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion and the crew
from Wood Brothers/JTG Racing.
But it is the faster ‘intermediate’ style tracks like Texas that have
proven to be the favourite discipline for the Ambrose and the #59
Kingsford team, giving the Australian a confident outlook on this
weekend’s challenge.
In the November race at Texas in last year’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series, Ambrose qualified in 18th position and finished in 10th place,
his fourth top 10 finish that season.
The Australian will be looking for a similar result this weekend at
the fast 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometre) speedway as he looks to continue to
strive towards a top 10 finish in his rookie season in the NASCAR Busch
Series.
Marcos Ambrose – Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion
“Memphis was a great event for us and it’s given us a boost heading into these last three events,” said Ambrose.
“It was good to get such a strong result and have the Kingsford car
working well on a short track. But the faster ‘intermediate’ tracks are
still where our best speed is and Texas is a track that I really like.
“It’s a tough place but I think that our package for these quicker
1.5-mile ovals is fairly strong, so we are all pretty excited to see
what we can do at Texas.
“I’ve always said that it is important for our team to have a
strong end to the season. We’ve worked very hard all season long and I
think if we can finish the year with some good results it will allow us
to continue to work hard with that progress in mind over the break and
start next season ready to give it everything. Momentum can mean a lot
in this sport.”
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 32
1. Carl Edwards 4364
2. David Reutimann 3833
3. Jason Leffler 3606
4. Kevin Harvick 3523
5. David Ragan 3464
6. Bobby Hamilton Jr 3313
7. Stephen Leicht 3203
8. Marcos Ambrose 3152
9. Greg Biffle 3136
10. Mike Wallace 3083
2007 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD TALLY
David Ragan 11
Marcos Ambrose 5
Juan Pablo Montoya 4
Brad Coleman 4
Brad Keselowski 4
Kyle Krisiloff 3
Timothy Peters 1
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