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Saturday, 01 March 2008
Marcos Ambrose had kicked his weekend off in the right fashion by running 15th fastest in opening practice for the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Nevada today. Ambrose set quick times in the #59 Kingsford Hickory Ford Fusion at the 1.5-milemarcos59nascar-th.jpg oval, backing up up the pace of the first session with 27th in final practice.

The Australian qualified 14th and finished 10th at the same event last season, giving Ambrose and his JTG Racing confidence heading into tomorrow.

Qualifying and the 200-lap race will be held tomorrow. The Sam’s Town 300 is the third event in the 35-race 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Bobby Labonte and Kyle Busch topped today’s two practice sessions at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Marcos Ambrose – #59 Kingsford Hickory Ford Fusion

“This is a solid start to the weekend,” said Ambrose.

“We ran well and just kept working at it and working at it, getting the car better and better.

“I’ve run well here before and it certainly helps having tested here about a month ago.

“I’m very focussed for tomorrow’s race. I really want to show everyone what we are truly capable of in the Kingsford car.”

RESULTS: Practice 1
1. #21 Bobby Labonte 30.473
2. #18 Kyle Busch 30.663
3. #29 Jeff Burton 30.665
4. #12 Sam Hornish Jr 30.689
5. #99 David Reutimann 30.764
6. #2 Clint Bowyer 30.844
7. #66 Steve Wallace 30.865
8. #64 David Stremme 30.890
9. #20 Tony Stewart 30.935
10. #6 David Ragan 30.942
15. #59 Marcos Ambrose 31.024

RESULTS: Final Practice
1. #18 Kyle Busch 30.358
2. #5 Mark Martin 30.590
3. #20 Tony Stewart 30.612
4. #38 Jason Leffler 30.623
5. #11 Jason Keller 30.686
6. #29 Jeff Burton 30.700
7. #32 Brian Vickers 30.702
8. #33 Kevin Harvick 30.761
9. #21 Bobby Labonte 30.772
10. #88 Brad Keselowski 30.874
27. #59 Marcos Ambrose! 31.314

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings – After Race 2 of 35
1. Tony Stewart 385
2. Kyle Busch 355
3. Carl Edwards 289
4. David Reutimann 281
5. David Ragan 270
6. Kevin Harvick 270
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr 266
8. Mike Bliss 241
9. Jason Leffler 236
10. Clint Bowyer 231
29. Marcos Ambrose 143

RACE SCHEDULE
Local Las Vegas (US Pacific) Times
Qualifying
Saturday 1 March 2008
9:05am

Race – 200 laps
Saturday 1 March 2008
1:30pm US Pacific
4:30pm US Eastern

UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
Saturday 1 March 2008
ESPN2
4:00pm US Eastern

AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Times
Qualifying
Sunday 2 March 2008
4:05am

Race – 200 laps
Sunday 2 March 2008
8:30am AEDST
8:00am SADST
7:30am QST

AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Sunday 2 March 2008
Ten HD
8:00am – 11:30pm AEDST

AUSTRALIAN TV REPLAY
Saturday 8 March 2008
Ten HD
12:00pm – 1:00pm AEDST

ABOUT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Race Distance: 200 laps – 300 miles (482.8 kilometres)
Track Length: 1.5 miles (2.41 kilometres)
Degree of Banking in Turns: 14 degrees
Degree of Banking in Back Straight: 3 degrees
Degree of Banking in Front Straight: 11 degrees

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECORD BOOK
Defending Nationwide Race Champion: Matt Kenseth
Defending Nationwide Polesitter: Dave Blaney
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Race Finish: 10th
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Qualifying: 14th
 
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