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Marcos Ambrose has finished fifth fastest in final practice for the Bashas Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona today.
Ambrose posted the top five time in the #59 Kingsford Hickory Ford Fusion around the 1.0-mile speedway in the second of two practice sessions today.
Importantly, the final practice session today was at the same time of day that tomorrow’s 200-lap race will be held, showing the potential of Ambrose in race conditions.
The Australian improved his best time by around half a second between sessions at the unique speedway, which features significantly different styles of corner at either end of the oval.
Denny Hamlin was fastest in today’s final practice ahead of Mike Bliss and Kyle Busch. Qualifying and the Bashas Supermarkets 200 will be held in Phoenix, Arizona tomorrow.
Marcos Ambrose - #59 Kingsford Hickory Ford Fusion
“We got a lot out of today,” said Ambrose.
“We are racing at night here in Phoenix so it was nice to know that we’ve got the car to work so well in the evening as the sun is going down.
“The car improved a lot between sessions. We made some changes and worked on a couple of areas and it paid off.
“We’re looking forward to tomorrow’s race. We just need to get a rhythm going and keep working on the car so that the track doesn’t get away from us as everything cools off.”
RESULTS: Final Practice
1. #20 Denny Hamlin 27.455
2. #1 Mike Bliss 27.564
3. #18 Kyle Busch 27.599
4. #66 Steve Wallace 27.622
5. #59 Marcos Ambrose 27.693
6. #99 David Reutimann 27.722
7. #27 Brad Coleman 27.736
8. #2 Clint Bowyer 27.819
9. #60 Carl Edwards 27.830
10. #29 Jeff Burton 27.835
RESULTS: Practice 1
1. #64 David Stremme 27.570
2. #40 Dario Franchitti 27.582
3. #20 Denny Hamlin 27.804
4. #88 Brad Keselowski 27.819
5. #29 Jeff Burton 27.823
6. #25 Bobby Hamilton Jr 27.827
7. #16 Jamie McMurray 27.839
8. #33 Kevin Harvick 27.848
9. #2 Clint Bowyer 27.855
10. #6 David Ragan 27.918
22. #59 Marcos Ambrose 28.165
2008 NASCAR Nationwid! e Series Standings - After Race 7 of 35
1. Clint Bowyer 1047
2. Carl Edwards 990
3. David Reutimann 927
4. David Ragan 913
5. Kyle Busch 888
6. Brad Keselowski 879
7. Mike Bliss 848
8. Jason Leffler 841
9. Kelly Bires 820
10. Kevin Harvick 817
16. Marcos Ambrose 661
2008 NNS Prizemoney after 7 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$211,706 (A$229,743)
RACE SCHEDULE
Local Arizona (US Mountain) Times
Qualifying
Friday 11 April 2008
2:05pm
Race – 200 laps
Friday 11 April 2008
6:45pm US Mountain
9:45pm US Eastern
UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
Friday 11 April 2008
ESPN2
9:30pm US Eastern
AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Australian Eastern Standard Times
Qualifying
Saturday 12 April 2008
7:05am
Race – 200 laps
Saturday 12 Apr! il 2008
11:45am AEST
AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Sunday 13 April 2008
Ten HD
9:00am – 12:00pm AEST
AUSTRALIAN TV REPLAY
Saturday 19 April 2008
Ten HD
12:00pm – 1:00pm AEST
ABOUT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Track Length: 1.0 mile (1.61km)
Race Distance: 200 laps – 200 miles (321.87km)
Degree of Banking in Turns 1 and 2: 11 degrees
Degree of Banking in Turns 3 and 4: 9 degrees
Degree of Banking on Front Straight: 3 degrees
Degree of Banking in Back Straight: 9 degrees
NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECORD BOOK
Defending Nationwide Race Champion: Clint Bowyer
Defending Nationwide Polesitter: Kyle Busch
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Race Finish: 22nd
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Qualifying: 10th
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