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Ambrose makes big inroads in Charlotte PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 25 May 2008
Marcos Ambrose is confident his team made big inroads on its way to 14th place in the Carquest 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina today.
The Australian driver showed strong pace and while running a conservative strategy to ensure he came home with a solid haul of points towards his 2008 championship campaign, Ambrose’s pace was clear and he ran well on the leap lap all day at the 1.5-mile speedway.

Ambrose jumped one spot in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series standings after today’s result, now sitting 14th in the championship after 13 of 35 races. 59.jpg

Ambrose qualified 19th in the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion, which ran a special livery this weekend in support of Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, in conjunction with Kingsford and Rite-Aid.

Ambrose ran a car livery and helmet paintjob designed by a patient of Levine Children’s Hospital. The helmet will now be auctioned off by JTG Racing, with all proceeds benefiting Levine Children’s Hospital.

During the month of April, Kingsford donated $0.25 to Children’s Miracle Network for every purchase of Kingsford, Match Light or Kingsford Lighter Fluid products at any Rite Aid store in the United States.

Marcos Ambrose - #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion

“It was a really good night for us,” said Ambrose.

“We’ve made big inroads here on the one-and-a-half-mile program and we had a really conservative race.

“It was good, really good. I was really proud of my guys and it shows that we’re making progress.

“We’re not just talking the talk, we’re actually starting to walk the walk a little bit. We’re much more competitive and we were racy all night.

“We just had a really conservative deal – major conservative. We didn’t really have a strategy apart from just being safe.

“We just wanted to keep working on our car, finish the race intact and then go from there.”

RESULTS: Carquest 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Race 13 of the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series
1. #32 Kyle Busch 202 laps
2. #20 Denny Hamlin
3. #88 Brad Keselowski
4. #83 Dale Earnhardt Jr
5. #10 Brian Vickers
6. #2 Clint Bowyer
7. #16 Greg Biffle
8. #29 Jeff Burton
9. #6 David Ragan
10. #5 Jimmie Johnson
14. #59 Marcos Ambrose

RESULTS: Qualifying
1. #10 Brian Vickers 30.016
2. #6 David Ragan 30.085
3. #16 Greg Biffle 30.171
4. #9 Kasey Kahne 30.190
5. #38 Jason Leffler 30.244
6. #32 Kyle Busch 30.308
7. #60 Carl Edwards 30.329
8. #1 Mike Bliss 30.335
9. #20 Denny Hamlin 30.339
10. #83 Dale Earnhardt Jr 30.380
19. #59 Marcos Ambrose 30.692

RESULTS: F! inal Practice
1. #20 Denny Hamlin 30.236
2. #66 Steve Wallace 30.342
3. #83 Dale Earnhardt Jr 30.347
4. #10 Brian Vickers 30.358
5. #99 David Reutimann 30.393
6. #38 Jason Leffler 30.422
7. #32 Kyle Busch 30.456
8. #16 Greg Biffle 30.484
9. #60 Carl Edwards 30.491
10. #11 Jason Keller 30.493
13. #59 Marcos Ambrose 30.562

RESULTS: Practice 1
1. #38 Jason Leffler 30.060
2. #6 David Ragan 30.250
3. #32 Kyle Busch 30.253
4. #60 Carl Edwards 30.266
5. #9 Kasey Kahne 30.374
6. #19 Chase Miller 30.497
7. #1 Mike Bliss 30.517
8. #77 Cale Gale 30.521
9. #64 David Stremme 30.526
10. #40 Bryan Clauson 30.551
25. #59 Marcos Ambrose 31.031

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings - After Race 13 of 35
1. Clint Bowyer 1890
2. Kyle Busch 1823
3. Carl Edwards 1714
4. David Reutimann 1702
5. Brad Keselowski 1670
6. David Ragan 1624
7. Mike Bliss 1663
8. Jason Leffler 1552
9. Mike Wallace 1482
10. David Stremme 1454
14. Marcos Ambrose 1370

2008 NNS Prizemoney after 13 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$420,189 (A$437,479)

AUSTRALIAN TV REPLAY
Saturday 31 May 2008
Ten HD
1:00pm – 2:00pm AEST

ABOUT LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Track Length: 1.5 miles
Race Distance: 200 laps – 300 miles
Degree of Banking in Turns: 24 degrees
Degree of Banking in Straights: 5 degrees

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECORD BOOK
Defending Nationwide Race Winner: Kasey Kahne
Defending Nationwide Polesitter: Matt Kenseth
Marcos! Ambrose 2007 Race Finish: 20th
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Qualifying: 17th
 
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