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| Q & A with Marcos Ambrose |
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| Friday, 27 June 2008 | |
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Marcos Ambrose will be in the #21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion this
weekend in Loudon, New Hampshire attempting to qualify for his second
consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and his first on an oval.
Ambrose made his NASCAR Sprint Cup debut last weekend on the road course at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California.
The Australian will also continue his campaign in the #59 Ford Fusion of JTG Racing in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series, also at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Ambrose and Wood Brothers Racing co-owner Eddie Wood talk about running on the flat oval at Loudon. MARCOS AMBROSE – #21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion Q: NOW THAT YOU HAVE A CUP RACE UNDER YOUR BELT, IS THERE ANYTHING LESS YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN YOU GET TO THE TRACK ON FRIDAY? “Not a lot. There’s something about just knowing what to expect: directions to the drivers’ introductions, the meeting, the fans on Sunday – even the track on a Sunday is different. So, I guess that helps me. But each week, there’s no guarantee and there’s always that pressure of having to qualify.” Q: WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE? WITH IT BEING A FLAT TRACK, IS IT SIMILAR TO THE MILWAUKEE MILE, WHERE YOU RACED IN THE NATIONWIDE SERIES LAST WEEKEND? “Maybe it is. I feel like it’s a track that I’ve run okay at. It’s a hard track to set up for. We’ve only got an hour and a half in the Cup deal to get the car right – probably got about 15 laps. You’ve got to be right off the truck, and hopefully we’re going to be close.” Q: YOU’VE SAID IN THE PAST THAT YOU LIKE RACING ON OVALS MORE THAN ROAD COURSES, WHICH IS WHAT YOU GREW UP ON. WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE OVALS THAT YOU LIKE SO MUCH? “The ovals are just a huge challenge, you know, something I haven’t been able to master yet. There’s nothing purer than driving a stock car on an oval. The car doesn’t want to turn very well for you, and the speeds are high and the car is sliding around, you’ve got to be comfortable in your own skin, running that fast, with the banking and everything, and the people around you. It’s just exhilarating. It’s a lot of fun.” Q: YOUR GOAL WHEN YOU CAME TO NASCAR WAS TO RACE AT THE CUP LEVEL. YOU MADE YOUR DEBUT LAST WEEK, AND YOU’VE ALSO COMPETED AT THE NATIONWIDE AND TRUCK LEVELS. WHAT’S BEEN THE BEST PART OF REACHING THAT GOAL? “I don’t know, yet. I’ll look back at it in time. I always set high aspirations for myself, and I feel pretty good that I’ve made it this far in motorsports, and I just want to hang on as long as I can here at this level. It’s an elite level, it’s the very best in the business of anywhere in the world, and it’s a big challenge.” EDDIE WOOD – Co-Owner, #21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion Q: MARCOS AMBROSE NOW HAS ONE RACE ON HIS RESUME’. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT HIM AS A DRIVER? “He’s very focused, and very talented.” Q: HE SAID HE LIKES THE CHALLENGES OF OVAL COURSES… “He’s used to road courses, I guess, that’s kind of the norm for him, and the ovals would be the challenge, I’m sure. Any kind of racing is a challenge, but having never done it until he came to the States – he’s adapted very well, and understands it and works at it, so he’ll be just fine.” Q: NEW HAMPSHIRE IS A FLAT TRACK. WHEN YOU HAVE LESS EXPERIENCE ON OVALS, IS A FLAT TRACK MORE DIFFICULT TO ADAPT TO? “I think the flat tracks are harder to drive and get around. They’re harder to set up for. I think you can miss on the set-ups on banked tracks [and not be hurt as much]. Banking is kind of forgiving, a little bit, and a lot of that kind of takes care of itself. But I really I think that the flat tracks are harder to get a round. We’ll have to have our act together [this] week, for sure. Q: SO, ON A FLAT TRACK, YOUR MARGIN OF ERROR IS REDUCED? “It’s probably half on a flat track. It takes a different set-up. We’ve struggled on flat tracks recently, but we’ve got some new stuff we’re working on, so, hopefully, we’ll be fine.” Q: YOU ALSO SPOT FOR THIS TEAM DURING PRACTICE. HAS THE TRANSITION TO A NEW DRIVER BEEN DIFFICULT? “Not a lot, because everybody kind of does it the same way. You have different terminology for different wording – like ‘inside,’ ‘almost there,’ ‘quick hole,’ that stuff. It comes pretty quickly.” Marcos Ambrose - 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule #21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion for Wood Brothers Racing June 22 – Infineon Raceway – Sonoma, California June 29 - New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, New Hampshire August 10 – Watkins Glen International – Watkins Glen, New York August 17 – Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, Michigan August 31 – Auto Club Speedway – Fontana, California September 21 – Dover International Speedway – Dover, Delaware October 2 – Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, Texas November 9 – Phoenix International Raceway – Phoenix, Arizona Marcos Ambrose - 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule #47 Little Debbie Ford Fusion for JTG Racing July 27 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana September 28 – Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas October 26 – Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, Georgia November 16 – Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, Florida 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings - After Race 17 of 35 1. Clint Bowyer 2506 2. Brad Keselowski 2318 3. David Reutimann 2316 4. Carl Edwards 2301 5. David Ragan 2201 6. Mike Bliss 2192 7. Kyle Busch 2093 8. Mike Wallace 2053 9. David Stremme 1977 10. Jason Leffler 1968 13. Marcos Ambrose 1824 2008 NNS Prizemoney after 17 races: Marcos Ambrose: US$522,086 RACE SCHEDULE – New Hampshire Local New Hampshire (US Eastern) Times NATIONWIDE Practice 1 Friday 27 June 2008 10:30am – 11:50am SPRINT CUP Practice 1 Friday 27 June 2008 12:00pm – 1:30pm NATIONWIDE Final Practice Friday 27 June 2008 1:45pm – 3:00pm SPRINT CUP Qualifying Friday 27 June 2008 3:10pm SPRINT CUP Practice 2 Saturday 28 June 2008 9:00am – 9:50am NATIONWIDE Qualif! ying Saturday 28 June 2008 10:05am SPRINT CUP Final Practice Saturday 28 June 2008 11:45am – 12:45pm NATIONWIDE Race – 200 laps Saturday 28 June 2008 3:00pm SPRINT CUP Race – 301 laps Sunday 29 June 2008 2:00pm UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE – New Hampshire NATIONWIDE Saturday 28 June 2008 ABC 2:30pm US Eastern SPRINT CUP Sunday 29 June 2008 TNT 12:30pm US Eastern AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE – New Hampshire NATIONWIDE Sunday 29 June 2008 Ten HD 4:30am – 8:00am AEST SPRINT CUP Monday 30 June 2008 FOX Sports 3 3:30am – 7:30am AEST AUSTRALIAN TV REPLAY NATIONWIDE - Milwaukee Saturday 28 June 2008 Ten HD 12:00pm – 1:00pm AEST SPRINT CUP - Sonoma Saturday 28 June 200! 8 Ten HD 12:00pm – 1:00pm AEST Location: Loudon, New Hampshire Track Length: 1.048 miles NATIONWIDE Race Distance: 200 laps SPRINT CUP Race Distance: 301 laps Degree of Banking in Turns: 12 degrees Degree of Banking in Straights: 2 degrees NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECORD BOOK Defending Nationwide Race Winner: Kevin Harvick Defending Nationwide Polesitter: Kevin Harvick Marcos Ambrose 2007 Qualifying: 27th Marcos Ambrose 2007 Race Finish: 30th NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RECORD BOOK Defending Sprint Cup Race Winner: Juan Pablo Montoya Defending Sprint Cup Polesitter: Jamie McMurray Marcos Ambrose – New Hampshire Cup debut
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