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AMBROSE BRAVES BRISTOL NIGHT RACE PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 21 August 2008
Marcos Ambrose will tackle one of the fiercest races on the NASCAR calendar when he races in the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee this weekend. Some say that the Bristol night race is the toughest challenge in the NASCAR season, but Ambrose sees it as one of the events he looks forward to all season long.

Ambrose currently sits 10th in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series points standings and the Bristol race is known as a treacherous event, so a finish is vital to the Australian’s ambitions of finishing in the top 10 for a second consecutive season.

In the corresponding event last season Ambrose qualified well in 12th position, but was classified in 37th position after a heavy crash in the race when he spun and was collected by another car.

Q & A with MARCOS AMBROSE

Q: WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST THOUGHT WHEN YOU WENT TO BRISTOL FOR THE FIRST TIME?

MA: “It’s changed since then. It was bumpy and rough with cracks in it and it had crazy transitions into the turns, so it was a pretty nasty track. I remember the first time on the track I had to stop after like eight laps because I had to breathe and had to have a rest to think about things for a while.

“It was a real intimidating place. It was back when it was one groove only and could only run on the very bottom, so it has changed a little bit since then but it’s just a really great place. I went there as a fan in 2003 and watched the races there, so it was a real buzz to get back there and actually drive the track.”

Q: WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION TO ALL THE GRANDSTANDS AND THE OVERALL FEEL OF BRISTOL?

MA: “It’s just an unbelievable venue when you think that they can fit that many people in such a small area (ED: Bristol seats 170,000 people around a half-mile track).

“It’s just a great atmosphere. It’s really loud and there’s always a lot of action on the race track. I had some fans in to watch the first race this year and they got debris in their beer can. That’s all they could talk about – how they were sitting so close that they got debris in their beer car, so Bristol is a great place.

“It’s one of the best tracks we go to for feel because it’s just a great atmosphere.”

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings – After Race 25 of 35
1. Clint Bowyer 3582
2. Carl Edwards 3469
3. Brad Keselowski 3450
4. Mike Bliss 3223
5. David Reutimann 3219
6. David Ragan 3202
7. Kyle Busch 3003
8. Mike Wallace 2963
9. Jason Leffler 2926
10. Marcos Ambrose 2903

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Prizemoney after 25 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$808,365

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Prizemoney after 4 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$467,422

RACE SCHEDULE
Local Bristol (US Eastern) Times
Practice 1
Friday 22 August 2008
9:00am – 10:00am

Final Practice
Friday 22 August 2008
10:30am – 11:50am

Qualifying
Friday 22 August 2008
5:05pm

Race – 250 laps
Friday 22 August 2008
8:00pm

UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
Friday 22 August 2008
ESPN2

AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Australian Eastern Standard Times
Practice 1
Friday 22 August 2008
11:00pm – 12:00am

Final Practice
Saturday 23 August 2008
12:30am – 1:50am

Qualifying
Saturday 23 August 2008
7:05am

Race – 250 laps
Saturday 23 August 2008
10:00am

AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Saturday 23 August 2008
Ten HD
9:30am – 12:30pm AEST

AUSTRALIAN TV REPLAY from Michigan
Saturday 23 August 2008
Ten HD
12:30pm – 1:30pm AEST

ABOUT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Location: Bristol, Tennessee
Track Length: 0.533 miles
Race Distance: 250 laps
Degree of Banking in Turns: 26 to 30 degrees

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECORD BOOK
Defending Nationwide Race Winner: Kasey Kahne
Defendi! ng Nationwide Polesitter: Jason Leffler
Marcos Ambrose 2! 007 Race Finish: 37th (accident)
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Qualifying: 12th




Marcos Ambrose speaks with fellow Ford driver David Gilliland at Michigan International Speedway

 



Marcos Ambrose in the Sprint Cup garage at Michigan International Speedway

 
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