Marcos Ambrose sits eighth in the NASCAR Busch Series standings after a tough day in the O’Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas Saturday. Ambrose was classified as 31st in the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion after a trying day ended in a crash with Raybestos Rookie of the Year rival Juan Pablo Montoya exiting turn two with 21 laps remaining. The crash put both cars out of the race. Ambrose was quick to walk to Montoya’s pit to apologise for the incident. The Australian was battling with a broken front shock absorber and was attempting to reach the finish with the ill-handling car when the two came into contact as Ambrose drifted wide as the two ran side-by-side.
“We had a long day out there today,” said Ambrose. “With about 70 laps to go we broke a front shock and we were struggling a little bit. From there we were just running around trying to get to the finish.
“I went and said sorry to Juan Pablo and he was good about it. Unfortunately for him he was having a good race but had problems of his own that set him back before we got caught up. “We were both running to get to the finish and unfortunately my car wasn’t handling very well and I got up a bit high, we touched and that was it. I feel bad for it and it wasn’t intentional, but that sort of thing happens sometimes.
Ambrose fell from first place in the "Busch Class" to second as a result of the accident with Montoya. Bobby Hamilton Jr. took the points lead among "Busch Guys."
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