Marcos Ambrose was originally to pull ‘double duty’ this weekend in both the NASCAR Busch car at Milwaukee and in an Aussie Vineyards Ford in the NASCAR Nextel Cup event at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. With Ambrose positioned well inside the NASCAR Busch Series top 10 and theRaybestos Rookie of the Year title withinreach, it has been decided to delay the talented Australian’s Nextel Cup debut until August 12 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York.
Marcos Ambrose has made a strong start to proceedings for this weekend’s Aaron’s 312 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Mike Wallace was fastest in opening practice at the 2.66-mile track and Mike Bliss the quickest driver in final practice.
“We had a productive day and we were happy with the speed of the Kingsford car,” said Ambrose. “It’s really important to have a car that works well in the draft around Talladega and that’s what we’ve been working on.
Marcos Ambrose retains his eighth position in the overall Busch Series Standings overall and his second place standing in the Busch Class. He also maintains his tight tussle with ex-Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year competition. Montoya finished one place ahead of Ambrose last Friday night.
Ambrose ran comfortably inside the top 15 for the first half of the race. The two-time Australian V8 Supercar Champion dropped down the order slightly in the flurry of late-race pit stops and once among the battling on the verge of the top 20 he was unable to forge a break and get back up the order. Ambrose encountered a close shave on the final lap of the race as he avoided a series of clashes that culminated in his Wood Brothers/JTG Racing team-mate Jon Wood crashing when he was left no where to go when cars spun on the track.
“We were running well and felt good in the early part of the race,” said Ambrose. “It shows some of the progress we have been making that we can qualify in the top ten and run well on a one-mile oval like Phoenix. This is a tough race track and it was a tough field out here today. It certainly felt good running around with all the Cup guys in the first part of the race. "We ran well, showed some speed and we kept our spot in the standings."
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