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Five Star FG Falcon at Jarvis Ford
The all-new FG Falcon has become the first Australian-built car to receive a 5 (five) star rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). The petrol FG Falcon sedan range was awarded the maximum 5 (five) star safety rating rating with a total score of 34.6 points (out of a possible 37 points), giving it the highest score ever recorded by a locally produced car in Australia by a significant margin. Read more>
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Ambrose makes big inroads in Charlotte |
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 25/5/2008
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.
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: Final 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 |
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Toyota first to export 100,000 cars |
19/12/2008
Toyota Australia is set to become the first Australian carmaker to export 100,000 vehicles in a calendar year.
The milestone car is due to be shipped from Melbourne on Christmas Eve, bound for the Middle East.
It will be among more than 2,100 Australian-built Toyota cars leaving Australia that day aboard the Positive Leader. |
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