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Long night at Bristol for Ambrose |
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 24/8/2008
Marcos Ambrose has endured a long night of NASCAR Nationwide Series racing in the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee tonight.
Ambrose’s car cut out with an electrical problem on lap 17 of the 250-lap race, bringing out the first caution of the night. Ambrose switched to the back-up ignition system when he lost power, but still could not restart the car.
The #59 Kingsford Ford Fusion was brought to pit lane for the entire ignition system to be replaced, which cost the Australian 20 laps.
After repairs were made by the JTG Daugherty Racing crew and the car restarted, Ambrose went back out on track to maximise his points haul from the event, crucial as the Watkins Glen race winner pushes to maintain a spot in the top 10 in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series points.
The extra laps also gave Ambrose more time on the tough half-mile oval and while he was wary of holding up drivers on the lead lap, Ambrose was still able to match the pace of the front runners to show that the potential was there despite his night already being ruined by the earlier problems.
Brad Keselowski won the Food City 250 ahead of Nationwide Series leader Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle.
Ambrose will be back on ‘double duty’ next weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, driving in both the Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, where he will drive the #21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion of Wood Brothers Racing.
QUOTES - MARCOS AMBROSE
“It just stopped,” said Ambrose.
“We have back-up (ignition) boxes and stuff, but nothing worked so we had to come in and change the whole panel and away she went.
“We’re just tripping over ourselves. We’re trying to get in the top 10 in points and we’re not going to do it if we’re not a race team that can get us to the end.
“After an incident like that, you’ve still just got to go on. I tried to look after the car and be nice to the people out there while trying to stay out there for the points, so I got stuck in it a little bit there when I got some clear track and just got more laps at Bristol, which always helps, but it is really disappointing.”
RESULTS: Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Race 26 in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series
1. #88 Brad Keselowski 250 laps
2. #2 Clint Bowyer
3. #16 Greg Biffle
4. #33 Cale Gale
5. #64 David Stremme
6. #29 Scott Wimmer
7. #18 Kyle Busch
8. #99 David Reutimann
9. #10 Brian Vickers
10. #66 Steve Wallace
34. #59 Marcos Ambrose 230 laps
RESULTS: Qualifying
1. #33 Cale Gale 15.727
2. #40 Dario Franchitti 15.794
3. #16 Greg Biffle 15.807
4. #9 Elliott Sadler 15.830
5. #29 Scott Wimmer 15.834
6. #64 David Stremme 15.843
7. #10 Brian Vickers 15.858
8. #60 Carl Edwards 15.862
9. #2 Clint Bowyer 15.867
10. #99 David Reutimann 15.875
25. #59 Marcos Ambrose 16.036
2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings – After Race 26 of 35
1. Clint Bowyer 3762
2. Brad Keselowski 3640
3. Carl Edwards 3521
4. David Reutimann 3361
5. Mike Bliss 3347
6. David Ragan 3290
7. Kyle Busch 3149
8. Jason Leffler 3044
9. Mike Wallace 3021
10. Marcos Ambrose 2964
2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Prizemoney after 26 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$835,283
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Prizemoney after 4 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$467,422
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
Defending Nationwide Polesitter: Jason Leffler
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Race Finish: 37th (accident)
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Qualifying: 12th |
Industry News
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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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