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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 scores ninth in Texas |
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 2/11/2008
Marcos Ambrose has scored his fifth top 10 finish of the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series with an impressive run to ninth place in the O’Reilly Challenge at Texas motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas today.
Ambrose was pleased with the pace of his #59 Kingsford Tailgate Ford Fusion, having placed eighth and 12th fastest in the two Nationwide Series practice sessions held at Texas.
But the Australian was not content with his qualifying performance, leading to a charge from 25th position on the grid in today’s 200-lap race.
Ambrose quickly rose up into the top 15 and steadily made ground towards a top 10 position in the middle stages of the race, displaying some of the best speed the #59 Kingsford Ford Fusion has shown all season.
With 23 laps remaining and with Ambrose in 10th place, a caution period was called following a clash between Denny Hamlin and Juan Pablo Montoya, with the latter spinning into the infield.
The crew from JTG Daugherty Racing performed a slick pit stop during the caution, getting Ambrose back out on track in ninth position for the final run to the flag.
The Australian driver did not let his crew’s hard work go to waste, comfortably maintaining his position to score a valuable haul of points as Ambrose looks to finish in the top 10 in Nationwide Series points for the second-consecutive season.
Only two races remain in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series, making today’s result crucial for Ambrose, who now lies just eighth points behind ninth placed Jason Leffler and 116 points ahead of 11th placed David Stremme.
Today’s top 10 follows earlier top 10 finishes in Mexico City, Kentucky, Montreal and Watkins Glen this season. It also gives Ambrose 16 top 15 finishes in the last 22 Nationwide Series races.
Kyle Busch won today’s O’Reilly Challenge ahead of Carl Edwards and Mark Martin, while sixth placed Clint Bowyer continues to lead the Nationwide Series driver’s standings.
Tomorrow Ambrose will start from 24th place in the Dickies 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Texas, behind the wheel of the #47 Little Debbie Toyota Camry of Michael Waltrip Racing.
It will be the ninth Sprint Cup start for Ambrose and his first at the fast 1.5-mile speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.
Earlier today Ambrose was 28th and 32nd fastest in the two Sprint Cup practice sessions held ahead of tomorrow’s 500-mile event.
QUOTES - MARCOS AMBROSE
“It was a good day for us,” said Ambrose.
“We fought all day. We had a fast car in practice. I did a bad job in qualifying, so we had to come back through the field.
“We did well but we just ran out of laps. The car was at its best the last 30 or 40 laps of the race. The track was coming to us and the car was coming to us.
“I’m so happy with the result. It just cements us in the top-10 in points. I feel like it’s been a good day for us. We can use this car again now because it’s pretty straight. We’re in good shape.”
RESULTS: O’Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway
Race 33 in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series
1. #18 Kyle Busch 200 laps
2. #60 Carl Edwards
3. #5 Mark Martin
4. #20 Joey Logano
5. #6 David Ragan
6. #2 Clint Bowyer
7. #88 Brad Keselowski
8. #99 David Reutimann
9. #59 Marcos Ambrose
10. #64 David Stremme
2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings – After Race 33 of 35
1. Clint Bowyer 4817
2. Carl Edwards 4726
3. Brad Keselowski 4524
4. David Ragan 4310
5. Mike Bliss 4250
6. David Reutimann 4194
7. Kyle Busch 4126
8. Mike Wallace 3881
9. Jason Leffler 3838
10. Marcos Ambrose 3830
2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Prizemoney after 33 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$1,026,534
RESULTS: SPRINT CUP Practice 2
1. #16 Greg Biffle 29.224
2. #99 Carl Edwards 29.275
3. #48 Jimmie Johnson 29.281
4. #29 Kevin Harvick 29.316
5. #20 Tony Stewart 29.443
6. #07 Clint Bowyer 29.564
7. #6 David Ragan 29.610
8. #24 Jeff Gordon 29.614
9. #17 Matt Kenseth 29.662
10. #12 Ryan Newman 29.676
28. #47 Marcos Ambrose 30.279
RESULTS: SPRINT CUP Final Practice
1. #99 Carl Edwards 29.657
2. #18 Kyle Busch 29.769
3. #2 Kurt Busch 29.806
4. #44 David Reutimann 29.850
5. #07 Clint Bowyer 29.860
6. #83 Brian Vickers 29.926
7. #8 Mark Martin 29.948
8. #6 David Ragan 29.954
9. #29 Kevin Harvick 29.962
10. #17 Matt Kenseth 29.968
32. #47 Marcos Ambrose 30.680
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Owner’s Points – After Race 33 of 36
31. #41 Chip Ganassi Racing 2652
32. #66 Haas CNC Racing 2628
33. #22 Bill Davis Racing 2606
34. #7 Robby Gordon Motorsports 2551
35. #84 Red Bull Racing 2526
36. #47 Michael Waltrip Racing 2446
37. #77 Penske Racing 2396
38. #10 Gillett Evernham Motorsports 2295
39. #96 Hall of Fame Racing 2182
40. #45 Petty Enterprises 2136
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Prizemoney after 8 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$839,995 |
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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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