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Marcos Ambrose made history today, when he became the first Australian to compete in the famed Daytona 500, in Florida, USA.
Ambrose, whose Toyota Camry had qualified at 23rd, finished 17th in a race marred by bad weather conditions and wild collisions.
The race was scheduled for 200 laps, but was called at 152 laps when rain set in, and race leader Matt Kenseth, driving for DeWalt Ford, was declared winner.
Ambrose did well to avoid an accident on lap 124 involving nine cars. The collision saw race-leader Kyle Busch, who had led a race-high 88 laps before the accident, make an early exit.
The Daytona 500 marks the start of Ambrose's first full season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the top level of NASCAR.
It has been a gradual climb to the top of the sport for Ambrose since he announced he was leaving V8 Supercars in 2005. In 2006 he had 22 starts in the Craftsman Truck Series, followed by two full seasons in the Nationwide Series.
The step up is already paying dividends. Last place in the Daytona 500 was guaranteed $US250,000 ($A383,000), eclipsing anything Ambrose collected in his Supercar days.
Sounds like it was a wild race. Well done to finish 17 in his first full time drive
Marcos Ambrose made history today, when he became the first Australian to compete in the famed Daytona 500, in Florida, USA.
Ambrose, whose Toyota Camry had qualified at 23rd, finished 17th in a race marred by bad weather conditions and wild collisions.
The race was scheduled for 200 laps, but was called at 152 laps when rain set in, and race leader Matt Kenseth, driving for DeWalt Ford, was declared winner.
Ambrose did well to avoid an accident on lap 124 involving nine cars. The collision saw race-leader Kyle Busch, who had led a race-high 88 laps before the accident, make an early exit.
The Daytona 500 marks the start of Ambrose's first full season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the top level of NASCAR.
It has been a gradual climb to the top of the sport for Ambrose since he announced he was leaving V8 Supercars in 2005. In 2006 he had 22 starts in the Craftsman Truck Series, followed by two full seasons in the Nationwide Series.
The step up is already paying dividends. Last place in the Daytona 500 was guaranteed $US250,000 ($A383,000), eclipsing anything Ambrose collected in his Supercar days.
Sounds like it was a wild race. Well done to finish 17 in his first full time drive
Timmy
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Taken from the Ambrose website
AMBROSE SALVAGES 20TH WITH STRONG SPEED IN LAS VEGAS
Marcos Ambrose has salvaged a solid result after an early clash prevented him from showing his true potential in the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada today.
Ambrose recorded a 20th place finish in the 285-lap race, but it could have been an even better day for the Australian if not for an early race incident.
Ambrose qualified in fifth place in Las Vegas, his best ever Sprint Cup Series qualifying performance, but started from rear of the 43-car field as a result of an engine change on Saturday.
When Todd Bodine spun on lap five, Ambrose slowed to avoid the wreck, only to be hit from behind by Elliott Sadler.
Ambrose pitted the #47 Kingsford entry for repairs, losing two laps while his JTG Daugherty Racing crew worked on the damage.
Once two laps down Ambrose was behind the eight-ball but showed impressive speed to work his way towards the front of the pack.
Eventually, Ambrose was right at the point of the field and on lap 168 Ambrose was able to lead the field away at the restart and stay in front of the race leaders. When another caution came out on lap 172, Ambrose was able to rejoin the back of the pack to regain one of his laps.
Ambrose then continued to charge, rising through the pack to reach 20th position by the race finish. The result salvaged some vital championship points after the early setback, but Ambrose and his team could not help but think what could have been given the impressive pace shown throughout the race.
The finish, in what was Ambrose's first Sprint Cup start at Las Vegas, lifted the 32-year-old one spot in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver?s standings into 20th position.
Kyle Busch won today?s Shelby 427 ahead of Clint Bowyer and Jeff Burton.
Ambrose will be back in action next weekend for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
WHAT MARCOS HAS TO SAY:
?We had a very fast Kingsford car today but we couldn?t get up to where we belonged once we were two laps down,? said Ambrose.
?It was great to have such a fast race car. When the car was at its best we jumped the leaders at the restart and won our lap back by pulling a gap on them.
?It was a great feeling to have a car like that under me but it?s also frustrating because on pace we should have been looking at a really big result, but instead we were trying to get laps back after what went on in the early stages.
?We really showed our potential this weekend and this team is superb. Everyone is doing an awesome job, we?ve had three solid results to start the season and today we showed that we have the ability to really run well.?
RESULTS: Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Race 3 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
1. #18 Kyle Busch 285 laps
2. #33 Clint Bowyer
3. #31 Jeff Gordon
4. #00 David Reutimann
5. #96 Bobby Labonte
6. #24 Jeff Gordon
7. #16 Greg Biffle
8. #83 Brian Vickers
9. #26 Jamie McMurray
10. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr
20. #47 Marcos Ambrose 284 laps
Early on in the season still finding his feet, but to finish every race with a straight car is a great start to the 09 nascar year
AMBROSE SALVAGES 20TH WITH STRONG SPEED IN LAS VEGAS
Marcos Ambrose has salvaged a solid result after an early clash prevented him from showing his true potential in the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada today.
Ambrose recorded a 20th place finish in the 285-lap race, but it could have been an even better day for the Australian if not for an early race incident.
Ambrose qualified in fifth place in Las Vegas, his best ever Sprint Cup Series qualifying performance, but started from rear of the 43-car field as a result of an engine change on Saturday.
When Todd Bodine spun on lap five, Ambrose slowed to avoid the wreck, only to be hit from behind by Elliott Sadler.
Ambrose pitted the #47 Kingsford entry for repairs, losing two laps while his JTG Daugherty Racing crew worked on the damage.
Once two laps down Ambrose was behind the eight-ball but showed impressive speed to work his way towards the front of the pack.
Eventually, Ambrose was right at the point of the field and on lap 168 Ambrose was able to lead the field away at the restart and stay in front of the race leaders. When another caution came out on lap 172, Ambrose was able to rejoin the back of the pack to regain one of his laps.
Ambrose then continued to charge, rising through the pack to reach 20th position by the race finish. The result salvaged some vital championship points after the early setback, but Ambrose and his team could not help but think what could have been given the impressive pace shown throughout the race.
The finish, in what was Ambrose's first Sprint Cup start at Las Vegas, lifted the 32-year-old one spot in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver?s standings into 20th position.
Kyle Busch won today?s Shelby 427 ahead of Clint Bowyer and Jeff Burton.
Ambrose will be back in action next weekend for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
WHAT MARCOS HAS TO SAY:
?We had a very fast Kingsford car today but we couldn?t get up to where we belonged once we were two laps down,? said Ambrose.
?It was great to have such a fast race car. When the car was at its best we jumped the leaders at the restart and won our lap back by pulling a gap on them.
?It was a great feeling to have a car like that under me but it?s also frustrating because on pace we should have been looking at a really big result, but instead we were trying to get laps back after what went on in the early stages.
?We really showed our potential this weekend and this team is superb. Everyone is doing an awesome job, we?ve had three solid results to start the season and today we showed that we have the ability to really run well.?
RESULTS: Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Race 3 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
1. #18 Kyle Busch 285 laps
2. #33 Clint Bowyer
3. #31 Jeff Gordon
4. #00 David Reutimann
5. #96 Bobby Labonte
6. #24 Jeff Gordon
7. #16 Greg Biffle
8. #83 Brian Vickers
9. #26 Jamie McMurray
10. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr
20. #47 Marcos Ambrose 284 laps
Early on in the season still finding his feet, but to finish every race with a straight car is a great start to the 09 nascar year
1. #18 Kyle Busch 285 laps
2. #33 Clint Bowyer
3. #31 Jeff Gordon
4. #00 David Reutimann
5. #96 Bobby Labonte
6. #24 Jeff Gordon
7. #16 Greg Biffle
8. #83 Brian Vickers
9. #26 Jamie McMurray
10. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr
20. #47 Marcos Ambrose 284 laps
I know Ricky Bobby was the boy with TWO first names, but how is Jeff Gordon - He's racing TWO cars 3rd and 6th!!
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2. #33 Clint Bowyer
3. #31 Jeff Gordon
4. #00 David Reutimann
5. #96 Bobby Labonte
6. #24 Jeff Gordon
7. #16 Greg Biffle
8. #83 Brian Vickers
9. #26 Jamie McMurray
10. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr
20. #47 Marcos Ambrose 284 laps
I know Ricky Bobby was the boy with TWO first names, but how is Jeff Gordon - He's racing TWO cars 3rd and 6th!!
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Hi guys, as part of my round the world holiday, I was able to get to the Samsung 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway while visiting friends in Texas. The size of the track is huge and the crowd was massive. They really get into it, and the Jeff Gordon fans were pretty excited when he won. It must have been all of their pointing the way he should be going around the track everytime he came past.
The sound of 43 V8s was amazing and extremely loud. I'm glad we had earplugs. We were only 5 rows from the front and the seats are quite close to the fence and track.
We were able to have a quick chat to Marcos when we got his autograph earlier in the day. He seemed quite surprised to see a couple of aussies out here in Texas. He even apologised for driving a Toyota when my wife told him I was a big Ford supporter. It was great to see Marcos run so well, as high as 3rd during pitstops, but extremely disappointing when he had to retire. He seems pretty popular with the Americans, and the commentators are regularly talking about him very positively.
The sound of 43 V8s was amazing and extremely loud. I'm glad we had earplugs. We were only 5 rows from the front and the seats are quite close to the fence and track.
We were able to have a quick chat to Marcos when we got his autograph earlier in the day. He seemed quite surprised to see a couple of aussies out here in Texas. He even apologised for driving a Toyota when my wife told him I was a big Ford supporter. It was great to see Marcos run so well, as high as 3rd during pitstops, but extremely disappointing when he had to retire. He seems pretty popular with the Americans, and the commentators are regularly talking about him very positively.
Racin Jason
Active member
Great pics Schmonoc, you have made me extremely envious! Welcome to Club17!
Racin Jason
Active member
HA! I thought that too Col! I was thinking that TK had grown a goatee!
Schmonoc, did Marcos ask for your autograph aswell?
Schmonoc, did Marcos ask for your autograph aswell?
Thanks everyone. What was supposed to be a trip to visit some friends in Texas, slowly grew to include getting married in Vegas and a 2 and a half month honeymoon. Lots of things have fallen into place including getting to see some NASCAR. I've always had a passing interest in NASCAR but now I find it sucking me in, but I guess if it's got an engine and some wheels, I'll watch it.
We've been able to get to NASCAR and ice hockey in America, next we've got an NBA game at Madison Square Garden, and later in the trip Liverpool v Arsenal at Anfield.
I'm hoping to get to Donington Park to look at their museum & whatever else I can on our travels in Europe.
As expected, V8Supercars don't rate a mention over here but I've been able to keep up with what's happening with DJR through Club17. Thanks heaps.
We've been able to get to NASCAR and ice hockey in America, next we've got an NBA game at Madison Square Garden, and later in the trip Liverpool v Arsenal at Anfield.
I'm hoping to get to Donington Park to look at their museum & whatever else I can on our travels in Europe.
As expected, V8Supercars don't rate a mention over here but I've been able to keep up with what's happening with DJR through Club17. Thanks heaps.
