Marcos Ambrose News

NASCAR teams join together to support Autism Speaks at Dover:

NASCAR teams join together to support Autism Speaks at Dover:

May 29, 2012
In what has become tradition at Dover International Speedway in the six years the track has partnered with Autism Speaks, drivers will again help create autism awareness during the June 1-3, 2012 race weekend by showing their support with a decal on their respective

Qualifying Fast Facts -Charlotte Motor Speedway:

Qualifying Fast Facts -Charlotte Motor Speedway:

May 24, 2012
#43-Aric Almirola won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 53rd Annual COCA-COLA 600 with a lap of 27.988 seconds, 192.940 mph. This is his first pole in 47 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2012. This is his first pole

Air Force joins Almiola for the Coca Cola 600:

Air Force joins Almiola for the Coca Cola 600:

May 23, 2012
Aric Almirola and the #43 Richard Petty Motorsports team will carry the colors of the U.S. Air Force this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series marks the Memorial Day holiday and pays tribute to the nation's fallen military. Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor

Qualifying Fast Facts – Talladega Superspeedway:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Talladega Superspeedway:

May 5, 2012
Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 43rd Annual Aaron's 499 with a lap of 49.973 seconds, 191.623 mph. This is his 71st pole in 663 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Gordon ranks third on the all-time series poles list. Gordon has now won at least one

Race Fast Facts – Richmond International Raceway:

Race Fast Facts – Richmond International Raceway:

April 28, 2012
Kyle Busch won the 58th Annual Capital City 400 Presented By Virginia Is For Lovers, his 24th victory in 266 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2012. This is his fourth victory and 13th top-10 finish in 15 races at

Chassis selections for Kansas:

Chassis selections for Kansas:

April 20, 2012
see the list of many teams and what chassis were selected by the team to run at Kansas Speedway: MISSING? why are some teams missing? like the #11, #18, #24, #56 or others? those teams do not report what chassis in the race previews or prs. #1-Jamie McMurray: Crew

Rain halts tire test at Dover:

Rain halts tire test at Dover:

April 19, 2012
Even the top stock-car racers in the world won 't drive 160 mph in the rain. So while Wednesday's intermittent showers did not deter the usual crowd of white-haired retirees from taking their favorite spots at the slot machines and blackjack tables in the adjacent

Ambrose lends a hand to family in Texas:

Ambrose lends a hand to family in Texas:

April 14, 2012
Marcos Ambrose, driver of the #9 Stanley Ford, partnered with Stanley, Do it Best Corp and Habitat for Humanity for the third annual 'Hammering for Habitat' project on Wednesday, April 11 in Fort Worth, Texas. Ambrose assisted in building a new home with the Barnes

Chassis selections for Texas:

Chassis selections for Texas:

April 11, 2012
see the list of many teams and what chassis were selected by the team to run at Texas Motor Speedway: MISSING? why are some teams missing? like the #11, #24, #56 or others? those teams do not report what chassis in the race previews or prs. #1-Jamie McMurray: Crew

Numbers Game after Martinsville:

Numbers Game after Martinsville:

April 5, 2012
Some stats from Martinsville and through the first 6 races of the year: 2nd - AJ Allmendinger finally got his first top 10 driving for Roger Penske, finishing second at Martinsville. The runner-up result beats his previous career-best finish, a third in the 2009 Daytona

Sprint All-Star Race Format Places Premium On Winning Segments Prior To 10-Lap Shootout:

Sprint All-Star Race Format Places Premium On Winning Segments Prior To 10-Lap Shootout:

March 28, 2012
The 28th running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race will provide some additional incentive for drivers to win one of the four segments heading into the final 10-lap shootout, as the emphasis on winning and pit road strategy have never been more prevalent in this special

Bristol Tire Notes:

Bristol Tire Notes:

March 15, 2012
Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire codes at Bristol this weekend . . . while these teams have run this left-side tire code at Bristol since August 2010, this is a brand new right-side code . . . compared to what was run

Mac Tools partners with RPM / Ambrose:

Mac Tools partners with RPM / Ambrose:

March 15, 2012
Mac Tools announced an expanded partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose to run four races in a Mac Tools-branded #9 Ford Fusion. The Mac Tools #9 will race in Bristol on March 18, Kentucky on June 30, Richmond on

Some Daytona 500 Nuggets from Frontstretch:

Some Daytona 500 Nuggets from Frontstretch:

February 27, 2012
#99-Carl Edwards (starts 1st): Trying to become the first polesitter to win the Daytona 500 since Dale Jarrett in 2000. None of Edwards ' 19 career victories have come on a restrictor plate track. #16-Greg Biffle (2nd): Seeking to become the first *outside polesitter

Budweiser Shootout At Daytona – Fast Facts:

Budweiser Shootout At Daytona – Fast Facts:

February 18, 2012
* Kyle Busch won the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, his first victory in six starts in the annual non-points preseason event. * Busch��s previous best finish in the Shootout was fourth in 2010. * Busch led three laps in the victory, the fifth time he has led