Marcos Ambrose News

Darlington Tire Notes:

Darlington Tire Notes:

May 6, 2010
Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire codes this weekend . . . this is the first time these teams have run this combination of left- and right-side tires at Darlington, though they have run this right-side tire code several

Amrose to run Nationwide race at Watkins Glen:

Amrose to run Nationwide race at Watkins Glen:

May 2, 2010
Two northwestern Pennsylvania companies will co-sponsor NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose in the Zippo 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race August 7 at Watkins Glen International. Zippo Manufacturing Company, Bradford, PA; and Warren, PA based United Refining

Parts confiscated from #13 and #47 teams UPDATE 2 Penalties announced:

Parts confiscated from #13 and #47 teams UPDATE 2 Penalties announced:

April 22, 2010
NASCAR confiscated the lower radiator pans from Max Papis' #13 Toyota and Marcos Ambrose's #47 Toyota during post-qualifying Sprint Cup Series inspection. The pans are considered "unapproved ballast weight mounting" according to Sprint Cup Series Director John Darby

Parts confiscated from #13 and #47 teams UPDATE:

Parts confiscated from #13 and #47 teams UPDATE:

April 19, 2010
NASCAR confiscated the lower radiator pans from Max Papis' #13 Toyota and Marcos Ambrose's #47 Toyota during post-qualifying Sprint Cup Series inspection. The pans are considered "unapproved ballast weight mounting" according to Sprint Cup Series Director John Darby

Parts confiscated from #13 and #47 teams:

Parts confiscated from #13 and #47 teams:

April 17, 2010
NASCAR confiscated the lower radiator pans from Max Papis' #13 Toyota and Marcos Ambrose's #47 Toyota during post-qualifying Sprint Cup Series inspection. The pans are considered "unapproved ballast weight mounting" according to Sprint Cup Series Director John Darby

Gibbs, Busch, Gordon, Ambrose, Yates, Sturbin honored at TMHoF:

Gibbs, Busch, Gordon, Ambrose, Yates, Sturbin honored at TMHoF:

April 17, 2010
Joe Gibbs joined yet another hall of fame as the three-time Super Bowl-winning coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer became the newest member of the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame during Friday evening's gala at The Speedway Club at Texas Motor Speedway. Gibbs was honored

Ambrose to be honored:

Ambrose to be honored:

April 15, 2010
#47-Marcos Ambrose will receive a Sportsmanship of the Year award in his second year of full-time competition during the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame (TMHoF) dinner and induction ceremony Friday night in the Grand Ballroom of the Speedway Club at Texas Motor Speedway

Clorox considering sale of STP, Armor All:

Clorox considering sale of STP, Armor All:

April 11, 2010
Consumer-products giant Clorox Co. is moving toward the sale of its two automotive brands, STP and Armor All, and will likely launch a process to auction the well-known names, according to people familiar with the matter. The Oakland, Calif., company has been analyzing

Sprint updates All-Star race votes:

Sprint updates All-Star race votes:

April 9, 2010
Sprint announced the top vote recipients for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Fan Vote, which allows fans to place a driver into the field of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. As of April 5, the top 10 drivers in the Sprint All-Star Fan Vote standings (in alphabetical

Kingsford back on the #47:

Kingsford back on the #47:

April 8, 2010
Marcos Ambrose is stoking the fire to heat up his 2010 Sprint Cup Series season at Phoenix International Raceway after collecting three top-15 finishes in six starts. Reliability issues have smoldered his JTG Daugherty Racing team's efforts, but Ambrose is poised to

2010 Sprint Fan Vote has started:

2010 Sprint Fan Vote has started:

March 25, 2010
The 2010 Sprint Fan Vote, which allows race fans to choose which eligible driver gets to compete in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, opened today. Voting will continue until one hour before the start of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race, Saturday, May 22, at Charlotte

NASCAR Teams Conclude Two-Day Spoiler Test at Charlotte, all speeds posted:

NASCAR Teams Conclude Two-Day Spoiler Test at Charlotte, all speeds posted:

March 24, 2010
The final day of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series spoiler testing and preparation for the May 30 Coca-Cola 600 concluded at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Jeff Burton, driver of the #31 Richard Childress Racing Chevy, posting the fastest time of the day. Burton's speed of 189

NASCAR Teams Conclude Two-Day Spoiler Test at Charlotte, all speeds posted:

NASCAR Teams Conclude Two-Day Spoiler Test at Charlotte, all speeds posted:

March 24, 2010
The final day of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series spoiler testing and preparation for the May 30 Coca-Cola 600 concluded at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Jeff Burton, driver of the #31 Richard Childress Racing Chevy, posting the fastest time of the day. Burton's speed of 189

Song Drivers were introduced to at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway:

Song Drivers were introduced to at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway:

March 21, 2010
AJ Allmendinger .... "Last Resort'' by Papa Roach Aric Almirola .... "Back in Black'' by AC/DC Bobby Labonte ... "People are Crazy'' by Billy Currington Brad Keselowski ... "Won't Back Down'' by Tom Petty Brian Vickers ... "Whatever Happened'' by OAR Carl Edwards ... "

At Bristol Motor Speedway::

At Bristol Motor Speedway::

March 18, 2010
· Groundbreaking for Bristol International Speedway, as Bristol Motor Speedway was originally known, took place in 1960. The track was an exact half-mile. · First NASCAR Sprint Cup race was July 30, 1961. · In the fall of 1969, the track was reshaped