NASCAR
A Message from Marcos Ambrose
Marcos Ambrose winning the Nationwide race on Saturday at Watkins Glen was a massive relief and a huge celebration all in one. Coming from the back to get third in the Cup race on Sunday was just as satisfying.
Ambrose Scores Second Podium of Weekend
Kyle Busch has won the Centurion Boats at The Glen to become the first driver in NASCAR history to win three road course races in one season.
Marcos Ambrose of Australia, who started last in the No.21 Wood Brothers Ford, finished third a day after winning the Nationwide race.
After rivals said they thought he was slipping [...]
Marcos Ambrose Robbed in Canada
For the second consecutive year Australian Marcos Ambrose has dominated the Montreal NASCAR round only to be robbed of victory, finishing third in Canada.
Marcos Ambrose Scores Second Seasonal Top Ten
MARCOS Ambrose claimed his second top 10 finish of the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series with a hard-fought 10th place in the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway.
The Australian, driving a Ford Fusion, started from 20th but avoided wreckage with 13 laps to go to climb up the places.
“We got a bit of damage early [...]
Australian V8 Supercars Look to NASCAR for Future Model
In the next few years it is possible V8 Supercars will move in the same direction as Nascar has.
To put racing back into the hands of Nascar drivers, the governing body introduced the “Car of Today” which has standardised parts, simpler design specs and centralised purchasing.
Not only does this take some of the dark arts [...]
Marcos Ambrose Mexico City Preview
Marcos Ambrose sees his first road course race for 2008 as a chance to gain a ‘leg up’ in this year’s NASCAR Nationwide Series in the Mexico Corona 200 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City this weekend.
Ambrose currently lies 17th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series standings in the #59 Kingsford Hickory Ford Fusion. [...]
Marcos Ambrose Bashas Supermarkets 200 Preview
Marcos Ambrose is confident that his team can produce a team effort at the tough Phoenix International Raceway for the Bashas Supermarkets 200 in Phoenix, Arizona this weekend.
Ambrose qualified in the top ten for the spring race at Phoenix last season on his way to a 22nd place finish.
It is the second Phoenix race later [...]
Villeneuve Goes Begging in Bahrain
As previously noted Jacques Villeneuve is in Bahrain this weekend competing in the Speedcar Series.
Nothing entirely unusual in that, he is a racer and racers want to race.
Racing has been on Jacques’ the back burner since being ushered out of the Bill Davis Racing garage door in February for lack of sponsorship he was said [...]
“Bird of Phoenix” Villeneuve Rises in the Far East
When last seen Jacques “International Man of Mystery” Villeneuve was getting summarily booted out of the Bill Davis Racing Toyota Camry for lack of greenbacks. Greenbacks, it should be added, the organization was promised would flow like water down a flushing toilet. (metaphorically speaking of course. I think. -ed)
The cash never materialized and neither did [...]
