He started his race debut in great style , seeing that he had to get in by speed, well he sure did, he was top of the charts in first prac, then 7th in qual, got in the show, 7th in 2nd prac, & fastest in happy hour.
That to me shows that the Cot hasn't got the evils that the old car had.
Upstart Marco Ambrose qualified seventh in the Wood Brothers Ford. The flashy Australian will be making his Sprint Cup debut. "I am so excited about this weekend," he said. "Something special is happening for us in my first Sprint Cup start."
RACE LINEUP
Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway
June 22, 2008 | Race 16 of 36
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 92.153 77.740 Leader
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 92.040 77.836 -0.096
3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 92.005 77.865 -0.125
4 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 91.943 77.918 -0.178
5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont Cromax Pro 91.923 77.935 -0.195
6 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 91.843 78.003 -0.263
7 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford Little Debbie Honey Buns 91.819 78.023 -0.283
8 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports 91.732 78.097 -0.357
9 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 91.519 78.279 -0.539
10 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 91.448 78.340 -0.600
11 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Wells Fargo 91.448 78.340 -0.600
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 91.276 78.487 -0.747
13 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 91.206 78.547 -0.807
14 160 Boris Said Ford 7-Eleven Slurpee / No Fear 91.182 78.568 -0.828
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 91.162 78.585 -0.845
16 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 91.158 78.589 -0.849
17 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 91.147 78.598 -0.858
18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 91.140 78.604 -0.864
19 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 91.138 78.606 -0.866
20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 91.057 78.676 -0.936
21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 91.025 78.704 -0.964
22 01 Ron Fellows Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 91.012 78.715 -0.975
23 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 90.984 78.739 -0.999
24 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row
/ DenverMattress.com 90.955 78.764 -1.024
25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 90.951 78.768 -1.028
26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 90.932 78.784 -1.044
27 41 Scott Pruett Dodge Target 90.905 78.808 -1.068
28 66 Max Papis Chevrolet Haas Automation 90.870 78.838 -1.098
29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 90.804 78.895 -1.155
30 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 90.794 78.904 -1.164
31 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditRep
ort.com 90.792 78.906 -1.166
32 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 90.773 78.922 -1.182
33 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 90.763 78.931 -1.191
34 00 Michael McDowell* Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 90.694 78.991 -1.251
35 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 90.647 79.032 -1.292
36 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 90.509 79.152 -1.412
37 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Valvoline 90.375 79.270 -1.530
38 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 90.356 79.286 -1.546
39 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 90.298 79.337 -1.597
40 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 90.228 79.399 -1.659
41 28 Travis Kvapil Ford California Highway Patrol 89.901 79.688 -1.948
42 44 David Reutimann+ Toyota UPS 88.817 80.660 -2.920
43 34 Brian Simo Chevrolet No Fear 90.135 79.481 -1.741
Did Not Qualify
44 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 90.074 79.535 -1.795
45 70 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 89.842 79.740 -2.000
46 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge Texaco / Havoline - The Hartford 89.750 79.822 -2.082
47 102 Brandon Ash Dodge Sprinter Trucking / Sunny D Manufacturing 88.123 81.295 -3.55
Ambrose taking advantage of opportunity at Sonoma
Paced two practices and qualified seventh for first race
By David Caraviello, NASCAR.COM
June 21, 2008
03:58 PM EDT
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Ambrose upbeat despite early exit at Infineon
Australian to stay in No. 21 for Wood Brothers at NHMS
By David Caraviello, NASCAR.COM
June 23, 2008
11:21 AM EDT
Hey, guys this is verrrrrrrry interesting, from somoma last week, it's from the JTG racing site
AMBROSE, LITTLE DEBBIE MAKE THEIR MARK AT INFINEON RACEWAY Updated: 06/23/08
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SONOMA, Calif. – The skid mark 100 yards short of the finish line was still on the wall at the Infineon Raceway long after Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350. So was the impression for Marcos Ambrose and Little Debbie. Ambrose made left an indelible impression during his Sprint Cup Series debut, qualifying the famed No. 21 Little Debbie Honey Buns Ford in seventh and running in the top five most of the afternoon. A spin on the 84th lap, however, sent Ambrose to the garage area for the end of the race. “It’s just very unfortunate,” Ambrose said. “We were racing really good there. The Wood Brothers and the whole crew gave me a great car. We were fighting with Elliott (Sadler) pretty hard; he got into the back of us, spun us out, but that wasn’t the problem. I was actually just selecting first gear on the downshift when he hit me. That broke the transmission. “But, we leave here with our heads held high. We raced hard and we raced well at the front there, and it was just a lot of fun. I’m just so lucky to have this opportunity with Little Debbie and the Wood Brothers crew. I just want to thank them so much for giving me the chance.” Ambrose not only gave Wood Brothers Racing its best starting spot of the season, Ambrose was the fastest driver during Saturday’s final practice session. When the race started, he was just as fast. Ambrose had the Little Debbie colors as close as second place during a restart with 34 laps to go. As the cars approached the flag stand to take the green, Ambrose was bumped into the wall by Jamie McMurray’s car. The contact left a large black mark on the outside wall. Although McMurray made the pass to second place before crossing the starting line, NASCAR allowed the pass. Ambrose fell back to sixth place when he was struck from behind by Sadler, dropping Ambrose to a 42nd-place finish. “We raced up front and had a lot of fun,” Ambrose said. “We gave Little Debbie a lot of attention, and that’s good because they’ve been so committed to our program. I’m not saying every week is going to be like this, but this is one race I’m definitely going to remember for a long time.” Ambrose will fly the Little Debbie colors again next week at the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at the New
So there was a skid mark that virtually is a giveaway that Jmac passed before the line , that is a no no?
I will have to have another look on my dvd i did for my friends to see if Lmac did pass before the line, isn't that a no! no! in NASCAR LAND & CAN GET YOU A DRIVE THROUGH PENALTY
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he was top of the charts in first prac, then 7th in qual, got in the show, 7th in 2nd prac, & fastest in happy hour.
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