NNS Aaron's 312 at dega speedway race!

Entry List
Aaron's 312
Talladega Superspeedway | Apr 26, 2008 02:30 PM
Entry List | Current Series Standings
No. Driver Sponsor Car
0 Dwayne Leik
Race By Race Results Unsponsored Chevrolet
01 Kertus Davis
Race By Race Results RACEGIRL Chevrolet
1 Mike Bliss
Race By Race Results Miccosukee Resort Chevrolet
2 Clint Bowyer
Race By Race Results BB&T Chevrolet
4 Robert Richardson
Race By Race Results JVC Chevrolet
05 Brett Rowe
Race By Race Results Certain Teed Chevrolet
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Race By Race Results Delphi Chevrolet
6 David Ragan
Race By Race Results Discount Tire Ford
7 Mike Wallace
Race By Race Results GEICO Toyota
9 Patrick Carpentier
Race By Race Results Lipton Tea Dodge
11 Jason Keller
Race By Race Results America's Incredible Pizza Chevrolet
16 Greg Biffle
Race By Race Results Citifinancial Ford
18 Kyle Busch
Race By Race Results Z-Line Toyota
20 Tony Stewart
Race By Race Results Old Spice Toyota
21 Stephen Leicht
Race By Race Results Unsponsored Chevrolet
22 Reed Sorenson
Race By Race Results Supercuts Dodge
24 Eric McClure
Race By Race Results Hefty Chevrolet
25 Bobby Hamilton Jr.
Race By Race Results Smithfield Ford
27 Brad Coleman
Race By Race Results U.S. Post Office Ford
28 Kenny Wallace
Race By Race Results U.S. Border Patrol Chevrolet
29 Scott Wimmer
Race By Race Results Holiday Inn Chevrolet
32 Denny Hamlin
Race By Race Results Hass Avacodos Toyota
33 Cale Gale
Race By Race Results Camping World Chevrolet
38 Jason Leffler
Race By Race Results Great Clips Toyota
40 Dario Franchitti
Race By Race Results Fastenal Dodge
41 Kyle Krisiloff
Race By Race Results Polaroid Dodge
47 Kelly Bires
Race By Race Results Clorox Ford
52 Derrike Cope
Race By Race Results Unsponsored Chevrolet
57 Justin Ashburn
Race By Race Results Dverve.neet Dodge
59 Marcos Ambrose
Race By Race Results Kingsford Ford
60 Carl Edwards
Race By Race Results Save-a-Lot Ford
61 Kevin Lepage
Race By Race Results Unsponsored Ford
64 David Stremme
Race By Race Results Arteus Homes & Comm. Chevrolet
66 Steve Wallace
Race By Race Results Atreus Homes & Communities Chevrolet
70 Mark Green
Race By Race Results Foretravel Chevrolet
75 Johnny Sauter
Race By Race Results Unsponsored Chevrolet
81 D.J. Kennington
Race By Race Results Mahindra Dodge
84 Mike Harmon
Race By Race Results Elite 2 Racing Chevrolet
88 Brad Keselowski
Race By Race Results U.S. Navy Chevrolet
89 Morgan Shepherd
Race By Race Results Victory in Jesus Dodge
90 Johnny Chapman
Race By Race Results Unsponsored Chevrolet
91 Larry Gunselman
Race By Race Results Unsponsored Ford
99 David Reutimann
Race By Race Results Best Western Toyota

AT LEAST IN THE LAND DOWN UNDER THE RACE WILL BE A BIT LATER THAN LAST WEEK TO WATCH IT?


22/04/2008

AMBROSE LOOKS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD MOMENTUM AT TALLADEGA


Marcos Ambrose is looking to carry the momentum of his best NASCAR finish into the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama this weekend.

Ambrose was second in the Corona Mexico 200 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course event last weekend but now turns to an entirely different discipline – restrictor plate superspeedway racing.

Talladega represents the biggest oval in NASCAR and one that poses an intimidating challenge for drivers with it’s flat out racing in the spectacular 'draft'.

Ambrose has two top 20 finishes on superspeedways, one at Daytona in last year’s NASCAR Nationwide Series and the other at Talladega in the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

The Australian will be out to post a strong finish in Talladega this weekend, conscious of continuing the momentum created by the Mexico result as Ambrose seeks to push the #59 Kingsford Hickory Ford Fusion into the top 10 in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series standings.

Marcos Ambrose - #59 Kingsford Hickory Ford Fusion

“We’re taking our Daytona car to Talladega without too many changes and we’re really hoping to have a good, solid run,” said Ambrose.

“The momentum we have after Mexico is a real boost to our guys so we want to keep it going and try to continue to improve and collect good points.

“We only run a few restrictor plate races a year so it’s not really an area where you concentrate a massive amount of your development.

“But it’s always a really exciting race at Talladega and it’s a wild experience to run a car there.

“Superspeedway racing is really fast and so close. It’s definitely a great place to race and it gets your attention.

“We will ride out the first part of the race and settle into the draft in the pack. Then once everyone has sorted themselves out we’ll aim to move forwards and see what we’ve got.”

Comment from Marcos Ambrose on the passing of former Ford Australia boss Geoff Polites:

“I signed my first major contract with Ford through Geoff and it gave me so much pleasure to reward him with the first of my V8 Supercar championships,” said Ambrose.

“He was a true 'Australian' who was passionate about everything he did and eveything he was involved in.

“He maintained a strong interest after he moved from Australia and took some delight in Ford's on-going championship success and Bathurst wins.

“It was great that his beloved Swans got the job done for him a couple of years ago.

“Geoff Polities had a major influence on my career and was a guy I was proud to call a friend.”

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings - After Race 9 of 35
1. Clint Bowyer 1339
2. Car Edwards 1330
3. Kyle Busch 1273
4. David Reutimann 1192
5. David Ragan 1165
6. Brad Keselowski 1153
7. Mike Bliss 1136
8. Jason Leffler 1062
9. Mike Wallace 1036
10. Kelly Bires 1008
13. Marcos Ambrose 943

2008 NNS Prizemoney after 9 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$322,567 (A$345,134)

RACE SCHEDULE
Local Alabama (US Central) Times
Practice 1
Thursday 24 April 2008
3:00pm – 4:45pm

Final Practice
Friday 18 April 2008
5:00pm – 6:00pm

Qualifying
Friday 25 April 2008
4:05pm

Race – 117 laps
Saturday 26 April 2008
2:00pm US Central
3:00pm US Eastern

UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
Saturday 26 April 2008
ABC
2:30pm US Eastern

AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Australian Eastern Standard Times
Practice 1
Friday 25 April 2008
6:00am – 7:45am

Final Practice
Friday 25 April 2008
8:00am – 9:00am

Qualifying
Saturday 26 April 2008
7:05am

Race – 117 laps
Sunday 27 April 2008
5:00am AEST

AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Sunday 27 April 2008
Ten HD
4:30am – 8:00am AEST

AUSTRALIAN TV REPLAY
Saturday 3 May 2008
Ten HD
12:00pm – 1:00pm AEST

ABOUT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
Location: Talladega, Alabama
Track Length: 2.66 miles
Race Distance: 117 laps – 311.22 miles
Degree of Banking in Turns: 33 degrees
Degree of Banking in Front Straight: 16.5 degrees
Degree of Banking in Back Straight: 2 degrees

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECORD BOOK
Defending Nationwide Race Winner: Bobby Labonte
Defending Nationwide Polesitter: Brad Coleman
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Race Finish: 25th
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Qualifying: 32nd

the field looks like there are some good PLATE drivers entered for the race?

But will the the weather play more of a part in the race if qual is rained out!