Marcos Ambrose

#47
RANK POINTS BEHIND
18 3830 -2822
Born: September 1, 1976
Hometown: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Sponsor: Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox
Manufacturer: Toyota
Team: JTG Daugherty Racing
Crew Chief: Frank Kerr
Marcos Ambrose Bio
Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver. He was the Australian V8 Supercar champion in 2003 and 2004, and is credited for virtually single-handedly reviving Ford Racing in Australia, after years of Holden domination. In 2006 he raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, piloting the #20 Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford for Team Australia. He moved up to the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2007, driving the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion for JTG Daugherty Racing. He currently drives the #47 Little Debbie Toyota for JTG Daugherty Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. Ambrose began racing karts at the age of ten. He won four Tasmanian state junior karting titles...
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Stats Summary

Sprint Cup | Nationwide Series | Camping World Truck
Races Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Avg. Finish
This Season 36 0 4 7 19.6
Career Stats 47 0 5 8 21.8

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Johnson grabs pole at Homestead, Martin qualifies fourth
... in a row that I sat on the front row here, so eventually I want to be on the pole.' Marcos Ambrose qualified third, and Tony Stewart secured...  More »
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Johnson takes pole at Homestead
Scott Speed qualified second and Marcos Ambrose third, two drivers who haven't spent very much time on the track racing up front and around...  More »
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Jimmie lead the first ten laps until Marcos Ambrose took over the top spot. Ambrose held the lead for four laps but then he had a tire problem...
AboutHot Nascar · Nov. 26, 2009
One note, I think, that's interesting is how fast Marcos Ambrose's day went down hill after he passed -- and celebrated in humorous form over...
Motorsports FanHouse · Nov. 24, 2009
... included Joey Logano (24th), Scott Speed (27th), David Gilliland (29th), Michael Waltrip (30th), Marcos Ambrose (35th), Robby Gordon (39th...
SpeedwayMedia.com · Nov. 22, 2009

Top Questions & Answers about Marcos Ambrose

I believe he is one of the best upcoming drivers in NASCAR. In this being his first season in the Busch Series, he has proven that he can drive. Only one full time, Busch driver (who does not race Cup as well), has more points than him. Thi...
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He ws in qualifying trim the whole practice being a go or go home driver so he had more chances to make a great qualifying run than the others. I want to see if he's that fast in race trim and with only one chance at quilifying. Jimmie do...
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Why not?. From what Robby has said, he would like to start a second team, and would like Marcos to drive for him.
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Current Season Stats

Sprint Cup | Nationwide Series
Date Race Start Finish Laps Lead Laps Winnings Points Status
11/22 Ford 400 3 35 4 251/267 $77,548 63 running
11/15 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 21 11 0 312/312 $96,948 130 running
11/08 Dickies 500 19 15 0 333/334 $125,098 118 running
11/01 AMP Energy 500 17 34 3 188/188 $88,323 66 running
10/25 TUMS Fast Relief 500 34 27 0 499/500 $87,673 82 running
10/17 NASCAR Banking 500 13 22 0 333/334 $86,573 97 running
10/11 Pepsi 500 27 23 0 249/250 $106,773 94 running
10/04 Price Chopper 400 27 14 0 267/267 $111,698 121 running
09/27 AAA 400 27 14 0 400/400 $94,673 121 running
09/20 Sylvania 300 31 20 2 300/300 $95,548 108 running
09/12 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 16 22 0 400/400 $88,448 97 running
09/06 Pep Boys Auto 500 11 23 0 324/325 $107,223 94 running
08/22 Sharpie 500 25 3 0 500/500 $190,473 165 running
08/16 Carfax 400 26 35 0 199/200 $86,798 58 running
08/10 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen 4 2 9 90/90 $178,373 175 running
08/03 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 18 34 1 192/200 $77,898 66 running
07/26 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard 11 22 0 160/160 $169,248 97 running
07/11 LifeLock.com 400 10 11 0 267/267 $117,348 130 running
07/04 Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola 18 6 0 160/160 $138,523 150 running
06/28 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 18 23 0 273/301 $94,073 94 running
06/21 Toyota/Save Mart 350 3 3 0 113/110 $175,496 165 running
06/14 LifeLock 400 33 31 0 198/200 $92,973 70 running
06/07 Pocono 500 20 6 0 200/200 $107,998 150 running
05/31 Autism Speaks 400 20 20 0 400/400 $104,173 103 running
05/25 Coca-Cola 600 23 26 0 227/400 $104,898 85 running
05/16 Sprint Showdown 14 10 0 40/40 $29,800 0 running
05/09 Southern 500 10 33 0 312/367 $91,671 64 running
05/02 Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400 21 11 0 400/400 $96,798 130 running
04/26 Aaron's 499 34 4 0 188/188 $161,598 160 running
04/18 Subway Fresh Fit 500 29 14 0 312/312 $89,423 121 running
04/05 Samsung 500 11 41 0 216/334 $99,606 40 engine
03/29 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 24 14 0 500/500 $94,773 121 running
03/22 Food City 500 13 10 0 503/500 $113,923 134 running
03/08 Kobalt Tools 500 34 38 0 179/325 $82,808 49 engine
03/01 Shelby 427 5 20 0 284/285 $116,048 103 running
02/22 Auto Club 500 14 22 0 249/250 $106,473 97 running
02/15 Daytona 500 23 17 0 152/200 $295,246 112 running
02/12 Gatorade Duel 1 14 13 0 60/60 $0 0 running

Career Stats

Sprint Cup | Nationwide Series | Camping World Truck
Year Rank Starts Pts. Winnings Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Laps Led Avg. Start Avg. Finish
2009 18 36 3830 $4,182,965 0 0 4 7 19 19 20
2008 45 11 844 $1,112,281 0 0 1 1 0 29 29

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I thought it would be very cool to go back and see old friends and have a race or two... More »
I got turned down - I had sponsors in play and everything ready to go More »

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