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Camping World RV 400 Presented by
Coleman
AMBROSE
CONTINUES LEARNING CURVE AT KANSAS
SPEEDWAY
KANSAS CITY, KS — It’s
never easy running back and forth between the Nationwide
and Sprint Cup series garages, climbing in and out of
different race cars. But the experience last weekend
for Marcos Ambrose was another important step for his
future plans with Little Debbie® snacks and JTG Daugherty
Racing.
After practicing and racing in the Nationwide Series
on Saturday, Ambrose drove the Little Debbie® Ford
Fusion to a 36th-place finish Sunday in the Camping
World RV 400 – JTG Daugherty Racing’s second
career race in the Sprint Cup Series
“The cars are completely different, but running
laps really helped,” Ambrose said. “We’re
taking this step into the Sprint Cup Series very deliberately.
Our first priority was to get the car into the race.
We did that. The second priority was to finish the
race. We did that, too. We also wanted to come away
with a little better feel for the Car of Tomorrow.
We absolutely did that. All in all, a good day.”
Ambrose was scheduled to make 12 selected Cup starts
this year with Little Debbie® snacks. Eight of
those races were scheduled with Wood Brothers Racing;
the other four with JTG Daugherty Racing. Ambrose will
embark on a full-time schedule with JTG Daugherty Racing
and Little Debbie® in 2009 in the Sprint Cup Series.
“We seemed to learn something with every lap,” said
crew chief Frank Kerr. “We needed to learn how
the car responds to certain adjustments. Marcos already
has a good feel for the Nationwide car, but that’s
a completely different animal. He seems to be on the
fast track to learning this new car.”
Although his cars are different, Ambrose said he’s
learning how some things apply to both series.
“I’m learning what to expect when the
fuel burns off and the tires wear out at each track,” he
said. “The COT handles so differently, but some
things seem to carry over at certain tracks. As a team,
we took another important step toward the future. Right
now, it’s a lot of work, but it’s all going
to be worthwhile next year. I just want to thank the
folks at Little Debbie® for supporting us. They
make it all possible." Contributed
by Chip Warren, JTG Daugherty Racing
Camping World RV 400
Results:
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Carl Edwards
3. Greg Biffle
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Matt Kenseth
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Jeff Burton
8. David Ragan
9. A.J. Allmendinger
10. Elliott Sadler
36. Marcos Ambrose
Next Race — Amp
Energy 500:
Where: Talladega Superspeedway,Talladega, AL
Date: Sunday, October 5, 2008
Network & Time: ABC, 1 p.m. / MRN Radio,
1:15 p.m.
(All Times Eastern)
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Previous Reports:
2/17 Daytona
2/24 Fontana
3/2 Las
Vegas
3/9 Atlanta
3/16 Bristol
3/30 Martinsville
4/6 Fort
Worth
4/12 Phoenix
4/27 Talladega
5/3 Richmond
5/10 Darlington
5/17 Charlotte
5/25 Charlotte
6/1 Dover
6/8 Pocono
6/15 Michigan
6/22 Sonoma
6/29 Loudon
7/5 Daytona
7/12 Chicago
7/27 Indianapolis
8/3 Pocono
8/10 Watkins
Glen
8/17 Michigan
8/23 Bristol
8/30 Fontana
9/7 Richmond
9/14 Loudon
9/21 Dover
9/28 Kansas
10/5 Talladega
10/12 Charlotte
10/19 Martinsville
10/26 Atlanta
11/2 Fort
Worth
11/9 Phoenix
11/16 Miami
2008 Final
Point Standings:
1. Jimmie Johnson — 6684
2. Carl Edwards — 6615
3. Greg Biffle — 6467
4. Kevin Harvick — 6408
5. Clint Bowyer — 6381
6. Jeff Burton — 6335
7. Jeff Gordon — 6316
8. Denny Hamlin — 6214
9. Tony Stewart — 6202
10. Kyle Busch — 6186
11. Matt Kensteh — 6184
12. D. Earnhardt, Jr. — 6127
36. M. Ambrose* — 2655
*Listed by Owner Points for Michael Waltrip Racing/
JTG Daugherty Racing |
