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3M Performance 400 Presented by Bondo
DAY
GOES UP IN SMOKE FOR AMBROSE AND WOOD BROTHERS
RACING
BROOKLYN, MI — Marcos
Ambrose had an early end to his fourth NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series race with engine failure in the opening stages
of the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
One day after a strong performance in the NASCAR Nationwide
Series race at Michigan, Ambrose was denied the chance
to post another solid result driving for the Wood Brothers
Racing operation.
After only 17 laps of the 200-lap event, the No. 21
Little Debbie® Ford Fusion began dropping oil and
spewing smoke.
Ambrose initially brought the car into pit lane, but
after an inspection by the Wood Brothers Racing crew
the engine damage was terminal and the car was taken
back to the garage and was done for the day.
Fellow Ford driver Carl Edwards won the 3M Performance
400 at Michigan International Speedway ahead of NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series points leader Kyle Busch. Contributed
by Brett Murray,
BAM North America
What the Team Has to Say:
Marcos Ambrose, Driver of the No. 21
Little Debbie® Ford:
“It’s just really disappointing for us,” said
Ambrose.
“The water temperature, everything was pretty
good there. We just got unlucky.
“I was looking forward to getting a lot of laps
under our belt here and getting comfortable, and making
sure everything was together underneath me, and we
were going to have a great day.
“It just didn’t work out. It’s just
experience, so it’s just hard. That’s what’s
bad about this deal here.
“I could move the car around. I wasn’t
tight at all, which is really good for us. I felt like
it was coming to me there.
“But, I was just riding around there, being
good and just trying to get to the first pit stop and
get a good feel on the car, but was just unlucky.”
3M Performance 400
Results:
1. Carl Edwards
2. Kyle Busch
3. David Ragan
4. Greg Biffle
5. Matt Kenseth
6. Mark Martin
7. Brian Vickers
8. Kevin Harvick
9. Elliott Sadler
10. Jamie McMurray
43. Marcos Ambrose
Next Race — Sharpie
500:
Where: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
Time: Saturday, August 23, 2008
Network: ESPN, 7 p.m. / PRN Radio, 8 p.m.
(All Times Eastern)
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