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| 06-09-2012 at 12:00: Chance for Marcus | |
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If Ambrose were to win he would be mathematically eligible for the second wild-card sport in the Chase. Ambrose is vying for a second win this with Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman. If Ambrose does not win he would be eligible if Tony Stewart remains in the top 10 or if Kasey Kahne supplants Stewart in the top 10 and Ambrose finishes 41 points ahead of Busch and 29 points ahead of Gordon. Kahne is the only driver with two wins, guaranteeing him the first wild-card spot. “We had a rough weekend in Atlanta and we can’t let that get us down”, said Ambrose. We’ve got to stay on your game and keep moving forward. This weekend’s race at Richmond is huge for us, and we have a lot at stake. We have ourselves in a position to make the Chase if we can pull off a win this weekend, and we really have to deliver on that. You never know what’s around the corner, but we are hoping this weekend it’s a trip to Victory Lane in our Mac Tools Ford.” Ambrose’s car will have a different look this weekend as Mac Tools will return as the primary partner of the No. 9 Ford Fusion. Ambrose will make his eighth career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Richmond International Raceway. The Australian native has two top-10 finishes at Richmond. His best finish (fifth) and his best start (13th) came in 2010. He has completed 2,795 of 2,800 laps attempted at the Virginia track. Ambrose enters this weekend’s 300-mile race in 16th place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings. NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings (after 25 of 36 races) 1. Greg Biffle (Ford)- 879 points 2. Dale Earnhardt Jnr (Chevrolet)- 871 3. Matt Kenseth (Ford)- 858 4. Jimmie Johnson (Chevroet)- 848 5. Martin Truex Jnr (Toyota)- 838 6. Brad Keselowski (Dodge)- 831 7. Denny Hamlin (Toyota)- 822 8. Clint Bowyer (Toyota)- 811 9. Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet)- 807 10. Tony Stewart (Chevrolet)- 769 16. Marcos Ambrose (Ford)- 706 |
Marcos Ambrose has one more chance to make his way into the Chase for the Sprint Cup via the wild-card bid this weekend. Ambrose needs a victory on Saturday night if he wants to keep his Chase hopes alive and that is exactly what he and the Mac Tools crew are looking for at Richmond International Raceway.^ Back to top ^
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