He won the Australian V8 Supercar series' championship in 2003 and 2004. 9 at Pocono Raceway in 2011. Ambrose made his Truck Series debut on 1 April 2006 at the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway, qualifying 20th and finishing 33rd after being caught up in an incident unfolding in front of him.[12]. Because I’m feeling pretty tired and worn out from my American thing'. He eventually finished third in the championship, including winning the final round at Sandown. “We’re actually now in the process of reopening my social (media) pages. [20][21] He also drove the full Nationwide Series schedule. ", In his final NASCAR race, the 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400, Ambrose qualified 17th. And I realised that I’m not the right person for that team in the phase that they’re in. Murphy said "He's got an ego problem that we all know about and it reared its ugly head again, and I'm just not going to put up with it". He qualified on pole again for round three at Eastern Creek, round nine at Queensland Raceway and round 11, the Bathurst 1000, where he became the first rookie to take pole position since 1987. I feel like I’ve got a lot of experience in racing and the cars that I’ve been setting up have been going quite well so I’ve enjoyed that as well. So that’s been good. Ambrose made a Nationwide Series return at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course's Nationwide Children's Hospital 200. “My racing career was coming to the point where I needed to come back to Australia for personal reasons,” Ambrose said in an interview with NASCAR.com. September 1976 in Australien) ist ein ehemaliger australischer Rennfahrer. He finished in 18th place. After starting out in his native land, he moved to Europe and raced in the Formula Ford Series in the mid-to-late 1990s, competing against soon-to-be Formula One stars Kimi Raikkonen, Jenson Button and the late Dan Wheldon, as well as someone he would eventually renew an on-track rivalry with in NASCAR, Danica Patrick. Mark Martin enjoying less competitive retirement life, * NASCAR Cup Series career (2007-2014): 227 starts, 2 wins (both at Watkins Glen in 2011 and 2012), 18 top-five and 46 top-10 finishes, * Highest single-season Cup finish: 18th in 2009 and 2012, * NASCAR Xfinity career: 77 starts, 5 wins, 9 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes, * NASCAR Truck Series career: 22 starts, 0 wins, 2 top-five and 4 top-10 finishes. “I appreciate that people still think of me in those circles. "It … 77 Camping World Ford Fusion. The two drivers confronted each other post race, which saw Ambrose land a punch into Mears' face after Mears was seen pushing Ambrose. Ambrose is still young enough to wheel a race car. Ambrose started the season with a 13th-place finish in the Daytona 500, and in the spring races, collected six top-twenty finishes and two top-ten finishes. He moved into Formula Ford in 1996. He recorded a career best Nationwide Series finish of sixth after starting third at Dover in May. I need to get out of the way. Marcos Ambrose (2014–15) Fabian Coulthard (2016–2020) Tony D'Alberto (2016–present) Luke Youlden (2016) Scott McLaughlin (2017–2020) Alexandre Prémat (2017–19) Tim Slade (2020) Anton de Pasquale (2021) Super2 Drivers. When he left NASCAR to return to race in the Supercars Series in Australia, he drove 10 races over two seasons (2014-2015) for another legendary team owner, Roger Penske, before officially retiring from all forms of racing. It was actually really good for my soul to sort of just get back to nature a little bit and to do something very different. That was part of the closing of my social media accounts and everything, just sort of giving your brain a rest and just changing up what you were doing. For 2001, Ambrose was signed by Stone Brothers Racing to drive a Ford Falcon AU. On the final lap, Carl Edwards was about to hold off Ambrose for the tenth position, but got loose in the final turn to the finish line, causing Ambrose to slip by to steal the tenth spot and lock Edwards out of the top ten finishers. His best finish was 12th in the 3rd race at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. The popular green livery first seen the team's Falcon at Homebush in 2014 for Marcos Ambrose's wild card entry has been refreshed and will be driven in the three crucial events by Ambrose and Scott Pye. Click on the Site to see Marcos Ambrose's career results at that track. It didn’t recrank the way it should. “To race at the top level is tough. Ambrose was visibly upset with Papis in the aftermath, furiously tossing his steering wheel at the in-car camera, tossing his helmet hard through his window, and pointing his finger at Papis when Papis came by under caution. We just had to start a new chapter in our lives.”. During the caution, Ambrose turned off his car's engine to conserve fuel, but was unable to restart it. That included withdrawing completely from social media. The win moved Ambrose up one position in the standings from 18th to 17th. He won his last race during the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide series at the Glen. He struggled with a poor-handling car, and hit the wall on lap 195, but managed to finish 27th and on the lead lap.[36]. “So I thought it was a good idea at the time to go and build this wilderness lodge and I’ve really enjoyed doing it. He restarted in 15th and never recovered. 2014 Action Racing Collectables 1/24 scale diecast metal collectable of #9 Stanley sponsored Ford Fusion raced by Marcos Ambrose. Two-time champion Ambrose returned to Supercars in late-2014 after nine seasons in NASCAR to spearhead Team Penske’s then-new partnership with Dick Johnson Racing. Ambrose won against a host of young drivers in Honda road cars. Engine problems, unlucky crashes and pit road troubles plagued his racing season. Since leaving NASCAR, Ambrose has become a successful businessman. Therefore, officials ordered Gordon to move back to 14th position for the oncoming restart, but he refused and was subsequently black-flagged. To be honest, my life’s always been about racing. [6] Ambrose was quoted after the race was finished with his title hopes; Greg's probably going to blame me, because he tends to blame everyone but himself for these kinds of incidents. Although the win slipped away, Ambrose dropped down the field but recovered to finish in 7th. More. Mac Tools sponsored Ambrose in a few races for 2012 and throughout 2013. Ambrose finished ninth in that race. In June, he posted the fastest qualifying speed in NASCAR competition in 25 years, winning his first career Sprint Cup pole in the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway at a speed of 203.241 miles per hour (327.085 km/h), the third fastest pole speed ever in NASCAR. He rallied to finish in 7th place[32] but was spun out by Parker Kligerman after the checkered flag for previous contact during the race. Ambrose got his first Nationwide Series win on 9 August 2008 in the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen after his heartbreak at Montreal the previous week (See above). Updated: December 07, 2014 . Ambrose's crew chief Gary Cogswell ordered Ambrose to not pass Said believing that Said still had a grudge against them after Mexico City. Ambrose drove in the top ten for a part of the Daytona 500 but when Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart crashed out of the race, Ambrose slowed down to avoid being involved in the accident, causing him to drive for the rest of the race further back in the field. I thought it’d be right, I’d come home and it’d work itself out. In 1999 he won the European Formula Ford Championship. When asked if he’d consider it, he flashes the same kind of big smile that made him such a fan favorite in NASCAR, and quips, “You know, it’s probably time for that six- or seven-year itch, isn’t it? He recorded another 18th-place finish at Phoenix and a 22nd-place finish at Las Vegas. He followed up with a 2nd place in the Sprint Cup race at the Glen. However, due to various issues he only ran 11 of the 16 planned races. It was part of just resetting the clock. . 2014 NSCS - Marcos Ambrose Race Hub Interview [HD] - YouTube NASCAR: Marcos Ambrose hooks the quarter panel of Dale Earnhardt Jr., sending them both into the outside wall. Ambrose further vindicated his road course abilities, backing up under a week later by taking an emotional victory at Montreal in the Nationwide Series, during the NAPA Auto Parts 200. Having left NASCAR after the 2014 season, Ambrose moved his family literally halfway around the world, roughly 10,000 miles away from the Charlotte area and back to his native Tasmania. In October 2000 he was invited to compete in a Young Guns invitational race held at the Gold Coast Indy 300. Marcos Ambrose says he 'felt right at home' in the new Ford Mustang as he cut his first NASCAR laps since 2014. On 24 October 2000, Ambrose was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his motor racing achievements. I was trying to save fuel and the motor shut off. He won four Tasmanian state junior karting titles and was the Australian karting champion in 1995 in the Clubman Heavy class at the Dubbo circuit in New South Wales. Ambrose finished the 2011 season 19th in the final point standings. [28] Ambrose led 51 laps but on lap 60, he pitted under caution. I'm glad to leave with multiple wins in NASCAR and having raced for the King. Today's announcement was welcomed by Penske Corporation Chairman Roger Penske. 47 Toyota in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup series, after forming a technical alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing and Toyota Racing Development. Has been displayed, great condition. [7] He debuted at the final round of the 2014 season,[8] driving the #66 Xbox-sponsored FG Falcon. Teammate Russell Ingall finished second in the championship, giving Stone Brothers Racing a 1–2 Quinella finish. 21 spun through the famous Turn 11 hairpin and blowing his transmission, finishing a disappointing 42nd in the 43-car field. And for me, I had a young family and I wanted to raise them. It was the only race he ran during that season. The next day, he finished 3rd, after starting in 43rd position in the Centurion Boats at the Glen, behind winner Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart. Both of them were infuriated with one another,[6] and shared some heated words after the crash. Raising a family was really important to me and being a good dad and a good husband. “When I left America, I just cut the cord,” he said. He won the fourth round of the season, at Hidden Valley Raceway, although he did not win any of the three races in the round.[3]. In the Sprint Cup Series he won at the Glen in 2011 and 2012. And then the situation that DJR was in at the time, where they were in this transition phase – and they still are, they’re getting better and better each race, you can see their progression, but it takes time. Ambrose drove the No. He won the Australian V8 Supercar series' championship in 2003 and 2004. Mark Martin enjoying less competitive retirement life. His father is an Australian investor in Ford named Ross Ambrose. At the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, Ambrose led 35 laps, and held a ten-second lead over Jimmie Johnson. Eventually, the team earned a Top 35 exemption after a number of teams merged. [17], However, later that year at Watkins Glen when Ambrose was leading the NBNS race, in the final five laps he took the lead and with 2 laps left he raced behind the bumper of a lapped Boris Said. The following week Ambrose dominated the Nationwide race at Montreal, but on the final lap, he was passed by Carl Edwards when Ambrose jumped over the curb too high, and Carl Edwards zipped past him for the win. [29] Ambrose finished 31st. Again, 43 cars would start, and again, he attempted to qualify the 21 car. 77 did not make the race. ), * Season still in progress At the end of 2000 Ambrose did not have the budget to continue in racing in Europe, and returned to Australia. “There’s quite a few, myself and Carl Edwards are a couple of examples. [10][11], In the interview, Ambrose stated, "The deal with Roger and Team Penske and Dick, it was really formulated a year and a half beforehand where a conversation occurs you say 'if you ever did that Roger I’d love to drive for you', and you kind of leave it at that. Both drivers were placed on probation for one month. When I came back to Australia, I thought I could still drive for Roger (Penske in Supercars) and do the racing thing. And that’s what I did. He is known in NASCAR for having won a total of 6 races at Watkins Glen. After the race, Ambrose stated, "I was leading the race and had trouble getting the motor cranked back up a little bit there, and NASCAR made the call. I’d love to re-engage. While Adelaide is in the early stages of her racing career, older sister Tabitha has shown great promise and, like her father, already possesses great skill behind the wheel. Ambrose announced on 17 August 2010 that he signed a multi-year deal with Richard Petty Motorsports to drive the #9 Stanley/DeWalt Power Tools Ford Fusion. Roughly the size of West Virginia, much of Tasmania is pristine wilderness, with a population of less than 550,000. This fight for tenth place resembled a reverse style of Ambrose's race at Montreal in 2009, which ended with Edwards getting by him on the final lap. Ambrose made it up to third, but was then spun out numerous times, falling to 16th. “I just felt like I took on so much burden that I just needed to stop and break that. Ambrose had a break out year in the No. As a result, Ambrose attempted to return to his spot, but was forced to fall to seventh on the restart due to not maintaining a particular speed during the caution,[25] and finished sixth. In September 2014, it was announced that Ambrose would return to V8 Supercars to race a Ford Falcon FG X for DJR Team Penske, formed by NASCAR owner Roger Penske, who was interested in expanding his Team Penske organization to start a team in Australia and as a result merged with Dick Johnson Racing, becoming DJR Team Penske. Marcos Ambrose raced his last race as a full-time NASCAR driver on Sunday at Homestead, and his night went the way most of the rest of his 2014 season had--with difficulty. Ambrose did not return as a full-season driver in 2016. In 1998 Ambrose moved to Europe in a bid to reach Formula One, competing in British Formula Ford in 1998 and 1999. The team was renamed JTG Daugherty Racing.[22]. APEX FORD FG FALCON #66 MARCOS AMBROSE 2014 SYDNEY 500. He began the 2015 season on a low note, starting near the back of the field in every one of the race. The fans, Ambrose, his team and among other NASCAR drivers were surprised when Boris Said did not commit his revenge before Ambrose later won the race. In the Coca-Cola 600, Ambrose reached a top ten spot in an unusual style. He grew up in Launceston and found racing as his hobby. The next week, he made further history by scoring his first pole position for the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway,[13] and then leading the most laps in the race itself, though he finished 19th. At Richmond, Ambrose was running in the top five of the Richmond 400. I'd like to share a few thoughts with our loyal readers, after all Marcos and I are both Tasmanian - so it's a good chance we're related! Ambrose finished 10th in the 2009 Food City 500, despite losing a cylinder with about 100 laps (50 miles) to go. And so we’ll just see where it goes from here. A post-race altercation between Sprint Cup Series drivers Marcos Ambrose and Casey Mears in the Richmond … “I’ve got so much respect for racing families that have been doing NASCAR for three and four generations now and what they’ve gone through and what they’ve done. “Richard is just one of the nicest people that I’ve ever met and I got to know,” Ambrose said. But then to not create enemies and for people to enjoy what you do, for me, that’s even better. In the interview, Ambrose said that the ultimate reason was that, "My time was up," and that he was "Putting the team first" in making his decision to step aside from the car after only two races. Prior to the 2008 season, Wood Brothers Racing and JTG Racing split into two teams. I didn’t stop rolling, but it is what it is."[26]. The following week, Ambrose won the pole at Infineon Raceway but only led about 10 laps before he had to pit thus putting him in the top ten for the rest of the day. He remained in the championship lead and was near to winning the championship until Round 10 at the Bathurst 1000 when he was involved in a controversial crash with Greg Murphy approaching The Cutting late in the race. [16], In September, Ambrose skipped a second opportunity to drive the No. He began racing karts at the age of ten. [34] Despite the feud, both Casey and Marcos said they remain buddies and will "have a beer together" with Ambrose promising to buy. In 2005 Ambrose signed his deal to compete under NASCAR and Ford Motor Company signed Ambrose to participate overseas in the United States with Wood Brothers/JTG Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2006 to start his career. Marcos Ambrose race results in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Now he's the race engineer for soon-to-be retired Jamie Whincup. Ambrose is ineligible for 2009 Rookie of the Year consideration because he ran 11 races in 2008. Not long after it was announced that Ambrose would be returning to Australia after the 2014 NASCAR season ends for what Ambrose and Petty described as "personal reasons.". He also represented Australia in the 1996 EFDA Nations Cup at Donington Park in England. He moved up to the Nationwide Series in 2007,[2] and later the Sprint Cup Series in 2008. Marcos Ambrose. “I’ve really enjoyed doing that,” Ambrose said. I spent so long in the concrete jungle of NASCAR and it’s a fast-paced life. Ambrose stunned the Supercars Championship world when he qualified on pole on debut, at the Australian Grand Prix support race. [4], Ambrose won the coveted Barry Sheene Medal in 2003 and 2004.[5]. Due to a caution being brought out earlier because of a large crash behind them, Gordon sped back behind Ambrose. After leaving NASCAR and a brief 10-race return to Australian Supercars at the end of 2014 and into 2015, Ambrose turned away from racing because he had gone through burnout — and not the kind of burnout that he experienced after all the races he won in his career. In the Nationwide Series he won 3 races at the Glen in 3 years 2008, 2009 and 2010. “Racing has just been great to me in my life and now Tabitha has really taken to it. 47. Since the win, he started to gain some form, recording a top 10 at Atlanta and a top 5 at Richmond. Ambrose finished the 2007 season 8th in the points standings, highest of any driver not also competing in the Nextel Cup, and finished second behind David Ragan in the Rookie of the Year standings. Sour Cream Dips at The Glen on 15 August to rack up his first career Sprint Cup Series win by passing Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch with two laps to go. Ambrose finished 10th at Daytona for a top-ten finish while his teammate Aric Almirola won the race when rain had shortened the event. However, a bad finish at Homestead put the team back out of the Top 35, so Ambrose would have been required to qualify on time for the first five races of 2009. “He’s so full of wisdom, was such an incredible race car driver, a storied family in racing, such a humble guy and nice person, nice family. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.Copyright © 2021 NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. He was going to run twelve races in the No. Having left NASCAR after the 2014 season, Ambrose moved his family literally halfway around the world, roughly 10,000 miles away from the Charlotte area and back to his native Tasmania. Marcos Ambrose 2014 Dewalt 1:64 Nascar Diecast. We’re certainly happy for her to be going down that road and we support where we can.”. 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