Marcos Ambrose
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Pole positions | 18 | ||||||
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Statistics current as of 16 November 2014. |
Marcos Ambrose (born 1 September 1976)[1] is an Australian former racing driver and current Garry Rogers Motorsport competition director. He won the Australian V8 Supercar series' championship in 2003 and 2004.
In 2006, Ambrose relocated to the United States to pursue racing in NASCAR, starting with the Craftsman Truck Series. He moved up to the Nationwide Series in 2007,[2] and later the Sprint Cup Series in 2008. He is known in NASCAR for having won a total of 6 races at Watkins Glen International. In the Sprint Cup Series, he won at the Glen in 2011 and 2012, and in the Nationwide Series, he won at the Glen in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014. He is the first Australian driver to win in the highest level of NASCAR.
Early life
Ambrose grew up in
In 1998 Ambrose moved to Europe in a bid to reach Formula One, competing in British Formula Ford in 1998 and 1999. In 1999 he won the European Formula Ford Championship. In 2000 he began the season racing in the French Formula Three Championship, before switching mid-season to the British Formula Three Championship.
At the end of 2000 Ambrose did not have the budget to continue in racing in Europe, and returned to Australia. In October 2000 he was invited to compete in a Young Guns invitational race held at the Gold Coast Indy 300. Ambrose won against a host of young drivers in Honda road cars.
He also represented Australia in the 1996 EFDA Nations Cup at Donington Park in England.
V8 Supercars
For
Ambrose went on to finish eighth in the championship, winning the Rookie of the Year award. 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 2002, Ambrose started the season winning pole position at Phillip Island before recording his debut race win in the first race. He eventually finished third in the championship, including winning the final round at Sandown.
With a new
In
Ambrose won the coveted Barry Sheene Medal in 2003 and 2004.[5]
Ambrose started
Greg's probably going to blame me, because he tends to blame everyone but himself for these kinds of incidents. I knew that I was already 99% past him, I gave him a car-length and a half to go two-wide up into The Cutting, and I just got clean wiped out.
— Marcos Ambrose, on a TV Interview after Bathurst 2005
This crash, combined with a poor performance on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit arguably lost him a third straight title. He thereafter supported teammate Russell Ingall's title bid successfully, and the two helped Ford and Stone Brothers Racing take the Drivers, Teams, and Manufacturer's championships. Ambrose finished third in the championship behind Ingall and fellow Ford driver Craig Lowndes.
2015
In September 2014, it was announced that Ambrose would return to V8 Supercars to race a
Ambrose started in
He began the 2015 season on a low note, starting near the back of the field in every one of the race. His best finish was 12th in the 3rd race at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.
In March 2015, Ambrose took a temporary leave from DJR Team Penske in order to improve his practice with V8 Supercar racing, being replaced with Scott Pye.[9] He returned for the three-round Pirtek Endurance Cup as Pye's second driver, claiming an eighth finish at Surfers Paradise race 1.
Ambrose did not return as a full-season driver in 2016.
Post-racing career
In a 2017 interview, two years after his abrupt retirement, a journalist for Motorsport.com interviewed Ambrose at his brand-new Lodge near Launceston, over his shocking retirement from V8 Supercars. 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.[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. And then a year and a half later the phone call comes and it's on. And it's like 'oh shit, is this really what I should be doing now? Because I'm feeling pretty tired and worn out from my American thing'. I thought it'd be right, I'd come home and it'd work itself out. 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. I knew it. So when you come back, and I'm struggling to adapt from NASCAR back into a modern V8, the testing restrictions, and the tires are hard, and I'm confused and tired from the States … and then you see 'Fuck, to get out of this is going to take three years, to dig yourself out of this hole'. And I realised that I'm not the right person for that team in the phase that they're in. I need to get out of the way. And that's what I did."[10]
In an interview with the same journalist for Motorsport.com, Roger Penske said, "It was a call that he made and we supported him; he was very gracious in the way he handled it, and quite honestly I respect him. It reminded me of Rick Mears when he told me in 1992 that he didn't have it in his belly any more to go as hard as he needed to, and that it was time to move on. Marcos didn't say it that way, but he realized the sport had moved on and maybe he was not able to make the commitment we needed over a longer period of time".[11]
Ambrose made a brief return to racing at the 2023 Bathurst 6 Hour, which is part of the
NASCAR
2006
At the first V8 Supercar race of 2005, Ambrose called a press conference on the Saturday morning to announce to the top staff and fans that he would leave V8 Supercars at the end of the 2005 season to try to make a career in NASCAR.
In 2005 Ambrose signed his deal to compete under NASCAR and
Ambrose is the first notable Australian driver in a NASCAR sanctioned event since Dick Johnson in 1990 and Australian based New Zealander Jim Richards in the mid 90s.
Ambrose made history by finishing third in the
Ambrose reached as high as 19th in the championship points,[17] but finished the season 21st overall and 3rd in the Rookie of the Year standings, despite having missed the first three races of the year.[2]
2007–10
At the 2007
In September, Ambrose skipped a second opportunity to drive the No. 77 car because his wife Sonja gave birth to their daughter Adelaide on the same day as the Cup race at Dover. Ambrose finished the 2007 season 8th in the points standings, highest of any driver not also competing in the Cup series, and finished second behind
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. Ambrose's crew chief Gary Cogswell ordered Ambrose to not pass Said believing that Said still had a grudge against them after Mexico City. 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. To this day Said has not explained why he did not crash Ambrose when he had a good chance and it still remains unknown why Said did not perform his revenge.[20]
Prior to the 2008 season,
He almost won the 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200, dominating again like in 2007 but when a thunderstorm blew the track, Ambrose tried to slow for a pit stop. Nonetheless, his car slid across pit road too fast unable to stop because of the waters; thus he earned a black-flag for a pass-through penalty. He ended up third in the final results behind race winner Ron Fellows.
On 15 July 2008, it was announced that Ambrose would run the full 2009 cup schedule with
Ambrose got his first Nationwide Series win on 9 August 2008 in the
Ambrose drove the No. 47 Toyota in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup series, after forming a technical alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing and Toyota Racing Development.[25] Ambrose also drove the last 4 races of the 2008 Sprint Cup series in the No. 47 Toyota, after NASCAR agreed to change MWR's car number from No. 00 to No. 47.[26] Ambrose entered Homestead with the No. 47 in the Top 35, earning him a guaranteed start for the first time in his career. 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. Eventually, the team earned a Top 35 exemption after a number of teams merged. Ambrose is ineligible for 2009 Rookie of the Year consideration because he ran 11 races in 2008. Ambrose finished 10th in the 2009 Food City 500, despite losing a cylinder with about 100 laps (50 miles) to go. Ambrose would back this Top-10 finish up by posting 4 more in the first half of the season. Ambrose got his second straight Nationwide Series win at Watkins Glen, his second in two years as he held off Kyle Busch for the win. He followed up with a 2nd place in the Sprint Cup race at the Glen. 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. Ambrose picked up a top ten finish at the 2009 Sharpie 500. Ambrose charged hard from being 1 lap down with less than 100 laps left, to finish in third place behind Kyle Busch and Mark Martin.
The 2010 season was a myriad of troubles for Ambrose. Engine problems, unlucky crashes and pit road troubles plagued his racing season. However, in the Zippo 200 at The Glen, Ambrose won his third straight Watkins Glen he held off Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick to win. Since the win, he started to gain some form, recording a top 10 at Atlanta and a top 5 at Richmond. At the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, Ambrose led 35 laps, and held a ten-second lead over Jimmie Johnson. His lead got erased by a caution on lap 104. During the caution, Ambrose turned off his car's engine to conserve fuel, but was unable to restart it. 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,[27] and finished sixth. 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 was trying to save fuel and the motor shut off. It didn't recrank the way it should. I didn't stop rolling, but it is what it is."[28]
2011
Ambrose announced on 17 August 2010 that he signed a multi-year deal with
2012
Ambrose returned to Richard Petty Motorsports for 2012. In February he almost won the Budweiser Shootout with bump-drafting help from Keselowski; but lost the lead just as he took the white flag to Tony Stewart and eventual race winner Kyle Busch. Ambrose said after the race that despite losing the Shootout the race was his best performance on a restrictor plate track (although he also had several top-tens at previous plate races, such as a 4th-place finish at Talladega in the spring 2009 race).
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. 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. Ambrose finished ninth in that race.
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 finished 8th.[29]
Returning to Watkins Glen, Ambrose started fifth and dominated part of the race but was passed in a three-wide move by Kyle Busch with 20 laps remaining. When the white flag was about to wave he saw that Busch was slipping in oil; in the entrance to the esses he and Brad Keselowski passed him; Ambrose then saw that Keselowski was slipping in oil too and he took the lead in the final turn, holding off Keselowski for the second time in a row and defending his win from the previous year. Ambrose was very emotional about his win due to his father seeing it on television in a hospital for an illness and due to his luck that day. The win moved Ambrose up one position in the standings from 18th to 17th. Ambrose still has promised the racing world for a future oval win since his #1 goal currently is to prove he can win at places other than road courses.
His victory caused local company Mac Tools to offer Ambrose multi-year sponsorship which Ambrose's boss, Richard Petty, approved of. Mac Tools sponsored Ambrose in a few races for 2012 and throughout 2013.
2013
To start the 2013 season, Ambrose had 11th-place finishes in both the Sprint Unlimited and the Budweiser Duel. 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. He finished in 18th place. He recorded another 18th-place finish at Phoenix and a 22nd-place finish at Las Vegas.
Ambrose was on his way to a good finish in the
In the Coca-Cola 600, Ambrose reached a top ten spot in an unusual style. 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. 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.
At Sonoma, Ambrose led the first laps of the race getting by pole-sitter Jamie McMurray at the start of the race. He finished in 7th place. At Loudon, Ambrose fought Harvick in the opening laps for a top ten spot. In a corner, Harvick rammed Ambrose's right rear causing Ambrose to spin out; he would finish in 33rd.
At Watkins Glen, Ambrose won the pole after breaking the track record with a lap speed of 128.241 mph (206.384 km/h), breaking the previous record held by Juan Pablo Montoya's speed of 127.020 mph (204.419 km/h).[30] Ambrose led 51 laps but on lap 60, he pitted under caution. He restarted in 15th and never recovered. With 3 laps left while running in 8th place Ambrose tangled with road-course rival Max Papis, ending his hopes to win three races in a row at the Glen. 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.[31] Ambrose finished 31st. Had he won, Ambrose would have joined Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin as the only drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive races at the Glen.[32]
Ambrose made a Nationwide Series return at the
2014
Ambrose started with a seventh-place finish in the Sprint Unlimited, and an 18th-place finish in the Daytona 500. He then had 21st and 24th-place finishes at Phoenix and Las Vegas. At Bristol, Ambrose finished fifth in what was statistically one of Richard Petty Motorsports' best races to date, as teammate Aric Almirola finished third. It was Ambrose's first top five finish in a race since the 2012 Irwin Tools Night Race.
At Richmond, Ambrose was running in the top five of the Richmond 400. While racing Casey Mears mid-way into the race, Ambrose was bumped wide by Mears that lost Ambrose multiple positions. The two drivers confronted each other post race, which saw Ambrose land a punch into Mears' face after Mears was seen pushing Ambrose.[35] Ambrose was fined $25,000 and Mears $15,000 for the altercation. Both drivers were placed on probation for one month.[36] Despite the feud, both Casey and Marcos said they remain buddies and will "have a beer together" with Ambrose promising to buy.
Ambrose finished 10th at Daytona for a top-ten finish while his teammate Aric Almirola won the race when rain had shortened the event.
Ambrose returned to the Nationwide Series at Watkins Glen in the No. 09.[37] Ambrose dominated the race and won his 5th Nationwide victory holding off Kyle Busch in a performance reminiscent of 2009. The next day Ambrose started second and after leading some laps, came up short after a side-by-side battle with former teammate A. J. Allmendinger who beat Ambrose by 1.5 seconds after accelerating away from Ambrose on the final lap. Ambrose's crew chief Drew Blickensderfer protested the finish by saying that Allmendinger jumped the restart, but NASCAR officials and Ambrose both denied this, Ambrose saying "The restart had no influence on the outcome. We just raced and he won."
Ambrose missed the Chase for the Sprint Cup and on 11 September 2014 said he did not expect to be back with Richard Petty Motorsports in 2015. This was soon after sponsor Stanley-DEWALT pulled out of RPM to join Carl Edwards' car at Joe Gibbs Racing but it is unknown if Ambrose's decision to depart had anything to do with Stanley-DEWALT pulling out their sponsorship of the 9 team. 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."
In September 2014, Ambrose confirmed he would leave RPM and NASCAR at the end of the 2014 season with a purpose to return to Australia. Ambrose stated that it was for both personal reasons for his children and because he had accepted an offer to join DJR Team Penske, co-owned by NASCAR owner Roger Penske.
When asked about his departure from NASCAR Ambrose stated: "I think I've accomplished all I can accomplish in NASCAR. When I came it was clear all I could do was win races and not have any chance at a championship. I've enjoyed my time here and I will miss my friends and the other drivers very much but this move is done mostly to help my children get raised in our native country and I feel like I want to start a new chapter in my life. I'm glad to leave with multiple wins in NASCAR and having raced for the King."
In his final NASCAR race, the 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400, Ambrose qualified 17th. He struggled with a poor-handling car, and hit the wall on lap 195, but managed to finish 27th and on the lead lap.[38]
Personal life
Ambrose is from Launceston, Australia. He grew up in Launceston and found racing as his hobby. He became a race-car driver and was noticed by team owners of the Supercars Championship series. His father is an Australian investor in Ford named Ross Ambrose. Ross was born in London but aged three years, moved to Australia.
The Ambrose family have a rich history in this formula as Marcos' father Ross Ambrose, along with Ralph Firman Sr, co-founded Formula Ford chassis builder Van Diemen.
Marcos Ambrose is married to Sonja Ambrose and has two daughters named Adelaide and Tabitha.
Awards
On 24 October 2000, Ambrose was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his motor racing achievements.[39]
Motorsports career results
Career summary
International V8 Supercars Championship
V8 Supercar results
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Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | Position | Points | ||
2001 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon
|
PHI R1 4 |
PHI R2 6 |
ADE R3 Ret |
ADE R4 6 |
EAS R5 13 |
EAS R6 6 |
HDV R7 2 |
HDV R8 4 |
HDV R9 3 |
CAN R10 Ret |
CAN R11 2 |
CAN R12 Ret |
BAR R13 18 |
BAR R14 16 |
BAR R15 24 |
CAL R16 3 |
CAL R17 5 |
CAL R18 9 |
ORA R19 16 |
ORA R20 Ret |
QLD R21 Ret |
WIN R22 5 |
WIN R23 3 |
BAT R24 Ret |
PUK R25 2 |
PUK R26 3 |
PUK R27 4 |
SAN R28 6 |
SAN R29 5 |
SAN R30 2 |
8th | 2086 | ||||||||||
2002 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon
|
ADE R1 3 |
ADE R2 Ret |
PHI R3 1 |
PHI R4 Ret |
EAS R5 2 |
EAS R6 2 |
EAS R7 4 |
HDV R8 3 |
HDV R9 9 |
HDV R10 5 |
CAN R11 4 |
CAN R12 6 |
CAN R13 20 |
BAR R14 6 |
BAR R15 24 |
BAR R16 10 |
ORA R17 4 |
ORA R18 2 |
WIN R19 2 |
WIN R20 4 |
QLD R21 5 |
BAT R22 21 |
SUR R23 2 |
SUR R24 Ret |
PUK R25 3 |
PUK R26 3 |
PUK R27 10 |
SAN R28 1 |
SAN R29 1 |
3rd | 1498 | |||||||||||
2003 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon
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ADE R1 1 |
ADE R1 Ret |
PHI R3 17 |
EAS R4 1 |
WIN R5 1 |
BAR R6 3 |
BAR R7 2 |
BAR R8 1 |
HDV R9 2 |
HDV R10 1 |
HDV R11 1 |
QLD R12 2 |
ORA R13 1 |
SAN R14 5 |
BAT R15 6 |
SUR R16 6 |
SUR R17 4 |
PUK R18 6 |
PUK R19 23 |
PUK R20 9 |
EAS R21 1 |
EAS R22 1 |
1st | 2085 | ||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon
|
ADE R1 1 |
ADE R2 1 |
EAS R3 7 |
PUK R4 1 |
PUK R5 3 |
PUK R6 3 |
HDV R7 3 |
HDV R8 13 |
HDV R9 2 |
BAR R10 3 |
BAR R11 4 |
BAR R12 3 |
QLD R13 1 |
WIN R14 26 |
ORA R15 2 |
ORA R16 1 |
SAN R17 1 |
BAT R18 4 |
SUR R19 1 |
SUR R20 2 |
SYM R21 2 |
SYM R22 1 |
SYM R23 Ret |
EAS R24 1 |
EAS R25 1 |
EAS R26 1 |
1st | 2174 | ||||||||||||||
2005 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon
|
ADE R1 1 |
ADE R2 1 |
PUK R3 5 |
PUK R4 3 |
PUK R5 4 |
BAR R6 2 |
BAR R7 5 |
BAR R8 3 |
EAS R9 1 |
EAS R10 2 |
SHA R11 5 |
SHA R12 4 |
SHA R13 12 |
HDV R14 4 |
HDV R15 28 |
HDV R16 9 |
QLD R17 2 |
ORA R18 4 |
ORA R19 2 |
SAN R20 14 |
BAT R21 Ret |
SUR R22 Ret |
SUR R23 26 |
SUR R24 11 |
SYM R25 4 |
SYM R26 27 |
SYM R27 6 |
PHI R28 3 |
PHI R29 1 |
PHI R30 1 |
3rd | 1856 | ||||||||||
2014 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford FG Falcon
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ADE
R1 |
ADE
R2 |
ADE
R3 |
SYM
R4 |
SYM
R5 |
SYM
R6 |
WIN
R7 |
WIN
R8 |
WIN
R9 |
PUK
R10 |
PUK
R11 |
PUK
R12 |
PUK
R13 |
BAR
R14 |
BAR
R15 |
BAR
R16 |
HID
R17 |
HID
R18 |
HID
R19 |
TOW
R20 |
TOW
R21 |
TOW
R22 |
QLD
R23 |
QLD
R24 |
QLD
R25 |
SMP R26 |
SMP R27 |
SMP R28 |
SAN R29 |
BAT R30 |
SUR
R31 |
SUR
R32 |
PHI
R33 |
PHI
R34 |
PHI
R35 |
SYD R36 20 |
SYD R37 21 |
SYD R38 16 |
NC | 01 | ||
2015 | DJR Team Penske
|
Ford FG X Falcon
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ADE R1 16 |
ADE R2 16 |
ADE R3 12 |
SYM R4 |
SYM R5 |
SYM R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
WIN R12 |
HID R13 |
HID R14 |
HID R15 |
TOW R16 |
TOW R17 |
QLD R18 |
QLD R19 |
QLD R20 |
SMP R21 |
SMP R22 |
SMP R23 |
SAN R24 12 |
BAT R25 Ret |
SUR R26 8 |
SUR R27 21 |
PUK R28 |
PUK R29 |
PUK R30 |
PHI R31 |
PHI R32 |
PHI R33 |
SYD R34 |
SYD R35 |
SYD R36 |
43rd | 395 |
1 Wildcard entry ineligible for championship points
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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2001 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon AU
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Wayne Wakefield | DNF | 42 |
2002 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon AU | Paul Weel | 21st | 154 |
2003 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA
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Russell Ingall | 6th | 161 |
2004 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Greg Ritter | 4th | 161 |
2005 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Warren Luff | DNF | 144 |
2015
|
DJR Team Penske
|
Ford Falcon FG X
|
Scott Pye | DNF | 137 |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Sprint Cup Series
Sprint Cup Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref | ||
2007 | Robby Gordon Motorsports | 77 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND
|
POC | GLN DNQ |
MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | NA | - | [40] | ||
2008 | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON 42 |
NHA DNQ |
DAY | CHI | GLN 3 |
MCH 43 |
BRI | CAL 32 |
RCH | NHA | DOV 32 |
45th | 844 | [41] | |||||||||||||
JTG Racing
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47 | IND 22 |
POC | KAN 36 |
TAL | CLT | MAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | ATL 29 |
TEX 21 |
PHO 18 |
HOM 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | JTG Daugherty Racing | DAY 17 |
CAL 22 |
LVS 20 |
ATL 38 |
BRI 10 |
MAR 14 |
TEX 41 |
PHO 14 |
TAL 4 |
RCH 11 |
DAR 33 |
CLT 26 |
DOV 20 |
POC 6 |
MCH 31 |
SON 3 |
NHA 23 |
DAY 6 |
CHI 11 |
IND 22 |
POC 34 |
GLN 2 |
MCH 35 |
BRI 3 |
ATL 23 |
RCH 22 |
NHA 20 |
DOV 14 |
KAN 14 |
CAL 23 |
CLT 22 |
MAR 27 |
TAL 34 |
TEX 15 |
PHO 11 |
HOM 35 |
18th | 3830 | [42] | ||||
2010 | DAY 41 |
CAL 35 |
LVS 14 |
ATL 11 |
BRI 33 |
MAR 11 |
PHO 11 |
TEX 17 |
TAL 37 |
RCH 9 |
DAR 25 |
DOV 36 |
CLT 36 |
POC 30 |
MCH 15 |
SON 6 |
NHA 13 |
DAY 32 |
CHI 28 |
IND 21 |
POC 39 |
GLN 3 |
MCH 15 |
BRI 20 |
ATL 10 |
RCH 5 |
NHA 30 |
DOV 20 |
KAN 34 |
CAL 33 |
CLT 16 |
MAR 34 |
TAL 34 |
TEX 12 |
PHO 22 |
HOM 26 |
26th | 3422 | [43] | |||||
2011 | Richard Petty Motorsports | 9 | Ford | DAY 37 |
PHO 16 |
LVS 4 |
BRI 15 |
CAL 28 |
MAR 29 |
TEX 6 |
TAL 32 |
RCH 23 |
DAR 13 |
DOV 3 |
CLT 6 |
KAN 26 |
POC 34 |
MCH 23 |
SON 5 |
DAY 17 |
KEN 20 |
NHA 9 |
IND 34 |
POC 20 |
GLN 1 |
MCH 27 |
BRI 10 |
ATL 21 |
RCH 21 |
CHI 19 |
NHA 30 |
DOV 9 |
KAN 9 |
CLT 5 |
TAL 19 |
MAR 29 |
TEX 11 |
PHO 8 |
HOM 39 |
19th | 936 | [44] | ||
2012 | DAY 13 |
PHO 32 |
LVS 13 |
BRI 36 |
CAL 21 |
MAR 15 |
TEX 20 |
KAN 16 |
RCH 22 |
TAL 14 |
DAR 9 |
CLT 32 |
DOV 10 |
POC 13 |
MCH 9 |
SON 8 |
KEN 13 |
DAY 30 |
NHA 19 |
IND 20 |
POC 10 |
GLN 1 |
MCH 5 |
BRI 5 |
ATL 17 |
RCH 15 |
CHI 27 |
NHA 24 |
DOV 18 |
TAL 27 |
CLT 33 |
KAN 12 |
MAR 24 |
TEX 32 |
PHO 18 |
HOM 13 |
18th | 950 | [45] | |||||
2013 | DAY 18 |
PHO 19 |
LVS 22 |
BRI 19 |
CAL 36 |
MAR 8 |
TEX 19 |
KAN 20 |
RCH 42 |
TAL 14 |
DAR 34 |
CLT 10 |
DOV 19 |
POC 17 |
MCH 23 |
SON 7 |
KEN 13 |
DAY 26 |
NHA 33 |
IND 16 |
POC 12 |
GLN 31* |
MCH 6 |
BRI 8 |
ATL 13 |
RCH 27 |
CHI 15 |
NHA 18 |
DOV 16 |
KAN 9 |
CLT 17 |
TAL 39 |
MAR 19 |
TEX 21 |
PHO 26 |
HOM 26 |
22nd | 872 | [46] | |||||
2014 | DAY 18 |
PHO 21 |
LVS 24 |
BRI 5 |
CAL 30 |
MAR 5 |
TEX 20 |
DAR 14 |
RCH 18 |
TAL 19 |
KAN 24 |
CLT 29 |
DOV 16 |
POC 24 |
MCH 25 |
SON 8 |
KEN 13 |
DAY 10 |
NHA 27 |
IND 22 |
POC 14 |
GLN 2 |
MCH 12 |
BRI 34 |
ATL 42 |
RCH 27 |
CHI 25 |
NHA 24 |
DOV 26 |
KAN 20 |
CLT 25 |
TAL 8 |
MAR 23 |
TEX 27 |
PHO 10 |
HOM 27 |
23rd | 870 | [47] |
Daytona 500
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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2009 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 23 | 17 |
2010 | 18 | 41 | ||
2011 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 35 | 37 |
2012 | 7 | 13 | ||
2013 | 24 | 18 | ||
2014 | 7 | 18 |
Nationwide Series
Nationwide Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
2007 | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing
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59 | Ford | DAY 16 |
CAL 25 |
MXC 8 |
LVS 10 |
ATL 28 |
BRI 28 |
NSH 17 |
TEX 31 |
PHO 22 |
TAL 25 |
RCH 26 |
DAR 19 |
CLT 20 |
DOV 6 |
NSH 36 |
KEN 11 |
MLW 15 |
NHA 30 |
DAY 35 |
CHI 37 |
GTY 18 |
IRP 32 |
CGV 7 |
GLN 13 |
MCH 19 |
BRI 37 |
CAL 13 |
RCH 15 |
DOV 20 |
KAN 39 |
CLT 40 |
MEM 4 |
TEX 30 |
PHO 15 |
HOM 10 |
8th | 3477 | [48] |
2008 | JTG Daugherty Racing | DAY 39 |
CAL 22 |
LVS 28 |
ATL 11 |
BRI 19 |
NSH 23 |
TEX 18 |
PHO 17 |
MXC 2 |
TAL 28 |
RCH 25 |
DAR 10 |
CLT 14 |
DOV 30 |
NSH 19 |
KEN 6 |
MLW 16 |
NHA 14 |
DAY 20 |
CHI 15 |
GTY 15 |
IRP 20 |
CGV 3 |
GLN 1 |
MCH 12 |
BRI 34 |
CAL 15 |
RCH 13 |
DOV 16 |
KAN 11 |
CLT 15 |
MEM 15 |
TEX 9 |
PHO 24 |
HOM 31 |
10th | 3991 | [49] | ||
2009 | 47 | Toyota | DAY
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CAL
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LVS
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BRI
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TEX
|
NSH
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PHO
|
TAL
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RCH
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DAR
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CLT
|
DOV
|
NSH | KEN
|
MLW | NHA
|
DAY
|
CHI
|
GTY
|
IRP | IOW | GLN 1 |
MCH
|
BRI
|
CGV 2* |
ATL
|
RCH
|
DOV
|
KAN | CAL
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CLT
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MEM | TEX
|
PHO
|
HOM
|
77th | 375 | [50] | |
2010 | DAY
|
CAL
|
LVS
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BRI
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NSH
|
PHO
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TEX
|
TAL
|
RCH
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DAR
|
DOV
|
CLT
|
NSH | KEN
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ROA
|
NHA
|
DAY
|
CHI
|
GTY
|
IRP | IOW | GLN 1 |
MCH
|
BRI
|
CGV 33 |
ATL
|
RCH
|
DOV
|
KAN | CAL
|
CLT
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GTY | TEX
|
PHO
|
HOM
|
89th | 264 | [51] | |||
2011 | Richard Petty Motorsports | 9 | Ford | DAY
|
PHO
|
LVS
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BRI
|
CAL
|
TEX
|
TAL
|
NSH
|
RCH
|
DAR
|
DOV
|
IOW
|
CLT
|
CHI
|
MCH
|
ROA
|
DAY
|
KEN
|
NHA
|
NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN
|
CGV 1 |
BRI
|
ATL
|
RCH
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CHI
|
DOV
|
KAN | CLT
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TEX
|
PHO
|
HOM
|
98th | 01 | [52] | |
2013 | Richard Petty Motorsports | 9 | Ford | DAY | PHO
|
LVS
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BRI
|
CAL
|
TEX
|
RCH
|
TAL
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DAR
|
CLT
|
DOV
|
IOW
|
MCH
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ROA
|
KEN
|
DAY
|
NHA
|
CHI
|
IND
|
IOW | GLN
|
MOH 7 |
BRI
|
ATL
|
RCH
|
CHI
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KEN
|
DOV
|
KAN | CLT
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TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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106th | 01 | [53] | ||
2014 | 09 | DAY
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PHO
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LVS
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BRI
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CAL
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TEX
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DAR
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RCH
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TAL
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IOW
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CLT
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DOV
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MCH
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ROA
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KEN
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DAY
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NHA
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CHI
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IND
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IOW | GLN 1 |
MOH
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BRI | ATL
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RCH
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CHI
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KEN | DOV
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KAN | CLT
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TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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85th | 01 | [54] |
Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
2006 | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing
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20 | Ford | DAY
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CAL
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ATL
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MAR 33 |
GTY 34 |
CLT 36 |
MFD 23 |
DOV 26 |
TEX 27 |
MCH 26 |
MLW 18 |
KAN 3 |
KEN 19 |
MEM 34 |
IRP 22 |
NSH 3 |
BRI 26 |
NHA 23 |
LVS 7 |
TAL 17 |
MAR 25 |
ATL 16 |
TEX 10 |
PHO 15 |
HOM 27 |
21st | 2228 | [55] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
24 Hours of Daytona
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2005 | GT | Aussie Assault | Porsche GT3 Cup | Paul Morris Craig Baird John Teulan |
271 | 53 DNF | 28 DNF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | DP | Michael Shank Racing
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Ford Riley DP | A. J. Allmendinger Oswaldo Negri Jr. John Pew Justin Wilson |
709 | 3 | 3 |
See also
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External links
- Official website
- Marcos Ambrose driver statistics at Racing-Reference