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Marcos Ambrose has a big weekend ahead of him with both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series duties at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California this weekend.

Ambrose will aim to qualify the #21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion of Wood Brothers Racing into the Pepsi 500, that entry one of 44 cars entered for this weekend’s Sprint Cup race.

The Australian will look to qualify on speed along with Mike Skinner, Johnny Sauter, Patrick Carpentier, Kyle Petty, Tony Raines, Joe Nemechek, AJ Allmendinger and Brad Coleman, with one car missing out on the 43-car starting line-up.

On the Nationwide Series side Ambrose is determined to maintain his spot in the top 10 in the series standings at this weekend’s Camping World 300.

Ambrose had an ignition failure set him back in the #59 Kingsford Ford Fusion last weekend in Bristol, but still sits just 80 points behind eighth placed Jason Leffler.

Ambrose qualified 16th and finished 13th in the corresponding race at the 2.0-mile speedway last season, giving him confidence of another solid finish heading into this weekend.

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“We are entering the final phase of the season now so I really want to keep my head down and work hard to finish the season strongly,” said Ambrose.

“This sport has a lot to do with momentum. We didn’t have a good night in Bristol but I’m sure we can turn that around in Fontana.

“The Wood Brothers program is on the up with David Hyder leading the way. That whole team is working really hard on things at the moment.

“My last start in the 21 was not the best with the early engine failure at Michigan so I’m keen to get in the race in California and give the Wood Brothers, the Little Debbie people and all the Ford fans that love the 21 car a good showing.”

Marcos Ambrose’s remaining 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule:
August 31 - Auto Club Speedway; Fontana, California (#21 Wood Brothers Racing)
September 21 - Dover International Speedway; Dover, Delaware (#21 Wood Brothers Racing)
September 28 - Kansas Speedway; Kansas City, Kansas (#47 JTG Daugherty Racing)
October 26 - Atlanta Motor Speedway; Hampton, Georgia (#47 JTG Daugherty Racing)
November 2 - Texas Motor Speedway; Fort Worth, Texas (#21 Wood Brothers Racing)
November 9 - Phoenix International Raceway; Phoenix, Arizona (#21 Wood Brothers Racing)
November 16 - Homestead-Miami Speedway; Homestead, Florida (#47 JTG Daugherty Racing)

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings – After Race 26 of 35
1. Clint Bowyer 3762
2. Brad Keselowski 3640
3. Carl Edwards 3521
4. David Reutimann 3361
5. Mike Bliss 3347
6. David Ragan 3290
7. Kyle Busch 3149
8. Jason Leffler 3044
9. Mike Wallace 3021
10. Marcos Ambrose 2964

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Prizemoney after 26 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$835,283

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Prizemoney after 4 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$467,422

RACE SCHEDULE
Local California (US Pacific) Times
SPRINT CUP Practice 1
Friday 29 August 2008
12:00pm – 1:30pm

NATIONWIDE Practice 1
Friday 29 August 2008
2:00pm – 3:30pm

SPRINT CUP Qualifying
Friday 29 August 2008
3:40pm

NATIONWIDE Final Practice
Friday 29 August 2008
5:30pm – 6:30pm

NATIONWIDE Qualifying
Saturday 30 August 2008
2:05pm

SPRINT CUP Practice 2
Saturday 30 August 2008
4:00pm – 4:45pm

SPRINT CUP Final Practice
Saturday 30 August 2008
5:20pm – 6:20pm

NATIONWIDE Race – 150 laps
Saturday 30 August 2008
7:00pm US Pacific
10:00pm US Eastern

SPRINT CUP Race – 250 laps
Sunday 31 August 2008
5:00pm US Pacific
8:00pm US Eastern

UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
NATIONWIDE Race
Saturday 30 August 2008
9:30pm US Eastern
ESPN2

SPRINT CUP Race
Sunday 31 August 2008
7:00pm US Eastern
ESPN

AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Australian Eastern Standard Times
SPRINT CUP Practice 1
Saturday 30 August 2008
5:00am – 6:30am

NATIONWIDE Practice 1
Saturday 30 August 2008
7:00am – 8:30am

SPRINT CUP Qualifying
Saturday 30 August 2008
8:40am

NATIONWIDE Final Practice
Saturday 30 August 2008
10:30am – 11:30am

NATIONWIDE Qualifying
Sunday 31 August 2008
7:05am

SPRINT CUP Practice 2
Sunday 31 August 2008
9:00am – 9:45am

SPRINT CUP Final Practice
Sunday 31 August 2008
10:20am – 11:20am

NATIONWIDE Race – 150 laps
Sunday 31 August 2008
12:00pm AEST

SPRINT CUP Race – 250 laps
Monday 1 September 2008
10:00am AEST

AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
NATIONWIDE Race
Sunday 31 August 2008
Ten HD
11:30am – 3:00pm AEST

SPRINT CUP Race
Monday 1 September 2008
FOX Sports ONE
9:00am – 2:00pm AEST

AUSTRALIAN TV REPLAY from Bristol
Saturday 30 August 2008
Ten HD
12:00pm – 1:00pm AEST

ABOUT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
formerly California Speedway
Location: Fontana, California
Track Length: 2.0 miles
Race Distance: 150 laps Nationwide / 250 laps Sprint Cup
Degree of Banking in Turns: 14 degrees

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RECORD BOOK
Defending Nationwide Race Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Defending Nationwide Polesitter: Kurt Busch
(Earlier this year, Carl Edwards won, Jimmie Johnson pole)
Marcos Ambrose – Sprint Cup debut at Auto Club Speedway

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECORD BOOK
Defending Nationwide Race Winner: Jeff Burton
Defending Nationwide Polesitter: Denny Hamlin
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Race Finish: 13th
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Qualifying: 16th
(Earlier this year, Ambrose qualified 22nd, finished 18th)

Marcos Ambrose has endured a long night of NASCAR Nationwide Series racing in the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee tonight.

Ambrose’s car cut out with an electrical problem on lap 17 of the 250-lap race, bringing out the first caution of the night. Ambrose switched to the back-up ignition system when he lost power, but still could not restart the car.

The #59 Kingsford Ford Fusion was brought to pit lane for the entire ignition system to be replaced, which cost the Australian 20 laps.

After repairs were made by the JTG Daugherty Racing crew and the car restarted, Ambrose went back out on track to maximise his points haul from the event, crucial as the Watkins Glen race winner pushes to maintain a spot in the top 10 in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series points.

The extra laps also gave Ambrose more time on the tough half-mile oval and while he was wary of holding up drivers on the lead lap, Ambrose was still able to match the pace of the front runners to show that the potential was there despite his night already being ruined by the earlier problems.

Brad Keselowski won the Food City 250 ahead of Nationwide Series leader Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle.

Ambrose will be back on ‘double duty’ next weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, driving in both the Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, where he will drive the #21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion of Wood Brothers Racing.

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“It just stopped,” said Ambrose.

“We have back-up (ignition) boxes and stuff, but nothing worked so we had to come in and change the whole panel and away she went.

“We’re just tripping over ourselves. We’re trying to get in the top 10 in points and we’re not going to do it if we’re not a race team that can get us to the end.

“After an incident like that, you’ve still just got to go on. I tried to look after the car and be nice to the people out there while trying to stay out there for the points, so I got stuck in it a little bit there when I got some clear track and just got more laps at Bristol, which always helps, but it is really disappointing.”

RESULTS: Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Race 26 in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series
1. #88 Brad Keselowski 250 laps
2. #2 Clint Bowyer
3. #16 Greg Biffle
4. #33 Cale Gale
5. #64 David Stremme
6. #29 Scott Wimmer
7. #18 Kyle Busch
8. #99 David Reutimann
9. #10 Brian Vickers
10. #66 Steve Wallace
34. #59 Marcos Ambrose 230 laps

RESULTS: Qualifying
1. #33 Cale Gale 15.727
2. #40 Dario Franchitti 15.794
3. #16 Greg Biffle 15.807
4. #9 Elliott Sadler 15.830
5. #29 Scott Wimmer 15.834
6. #64 David Stremme 15.843
7. #10 Brian Vickers 15.858
8. #60 Carl Edwards 15.862
9. #2 Clint Bowyer 15.867
10. #99 David Reutimann 15.875
25. #59 Marcos Ambrose 16.036

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings – After Race 26 of 35
1. Clint Bowyer 3762
2. Brad Keselowski 3640
3. Carl Edwards 3521
4. David Reutimann 3361
5. Mike Bliss 3347
6. David Ragan 3290
7. Kyle Busch 3149
8. Jason Leffler 3044
9. Mike Wallace 3021
10. Marcos Ambrose 2964

2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Prizemoney after 26 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$835,283

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Prizemoney after 4 races:
Marcos Ambrose: US$467,422

ABOUT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Location: Bristol, Tennessee
Track Length: 0.533 miles
Race Distance: 250 laps
Degree of Banking in Turns: 26 to 30 degrees

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECORD BOOK
Defending Nationwide Race Winner: Kasey Kahne
Defending Nationwide Polesitter: Jason Leffler
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Race Finish: 37th (accident)
Marcos Ambrose 2007 Qualifying: 12th