Will Pilot the No. 9 DEWALT Ford in his Ninth Start at the Virginia Track
CONCORD, N.C. (April 23, 2013) – Marcos Ambrose hopes to best his career-best finish of fifth at the Richmond (Va.) International Raceway and collect the team’s first top-five of the season. He will wheel the No. 9 DEWALT Ford in his ninth start at the .75-mile track this weekend.
Ambrose and the No. 9 DEWALT Ford team have proved to be one of the fast cars on the track the past three weekends. The team has qualified second, fourth and 15th. Ambrose crossed the line eighth at Martinsville, but then was caught up in two accidents the past two weekends after running in the top-10. A car capable of winning, Ambrose is just looking for better luck this weekend.
Comments from DEWALT Ford Fusion Driver Marcos Ambrose:
“I think we have the opportunity to be really fast this weekend. We tested here and spent a lot of time working on this new car. After that test, we’ve been really good but have just had bad luck. We’ve been pretty fast and consistent in qualifying, practices and the first half of the races. We have just been snake-bitten a bit on the results. We want to get a finish we deserve again this weekend.
“We’ve got to start finishing where we deserve to finish. It’s been frustrating because we can really make up ground in the points and get prepared for the Chase. Every race is important. We have the cars to make it happen. We just need to keep working hard at it.”
Comments from Crew Chief Drew Blickensderfer on Richmond:
“We’ve had really fast racecars these past few weeks and unfortunately have had some problems on the track and didn’t finish where we should have. The guys have worked hard every week to salvage a decent finish. Everyone is ready for us to be back up where we belong. We had a test here a few weeks ago, and I feel good that we can bring Marcos another good car this weekend.”
Chassis History:
The No. 9 team has prepared chassis No. 838 for Richmond. The team last competed with the chassis at Phoenix International Raceway earlier this season.
About Richard Petty Motorsports
A performance and marketing driven company, Richard Petty Motorsports, co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty and successful business entrepreneurs Andrew Murstein and Douglas Bergeron, is one of the most recognized brands in all of motorsports. With a history of over 200 wins and business partnerships with national and global leaders, today the race operation fields two teams in competition in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Aric Almirola pilots the famous No. 43 Ford Fusion with primary partners Smithfield Foods, U.S. Air Force and STP and Marcos Ambrose drives the No. 9 machine with primary partners Stanley and DEWALT. In addition, Michael Annett wheels the No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The team is headquartered in Concord, N.C.
NEXT RACE:
Richmond 400
Richmond International Raceway
Saturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
Radio: MRN/SiriusXM 90
Qualifying:
Friday, April 26, 5:35 p.m. ET
TV: SPEED
QUICK LINKS
RichardPettyMotorsports.com
MarcosAmbrose.com
DEWALT.com
