Great Opportunity to Gain Points, Grab a Win
Sitting 16th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver standings, Marcos Ambrose and the No. 9 DEWALT team head to the Talladega Superspeedway with an opportunity to move into the Top-10 with just a little luck. The team is only 14 markers behind 10th.
Talladega is a track where you can never predict the outcome and every driver has the opportunity to win. The race winner is usually not determined until the last lap. Ambrose has been a part of 10 of the wild races and finished fourth in his first Cup start at the track. He has started in the top-five in three of his last four starts.
.@Marcos Ambrose is only 14 points out of Top-10 in points.
@Marcos Ambrose #9 Fan Page is 14 points of out of the Top-10 in championship standings. A good finish this weekend could put him there.
“We’d love to come out of Talladega being Top-10 in the point standings, but it would be better with a win. Our car at Daytona was awesome. It was fast for the two weeks and every race. We just need to avoid the accidents because a good day always comes down to leaving there without getting torn up. I feel confident our car and horsepower will be capable of winning.
“It feels good to have a strong Speedway program. You need to have confidence in the car because there are so many other things out of your control. We’ve run up front a lot at Talladega, and I think we have a good shot.”
No. 9 DEWALT Ford
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, STP, Strike Ten Entertainment and Fresh From Florida, and Marcos Ambrose drives the No. 9 machine with primary partners STANLEY, DEWALT, Mac Tools and Twisted Tea. In addition, Dakoda Armstrong wheels the No. 43 WinField Ford Mustang full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The team is headquartered in Concord, N.C.
