Dover Track Provides Opportunity for a Win
Marcos Ambrose and the No. 9 DEWALT team will head to the one-mile Dover International Speedway this weekend with one thing on their mind, a win. After a few weeks of poor finishes, Ambrose has the experience and previous results to be a threat to win this weekend. The concrete track demands aggressive driving, and Ambrose has proved to be one of the best at difficult tracks. Ambrose finished fifth at Bristol earlier this year on the only other banked, concrete oval on the circuit.
Ambrose has 11 previous starts at the track with a best finish of third in 2011 with RPM. He also has two more Top-10 finishes at the track. His highest start of 12th was also in 2011.
.@MarcosAmbrose spent his week testing at @MISpeedway. It’s one of their four team tests. Their first test was at CLTMotorspeedway.
@Marcos Ambrose #9 Fan Page heads to Dover with three Top-10 finishes and a best of third.
“We need to get back into the rhythm that we had earlier in the year. We have slipped a bit the past three or four races and haven’t had the finishes that we need or are capable of. Dover is a unique track, just a little larger than Bristol, and we’ve had some really good runs there. It’s a track that not only can we run well at but also contend for a win.
“We just need to climb back where we were. This sport is full of ups-and-downs, but we know that we should be running higher in the field. We want to be in the Top-15 weekly to get To-10 finishes and so on. We were making that progression, but have slipped. I really think Dover is a good chance to run really well, and even compete for the win, but at least get our footing back.”
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.
