Sunoco Rookie Will Look to Teammate and Road Course Ace Marcos Ambrose for Guidance
The NASCAR Nationwide Series will head to a road course this weekend for the second time this season. Even though Dakoda Armstrong scored a 25th-place finish in the first road course event of the season at Road America, he’s optimistic for a solid finish this weekend at Watkins Glen International.
Charter Communications will return to the No. 43 Ford Mustang for the second time this season.
#SunocoRookie @DakodaArmstrong will lean on teammate @MarcosAmbrose this weekend for solid finish @WGI w/ @CharterCom. #NASCAR
This weekend, @Dakoda Armstrong will lean on teammate @MarcosAmbrose for a solid finish at @Watkins Glen International with @Charter Communications on board.
“I’m excited about going to Watkins Glen, but those rookie stripes on the back of our No. 43 Ford are definitely well deserved on the road courses. We were really good at Road America until it rained, and that’s mostly on me. I’ve never raced on rain tires or in the rain before so that was something I just wasn’t used to. Based on how well the car was at Road America, I’m pretty confident going into Watkins Glen that we can get a solid finish. I was able to take some laps around the track a few weeks ago, and I’ve done a lot of laps on the simulator. Another bonus for the weekend is Marcos (Ambrose) will be running the Nationwide race, so it’ll be really beneficial to have him around and running the same car. I’ll definitely be leaning on him for advice throughout the weekend. As good as I felt we were at Road America, road courses are challenging, so while I think we’ll have a good weekend, I’m ready to work hard.”
No. 43 Charter 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.
