Ambrose Ready to Learn More about New Car
CONCORD, N.C. (February 26, 2012) – Marcos Ambrose will travel West to the Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway this weekend. The Launceston, Australia native will look to better his season opening 18th-place finish in the Daytona 500 at the one-mile track in his No. 9 DEWALT Ford Fusion.
Ambrose will make his 10th start at Phoenix in Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500. His best finish is an eighth-place finish in the fall of 2011 with the No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports team. He also has four top-15 finishes at the track.
Comments from DEWALT Ford Fusion Driver Marcos Ambrose:
“I’m really looking forward to racing at Phoenix this weekend. It’s a lot different to go from a superspeedway to a short track, but I’m ready to have the opportunity to control more of our fate this weekend. I feel good about it too, because we have found success at Phoenix in the past. We just need to make sure that we are prepared with the new Ford Fusions.
“This will be the first race with DEWALT on the car this season. The new cars look great, they did well in Daytona, but we’re all going to learn a lot more this weekend. This is a different animal than the racing we saw in Daytona. We will have to work hard to be prepared for Sunday’s race.”
Comments from Crew Chief Drew Blickensderfer on Phoenix:
“We had hoped for a better finish at Daytona but were glad to finish the race in one piece. We kind of look at Phoenix as the first race of the season as far as being able to tell what everyone has. I’m looking forward to seeing how the RPM Gen-6 cars perform on a mile track. It will help us to see what we need to work on for our short track program. We tested at Charlotte and are happy with our intermediate program and are hoping for the same this weekend.”
Chassis History:
The No. 9 team has prepared chassis No. 838 for Phoenix. This is a new chassis that the team built in the off-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:
Subway Fresh Fit 500
Phoenix International Raceway
Sunday, March 3, 3 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
Radio: MRN/SiriusXM 90
Qualifying:
Friday, March 1, 6:10 p.m. ET
TV: SPEED
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