Promising Day Ends With Blown Tyre For Ambrose

Marcos Ambrose has set himself up for a good finish in the Yellow Transportation 300 only to have his day end with a blown tyre and contact with the wall at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City today.

Ambrose qualified in 12th position as the fastest rookie in the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion and concentrated his efforts on getting his car working well for a run towards the front in the second half of the race.

Ambrose was in 19th position and on the lead lap with 85 laps remaining when a blown tyre sent his car up into the outside concrete wall and out of the race.

Ambrose was classified in 39th position, having completed 125 laps of the 200-lap race.

Ambrose remains in eighth place in the NASCAR Busch Series standings and remains second in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings.

Ambrose will next race on October 12 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in the Dollar General 300, race 31 in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series.

Marcos Ambrose – Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion

“We blew a tyre out,” said Ambrose.

“I’m not saying it’s Goodyear’s fault at all. We got going on that restart and it just didn’t turn going into one there. It just wouldn’t turn.

“The car hit the ground and scooted up the racetrack and did some right side damage.

“It’s too bad. We were looking for a good points day and it didn’t work out.”

RESULTS: Yellow Transportation 300 at Kansas Speedway
Race 30 in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series
1. #5 Kyle Busch 200 laps
2. #17 Matt Kenseth
3. #24 Casey Mears
4. #2 Clint Bowyer
5. #26 Jamie McMurray
6. #20 Denny Hamlin
7. #15 Paul Menard
8. #29 Jeff Burton
9. #10 Brian Vickers
10. #16 Greg Biffle
39. #59 Marcos Ambrose 125 laps

RESULTS: Qualifying
1. #17 Matt Kenseth 31.394
2. #16 Greg Biffle 31.418
3. #60 Carl Edwards 31.432
4. #29 Jeff Burton 31.462
5. #20 Denny Hamlin 31.479
6. #5 Kyle Busch 31.491
7. #26 Jamie McMurray 31.519
8. #42 AJ Allmendinger 31.580
9. #24 Casey Mears 31.590
10. #10 Brian Vickers 31.605
12. #59 Marcos Ambrose 31.673

2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 30
1. Carl Edwards 4207
2. David Reutimann 3511
3. Kevin Harvick 3389
4. Jason Leffler 3345
5. David Ragan 3149
6. Bobby Hamilton Jr 3149
7. Greg Biffle 3058
8. Marcos Ambrose 2944
9. Stephen Leicht 2937
10. Matt Kenseth 2911

2007 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD TALLY
David Ragan 9
Marcos Ambrose 5
Juan Pablo Montoya 4
Brad Coleman 4
Brad Keselowski 4
Kyle Krisiloff 3
Timothy Peters 1

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