Marcos Ambrose | |||||||
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||
Born | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | 1 September 1976||||||
Championships | 1999 European Formula Ford Champion 2003, 2004 V8 Supercars Champion | ||||||
Supercars Championship career | |||||||
Car number | 17 | ||||||
Current team | DJR Team Penske | ||||||
Championships | 2 (2003, 2004) | ||||||
Races | 147 | ||||||
Wins | 28 | ||||||
Podiums | 66 | ||||||
Pole positions | 18 | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
227 races run over 7 years | |||||||
2014 position | 23rd | ||||||
Best finish | 18th (2009, 2012) | ||||||
First race | 2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
Last race | 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead) | ||||||
First win | 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last win | 2012 Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
77 races run over 7 years | |||||||
2014 position | 85th | ||||||
Best finish | 8th (2007) | ||||||
First race | 2007 Orbitz 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2014 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
First win | 2008 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last win | 2014 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
22 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 21st (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2006 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2006 Ford 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of 16 November 2014. |
Marcos Ross Ambrose (born 1 September 1976)[1] is an Australian former racing driver and current Garry Rogers Motorsport competition director. He won the Australian V8 Supercar series' championship in 2003 and 2004.
In 2006, Ambrose relocated to the United States to pursue racing in NASCAR, starting with the Craftsman Truck Series. He moved up to the Nationwide Series in 2007,[2] and later the Sprint Cup Series in 2008. He is known in NASCAR for having won a total of 6 races at Watkins Glen International. In the Sprint Cup Series, he won at the Glen in 2011 and 2012, and in the Nationwide Series, he won at the Glen in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014. He is the first Australian driver to win in the highest level of NASCAR.