RESULTS: Bashas’ Supermarkets 200
Phoenix International Raceway
Race 9 of the NASCAR Busch Series
1. #2 Clint Bowyer 200 laps
2. #17 Matt Kenseth
3. #29 Jeff Burton
4. #20 Denny Hamlin
5. #60 Carl Edwards
6. #37 Greg Biffle
7. #24 Casey Mears
8. #4 Regan Smith
9. #77 Kevin Harvich
10. #12 David Stremme
22. #50 Marcos Ambrose
RESULTS: Qualifying
1. #5 Kyle Busch 27.169
2. #2 Clint Bowyer 27.195
3. #17 Matt Kenseth 27.342
4. #29 Jeff Burton 27.366
5. #4 Regan Smith 27.375
6. #99 David Reutimann 27.391
7. #20 Denny Hamlin 27.425
8. #38 Jason Leffler 27.429
9. #60 Carl Edwards 27.448
10. #59 Marcos Ambrose 27.449
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Points Standings – After Race 9
1. Carl Edwards 1525
2. Dave Blaney 1101
3. Kevin Harvick 1076
4. Matt Kenseth 1048
5. David Reutimann 1034
6. Kyle Busch 970
7. Mike Wallace 925
8. Marcos Ambrose 921
9. Bobby Hamilton Jr 920
10. Denny Hamlin 917
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award Tally
Juan Pablo Montoya 3
Marcos Ambrose 2
David Ragan 2
Timothy Peters 1
Brad Coleman 1
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award Tally
Mike Wallace 4
Jason Leffler 2
Marcos Ambrose 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 1
Steve Wallace 1
Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge Award Tally
Regan Smith 2
Marcos Ambrose 1
Aric Almirola 1
Scott Pruett 1
Mike Wallace 1
Jay Sauter 1
Stephen Leicht 1
Paul Menard 1
Marcos Ambrose Fast Facts
– Marcos Ambrose and the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion team at Wood Brothers/JTG Racing have earned US$269,021 (A$321,506) in prizemoney in nine NASCAR Busch Series races this season – Ambrose will drive the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series
– Ambrose finished 16th in his NASCAR Busch Series debut at Daytona International Speedway on 17 February 2007, winning the Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award in what was his first race on the 2.5-mile Daytona superspeedway – The Australian scored his debut NASCAR Busch Series top 10 finish at his first NASCAR road course event with eighth place at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City on 4 March 2007
– Ambrose picked up his second Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award and second-consecutive top 10 with 10th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 10 March 2007, also winning the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award and the Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge Award for the fastest Busch Series pit crew – The 30-year-old will also aim to qualify for two NASCAR Nextel Cup races in the #47 Aussie Vineyards Team Australia Ford Fusion for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing at Sonoma on 24 June 2007 and Watkins Glen on 12 August 2007
– Ambrose was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia – finished 21st in the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and third in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings, earning US$256,368 in 22 starts in the #20 Aussie Vineyards Team Australia Ford F-150 for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing – 2006 season highlighted by Budweiser Pole and WIX Lap Leader awards in Kentucky on 8 July 2006, along with third place finishes at Kansas on 1 July 2006 and Nashville 12 August 2006 – Earned nine top 10 qualifying positions and four top 10 finishes in his first season of oval racing of any description – Ambrose won two consecutive Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series titles in 2003 and 2004 for Ford
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