Posts Tagged ‘Marcos Ambrose’

Johnson gets road-course gift from Ambrose

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 20, 2010) SONOMA, Calif.—Jimmie Johnson scratched another item off his bucket list—but not without unintended help from Marcos Ambrose. Johnson inherited the lead in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway when Ambrose failed to keep up with the pace car during the final caution of [...]

Prelude to the Dream

Cup drivers converge on Eldora for charity race By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 8, 2010) Even though there’s a new wrinkle in the format, the favorite in Wednesday night’s Prelude to the Dream charity race at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, is the same as it ever was—the guy who owns [...]

Four Sprint Cup Teams Penalized For Infractions At Texas

NASCAR has issued penalties to the No. 13, No. 47, No. 00 and No. 56 teams that compete in the Cup Series as a result of rule violations committed at Texas Motor Speedway. Robert “Bootie” Barker, crew chief of the No. 13 team, and Frank Kerr, crew chief of the No. 47 team, have each [...]

Nuts and Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of NASCAR: This week’s daily double: 187 — Starts in the Cup Series it took for Jimmie Johnson to win his first 25 races. 109 — Starts in the Cup series Johnson needed for his next 25 wins. That’s a winning percentage of 22.9. Johnson won his 50th Cup [...]

JTG Daugherty Racing Adds Sponsor

HARRISBURG, N.C. (January 13, 2010) – – Today JTG Daugherty Racing team officials are proud to announce Bush Brothers and Company’s Bush’s Baked Beans brand will be a primary sponsor of Marcos Ambrose and the No. 47 Toyota team for five primary races and will also serve as an associate sponsor during the 2010 NASCAR [...]