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Sickness not enough to slow down sixth-place finisher Marcos Ambrose at Daytona
By Lee Montgomery - Associate Editor
Sunday, July 05, 2009
JTG Daugherty Racing's Marcos Ambrose finished sixth in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Sometimes the best tonic for an ailing race car driver is a good finish. And maybe even a good movie.
JTG Daugherty Racing’s Marcos Ambrose was sick as a dog the weekend of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway, but after a solid sixth-place finish Saturday night, he was all smiles.
“It makes me feel a lot better,” Ambrose said.
Ambrose said he was helped, too, by watching the racing-themed movies “Talladega Nights” and “Days of Thunder.” Why? Because Ambrose needed to avoid a last-lap accident to claim his fifth top-10 finish of the season.
“I just saw smoke,” Ambrose said. “And I watched Talladega Nights and Days of Thunder, and they told me to head for the smoke. That’s what I did. I just went for the smoke and put the foot down and somehow got through it.”
Ambrose said he was on antibiotics for an illness and even needed an IV before the race. But Ambrose was solid in the race, his second at Daytona and his third on a restrictor-plate track.
“We fought all day at the front, just tried to keep track position,” Ambrose said. “We kept out of trouble at the end and had a great night. For the first year in the Cup series, I’m learning fast, but this drafting business – I made a few [mistakes] out there and picked the wrong lanes and stuff.”
Ambrose perhaps was being hard on himself, for he followed a fourth-place finish at Talladega in April with a top-10 at Daytona.
“I thought we had a great car in the long run," he said. "I was a bit worried on the short runs because we didn’t have the outright speed. We needed to get on old tires. We fought our way through there and held on.”
Mentioned Drivers: Marcos Ambrose
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waterwalker26 said:
Jul 4, 2009 at 11:58 PMMarcos is learning fast and deserves to be out there as clearly one of the best forty three drivers in the world. And guess what nice guys don't finish last very often, if ever.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportJGRFan4Life said:
Jul 5, 2009 at 12:15 AMIs there anyway not to like this guy? Great job, Marcos.
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Jul 5, 2009 at 3:55 AMCongrats on the great finish Marcos and I hope that the great finish helps you feel better soon.
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Jul 5, 2009 at 9:52 AMHis finish was all the more impressive due to the fact that he stayed up front without a drafting partner and even being avoided in the draft by the so called more experienced drivers.. Awesome job mate keep it up.
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Jul 5, 2009 at 12:29 PMCongratulations to Marcos Ambrose on his 6th place finish at Daytona. I did not know you were not feeling well. Good job Marcos. Hope you feel better soon.
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Jul 5, 2009 at 12:52 PMGood on'ya, Mate. Just keep your eyes on the smoke and you'll do great!!!
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Jul 5, 2009 at 12:59 PMAwesome job by the Aussie all the more impressive due to the lack of drafting partners and maintaining a position up front without the help of the more experienced drivers.. not sure why the previous post was deleted.. Go Marcos...
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» Confirm Abuse ReportKangaroo_Meat said:
Jul 5, 2009 at 1:00 PMoh there it is
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Jul 5, 2009 at 1:15 PMway to go ambrose. you look like you did when won championships. loved watching you on tv then and now. keep up the good work!
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Jul 5, 2009 at 1:53 PMGreat finish Marcos...it took a darn good driver to avoid the mess and stay up front without a drafting partner...plus being ill...super-good job, Aussie Boy.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrmdunn3 said:
Jul 5, 2009 at 3:02 PMCongrats Marcos and to all your fans. Good job of driving while ill. Get better soon.
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Jul 5, 2009 at 3:22 PMDidn't know he wasn't feeling well. Now I'm doubly impressed by his good run! Way to go, Tas!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportTuxcatmama said:
Jul 5, 2009 at 4:14 PMI just hope Marcos informed NASCAR of his antibiotics when he got them prescribed to him ;-)
Report as AbuseThere is nothing to not like about this guy, I hope he'll go far in Cup!
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Jul 6, 2009 at 11:45 PMCongratulations on a job very well done, Marcos! If he hadn't been sick, he probably would have won the race!!
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