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Australian racecar driver Marcos Ambrose was born on Sept. 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He started racing karts at the age of 10 and won four Tasmanian state junior karting titles. He was the Australian kart champion in 1995. He finished second in the Australian Formula Ford championship in 1997. He then moved to Europe to try his hand at European racing. He won the European Formula Ford Championship in 1999. After financial problems, Ambrose returned to Australia in 2000. In 2003 and 2004, Ambrose won at the Eastern Creek Raceway, also winning the Barry Sheene Medal those years. The medal is awarded to the driver who shows outstanding leadership, personality, fan appeal and s...
Australian racecar driver Marcos Ambrose was born on Sept. 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He started racing karts at the age of 10 and won four Tasmanian state junior karting titles. He was the Australian kart champion in 1995. He finished second in the Australian Formula Ford championship in 1997. He then moved to Europe to try his hand at European racing. He won the European Formula Ford Championship in 1999. After financial problems, Ambrose returned to Australia in 2000. In 2003 and 2004, Ambrose won at the Eastern Creek Raceway, also winning the Barry Sheene Medal those years. The medal is awarded to the driver who shows outstanding leadership, personality, fan appeal and sportsmanship. He is the only driver to have a round win in every V8 Supercar season he participated in; he left in 2005 to go race in NASCAR in the U.S. He is the first Australian to lead laps in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Ambrose won in the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen in 2008, his first Nationwide Series victory. He won the Zippo 200 three straight years.
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NASCAR: Marcos Ambrose wins at Watkins Glen
The Fabulous ForumMarcos Ambrose got his first victory in NASCAR's top series after a frantic finish at the rain-delayed Sprint Cup race Monday at Watkins Glen International. In his 105th career start, Ambrose beat Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch on a two-lap...... -
Scoreboard -- May 18, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Soccer--Premier League, teams to be announced, 9:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS, Los Angeles at New York, 12:10 p.m. (ESPN2) Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Bump Day, 11 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Kansas...Tags: Golf, Ben Crane, David Ragan, Aaron Williams, Sung Kang
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Scoreboard -- May 17, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Indianapolis 500 pole day, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Kansas Nationals qualifying, same-day tape, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Baseball--Central Florida at East Carolina, 10 a.m....Tags: Golf, Ben Crane, David Ragan, Steve Marino, Chicago Blackhawks
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NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race 2013 on SPEED
Channel Guide MagazineNASCAR Sprint All-Star Race 2013 on SPEED has the best Cup Series drivers in action at Charlotte Motor Speedway to chase a $1 million prize and a new $1 million bonus. The 29th NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race takes place at Charlotte Motor Speedway on... -
NASCAR drivers Kurt Busch, Bayne testing out new cars at MIS
Detroit Free PressWhile they weren't on record pace, NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Kurt Busch and Trevor Bayne spent valuable time testing at Michigan International Speedway on Tuesday in advance of the Quicken Loans 400 here on June 16. Unlike last April's Goodyear tire...Tags: Roush Fenway Racing, Detroit Free Press, Indianapolis 500, Furniture Row Racing, Andretti Autosport
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Matt Kenseth surges to third 2013 victory at Darlington; Bowyer battles back to finish 11th
NASCAR Wire ServiceUnsinkable. Unsinkable Matt Kenseth capped a banner week for unsinkable Joe Gibbs Racing with a victory in Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway with a substitute crew chief on his pit box—the unsinkable Wally Brown....Tags: David Ragan, Josh Wise, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch
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Scoreboard: May 12
|TODAY| |HOCKEY| |North American Hockey League| |Robertson Cup Tournament| |Dr. Pepper Arena| |At Frisco, Texas| Amarillo vs. Wenatchee (Wash.)/Fairbanks, 4:30 p.m. Bismarck vs. Jamestown, 7:30 p.m. |HORSE RACES| Brown County...Tags: David Ragan, Josh Wise, Central Division (NHL), Ryan Newman, Business Enterprises
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With consistency, Aric Almirola has 43 on brink of breakthrough
The Charlotte ObserverDARLINGTON, S.C. -- The hottest driver in Sprint Cup Series doesn't belong to NASCAR's top team. He doesn't even belong to the second-best team. He does, however, belong to a team with an iconic owner. It's been a season of firsts for Aric Almirola,...Tags: Richard Petty, Richard Petty Motorsports, Stock Car Racing, Auto Racing, Aric Almirola
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Philadelphia Daily News Bill Fleischman column
Philadelphia Daily NewsAFTER WATCHING Kurt Busch's race car temporarily "parked" atop Ryan Newman's car late in Sunday's Talladega race, I wondered whether NASCAR officials shudder when they watch major wrecks and think "We are so lucky a driver wasn't killed." We've had so...Tags: Brad Keselowski, Fenway Park, David Ragan, Wrigley Field, NASCAR
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Rain Washes Out Time Trials, Puts Carl Edwards On Talladega Pole
NASCAR Wire ServicesPractice may not have made perfect for Carl Edwards, but it did make him a pole winner, after rain washed out Saturday's time trials for Sunday's Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Accordingly, the field was set by...Tags: Track and Field, Joey Logano, Jeff Gordon, NASCAR, Ryan Newman
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Scoreboard: May 6
|TODAY| |JUNIOR HOCKEY| |NAHL Central Division Finals| |Best-of-5 Series| Game 5 if needed, Bismarck at Austin, 7:05 p.m. |HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ GOLF| Aberdeen Central at Eastern South Dakota Conference Meet at Fox Run Golf Course in...Tags: Golf, David Ragan, Central Division (NHL), Josh Wise, St. Louis Blues
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Scoreboard -- May 4, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Sao Paulo Indy 300, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); NASCAR Sprint Cup, Aaron’s 499, 11:30 a.m. (FOX); Drag Racing, NHRA Southern Nationals, same-day tape, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) NHL Hockey--Playoffs,...Tags: Golf, Travis Pastrana, LSU Tigers, David Ragan, Central Division (NHL)
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