Marcos Ambrose became the first Australian to win a top-tier NASCAR race when he took the chequered flag at the Watkins Glen International on the weekend. The 34-year-old Tasmanian used his circuit racing background to edge out Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski in an exciting finish to the 92 lap Sprint Cup Series meet.
It was the 105th career start for Ambrose in NASCAR events. The 2003 and 2004 V8 Supercar champion made the move to the United States six years ago and success has taken a little longer than he hoped. Looks as though an off-season to switch to the Richard Petty Motorsport team has paid off.
You can watch Marcos talk about his victory in a short video after the break.
2 replies on “Marcos Ambrose cracks first NASCAR win at Watkins Glen”
What a fantastic drive, and what a fantastic contrast to Will Power’s whiny cry-baby act on the same weekend!
Great to see him finally crack it in the main game! Well done Marcos