Marcos Ambrose dominated the NAPA Auto Parts 200 for the third consecutive year at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve only to once again leave winless in Montreal, Canada today.
Ambrose dominated the race, leading 60 of the 76 laps in today’s race, but then the rain came and continual yellow flag periods prevented Ambrose from keeping his lead.
Ambrose just could not shake Carl Edwards (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images)
“I’m jinxed around this joint, I’ll tell you now. I mean, we had 15,000 restarts and got away with them all,” said Ambrose.
This let Carl Edwards get close enough to pressure Ambrose into a small mistake at the final corner of the race, allow Carl Edwards to pass and beat Ambrose to the chequered flag.
“I just made a mistake at the end there and lost the race,” said Ambrose.
“Any other lap, any other corner, I would have got it straight back.”
RESULTS: NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Race 25 of 35 in the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series
1. #60 Carl Edwards 76 laps
2. #47 Marcos Ambrose
3. #11 Andrew Ranger
4. #32 Jacques Villeneuve
5. #88 Brad Keselowski
6. #34 Tony Raines
7. #23 Jean Francois Dumoulin
8. #29 Stephen Leicht
9. #62 Brendan Gaughan
10. #18 Kyle Busch
RESULTS: Nationwide Qualifying
1. #47 Marcos Ambrose 2:00.542
2. #60 Carl Edwards 2:01.728
3. #5 Ron Fellows 2:02.338
4. #09 Boris Said 2:03.601
5. #20 Brad Coleman 2:03.703
6. #32 Jacques Villeneuve 2:03.725
7. #10 Justin Marks 2:04.572
8. #86 Antonio Perez 2:04.613
9. #11 Andrew Ranger 2:04.620
10. #98 Paul Menard 2:04.701
THE RACE:
NAPA Auto Parts 200
First race staged in 2007
74 laps (200 miles/321.9 kilometres)
FORM GUIDE:
2008 Nationwide Race Winner: Ron Fellows
2008 Nationwde Polesitter: Scott Pruett
THE TRACK:
Circuit Giles Villeneuve
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Canada
2.71-mile temporary road course
15 corners
MARCOS AT MONTREAL:
Overall NASCAR Starts: Two (Both Nationwide)
Best NASCAR Qualifying: Third (2008)
Best NASCAR Finish: Third (2008)
AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Nationwide – NAPA Auto Parts 200
Tuesday 1 September 2009
ONE
4:00pm AEST
Please check local television guides to confirm times and see scheduled replays.
