Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver. He was the Australian V8 Supercar champion in 2003 and 2004, and is credited for virtually single-handedly reviving Ford Racing in Australia, after years of Holden domination.
In 2006 he raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, piloting the #20 Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford for Team Australia. He moved up to the NASCAR Nationwide Series i...
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Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver. He was the Australian V8 Supercar champion in 2003 and 2004, and is credited for virtually single-handedly reviving Ford Racing in Australia, after years of Holden domination.
In 2006 he raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, piloting the #20 Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford for Team Australia. He moved up to the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2007, driving the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion for JTG Daugherty Racing. He currently drives the #47 Little Debbie/Clorox/Kingsford Toyota Camry for JTG Daugherty Racing in the Sprint Cup Series.
Marcos grew up in Launceston, in Tasmania, Australia and was educated at Scotch Oakburn College. He began racing karts at the age of ten. He won four Tasmanian state junior karting titles and was the Australian karting champion in 1995 in the Clubman Heavy class at the Dubbo circuit in New South Wales driving for Tony Kostelnak racing.
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