Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Race Thread

[tstran17_88]

QUALIFYING ORDER
Corona Mexico 200 presented by Banamex | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
April 20, 2008| Race 9 of 35


ORDER CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR
1 0 Joe Fox Chevrolet Lori Morgan
2 4 Landon Cassill* Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
3 05 Brett Rowe Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed
4 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus
5 198 Alex Garcia Chevrolet Dixien / OmniSource Corp.
6 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine
7 109 Kevin O'Connell Chevrolet Gen'l Environmental Mgmt / Taleo Grill
8 52 Scott Gaylord Ford Means Racing
9 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl
10 149 Robert Richardson, II Chevrolet Jay Robinson Inc.
11 331 Stan Barrett Chevrolet INTERUSH / GrandStay.net
12 91 Larry Gunselman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports
13 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips
14 30 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink / 4caring.org
15 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Reel Deal "Card Games" on Phantom EFX
16 90 Chris Cook Chevrolet Drifting Mexico
17 161 Kevin Lepage Ford Specialty Racing
18 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge MC2 Energy Drink / NPPL
19 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
20 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox
21 184 Jose Luis Ramirez Dodge The Perfect Game / Rayere
22 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO
23 24 Brian Simo Chevrolet Hefty
24 41 Kyle Krisiloff Dodge Polaroid
25 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts Water Smart
26 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express
27 22 Ruben Pardo Dodge Bombardier Learjet / Telcel
28 37 Rafael Martinez Ford Scotiabank Inverlat / Canel's
29 32 Michel Jourdain Jr. Toyota Visit Durango / Visit Mexico
30 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy
31 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T
32 5 Adrian Fernandez Chevrolet Lowe's
33 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire
34 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet RoadLoans.com
35 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Truck Rental
36 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities
37 27 Brad Coleman Ford Carino's Italian Grill
38 9 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Auto Value
39 64 Max Papis Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities
40 186 Antonio Perez Dodge Telmex / Chivas Racing
41 17 Erik Darnell Ford CitiFinancial
42 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet America's Incredible Pizza Company
43 40 Scott Pruett Dodge Fastenal
44 16 Colin Braun Ford 3M
45 25 Boris Said Ford No Fear / Team Smithfield / Advance Auto Parts
46 20 Kyle Busch Toyota Doosan Infracore
47 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal

[tstran17_88]

How ironic that the Border Patrol isn't on Herman's car this week. :cheese:

[nigelred5]

HMMMMM, wonder why??? :rolleyes:

[tstran17_88]

Hey! 19 year old Colin Braun on the pole. Scott Pruett outside pole.

[harvick#1]

not surprised at all, he is a road course racer that most of you haven't heard of yet

[tassiedevilAB]

congrats to Braun that is a good one for him, but he has had a pole & 2 2nd places at this circuit, jack will be rapped for him , but do you think Carl the snarl will?

what do you think Pruett will do to him on the first corner, will he dump the kid or bide his time.

Corona Mexico 200
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | Apr 20, 2008 01:30 PM
01. Colin Braun #16 Ford 102.756 mph
02. Scott Pruett #40 Dodge 102.651 mph
03. Carl Edwards #60 Ford 102.506 mph
04. Marcos Ambrose #59 Ford 102.312 mph
05. Boris Said #25 Ford 102.075 mph
06. Kyle Busch #20 Toyota 101.922 mph
07. Patrick Carpentier #9 Dodge 101.775 mph
08. Clint Bowyer #2 Chevrolet 101.749 mph
09. Jason Keller #11 Chevrolet 101.716 mph
10. Antonio Perez #86 Dodge 101.669 mph
11. Sam Hornish Jr #12 Dodge 101.560 mph
12. Steve Wallace #66 Chevrolet 101.520 mph
13. Brad Coleman #27 Ford 101.470 mph
14. Erik Darnell #17 Ford 101.395 mph
15. Ron Hornaday Jr #33 Chevrolet 101.374 mph
16. Ruben Pardo #22 Dodge 101.297 mph
17. Max Papis #64 Chevrolet 101.272 mph
18. Kelly Bires #47 Ford 101.271 mph
19. Mike Wallace #7 Toyota 101.214 mph
20. Michel Jourdain Jr #32 Toyota 101.093 mph
21. Scott Wimmer #29 Chevrolet 100.962 mph
22. Rafael Martinez #37 Ford 100.820 mph
23. David Ragan #6 Ford 100.820 mph
24. Mike Bliss #1 Chevrolet 100.765 mph
25. Kyle Krisiloff #41 Dodge 100.717 mph
26. Kenny Wallace #28 Chevrolet 100.353 mph
27. Brian Simo #24 Chevrolet 100.285 mph
28. Brad Keselowski #88 Chevrolet 100.214 mph
29. Jose Luis Ramirez #84 Dodge 100.183 mph
30. D.J. Kennington #81 Dodge 100.171 mph
31. Chris Cook #90 Chevrolet 100.106 mph
32. David Green #5 Chevrolet 100.015 mph
33. David Reutimann #99 Toyota 99.953 mph
34. Kevin O'Connell #09 Chevrolet 99.795 mph
35. Stanton Barrett #30 Chevrolet 99.790 mph
36. Jason Leffler #38 Toyota 99.758 mph
37. Alex Garcia #98 Chevrolet 99.367 mph
38. Kenny Hendrick #31 Chevrolet 98.866 mph
39. Kertus Davis #01 Chevrolet 98.050 mph
40. Scott Gaylord #52 Ford 97.855 mph
41. Landon Cassill #4 Chevrolet 97.770 mph
42. Kevin Lepage #61 Ford 97.621 mph
43. Larry Gunselman #91 Chevrolet 97.555 mph

Did Not Qualify
Brett Rowe #05 Chevrolet 97.514 mph
Morgan Shepherd #89 Dodge 97.322 mph
Derrike Cope #49 Chevrolet 96.447 mph
Joe Fox #0 Chevrolet N/A

that is a good top 5 right there , this race on monday oz time should be a cracker!

Ambrose & said will have a good fight & carl will wan't to get to the front as soon as he can?

[tstran17_88]

what do you think Pruett will do to him on the first corner, will he dump the kid or bide his time.Pruett seems to be a pretty clean driver...all though the last corner of the last lap, all bets are off!

[tassiedevilAB]

Pruett seems to be a pretty clean driver...all though the last corner of the last lap, all bets are off!

chipp will not agree with you of him being a clean driver, look what happened today in the DP cars, what was pruett thinking?

[tassiedevilAB]

19/04/2008

AMBROSE QUALIFIES FOURTH FOR MEXICO CITY


Marcos Ambrose will start the Corona Mexico 200 from fourth position after qualifying well at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City today.

Ambrose has focused his attentions on having a stable car for long runs during tomorrow’s race, but still was able to achieve a top five qualifying time in the #59 Kingsford Hickory Ford Fusion.

Fourth is Ambrose’s NASCAR career best qualifying performance on a road course, eclipsing the Australian’s previous best of fifth in Montreal last season.

Ambrose is confident that he has a strong package for the race and is sighting race strategy as a crucial element to success in tomorrow’s 80-lap race around the twisty Mexico City circuit.

Ford drivers occupy four of the top five positions, with teenager Colin Braun putting his Ford Fusion on pole from Scott Pruett, followed by the Fords of Carl Edwards, Ambrose and Boris Said.

Marcos Ambrose - #59 Kingsford Hickory Ford Fusion

“We’re pretty happy,” said Ambrose.

“It’s nice to be in the top third for this race.

“We feel like we have a good car on the longer run. I was hoping for a top-five qualifying run there and I’m pretty pleased with it.

“I think we will be a lot of long runs tomorrow because the race will settle down and everyone is just trying to look out for their gear. There will be a cluster of cautions, that’s historically how this race is run.”

“It’s a nice gain for us. I feel like we’ve really improved our road course program. We were faster here with this car with a 100 less horsepower than what we had last year. We’ve made huge gains on the car and we’re really pleased with it.”

RESULTS: Qualifying
1. #16 Colin Braun 88.217
2. #40 Scott Pruett 88.307
3. #60 Carl Edwards 88.432
4. #59 Marcos Ambrose 88.600
5. #25 Boris Said 88.805
6. #20 Kyle Busch 88.939
7. #9 Patrick Carpentier 89.067
8. #2 Clint Bowyer 89.090
9. #111 Jason Keller 89.119
10. #86 Antonio Perez 89.160

that is a very good smile on ambrose face on his web site?

this top 10 will be a shoot out of who will get to the first corner?

[harvick#1]

oh geez Nascar, once again, you fail to have the track ready for race, the wall should've had tire barriers in front of the wall

[tassiedevilAB]

RESULTS
2008 Unofficial Race Results : Corona Mexico 200 presented by Banamex
Corona Mexico 200 presented by Banamex | April 20, 2008 | Race 9 of 35
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FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 6 20 Kyle Busch Toyota Doosan Infracore 190/5 80 Running
2 4 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal 170/0 80 Running
3 2 40 Scott Pruett Dodge Fastenal 175/10 80 Running
4 3 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts Water Smart 165/5 80 Running
5 6 9 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Auto Value 160/5 80 Running
6 8 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 150/0 80 Running
7 21 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 151/5 80 Running
8 28 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 142/0 80 Running
9 24 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 138/0 80 Running
10 12 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 134/0 80 Running
11 11 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Truck Rental 130/0 80 Running
12 33 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 127/0 80 Running
13 19 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 124/0 80 Running
14 17 64 Max Papis Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 121/0 80 Running
15 32 5 Adrian Fernandez Chevrolet Lowe's 118/0 80 Running
16 9 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet America's Incredible Pizza Company 120/5 80 Running
17 13 27 Brad Coleman Ford Carino's Italian Grill 112/0 80 Running
18 16 22 Ruben Pardo Dodge Bombardier Learjet / Telcel 109/0 80 Running
19 26 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Reel Deal "Card Games" on Phantom EFX 106/0 80 Running
20 15 37 Rafael Martinez Ford Scotiabank Inverlat / Canel's 103/0 80 Running
21 36 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 100/0 80 Running
22 22 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire 97/0 80 Running
23 41 4 Landon Cassill * Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 94/0 80 Running
24 42 161 Kevin Lepage Ford Specialty Racing 91/0 80 Running
25 30 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge MC2 Energy Drink / NPPL 88/0 80 Running
26 14 17 Erik Darnell Ford CitiFinancial 85/0 80 Running
27 18 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox 82/0 80 Running
28 37 198 Alex Garcia Chevrolet Dixien / OmniSource Corp. 79/0 80 Running
29 27 24 Brian Simo Chevrolet Hefty 76/0 80 Running
30 25 41 Kyle Krisiloff Dodge Polaroid 73/0 80 Running
31 35 30 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink / 4caring.org 70/0 80 Running
32 15 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet RoadLoans.com 67/0 78 Running
33 3 16 Colin Braun Ford 3M 69/5 76 Running
34 10 186 Antonio Perez Dodge Telmex / Chivas Racing 61/0 75 Running
35 5 25 Boris Said Ford No Fear / Team Smithfield / Advance Auto Parts 58/0 54 Running
36 20 32 Michel Jourdain Jr. Toyota Visit Durango / Visit Mexico 55/0 39 Running
37 34 109 Kevin O'Connell Chevrolet Gen'l Environmental Mgmt / Taleo Grill 52/0 32 In Pit
38 38 331 Kenny Hendrick Chevrolet INTERUSH / GrandStay.net 49/0 30 In Pit
39 39 184 Jose Luis Ramirez Dodge The Perfect Game / Rayere 46/0 28 Out of Race
40 31 90 Chris Cook Chevrolet Drifting Mexico 43/0 20 In Pit
41 43 91 Larry Gunselman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 40/0 17 In Pit
42 42 52 Scott Gaylord Ford Means Racing 37/0 12 In Pit
43 39 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl 34/0 1 In Pit

[harvick#1]

this was a very poor race, Attendence was very poor on TV. I sure hope this was the last time they are coming to Mexico, because it looks to have lost its appeal to the Mexicans.

I don't know why the drivers become pure idiots with under 30 to go. they basically dive bomb to take people out to try and gain spots only to hinder themselves.

well done by Kyle, the only guy to really race clean, along with Edwards and Bowyer

[call_me_andrew]

Well it wasn't a great race, but I thought the crowd was pretty good. But there were a few too many guys in the field that just didn't know what they were doing. Kertus Davis, for example, he hit everything on the track on Friday. We were lucky to see him out early.

[tassiedevilAB]

Apr. 20 NASCAR Nationwide Series:Post race quotes from 2nd Place finisher, #59 driver, Marcos Ambrose:We’re really pleased. I feel like we had been battling all day. We had an overheating motor there at the end. We had to start at the back with a clutch problem and that was still there in the race and we had to watch that. Then we had to come from the back again because we miscalculated the fuel and we had an ignition stall. Then we had a penalty on pit lane and had to come from the back again. It had just been a day of fighting. I really want to first apologize to Boris on one of those restarts. I got into him and spun him out and ended his day. I just want to answer those questions now before they come up. I feel bad for him but our day has been fantastic and I’m really proud of my Kingsford guys. We fought all day and never gave up. I think if we had another two laps we would have had something for Kyle because he was really starting to go off. I’m proud of my finish. This is my best finish since I’ve been in NASCAR. I’ve got to be pleased.” I KNOW YOU APOLOGIZED BUT BORIS SEEMED PRETTY INTENT ON GETTING REVENGE SOME DAY AND HE DID TALK TO YOUR CREW CHIEF. “There’s no point in getting in the crew chief’s face because he’s not driving the car. I’m going to ring him on Monday and hopefully sleep will help him just think through things a little bit more. I value Boris’ friendship and he is a fantastic racer. I didn’t mean to do it. I don’t know what happened, to be honest with you. I had pretty square contact and all of a sudden, he’s up speed and off to the left. I caught his rear bumper bar in mine. I don’t know what happened, it wasn’t intentional. Racing happens. Look at the deal last year with Robby Gordon. Bad stuff happens out there and it’s unfortunate. I’ll apologize to him to his face. I’ll apologize to him today in front of the media. I can’t take it back. I wish I didn’t do it. I don’t know how it happened and that’s all I can really say. If he wants to come talk to me about it, I’d like to sit down and just find some common ground. It’s just unfortunate that that stuff happens but that’s what racing is all about. That’s what fans turn out for.” (PR-Ford Racing - Photo NASCAR Media/Getty Images) Read more

go aussie go !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wedge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e98c_kRSfso

Can't understand why Boris Said was so angry?

Said lost control, checked up with Ambrose and Said now can't wait to get revenge!

[tassiedevilAB]

that vid is sort of inconclusive, i dodn't know if Ambrose had a in-car camera, but if he did , there would have been some great shots coming out iof it, with all the passing he had to do, i think he doubled the passing record that Monty did last year! or was that Marcos's own record that he smashed! Ambrose also passed plenty last year?

the trouble is that Ambrose will prob, have a camera in his car for Dega , & nearly everytime he has a camera he does not get a chance to talk on the track in cautions or the bloody audio doesn't work?

was looking for the pics on the home page & they have bugger all of the race?

go aussie go !!!!!!!

[ShiftingGears]

Looks like Ambrose was trying to get the position for the left-hander before Said lost it and boxed Ambrose in.

Racing incident.

[colinspooky]

I like Boris.

But I am too lazy to look this up ---- he is hailed as a major road racer, but I have never seen or heard of him winning anything.

Usually when commentators mention someone who is really good they say things like two-time Indy winner, or three-time Daytona runner-up, or something.

I don't recall anyone ever saying that about Mr Said. We just hear, ace road racer etc......

:confused:

[harvick#1]

from wikipedia

He won the 1997 and 1998 24 Hours of Daytona and 1998 12 Hours of Sebring in IMSA. He also became the first American to win the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 2005 driving a BMW Motorsport-entered BMW M3 GTR with co-drivers Pedro Lamy, Duncan Huisman and Andy Priaulx

[wedge]

I like Boris.

But I am too lazy to look this up ---- he is hailed as a major road racer, but I have never seen or heard of him winning anything.

Usually when commentators mention someone who is really good they say things like two-time Indy winner, or three-time Daytona runner-up, or something.

I don't recall anyone ever saying that about Mr Said. We just hear, ace road racer etc......

:confused:

I heard about Boris Said and Ron Fellows in the 90s because they were top drivers in Trans-Am but never won the championship.

[tassiedevilAB]

Looks like Ambrose was trying to get the position for the left-hander before Said lost it and boxed Ambrose in.

Racing incident.

A lot of people say Ambrose should have backed off. What are they thinking? This is the old car, the car behind you goes under your rear, lifts your wheels and your gone.
Boris didn't have the car and he was over driving it. enough said about Said Head. But i still like him, it could be a long time for him to get that hair cut if he doesn't win tho?