Ford California Busch Race
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 60 Fusion, spun on his first lap of qualifying this afternoon in turns one and two and was unable to complete his qualifying attempt. While the car suffered no damage, Edwards failed to post a qualifying lap time and will start tonight's event from the 40th position.
CARL EDWARDS-60-World Financial Group Ford Fusion - DID YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT ISSUES ON YOUR QUALIFYING LAP? "I don't know, probably just an issue with my driving. But, we didn't tear it up, and that was what was good."
DID YOU HAVE A TIRE GOING DOWN ON YOUR WARM-UP LAP? "I don't know. I don't know if it was down before or after. It was down after, for sure, but I don't know."
WAS IT A CASE OF JUST GOING AFTER IT TOO HARD? "It was real, real tight. I think I just turned the wheel a little too far and stood on the gas too hard when I finally got it turned, but it definitely snapped around way quicker than I expected.
Fontana: Marcos Ambrose NASCAR Busch Race Recap, Quotes
Ambrose crashed at the start of his qualifying run, which was held less than four hours before the start of the race. Not only did this put Ambrose in 41st and last position for the start of the race, it meant that the #59 crew had to work hard to get the spare #59 Kingsoford Charcoal Ford Fusion ready for the race.
From this point on it was always going to prove a tough event for Ambrose, but he soldiered on despite having no track time in the spare car over the weekend. With set-up critical at California Speedway, Ambrose persevered with the car with the aim of collecting a finish and some vital points.
Ambrose broke in to the top 30 on lap 60 of the 150-lap race, exiting pit road in 27th after his second pit stop under the third caution period of the day.
Iconic Ford Race Vehicles Headline New Commercial
Eight historic Ford race cars star alongside a 2007 Ford Fusion in Ford Division�s new commercial spot that will debut during this Sunday�s telecast of the 2007 Daytona 500.
Shot over three days just outside of Los Angeles, California, the commercial shows a 2007 Ford Fusion in a fantasy �race� with Ford race vehicles representing Ford�s 106 years of racing.
Some of the cars highlighted are the No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion driven by NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth; the 1965 Mark IV GT40 that competed in the Le Mans 24-hour race; the 1955 �Purple Hog,� which was Ford�s first factory NASCAR stock car; the Ford F-150 driven in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series by Rick Crawford; and �Sweepstakes,� which was driven to victory in 1901 by company founder Henry Ford in his first and only race.
Truck sales up for Ford
The Ford F-Series and Ford Ranger, combined with strong initial sales for both the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX, kicked-off 2007 with a 5.3 per cent increase in truck sales.
Both the Ford F-Series and Ranger rang in the New Year with success, posting a 16.8 per cent and a 10.3 per cent increase respectively. Total SUV performance was also up, with the highlight being a 7.2 per cent increase for the Ford Explorer. Sales of the Ford Edge struck a positive note with sales of 314 units. The Lincoln Navigator was up 11 per cent and the MKX kicked-off 2007 with a strong 140 units. Overall, Lincoln posted its best total January sales since 1998.
Although car sales were down 12.3 per cent for the month, the momentum continued for the Ford Fusion as it achieved a 50.2 per cent increase.
Overall combined sales are up 0.1 per cent at 11,614 units, with truck sales up 5.3 per cent at 8,599 units and car sales of 3,015 units down 12.3 per cent.
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