Marcos Ambrose AAA Texas 500 Race Preview

CONCORD, N.C. – Marcos Ambrose will travel to Texas Motor Speedway with a new captain at the helm of the No. 9 team, as Drew Blickensderfer will take over crew chief duties starting this weekend. Ambrose has had success in the past at Texas and hopes his experience coupled with Blickensderfer’s knowledge will be just what he needs to bring home a good finish at the 1.5-mile speedway. Blickensderfer comes to Richard Petty Motorsports most recently from Richard Childress Racing where he was the crew chief for Jeff Burton. Prior to his time there, the Mount Zion, Ill., native spent the majority of his career with teams associated with Ford Racing and Roush Fenway Racing. He is a former Daytona 500 champion and has multiple Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series wins on his resume. Ambrose will be making his ninth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career start at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. The Australian native’s best finish (sixth) came last season and his best start (seventh) came in both 2011 ...