AMBROSE OUT OF FUEL WITH LESS THAN TWO LAPS TO GO WHILE RUNNING SECOND IN THE DICKIES 500 AT TEXAS

Marcos Ambrose was in conservation mode while running second when he ran out of fuel with less than two laps to go in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in the No. 47 Little Debbie® Chocolate Cupcakes Toyota. Ambrose finished 15th in the 334-lap race. Kurt Busch crossed the finish line first for his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the season as Ambrose’s No. 47 Little Debbie Toyota Camry rested on pit road out of fuel. Ambrose completed 333 of 334 laps and is currently 18th in the championship standings with two races remaining. “We gave it a shot,” said Ambrose. “We came up short by a lap and a bit. We were close on fuel, but if you get within a lap you have to have a go. We only needed half a gallon and that was the difference between second and 15th.” On Friday, Ambrose qualified 19th. When race No. 34 started, a caution occurred three laps later involving points leader Jimmie Johnson and Sam Hornish Jr. Returning to green fl...