Marcos Ambrose started the AdvoCare 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway from the 10th position and his DEWALT Ford was fast right from the start. Ambrose quickly picked up several positions and was running in fourth by Lap 32. Though he was moving toward the front of the field and clicking off lap times as fast as the leader, he communicated to the crew that the car was loose in, tight in the center and loose off the corners.
The first caution of the night flew on Lap 40, allowing Ambrose to come into the pits for four fresh tires and fuel only. After a lengthy pit stop, the DEWALT machine would line up for the restart in the 10th position. As the sun began to set, the handling on No. 9 began to fade, and Ambrose communicated to crew chief Todd Parrott that the car had no rear grip and it was hard to turn going into the corners without getting loose. Slipping back several positions due to the car’s handling issues, Ambrose was running in 13th when Parrott called him into the pits on L...
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