After early evening rain showers postponed the start of Saturday night’s race at Richmond International Raceway, Ambrose lined up for the 400-mile event in the 22nd position with one thing on his mind, a trip to Victory Lane. A win in Saturday night’s race would have secured Ambrose a wild-card spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, but ultimately Lady Luck would not smile on Ambrose as he finished the Federated Auto Parts 400 in the 15th position, just 42 points shy of making the Chase.
With the track still damp from the earlier rain, Ambrose and the rest of the 42-car field started the race under yellow flag conditions. After running the initial laps of the race under caution, the Mac Tools Ford finally took the green flag for the first time at Lap 6. Picking up two positions by Lap 25, Ambrose relayed to his crew that the car needed better forward drive off. A competition caution at Lap 47 allowed teams to come down pit road to access their car’s handling, and Crew Chief To...
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