Marcos Ambrose GEICO 400 Race Recap

Marcos Ambrose started Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway with his new Stanley team from the 17th position. At the drop of the green flag, Ambrose quickly gained three positions and was running in 14th on Lap 5. Just a few laps later Ambrose keyed the mic to let his Stanley crew know that his car was tight in the center of the turns. As the initial green flag run went on, the No.9 machine also began to lose grip on entry and exit of the corner. On Lap 44 crew chief Mike Ford called his driver into the pits under green for a routine stop. The team added four fresh tires, fuel and made an air pressure adjustment in an attempt to help the car turn better in the center of the corners. After the rest of the field had cycled through green-flag stops, Ambrose was again scored in the 14th position at Lap 53. The Australian native maintained his position inside the top-15 until the first caution flag of the day flew at Lap 67. Prior to coming into the pits Ambrose...