After the fender-clanging show that Marcos Ambrose and Brad Keselowski put on last Sunday at Watkins Glen International, the two drivers could be forgiven if they needed to take a deep breath. With the cut-off point for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup bearing down on the field, neither one can afford a let-up.
Ambrose and Keselowski will have extra incentive -- if not similar motives -- to score a win in Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 (1 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Michigan International Speedway, a track where both drivers have had more than a small dose of success.
Ambrose, the charismatic Aussie who prevailed over Keselowski in a classic lead-swapping finish at the Glen, has turned his lone victory this season into an opportunity to inject his name into the Chase wild-card hunt. Two wild-card berths for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series postseason are available for drivers ranked 11th to 20th in the season standings with the most victories.
Another win, which would be Ambrose's first on...
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