Marcos Ambrose

[Dilla]

Biggest choke in NASCAR ever?

[Goosfraba21]

If im not mistaken last year on the last turn of the final lap he jumped the curb and got loose and got passed and got 2nd. May not have been at the same track. I can't remember.

[Claws]

That was awful and he really didn't even need to save fuel.

[pantherfan49]

Biggest choke in NASCAR ever?

No not even close.

See Jeff Gordon in the All-Star race where Ray didn't put enough fuel in his car to go the distance in the last segment.

Also see Mark Martin in the Busch race coming to pit road (while leading) a lap early because he thought the race was over.

[Dilla]

Jeff Gordon's flop wasn't a points race.

Mark Martin's flop, though stupid, was a Busch race.

Ambrose was turning his car off when he had more than enough fuel to make it (plus some green-white checkers) to the end while heading uphill. And it cost his very first victory in Cup.

[pantherfan49]

Jeff Gordon's flop wasn't a points race.

Mark Martin's flop, though stupid, was a Busch race.

Marcos didn't do anything "wrong" and he still managed a good finish. He cut off his car, like I am sure other drivers were doing, and then his car wouldn't fire back up.

It was a strange mechanical failure.

Also, for what it is worth, I hear JJ has choked on JG quite a bit. Does that count for choking in NA$CAR?

[Claws]

LOL yeah man, this is no wayyyyy compares to JG running outta gas at the Winston that year.

[Spike]

If im not mistaken last year on the last turn of the final lap he jumped the curb and got loose and got passed and got 2nd. May not have been at the same track. I can't remember.

That was at Montreal in the Nationwide series I believe.