{"id":488120,"date":"2026-02-18T15:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/488120\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:04:20","slug":"last-marcos-ambrose-v8-supercar-joins-adelaide-motorsport-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/488120\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Marcos Ambrose V8 Supercar joins Adelaide Motorsport Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The FG X Falcon was raced by two-time series champion Ambrose for the opening events of the 2015 season, the first year of the historic partnership between Dick Johnson Racing and Team Penske.<\/p>\n

Ambrose returned to Australia for the 2015 season following a nine-year stint in NASCAR, during which he amassed seven race victories across the top two national series.<\/p>\n

The car was handed to Scott Pye after Ambrose called time on his full-time career after the Australian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Ambrose returned for the endurance events in 2015 and last raced the car in that year\u2019s Gold Coast 600.<\/p>\n

The car was sold to Matt Stone Racing for its main game debut in 2018, driven by current DJR co-driver Todd Hazelwood, before being sidelined in favour of a VF Commodore mid-way through the season.<\/p>\n

The car was then sold on to Tickford Racing for use in Super2.<\/p>\n

When its racing life was finished, Tickford set about a full nut-and-bolt restoration of the car, presenting it in its 2015 DJR Team Penske livery with Xbox branding.<\/p>\n

Then-Tickford chairman Chris Stillwell bought the car, impressed by the quality of the restoration.<\/p>\n

The car will appear at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival alongside Ambrose\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series race-winning Ford Fusion, to be driven by Ambrose\u2019s daughter Tabitha<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other Supercars making appearances include the 2016 Bathurst 1000 winner from Tekno Autosport<\/a>, and the last Mercedes-AMG E63 race winner from Erebus Motorsport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Adelaide Motorsport Festival will be held from February 28-March 1.<\/p>\n


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