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Marcos Ambrose was encouraged, but also somewhat realistic following his recent Sprint Cup test at Pocono International Raceway. The Tuesday-Wednesday test marked his first time in a Cup car [actually Ambrose practiced a 2nd Robby Gordon car at Watkins Glen in 2007 before qualifying was rained out] and his first time at the three-sided, 2.5-mile track in the mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. "It went OK, pretty good," the 31-year-old Australian said Saturday at Dover International Speedway. "But it was a difficult place to get in a Cup car for the first time. I went there to get in laps and get a feel for that kind of [Cup] car. We ran in the middle of the pack most of the day. Another few tenths [of a second] would have been nice, but, still, I learned a lot about these Cup cars." Ambrose will run a handful of Cup races this season, some in the Wood Brothers' #21 Ford and some with #47 Ford-based JTG Racing. He'll run Sonoma and Watkins Glen for the Woods, plus a race in Michigan and one in Loudon.

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Marcos Ambrose, Jason Smith/Getty Images Marcos Ambrose, Jason Smith/Getty Images

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June 3, 2008  08:48 AM ET
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Seems like a nice bloke. I have to wonder if that hat is Nascar approved...cant see the sponsors.

June 3, 2008  09:05 AM ET
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Faith and begorrrah, it's surely a leprechaun hat. Positively not from down under.

June 3, 2008  12:09 PM ET
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I hope he is not planning on going fishing with that outfit on, the fish would bite him haha
I hope he is smart enough to return Peewee Herman's hat!

June 3, 2008  01:12 PM ET
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The colors in his hat match your avatar, jackman. Coincidence?????

June 3, 2008  04:05 PM ET
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Yeah, fish would see that hat from under the water.

June 3, 2008  04:47 PM ET
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I took a cup test once....aced that puppy. But it was def nervewracking.

June 3, 2008  06:51 PM ET
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weapon x you must be quite a pizzer

June 3, 2008  07:37 PM ET
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ummmmm guys the hat is a team australia hat.... that is the team colors.... just thought you'd like to know....
the dr.

June 3, 2008  07:39 PM ET
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jack man have you knoticed the sudden increase in the kasey kahne fans?????? last year it was you and me.... now we got them coming out of the woodwork...... oh well lots of people are seeing the light i guess.......lol
the dr.

June 3, 2008  08:17 PM ET
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drflavio309; The increase in Mr. Kahne fans can be directly attributed to fans turning away from Mr. Gordon and his sidekick Mr. Johnson. With little to cheer for with the gruesome twosome, they find something positive and one has to agree that Mr. Kahne is a positive force on the Nascar scene at this time.

June 3, 2008  08:51 PM ET
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He look's like he is going fishing in that pic than racing ?

June 4, 2008  12:24 AM ET
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Is that photo from the gay pride parade?

June 4, 2008  12:25 AM ET
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Not that there's anything wrong with that....

 
June 4, 2008  05:39 AM ET
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Hey Doc............still enjoying the Charlotte win with Kahne.......apparently Dodge's only hope this season.

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