Ambrose getting ready for Cup

Marcos Ambrose aka "Kangaroo Meat" is getting enthusiastic about making his first Sprint Cup start later on this year. Ambrose had recently completed a test up at Pocono Speedway last week.

�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. The adjustment [from Nationwide to Cup COT car] is as tough as everyone said it would be. And Pocono is about as hard a track to learn as I�ve ever seen. I know we have plenty of work to do, but we got better as we went along and got a good feel for where we are.�

Ambrose is expected to make his first start later on this month at Sonoma for the Wood Brothers. Ambrose will attempt eight races in the #21 Wood Brothers Ford and four others for his JTG team which competes for in the Nationwide series.

In my honest opinion, I don�t think Marcus is quite ready for primetime just yet. His results in the Nationwide Series have not been that impressive and that�s taking in the fact that the Sprint Cup drivers are hampering the results, but I figured he would have had a win or two under his belt by now. But with primary driver Bill Elliott retiring at the end of this season and Jon Wood�s career pedaling quickly backwards, the Wood Brothers need to find a new driver to take control of their car pretty quick or they�ll be in big trouble.

Ambrose eyeing Cup (Jayski.com)