Marcos Ambrose, the affable Aussie who drives for JTG/Daugherty Racing, hasn’t been around NASCAR for long, but already has built a reputation as one of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ top road-course racers.

Consider these multi-turn highlights:

NASCAR Nationwide Series victories at Watkins Glen in 2008 AND 2009;
A runner-up NASCAR Sprint Cup finish at the Glen last year;
A third-place NASCAR Sprint Cup finish at Infineon Raceway last year.

■ Marcos Ambrose (No. 47 Clorox/Kleenex
Toyota): Finished third last year, two titles in Australian road racing series (2003-2004)