Just announced, Mr Ambrose is retiring. “I do not intend to drive full time anymore,” Ambrose, 39, said. “I elected not to be a part of it. It’s absolutely my choice. There is no sadness. I’ve had a great run, a great career. I have my own personal reasons. I’ve got other priorities now.”

After 28 wins in V8 Supercars from 2002-05 and consecutive titles in 2003-04, Ambrose moved to the United States in 2006 and began a nine-season run in NASCAR. He started in the Camping World Truck and Xfinity series before moving full time into Sprint Cup in 2009.
All seven of his wins (five in Xfinity, two in Cup) were on road or street courses – six at Watkins Glen International, one at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal).