Ambrose Is the Latest “Said Head”
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Finally, a story about a couple of guys making some headlines in the Nationwide Series that typically don’t compete in the Sprint Cup. That’s right, if you watched last weekend’s Mexico Corona 200 from Mexico City, then you already know that I’m referring to non-other than Boris Said and Marcos Ambrose.
On lap 55 of the race, Ambrose was making his way back up through the field after getting sent to the back of the pack, and in the process, got into the back of Said’s car going through the turn. The contact was slight, but it was enough to send Said spinning. The damage took Said out of the race while Ambrose went onto earn his career-best Nationwide finish as he rolled across the line in 2nd.
Following the race, Said had some rather harsh words for the Aussie, stating that he wouldn’t get mad, but he would get even. He then proceeded to go apologize to Ambrose’s pit crew ‘for the car that it’s going to cost them in the future.’
Earlier this week, both drivers appeared on ESPN’s “NASCAR Now” series. Ambrose opened things up with a light mood as he dawned the official “Said Head” doo. He immediately apologized to Boris and let him know that he values him as a friend and that he likes him as a driver. Boris, however, responded by letting Marcos know that the incident cost them a potential earning of $40k to $50k in prize money, as well as cost them $10k in car damages and forced his crew to work overnight to repair the damaged race car.
Not only did Boris say that he felt worse after seeing the video, but he also said, “I feel like I got pushed on the school yard and I’m just not going to race him the same anymore. There’s a certain amount of respect you have to have for the people around you, and I don’t have it anymore for Marcos. I’m just going to have to race him differently than other people from now on.”
Marcos responded with, “I was the first to admit that I got into the back of him going into the corner, but once he corrected his car, our bumpers came unhooked. I didn’t try to drive him up the racetrack. I mean, I damaged my racecar, too, and I went off the track and risked everything. So, it’s not intentional. Hopefully he has some time to settled down, but if he wants to rumble, he’s picking the wrong guy.”
The race was the first NASCAR event for Boris in 2008, and he went onto finish 35th. Marcos earned his second career top-five in two seasons of the Nationwide Series and currently sits 13th in points. The next time these two drivers are scheduled to be on the track together is when the Nationwide Series visits the road course in Montreal on August 2nd.
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4 opinions for Ambrose Is the Latest “Said Head”
marc
Apr 26, 2008 at 4:23 pm
“…. he’s picking the wrong guy.”
He sure is. I’ve watched Ambrose for several years in the V8 Series and there’s a very valid reason he was dubbed the Devil Racer in Australia.
He won’t put-up with Said’s garbage in the future and from what I’ve seen ’round the net the number of “Said Heads” have been reduced drastically since Boris decided to make a fool of himself.
Tim Zaegel
Apr 26, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Yeah, Ambrose doesn’t strike me as the type of guy that somebody like Boris would want to mix it up with. It also doesn’t surprise me that Boris has lost quite a bit of face over this issue. I though that Marcos attempted to resolve this in a very classy manner, but Boris basically just spit in his face.
jimmccoy22
Apr 27, 2008 at 12:17 am
I like both guys, but Boris crossed a line here. I get his being pissed over wrecking out, but there’s a time you have to let it go.
If Boris punts Ambrose in the future, it’s my hope that Ambrose re-arranges his nose. Intentional wrecking warrants vengeance, but this was an accident.
Tim Zaegel
Apr 27, 2008 at 11:00 am
Yeah, Jim … I watched the replay a dozen times, and I have yet to see anything which would indicate that this was anything other than a “racing” mistake.
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