NASCAR’s new man Marcos Ambrose was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, on September 1, 1976. He’s the boy of race vehicle driver, Ross Ambrose. When he was 10 years old, Ambrose was racing in karts. Before his 20th birthday, he’d accumulated ten Tasmanian junior carting game titles, and was named Australia’s karting champion.
In 1996, Ambrose moved in to Formula Ford racing. His father had co-founded Formula Ford chassis builder, Van Dieman. In the newbie, Ambrose finished second within the Australian Formula Ford championship.