Marcos Ambrose skips race; welcomes daughter
NASCAR Busch Series driver Marcos Ambrose, 31, had the opportunity to make his debut in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series on Sunday but he passed up on the chance that his wife, Sonja, would give birth over the weekend and it turns out that he made the right decision.
The couple’s second daughter, Adelaide Elizabeth, was born at 3:04 p.m. on Sunday, September 23. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces. She joins big sister, Tabitha, 2.
The new dad passed on the following statement through his website,
As they say, timing is everything. We knew it was always going to be close and as it turned out wewould have been right in the middle of the Nextel Cup race when littleAdelaide arrived.Mum and baby are great and Tabitha is thrilled to have a little baby sister.Thankfully she looks more like her mum than me. Sonja and I would like to thank everyone who has been sosupportive during the pregnancy and for the well wishes we have alreadyreceived.
Source: Marcos Ambrose’s Official Site
