Marcos Ambrose chats with The Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pepsi Max 400 on October 9, 2010 in Fontana, California. (Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR)I interviewed Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota, right after the first practice session on the Friday before the Pepsi Max 400 at Auto Club Speedway. I got the distinct impression that he wasn’t very happy with his car and I think you might get that idea too after you check out his answers to the ITASWhat is your favorite word? G’day

What is your least favorite word? Cattywampus*

What turns you on? Racing cars going fast

What turns you off? Bad handling race cars

What sound or noise do you love? Sound of an engine

What sound or noise do you hate? Birds

What is your favorite curse word? The F-bomb

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Professional golfer

What profession would you not like to do? Anything to do with sewage

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Would you like a second shot?


*The definition of cattywampus:
–adjective
1. askew; awry.
2. positioned diagonally; cater-cornered.


Read more of my “Inside the Actor’s Studio” questionnaire interviews in the archives and read about how it all started with Tony Stewart.