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09/26/2009 - Dover, DE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Clint Bowyer grabbed the lead from Kyle Busch with 83 laps remaining and then held off Mike Bliss and Brad Keselowski in a seven-lap shootout to the finish to win Saturday's Dover 200 Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway.
Busch, who won at Dover one year ago, had the dominant car for the first half of the 200-lap race but Bowyer came on strong shortly after the midway point and took over from there.
Bowyer, the 2008 Nationwide champion, recorded his second win in his ninth start this season. The Richard Childress Racing driver also posted his eighth career victory, including a win here in September 2006.
"This hasn't been the best year for our Nationwide team," Bowyer said. "[Crew chief] Doug Randolph and the guys on this No.29 team dug deep. This is a new race car."
Bliss, driving the No.11 Toyota CJM Racing Toyota for the first time this season, finished second, while Keselowski came in third. Keselowski bumped Denny Hamlin from behind, sending Hamlin into the inside wall after he was running in the fourth spot. The incident set up the seven-lap sprint to the finish.
"[Denny] left a hole to pass him, and at this level, it's different than other levels because we have spotters, and I know for sure, my guys told me, that his spotter told him I was down there, and he just tried to take advantage of me," Keselowski said. "I'm not going to be pushed around."
At the conclusion of the race, which was threatened by incoming rain, Hamlin waited for Keselowski on pit road, but both teams prevented any post-race altercations that might have occurred.
"[Brad] has no idea how to race," said Hamlin, who finished 27th. "He'll get a ride and hang around for a couple of years. Then people will realize that he's not really that good."
Keselowski will move over to the Sprint Cup Series next year, driving the No.12 Penske Racing Dodge, which is currently occupied by David Stremme.
Busch encountered radio issues and had difficulty communicating to his team throughout the race. He also dealt with a loose car in the late stages before he wound up with a fourth-place finish.
"We had a great car in the beginning," said Busch, who started on the pole and led a race-high 109 laps. "We might have started off a little bit tighter than everybody else, but the more the race went on the looser we got for some reason."
Busch became the second driver in NASCAR's second-tier series to lead more than 2,000 laps for the season. Sam Ard led a total of 2,099 laps during his 28-race championship season in 1984. Busch also padded his lead to 211 points over Carl Edwards, who finished fifth.
Jason Leffler, Reed Sorenson, Scott Speed, David Reutimann and Jason Keller completed the top-10.
<< Pernice looking for win in Champions Tour debut
Cary, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tom Pernice, Jr. fired his second consecutive
five-under 67 on Saturday to move atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the
SAS Championship.
This is Pernice's debut on the Champions Tour and he finished 36
<< Cowboys RB Barber questionable vs. Panthers
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber is
questionable for the team's Monday night game against Carolina.
Barber is dealing with a left quadriceps strain and was limited in practice
all week.
Head
<< Goal-line stand helps No. 7 LSU hang on vs. Mississippi State
Starkville, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jordan Jefferson threw for 233 yards and a
pair of touchdowns as seventh-ranked LSU escaped with a 30-26 decision over
Mississippi State at Davis Wade Stadium.
Brandon LaFell added six catches for 101
<< Around FCS: Harvard under lights
Cambridge, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When Harvard Stadium was established in 1903,
the last thing on anyone's mind was lights. It had been little more than 20
years earlier that anyone had harnessed electricity.
There is no doubt that the Harvar
Gomis fires Lyon to top of Ligue 1 >>
Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bafetimbi Gomis scored the game-winning goal
in the 71st minute, leading Lyon to a 2-1 win over Toulouse at the Stade de
Gerland on Saturday and into first place in France's Ligue 1.
Yannis Tafer scored
Buckeyes post another shutout, rout Illini in Big Ten opener >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Herron and Brandon Saine combined for
156 yards on the ground, and the 13th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes used a
dominant rushing attack in rainy conditions to shut out the Illinois Fighting
Illini,
TCU earns tough road win at Clemson >>
Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Antoine Hicks' 25-yard touchdown reception
early in the fourth quarter was the difference, as 15th-ranked TCU edged
Clemson, 14-10, in a non-conference clash.
Andy Dalton went 17-of-26 passing for
Ducks destroy No. 6 Cal >>
Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeremiah Masoli threw for 253 yards and three
touchdowns, as Oregon blew out No. 6 California, 42-3, in the Pac-10 opener
for both schools.
Masoli completed 21-of-25 passes and LaMichael James rushed for
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The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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