Hamlin captures first Truck Series win at Martinsville
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10/29/2011 -
Martinsville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Virginia-native Denny Hamlin became a
first-time race winner in the Camping World Truck Series by taking Saturday's
Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
Hamlin, a Sprint Cup Series regular, dove underneath points leader Austin
Dillon and Ron Hornaday Jr. during a three-wide pass for the lead just after a
restart with 14 laps remaining. His first win came in his 12th truck start.
He drove the No.18 Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Hamlin and Busch are
teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing.
"I can't say enough for everyone here at KBM and for Kyle letting me drive
this truck," Hamlin said. "It really means a lot to me to get my first truck
victory."
Hamlin became the 23rd different driver to win a race in each of NASCAR's
three national touring series. He has four Sprint Cup victories at this 0.526-
mile track.
"I just gave it everything I had during the last 50 laps; it was the hardest
50 laps I've ever driven at Martinsville," he said.
Hornaday finished second, while Dillon took the third spot. Johnny Sauter and
rookie Joey Coulter rounded out the top-five.
Kevin Harvick, Cale Gale, Timothy Peters, Brendan Gaughan and James Buescher
finished sixth through 10th, respectively.
With two races remaining, Dillon holds an 11-point lead over Buescher.
Hornaday and Sauter are both 15 points behind.
"It was wild," Dillon said. "There were a lot of wrecks, and there weren't
that many cautions thrown...I really had fun today. We finished third, and it
was good for us in points."
Hornaday has finished either first or second in the last four races, as he
continues his surge towards a record-extending fifth championship in the
series.
"It was a great day," he said. "Stupid me, I started the race and forgot to
turn the blowers on for about 30 laps, and I lost my pedal. Luckily, the
yellow came out, and it came back a little bit."
The 200-lap race at Martinsville featured nine cautions for 50 laps. One of
the cautions involved Germain Racing teammates Todd Bodine and Max Papis.
Bodine got into the back of Papis and turned him around. Both drivers tangled
again on pit road shortly after their incident.
"I can deal with things on the racetrack, but when you put a pit crew in
danger on pit road for absolutely no reason, especially with a teammate, I
just can't stand that," Bodine said. "I used to be that guy out there changing
the tires. I did that for many years. That's a dangerous place enough without
having a driver doing dumb things like that."
Bodine finished 11th, while Papis settled for 18th. There was no altercation
between the two after the race had concluded.
The series will run at Texas on Friday and then conclude its season on
November 19 at Homestead.
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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
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Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.
Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.
Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.
Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.
Arizona 20-1
Butler 20-1
Duke 30-1
Florida 7-2
Georgetown 30-1
Indiana 35-1
Kansas 15-1
Marquette 25-1
Maryland 40-1
Memphis 50-1
Nevada 50-1
UNC 9-2
OSU 8-1
Oregon 30-1
Pittsburgh 15-1
Texas 30-1
Texas A&M 18-1
UCLA 6-1
Wisconsin 10-1
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