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10/21/2007 - Martinsville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jimmie Johnson survived a record number of cautions (21) to capture Sunday's Subway 500 at the Martinsville Speedway. The No.48 Chevrolet crossed the finish line ahead of Ryan Newman after a green- white-checker finish was ended by a final caution flag.
The victory was Johnson's seventh of the season, third straight at Martinsville and 30th of his Nextel Cup career.
Pole winner and points leader Jeff Gordon took the green flag to start the race and off he went. He wouldn't give up the lead on the first lap and he didn't' want to give it up after that either. The No.24 Chevy settled into a rhythm and led every lap through the first caution flag (Robby Gordon cut tire).
He was still the leader after the stop and kept piling up laps led, trying to clinch the "most laps led" bonus early. But Johnson wasn't going away anytime soon and the winner of the spring race was sitting in third place. On lap 65 Johnson made his way past Kevin Harvick and just like in the first race at Martinsville it was the two Hendrick Motorsports cars at the top. But of course this one still had 435 lap to go and a lot could happen between lap 65 and the checkered flag.
One car on the move was Tony Stewart in the No.20 Home Depot Chevrolet. He qualified just 34th, but was up to 16th after 75 laps.
Gordon finally yielded the lead to Johnson on lap 109 and the No.48 Chevy driver earned five important bonus points.
Another caution flag and some cars decided they needed to change strategy if they wanted to compete with the Hendrick Motorsports team. Jeff Burton, Jeff Green, Juan Montoya, Bobby Labonte and David Reutimann led a dozen cars that stayed out. It left Johnson and Gordon in the middle of the pack and behind cars for the first time all day.
Slowly Johnson was working his way back through the field, but Gordon was having a much tougher time of it. Johnson was up to eighth place by lap 150, but Gordon was still back in 12th. They were sixth and eighth, respectively when Kurt Busch blew a right-front tire to bring out a caution flag.
The top-10 was jumbled again as some of those who hadn't stopped last time did. It left Kyle Busch in the lead with Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray behind him. More importantly, Gordon had to make a second stop because one of his rear tires was still loose after he left pit lane. He was now stuck in 33rd place.
Busch was enjoying the clean air, but Kenseth was staying right with him. Then another caution flag and more jumbling of the lead pack.
On lap 225 Dale Earnhardt Jr. put the "chrome horn" to Juan Montoya and slid underneath him for the lead. Montoya slipped to fourth as Stewart and Martin Truex Jr. took advantage of "Junior's" move.
Earnhardt Jr. was suddenly the "class of the field" opening up a lead of more than two seconds by lap 240. It was almost three seconds when a debris caution flag waived. Earnhardt Jr. and Gordon were among those who pitted and Kyle Busch retook the lead with Johnson in sixth place, Clint Bowyer in eighth and Gordon in 19th place.
At lap 300, 200 to go, Johnson was leading with Greg Biffle, Harvick, Stewart and Gordon. Gordon was the fastest of the group and by lap 323 he was right behind his teammate once again, just as they were earlier in the race and a few months ago in the spring race.
A well-timed caution flag for Johnson on lap 340 (Jeff Green spin) sent him down pit road. He was just 15 laps from having to pit under green. All the leaders came in, possibly for the last time. If there were enough caution flag laps (about 30 needed), they might be able to reach the checkered flag from here.
After the pit stops, Kyle Busch who didn't stop, was back in the lead, but by lap 360 Johnson and Gordon had gotten around their teammate.
A caution flag with 105 laps to go (David Stremme spin) sent all the leaders for fuel and tires. No mistakes from the Gordon or Johnson pit crews and they came back in first and third positions, respectively.
Stremme caused another caution flag on lap 412 with no changes in the top- three - Gordon, Newman, Johnson.
With 66 laps to go Johnson began to pressure Newman, who took only two tires on the last stop. Three laps later he was in second place and once again it was the two Hendrick Motorsports teammates racing for the win.
More caution flags slowed the race and allowed Johnson to close right on Gordon's rear bumper. On the restart Gordon got off to a great jump, despite telling his crew chief that he didn't think he had the best car.
It was a telling statement as just a few laps later Johnson got underneath Gordon and took the lead. A lap after that Ricky Rudd was sent spinning to bring out still another caution flag. More caution flags slowed the race to a crawl.
With 20 laps to go, Gordon was all over Johnson, who couldn't seem to keep it on the bottom of the track. But as he was going for the pass, the caution flag came out again, tying the record at 19.
The green flag came with 11 laps remaining. Again Gordon hugged the bottom line and Johnson was holding to the high line. But this time Johnson fought him off and built a three-length lead as Newman got alongside Gordon for second place. With seven laps left Newman completed the pass .
But the fight for second left Johnson with almost a one-second lead and five laps to go. Then Bobby Labonte was sent spinning and Johnson would have to hold off Newman one last time.
They began the green-white checker finish and Newman was right on Johnson's bumper. It would have been a great finish but just then David Ragan spun in the middle of the track and Johnson was declared the winner.
"The longer the run, the slicker the track gets the better I am," said Johnson. "That's what hurt me at the end. The No.12 and the No.24 were really good on the short runs."
Kyle Busch, Gordon and Kenseth completed the top-five.
Johnson cut Gordon's lead to 53 points with the win. Bowyer, who finished ninth, is 115 points back.
The next race in the "Chase" is scheduled for Sunday, October 28th at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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Chattanooga Classic.
Whittaker only managed a two-under 70 in Sunday's final r
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Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rod Bironas' NFL record eighth field goal of
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Tribe's Byrd admits purchasing HGH >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd did not
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Cook gets first Champions Tour win in second week >>
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Field to keep the Rams winless.
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NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.
Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.
There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.
Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City.
The Patriots will make NFL betting fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
Be sure to logon to MySportsbook.com to see check out all of the early lines and “March Madness” props. Also be sure to enter the “$10,000,000 Perfect Bracket Contest”. If someone has the skills to predict every winner, they will be set for life and walk away with $10,000,000. Even if no one can cash in on the Grand Prize, with a $35,000 guaranteed prize pool and a Mazda RX-8 to the first prize winner, Sportsbook.com’s bracket is a must for all “March Madness” fans.
MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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