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08/05/2007 - Montreal, QC Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Harvick captured Saturday afternoon's inaugural NAPA Auto Parts 200 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in wild fashion after Robby Gordon spun out the race leader. The No.21 Chevrolet crossed the finish line 0.338 seconds ahead of Canadian Patrick Carpentier.
The victory was Harvick's fourth of the season and 30th of his Busch Series career.
Carpentier brought the field to the green flag for a scheduled 74 laps for road-course racing. But on lap six Boris Said successfully moved around both Ron Fellows and Carpentier for the lead.
Many of the leaders made an early stop, but Carpentier stayed out, using a slightly different pit strategy. When everyone had cycled through, Scott Pruett owned the lead just ahead of Said. He did it with a quicker stop, but while Said had four new tires, Pruett got fuel only.
Marcos Ambrose was third, but not for long. He went around Said for second place on lap 21 and was less than one second behind Pruett. Ambrose closed onto Pruett's back bumper.
In the series championship, Carl Edwards came in to the pits on lap 25 and a mechanical problem sent him to the garage for repairs to the rear suspension.
Meanwhile, on lap 27 Ambrose finally got by Pruett as he appeared to let Ambrose go past.
After 30 laps it was Ambrose, who got his start in road-course racing in Australia, and four "road-course specialists" - Pruett, Fellows, Said and Carpentier. Not far behind them were "Mad" Max Papis and Gordon.
When Alex Garcia blew oil on the track on lap 32, it brought out the first caution flag of the race and sent many of the leaders to the pit, excluding Ambrose and Fellows, who stayed out.
Said and Pruett were part of the group that pitted and they returned in 12th and 13th-place, respectively. They both took four tires and it was likely that on the final stop of the day.
Shortly after the restart, Steven Wallace blew his engine and put down a lot of fluid on the track that took a while to clean up. The field passed the halfway point still under caution and it gave some teams a chance to gamble on reaching the checkered flag by stopping on lap 39.
Ambrose and Fellows came in, but needed fuel and tires, while the other leaders took fuel only. Carpentier and Said stayed out to inherit the lead. Harvick and Jeff Burton took fuel only and gained more than eight positions. Pruett restarted in ninth place and Ambrose from 12th. Ambrose punched the gas pedal on the restart and by lap 42 was around Pruett and into seventh place, just behind Harvick. If he could get around Harvick he would be the leader of those who stopped.
Ambrose got around Harvick on lap 43 and though he was sixth overall, he was the de facto leader of the race. As the race leaders peeled off to go to pit lane, Ambrose moved up the charts. He also held more than a one-second lead on Harvick and five seconds on Pruett.
Finally, on lap 48 all those in front of him pitted and Ambrose retook the race lead.
Twenty-five laps to go and Ambrose's lead was 1.731 seconds over Harvick. Harvick was beginning to push and both Pruett and Fellows got past him, but they were five seconds behind Ambrose.
Caution flag number three came out on lap 57 as Jorge Goeters hit the tire wall. The flag erased Ambrose's big lead, but also assured that Ambrose and the other leaders could reach the checkered flag without stopping.
The green flag dropped to restart the race on lap 60 and Ambrose took off. He was the fastest car on the track and his lead was 0.934 seconds with 10 laps remaining. Gordon got around both Fellows and Pruett for second place and then another caution flag, for oil on the track, slowed Ambrose's charge to his first career Busch Series win.
The race would come down to the rookie, Ambrose, and one of NASCAR's best off- road and road course racers, Gordon.
The race restarted with four laps to go and Ambrose got a great jump on Gordon. But Fellows and Pruett didn't make it through turn two and they spun around blocking the track and forcing a caution flag. Meanwhile, Ambrose had spun Gordon out after the caution flags were displayed
NASCAR determined that Gordon should restart in 14th place, but Gordon refused to move from behind Ambrose. NASCAR should have red-flagged the race at that point to force Gordon to move, but instead began the race with Gordon right behind the leader.
Gordon, of course, took out his frustration on Ambrose spinning him out in the second corner. Harvick inherited the lead and after holding off Carpentier was declared the winner.
Gordon continued to claimed he won the race, but Harvick was the actual winner as Gordon had been black-flagged and his final laps weren't counted by the scoring computer.
Carl Edwards finished 30th, but still maintains a stranglehold on the championship.
Next week will be another road-course event, this time at Watkins Glen International in New York.
<< Twins edge Tribe behind strong bullpen effort
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Cuddyer drove in two runs and four
Minnesota relievers combined to throw five shutout innings as the Twins edged
the Cleveland Indians, 3-2, in the second of a four-game set at the Metrodome.
Jaso
<< Twins to recall LHP Cali
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins announced after their
game Saturday that they will recall pitcher Carmen Cali in time for Sunday
afternoon's game against Cleveland.
Cali, a lefty, has a record of 0-0, with a 5
<< A's held to two hits, but edge Angels
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Blanton outdueled Kelvim Escobar and
pinch-hitter Travis Buck singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, as
the Athletics capitalized on the few scoring opportunities they had in a 2-1
victory
<< Sabbatini leads Woods by one at Firestone
Akron, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rory Sabbatini struggled early in his round
Saturday, but steadied himself and managed to post a two-over 72 to lead by
one after three rounds of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
Sabbatini completed 5
Brewers active Linebrink from bereavement list >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers activated reliever
Scott Linebrink from the bereavement list prior to Saturday's game against
Philadelphia.
The right-hander has appeared in two games for Milwaukee since being
Brewers activate Linebrink from bereavement list >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers activated reliever
Scott Linebrink from the bereavement list prior to Saturday's game against
Philadelphia.
The right-hander has appeared in two games for Milwaukee since being acquired
Weibring one up on Thorpe at 3M Championship >>
Blaine, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.A. Weibring fired a six-under 66 Saturday to
take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the 3M Championship.
Weibring completed 36 holes at 13-under-par 131. His 131 matched the 36-hole
scoring record that
Beckham expected to miss Sunday's match in Toronto >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - At a press conference at the Air Canada Centre
Saturday, David Beckham and Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Frank Yallop made it p
"For the first time I ran today in training," Beckham said. "Running straight
is
Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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