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10/06/2007 - Talladega, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Todd Bodine held off a last corner charge from Rick Crawford and Johnny Benson to capture Saturday's Mountain Dew 250 Craftsman Truck Series race at the Talladega Superspeedway. The No.30 Germain Toyota crossed the finish line 0.014 seconds ahead of Crawford.
The victory was Bodine's second of the season and 12th of his truck career.
Bodine brought the field to the green flag for 94 laps of tight side-by-side racing. Early on Jack Sprague, who started second, took the lead from Bodine and the two stayed at the top of the charts through the first two pit stops.
Meanwhile, points leader Mike Skinner, who had made an additional early pit stop, was in 21st place and working his way towards the leaders. By lap 20, the No.5 Toyota cracked the top-five and was back in the battle.
Of course, this was Talladega and there were 18 drivers within one second of the lead all racing three-wide and changing positions many times per lap. That's what makes the superspeedway a fan favorite and frequently a "crashfest."
Bodine and Sprague were still one-two at the midpoint of the race.
A crash on lap 54 (third caution of the day) set everyone up for their final stops.
When they came back on the track Travis Kvapil was the new leader. Sprague was second and Benson was third. Championship leader Skinner was sixth and the man just three points behind him entering the race, Ron Hornaday Jr. was right in front of him in fifth.
Two laps later Sprague led a charge around the outside of Kvapil and grabbed the lead. Benson followed Sprague and slipped into second and Kvapil was forced all the way back to third place.
On lap 66 a caution flag for debris slowed the field and gave everyone a chance to breath before the final wild ride to the checkered flag.
On the restart Rick Crawford and Erik Darnell thundered past the leaders on the outside. Sprague and Benson returned the favor one lap later.
But Sprague, who had some right-front tire smoke, suddenly spun in turn four of lap 66 while leading and the "Big One" was on. Kvapil, Darnell, Terry Cook and a dozen others were collected in the mess, but Skinner somehow avoided everything and was in great shape to expand his lead.
Hornaday Jr. had minimal damage and would return to the track, but Kvapil was done for the day and probably lost any chance at a championship.
"One of the tires went down...and the guys behind me had nowhere to go," said Sprague. "I couldn't signal because I was too busy trying to save the truck."
They restarted with 16 laps to go and Skinner was the new leader with Bodine and Kyle Busch behind him. They lasted one lap before Josh Wise brought out another caution flag in turn three.
The race would restart with 12 laps remaining and just 17 trucks on the lead lap. Bodine moved to the top of the track and had the horsepower to take the lead with 11 laps to go. Mike Wallace was second and Hornaday Jr. was third with just 10 laps remaining.
Skinner's hood pin broke and his hood was flapping in the wind with six laps to go. But Wallace spun to bring out a caution flag and it saved Skinner's season. NASCAR was already black-flagging him as the yellow started to wave and the result was that the No.5 would remain on the lead lap.
The green flag dropped with two laps to go. Bodine took off and Crawford stayed right with him. They stayed in line as they saw the white flag. They were still all in line as they went into turn three. Crawford slid to the outside as Bodine protected the yellow line and the bottom line was the winner by less than half-a-truck length.
Hornaday Jr. finished seventh, Skinner 13th, so Hornaday Jr. will take a 14- point lead to the next event.
The next race is scheduled for Saturday, October 20th at Martinsville.
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Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)
"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."
Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins
There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.
Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins
Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.
USC Trojans - 10.5 wins
A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.
Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy
Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.
"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."
Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1
The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.
Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1
If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.
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