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07/30/2007 - San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie Robert Doornbos rebounded from a first-lap crash to win Sunday's San Jose Grand Prix Champ Car event. The No.14 Minardi Team USA driver crossed the finish line 6.144 seconds ahead of Neel Jani.
The victory was Doornbos' second of the season. His first career Champ Car win came at the Grand Prix of Mont-Tremblant earlier this month.
After winning his second pole of the season, Justin Wilson led the 17-car field around the 1.448-mile, 11-turn, temporary circuit to the green flag.
The story of the first few laps was engine problems. After Doornbos got into the back of Jan Heylen in turn one, Sebastien Bourdais dropped back to eighth when he accidentally shut off his engine. The leader had his share of problems when his engine acted up as the field got ready for the restart on lap five. Dan Clarke crashed into the back of Wilson as he slowed down.
Dan Clarke and Doornbos both took pit stops to get new noses on their cars. Wilson eventually returned to the track, but finished in a disappointing 13th place.
When the madness finally settled down, Oriol Servia somehow found himself in the first position. Jani, Paul Tracy, Graham Rahal and Alex Tagliani completed the top-five early on.
Servia was still showing the way when Katherine Legge brought out the next caution flag on lap 14. The race went back to green four laps later.
The 33-year-old Servia kept his margin around one second. But Jani quickly cut into the gap and on lap 34 Jani ducked under Servia as they exited the first turn for the lead.
On lap 39, Tracy, running in third, started a cycle of green flag pit stops. The leader had a clean pit stop three laps later. As the leaders continued to cycle through a round of pit stops, Rahal stalled his car in his pit box. This mistake knocked him outside of the top-10.
When the stops were complete the new leader was Doornbos. The Minardi Team USA driver was on a different pit strategy, his last stop came on lap 16. Jani, Servia, Tracy and Will Power followed behind.
The 25-year-old rookie had over a 20-second margin when he came down pit road on lap 54. He reentered the track in the third spot after his stop behind Jani and Servia. Tracy and Power drove in fourth and fifth, respectively.
The battle for the first position heated up on lap 65. The Swiss rookie Jani turned back a surging Servia as they made their way around the hairpin first turn. Jani repeated the same move on the next lap to keep Servia behind him. But Servia was too fast for Jani and got around him on lap 66 for the lead.
Servia was still in the lead when Tracy ran out of fuel to bring out the caution flag on lap 76. During the caution period everyone came down pit road for their last stops.
When the stops were complete, Doornbos held onto the first spot after a quick stop. Jani, Servia, Tristan Gommendy and Power followed behind. The race got back underway with a little over 23 minutes remaining, lap 84.
A great restart by Jani allowed him to pass Doornbos as they made their way through the first turn. Servia and Power followed behind in third and fourth as the three-time champion Bourdais made his way into the top-five.
The No.21 PKV Racing driver started to put some distance between himself and Doornbos. The margin reached two seconds before Alex Figge brought out the caution flag on lap 90.
On lap 94, around 12 minutes left, Jani led Doornbos, Servia, Power and Bourdais to the restart.
Jani was able to hold onto the first position, but Doornbos stayed close to him, not allowing him to pull away. On lap 96 Doornbos took the inside lane as they entered turn one. Once again the first turn proved to be the place to pass as Doornbos retook the lead.
With five minutes to go, lap 101, Doornbos had a 3.844-second lead over Jani. The remaining drivers in the top-five stayed the same.
Doornbos continued to increase his margin as the race neared its end. Nobody was able to catch him as he crossed the finish line unchallenged.
Jani, Servia, Power and Bourdais completed the top-five.
The next race in the series is set for Sunday, August 12th at Road America.
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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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