07/19/2008 - Sparta, KY (Autoracing Betting) - Mike Skinner captured the pole for Saturday night's Built Ford Tough 225 at the Kentucky Speedway. The No.5 Bill Davis Racing Toyota driver rounded the 1.5-mile speedway in 31.487 seconds (171.499 m.p.h.).
The pole victory was Skinner's third of the season and 46th of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career.
"Our truck just really wasn't good enough to get the pole today," Skinner said. "I don't know how many of these things we've gotten because I was just dumb enough to hold it wide open and the thing didn't hit the fence...The truck is very, very fast. We just got to get our racing program a little bit better and get this thing back to victory lane."
Skinner won a series-high five races in 2007, but has yet to score a victory so far this season. His most recent win came last October in Martinsville, VA.
Starting on the front row with Skinner will be Kyle Busch who posted a time of 31.539 seconds.
Busch, NASCAR's hottest driver, returns to the Truck Series for the first time since June at Michigan. Busch will attempt to win his third different national series race in consecutive starts after posting victories in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide events this past weekend at Chicagoland. He has two truck victories this year.
Colin Braun (31.565) and Johnny Benson (31.582) will make up row two.
With the series now approaching the half-way mark of the season, the top-five drivers are all within 74 points of each other. Defending series champion Ron Hornaday, Jr. currently holds a 27-point lead over second-place Matt Crafton and a 54-point advantage of third-place Todd Bodine. Benson is just two markers behind Bodine. Rick Crawford occupies the fifth spot.
Sixth-place Skinner (-113) is the defending race winner at Kentucky. He won last year's race in dominating fashion, leading 135 of 150 laps. He crossed the finish line more than five seconds ahead of Travis Kvapil.
Willie Allen will start 20th in NFL All-Pro receiver Randy Moss' debut as a NASCAR team owner. Allen, the rookie of the year in the series last year, is driving the No.81 Chevrolet for Randy Moss Motorsports at Kentucky.
Moss, who set the NFL single-season touchdown reception record during his first year with the New England Patriots in 2007, has been a NASCAR fan for several years. He is attending his first, and likely only, race of the year before departing for the Patriots' training camp.
The green flag for tonight's event is scheduled to drop around at 7 p.m. (et).
<< O's land INF Castro, among other moves
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Orioles and Rockies exchanged minor
league infielders on Saturday, with Baltimore acquiring Juan Castro and
Colorado netting Mike McCoy.
Baltimore selected Castro's contract from Triple-A
<< Arsenal's Rosicky to miss start of season
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky has
admitted that he will not have recovered from his troublesome knee injury in
time for the start of the new season in four weeks' time.
The Czech Republic in
<< Verdasco, Andreev advance to finals in Umag
Umag, Croatia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco and
fourth-seeded Russian Igor Andreev will meet in the final of the clay-court
Croatia Open Umag after breezing through their respective semifinal matches on
Saturda
<< Liverpool's Gerrard suffers groin injury
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been
forced to leave the club's training camp in Switzerland and has returned home
after picking up a groin injury.
"Steven has a slight groin strain which will kee
Cannon stops PK to help San Jose tie Toronto >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Cannon saved a penalty kick to help the San
Jose Earthquakes tie Toronto FC, 0-0, on Saturday at BMO Field as both teams
failed to snap winless skids.
Cannon denied Toronto midfielder Amado Guevara in t
Astros place Oswalt on disabled list >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Astros placed pitcher Roy
Oswalt on the 15-day disabled list Saturday. The move is retroactive to July
12.
The 30-year-old hurler underwent an MRI earlier in the day, which confirmed a
Molina HBP in 12th to push Yanks past A's >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Molina was hit by a Lenny DiNardo pitch in
the 12th inning to force in Derek Jeter as the game-winning run to lift the
New York Yankees over the Oakland Athletics, 4-3, in the second bout of a
three-g
Fabiano signs extension with Sevilla >>
Seville, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brazilian-born striker Luis Fabiano signed a
contract extension with Sevilla on Saturday that will keep him with the Spanish
La Liga club until June 2011.
Fabiano, 27, was the second leading scorer in Spai
Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.
MySportsbook.com Releases World Series Championship Lines
New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox early favorites to win 2008 World Series
The Major League Baseball season starts this weekend and MySportsbook.com, a leading online sportsbook for over 8 years, is the first to offer baseball sports betting lines on who will win the 2007 World Series.
"The World Series is the biggest baseball event in the sports betting world and MySportsbook.com is excited that we are first to market with betting lines on every team," says Tim Dalton, Marketing Director, MySportsbook.com. "We are getting things ready for a great baseball season and our members are looking forward to our Player Payback Bonuses, as well as Dime Lines, all season long."
Going in to this weekend, MySportsbook.com's favorites to win the World Series are the New York Yankees at 7-2 and last year’s winners the Chicago White Sox at 9-2.
"These betting lines are ripe for the picking," Dalton added, "baseball fans know that the season is long and many factors, including players staying healthy, will affect these Future odds as the baseball season progresses. Betting on your favorite team in the beginning of the season could prove quite lucrative. We are seeing examples of this right now in the NCAA College Basketball Tournament with a lucky few that placed pre-season bets on George Mason to win it all. Anything can happen."
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Mastercard needs..
About www.MySportsbook.com
MySportsbook.com is the foremost online sportsbook offering Internet wagering to its worldwide customers. Fully licensed and regulated in St. John’s, Antigua since 1997, MySportsbook.com offers a complete range of online casino games, sports betting lines, poker tournaments and horse racing offtrack betting daily through its portfolio of companies and managed services. With over 7 years of experience, MySportsbook.com has become one of the most respected companies in the gaming industry by providing unparalleled 24/7 customer support and timely payouts. MySportsbook.com is part of the SportingBet PLC group of companies that is publicly-traded on the London Stock Exchange ( LSE ) under the symbol SBT.L. MySportsbook.com provides a secure environment for sports and casino wagering and has been featured in numerous media outlets, including MAXIM Magazine, Cigar Aficionado, and CNN’s Paula Zahn Now among others.
Sports Betting News: Football Betting | Baseball Betting | Basketball Betting | Hockey Betting | Golf Betting | Tennis Betting | Auto Racing Betting | Horse Racing Betting | Soccer Betting