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08/24/2007 - Bristol, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Leffler won the pole for Friday night's Food City 250 Busch Series race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. The No.38 Great Clips Toyota driver circled the 0.533-mile short track in 15.947 seconds (120.324 m.p.h.).
The pole victory was Leffler's second of the season and eighth of his Busch career.
Starting on the front row with Leffler will be Brad Coleman, who posted a time of 16.051 seconds.
Jeff Burton (16.071) and Mike Bliss (16.076) will make up row two.
The Busch Series continues to trudge through the long season with Carl Edwards dominating from beginning to end. At least in the driver category.
In the owner's championship, the race is much, much closer. While Edwards leads Kevin Harvick in the driver standings by 700 points, the battle between the No.60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford and the No.29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet is a different story.
After last week, the combination of Jeff Burton and Scott Wimmer driving the No.29 Chevy is actually ahead of Edwards' No.60. The No.29 team was more than 300 points behind the No.60 following the second race at Nashville Superspeedway in June, but has made up all the ground and now leads by 40 points.
Kevin Harvick, starting sixth, is back to his 2006 Busch Series championship form these days, winning two of the last three Busch events (Montreal, Watkins Glen) and four of his last six starts.
In just 18 starts this year, Harvick has collected a series-high five wins and 16 top-10s. He is second in points despite missing seven races.
The green flag is set to drop tonight at 8:00 p.m. (et).
<< Razzano, Dulko land in Forest Hills final
Forest Hills, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano
and third-seeded Argentine Gisela Dulko reached Saturday's final at the
$74,800 Forest Hills Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Classic.
Razzano leveled Russian E
<< Fielder's suspension reduced
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball reduced the
suspension of Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder from three to
two games on Friday.
Fielder was originally suspended for three games
<< Gomez returns for defending champion Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending Bundesliga champion Stuttgart,
which is still searching for its first win, gets a boost Saturday when injured
striker Mario Gomez returns from injury.
Gomez led Stuttgart with 14 goals last y
<< Kahne edges Montoya for Bristol pole
Bristol, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In one of the closest qualifying sessions of
the season, Kasey Kahne captured the pole for Saturday night's Sharpie 500
Nextel Cup race at the Bristol Motor Speedway short track. The No.9 Gillett
Evernha
It's official: Dodgers sign David Wells >>
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers officially signed
former Padres pitcher David Wells to a contract for the remainder of the 2007
season on Friday.
On August 10, San Diego designated the veteran left-hander for a
New York continues road swing at New England >>
Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Red Bulls continue their
Eastern Conference road swing Saturday when they travel to New England, three
days after falling at D.C. United 3-0.
"Mental errors - a lot of mental errors to
Vick suspended indefinitely by NFL >>
Richmond, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Embattled Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael
Vick has been suspended indefinitely without pay from the National Football
League, effective immediately.
The announcement comes just hours after Vick signed
Zagurski to have season-ending surgery >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Phillies left-handed pitcher
Mike Zagurski will undergo season-ending surgery on his right hamstring, the
club announced on Friday.
Zagurski was injured in his last appearance, August
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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