09/19/2008 - Dover, DE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Gordon beat Mark Martin by just a tick to capture the pole for Sunday's Camping World RV 400 at the Dover International Speedway. The No.24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver and four-time NASCAR Cup champion rounded the one-mile, concrete-surface oval in 22.921 seconds (157.061 m.p.h.).
It was Gordon's third pole of the season and the 66th of his Sprint Cup Series career. Gordon is currently ranked fourth on the series' all-time pole winners list, but he is now just four poles away from tying Cale Yarborough for third on the list.
"This is a really big boost," Gordon said. "I know it's just qualifying but (it's) still (a) small victory. This is really going to boost this team hopefully to get us through this weekend. We tested in Kentucky. I feel like that was a good start in our week, and today certainly (was) a great start to the weekend."
Gordon, currently 11th in the "Chase for the Sprint Cup" championship standings, has 81 career race victories, including four at Dover, but has yet to win this year.
Starting alongside Gordon is Martin, who just missed the pole by 0.001 of a second. Martin turned in a lap in 22.922 seconds.
"Jeff Gordon just went incredibly fast, and we didn't get it done," Martin said.
Martin is also a four-time race winner at "The Monster Mile."
Denny Hamlin, sixth in the "Chase" standings, qualified third at 23.001, and Kurt Busch was fourth at 23.021.
Greg Biffle, last week's race winner at New Hampshire, will start fifth. Biffle moved from ninth to third in points after winning the first race in the playoffs.
The remainder of the "Chase" field will start in the following order: Clint Bowyer (sixth), Matt Kenseth (eighth), Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (10th), Kyle Busch (11th), Jimmie Johnson (20th), Jeff Burton (21st), Carl Edwards (22nd), Kevin Harvick (24th) and Tony Stewart (33rd).
Chad Chaffin, Johnny Sauter and Stanton Barrett failed to qualify.
Last Sunday's race at New Hampshire created a surprising shakeup in the standings. After dominating the "regular season" with eight victories, Busch finished 34th and dropped from first to eighth, 74 points behind leaders Edwards and Johnson.
If Busch is looking to rebound, Dover is the place where he can do it. He has scored five top-five finishes in seven starts at Dover, including a victory there in June.
Edwards is the defending race winner. He grabbed the lead from Kenseth with 38 laps to go and then held off Biffle at the finish for the victory. Kenseth, who led the most laps with 192, suffered engine failure in the very late stages and ended up finishing 35th. Edwards' car failed post-race inspection after officials found the right rear of his car to be too low. The victory held, but Edwards was docked 25 driver points as part of his team's penalty.
The green flag is scheduled to drop Sunday around 2 p.m. (et).
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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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