Burton wins Dollar General 300

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10/13/2007 - Concord, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Burton started at the back of the field because of an engine change, but still captured Friday night's Dollar General 300 Busch Series race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway. The No.29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet driver crossed the finish line 1.599 seconds ahead of Kyle Busch.

The victory was Burton's fourth of the season and 26th of his Busch career.

"We're just having fun," said Burton.

Greg Biffle won the pole and brought the field to the green flag for 200 laps of racing. In fact, the No.16 Ford led the first 28 laps before finally yielding to Kasey Kahne on the first caution-flag stop.

Kahne used a faster stop to grab the lead from Biffle, who came out third. But it only took Biffle until lap 44 to retake the position from Kahne. Also moving up was Edwards, the points leader, who slipped underneath Kahne too. Biffle and Edwards exchange positions at the top on lap 58 giving Edwards five bonus points in his quest for the drivers championship.

The two Roush Fenway Racing Fords pulled away from Kahne, opening up a margin of 1.495 seconds after 60 laps. Once Edwards got the clean air, he began to pull away from Biffle too. By lap 75 he margin over teammate Biffle was almost three seconds. But a debris-caused caution flag on lap 85 slowed the field and erased Edwards' lead.

After the restart on lap 90, Biffle slid below Edwards to retake the lead, but it was Edwards out front when the field passed the 100-lap halfway point.

Edwards and Biffle were still leading the way when Blake Bjorklund's engine blew and everyone pitted on lap 127. Clint Bowyer took fuel only and stole the lead from Edwards and Biffle. Edwards' crew took out a right-rear spring rubber and came out 10th.

Bowyer restarted on lap 133 with Biffle in second, Burton in third and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in fourth place. The gamble by the Edwards' crew didn't pay off as on the restart, Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Jason Keller were all involved in a turn two crash. It appeared that Johnson started the incident when he got loose.

"We did what we could to win the race," said Edwards. "It just didn't work out. It's crazy, we had the best car."

They restarted with 62 laps to go, but lasted less than two laps. This time leader Bowyer spun on his "old" tires coming out of turn four. When he did, he slid up the track right into Biffle. Burton was the beneficiary of the Bowyer spin as he avoided the two cars and inherited the lead.

But Burton couldn't cruise to the checkered flag. He had "Junior" and Busch testing him. Earnhardt Jr. got underneath Burton, but couldn't complete the pass and almost wrecked both cars with 53 laps to go.

Burton then pulled away, expanding the lead to 1.668 seconds with 40 laps to go. The margin settled at just under one and-a-half seconds as the laps clicked off. Then with about 22 laps to go, "Junior" began to chop distance off the gap. By lap 180 the lead was just 0.858 seconds.

Reed Sorenson slammed the outside wall with 19 laps remaining to slow the race and after an extended cleanup, they were ready for an 11-lap shootout to the finish.

When they restarted, the top side of the track, where Earnhardt Jr. was running, just didn't have the grip. Busch slipped below "Junior" for second and Aric Almirola did the same.

Burton built a 1.244-second lead on Busch with four laps to go and that was the race. Busch couldn't get any closer and Burton took the checkered flag by a comfortable margin.

Edwards was credited with a 33rd-place finish and will take a 638-point lead to the next race. That will be on Saturday, October 27th at the Memphis Motorsports Park.

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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.

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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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