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10/20/2011 - Talladega, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, October 23. Race: Good Sam Club 500. Site: Talladega Superspeedway. Track: 2.66-mile oval. Start time: 2:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 188. Miles: 500. 2010 Winner: Clint Bowyer. Television: ESPN. Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) /SIRIUS NASCAR Satellite.
Following the death of Dan Wheldon in last Sunday's IndyCar event at Las Vegas, safety has become a major concern in this weekend 500-mile Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Talladega features a lot of exciting and wild racing, but the track has also experienced its share of controversy over the years, particularly in regards to safety.
IndyCar endured its darkest moment in the early going of the scheduled 300- mile Las Vegas race when a horrific 15-car crash claimed the life of Wheldon, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and former IndyCar champion. Wheldon's car went airborne into the catch fence along turn two before it erupted into flames during the lap 11 incident. The 33-year-old Englishman died of blunt head trauma.
There has not been a fatality on the racetrack in any one of NASCAR's three national touring series since Dale Earnhardt was killed in an accident on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. SAFER barriers (soft walls), the current cars and the head and neck support (HANS) device have all played a vital role in NASCAR's safety initiatives.
"I think NASCAR has implemented some incredible safety features for our cars over the years to allow us to go to Talladega," Jeff Gordon said. "While the drivers might not always be thrilled and sometimes the fans aren't always thrilled about the type of racing going on out there, I do feel very safe inside the cars. That's something that's evolved over the years and something that we all have worked together on through experience, through seeing wrecks, going through wrecks, understanding how to contain the cars inside the racetrack, trying to keep the cars on the ground with new aerodynamics, with the roof flaps.
"I think the spoiler is a plus versus the [rear] wing when the cars get turned backwards. I feel very confident in that going to the racetrack this weekend at Talladega."
Last Saturday night at Charlotte, Jimmie Johnson walked away unscathed after crashing head on into the outside wall during the closing laps of the race.
"It was a big hit," Johnson said during Monday's electronic fuel injection test session at Charlotte. "The NASCAR safety guys came by and discussed a lot of that with me. The numbers were high, but if you look at the frequency and how long the impact lasted, it was spread out over a long period of time, because of the soft wall and the steel cage that we have around our car. It makes it a very forgiving impact in a the scheme of things.
"The velocity was very high, but the "g" number [force of gravity] was average, which is great. That g number should have been doubled if it wasn't into a soft wall. I was very fortunate to have the safety that we do on these tracks and on these cars, because it was a huge hit."
Talladega has seen its share of multi-car crashes, commonly known as "the big one," and at times, cars have sailed into the air and then slammed into the catch fence at the 2.66-mile, high-banked track.
"I guess if you really look at the big picture and why we run restrictor plates is so the cars stay on the ground," said Johnson, who won at Talladega in April. "It doesn't matter the type of race car. If it's off the ground, you cannot control it in an accident."
Bobby Allison's spectacular crash along the frontstretch in the spring 1987 race at Talladega led NASCAR to mandate restrictor plates to reduce speeds for races at Talladega and its sister track, Daytona International Speedway.
But restrictor-plate racing led to big packs of cars running two, three and even four-wide, just inches apart from each other, and moving at speeds more than 200 m.p.h. Multi-car wrecks at Talladega have involved as many as 30 drivers in a single incident.
NASCAR dodged a bullet at Talladega in April 2009 when Carl Edwards walked away from a crash that was somewhat similar to Allison's wreck. However, eight spectators suffered injuries when they were struck by debris from Edwards' car. None of the injuries were life-threatening.
Since last year's fall race at Talladega, NASCAR has been tweaking the rules package for restrictor-plate racing, which has created two-car breakaways and therefore produced record lead changes at both Talladega and Daytona.
"Talladega is fast and high-banked, and we all know what we're in for when we go there," NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said.
NASCAR recently changed the size of the restrictor plate for this race. The plate has increased by 1/64 inch, putting it at 57/64-inch diameter. This will provide teams with an additional 7-10 horsepower. NASCAR has also altered the pressure relief valve on the cars' cooling system.
After a record-tying 88 lead changes in this year's spring race at Talladega, the track has set up a bonus plan for Sunday's event here. If there are 100 or more lead changes in the race, the driver who takes the lead the most times (not the most laps) will collect a $100,000 award.
Talladega will be the sixth race in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Just 35 points separate leader Carl Edwards from eighth-place Johnson. Kevin Harvick is five points behind Edwards, while Charlotte winner Matt Kenseth trails by seven markers.
Johnson's current 35-point deficit roughly equates to 145 markers from the old points system (1975-2010).
With five races to go in the 2006 season, Johnson overcame a deficit of 146 points to win his first of five consecutive championships. So don't count him out just yet.
Talladega is the "wild card" or "crap shoot" race in the Chase, so anything can happen as far as the championship battle is concerned.
Forty-seven teams are on the preliminary entry list for the Good Sam Club 500.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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