Harvick dominant at Atlanta

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09/05/2009 - Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Harvick put on a dominating performance but had to pass Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead with two laps remaining to win Saturday's Degree V12 300 Nationwide Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Harvick and Kyle Busch made their final stops for gas and tires with less than 15 laps remaining, but Earnhardt Jr. and Carl Edwards opted to go the distance without pitting for fuel. Busch also passed Earnhardt Jr. in the final laps before finishing a little more than a second behind Harvick.

"Kyle was a little bit better on the short runs, but after eight or ten laps, this thing was just flat-out awesome," said Harvick, who led 131 of 195 laps. "We cut it a little bit closer than I would have liked to at the end."

Harvick recorded his second win of the season and the 34th of his Nationwide career. His win in March at Bristol marked the first time he won in the car he and his wife, DeLana, own.

In March 2001, Harvick scored his first Cup Series victory at Atlanta, three races after he replaced the late-Dale Earnhardt in a Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

With his second-place finish, Busch slightly extended his lead to 221 points over Edwards.

"Harvick was gone," Busch said. "What a non-race that was, but hopefully it was a show there at the end."

Earnhardt Jr., the pole sitter, had just enough fuel to cross the finish line third.

"We just tried to save what we could, and we knew we could probably make it, so we just didn't pit trying to take a chance," Earnhardt Jr. said.

Earnhardt Jr.'s protege, Brad Keselowski, finished fourth, and Jeff Burton came in fifth.

Only the top-five drivers finished on the lead lap.

Joey Logano was sixth, followed by Edwards, Greg Biffle, David Ragan and Reed Sorenson. Edwards drove with a broken right foot he sustained while playing Frisbee earlier this week.

"That's a sore right foot if you don't push the pedal very hard, so that's good for fuel mileage," said Edwards, whose fuel also held up at the end. "Seventh is not what we came here to do, but considering everything, that was a pretty good run."

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NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.

Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.

There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.

Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.

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