Patrick skipping Indy 500 and competing at Charlotte
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01/23/2012 -
Concord NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Danica Patrick revealed on Monday that she will
forgo this year's Indianapolis 500 and will instead compete in the 600-mile
Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 -- NASCAR's longest race of the season --
are scheduled on May 27.
Patrick left the IZOD IndyCar Series at the end of last season to compete in
NASCAR full-time this year, running the entire 33-race schedule in the
Nationwide Series and at least 10 races in Sprint Cup.
"I hope to do it [Indy 500] in the future," she said during a press
conference. "At this point, after a lot of conversations, it's just going to
be the Coke 600. I think it's going to be a big challenge, but I'm looking
forward to it."
Last November, Patrick and her team owner, Tony Stewart, who is the reigning
Sprint Cup champion, announced eight of her 10-scheduled races, beginning with
the February 26 season-opening Daytona 500. She is also slated to compete at
Darlington (May 12), Bristol (August 25), Atlanta (September 2), Chicagoland
(Sept. 16), Dover (Sept. 30), Texas (November 4) and Phoenix (Nov. 11).
Charlotte becomes the ninth race added to Patrick's Sprint Cup schedule. Her
tenth event will announced at a later date. Stewart-Haas Racing is hopeful she
will run a full-time schedule in NASCAR's premier series in 2013.
Patrick has competed in the Indy 500 in each of the last seven years,
finishing in the top-10 six times. Her best finish in that race is third,
which came in 2009. She posted a fourth-place run at Indy during her '05
rookie season in IndyCar.
Regarding this year's race at Indy, Patrick noted "It was just something that
didn't quite work out on the business side of things."
<< Aggies and Jayhawks square off in Lawrence
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undefeated in league play as they host the Texas A&M Aggies in a Big 12 battle
on at the Allen Fieldhouse this evening.
This will be the 19th meeting in the series hi
<< The downward spiral of the English Premier League
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Premiership has to be the worst league in the world.
For decades, it's been bandied about that England's top flight is the pinnacle
of all sport, both in entertainment value and level of competition.
While it's still
<< JoePa's legacy will live on
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<< Wenger's stubbornness is costing Arsenal
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The expression on the face of Arsenal captain Robin van
Persie said it all as he watched Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain exit Sunday's match
against Manchester United in favor of Andrei Arshavin.
Chants of "You don't know w
<< Oilers' Eberle, Pens' Letang added to All-Star roster
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If Edmonton Oilers forward Jordan Eberle and
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang made plans for the All-Star break,
they will have to cancel them now.
Both players on Monday were added to the 2012
Brown University mourning alum Paterno >>
Providence, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Among the many people in college football
mourning the death of legendary coach Joe Paterno are those at Brown
University, his alma mater.
Paterno, who died from lung cancer at age 85 Sunday morning in State
Howard, Gasol named NBA Players of the Week >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard and Memphis
Grizzlies big man Marc Gasol have been named the Eastern and Western
Conference players of the week, respectively, for games played January 16
through
Balotelli charged with violent conduct >>
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli
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The incident occurred in Sunday's 3-2 win over Tottenham when Balotelli, who
had
Most can't separate Penn State scandal, JoePa's legacy >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The thing about the water cooler is no one
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For some of us, it's still where we go for opinions - mostly to give ours, of
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Kelly to remain the Ducks' head coach >>
Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chip Kelly is staying in school.
The Oregon head coach said Monday he's flattered by the interest shown in him
by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he will remain the Ducks' head coach.
"I enjoyed meeting with
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Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
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