Truck title fight continues at Martinsville

Autoracing Betting Lines

10/26/2011 - Martinsville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck. Date: Saturday, October 29. Race: Kroger 200. Site: Martinsville Speedway. Track: 0.526-mile oval. Start time: 2:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 200. Miles: 105.2. 2010 winner: Ron Hornaday Jr. Television: Speed. Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) /SIRIUS NASCAR Satellite.

The battle for the Camping World Truck Series championship is turning out to be one of the best in the series'17-year history. With three races to go, 16 points separate leader Austin Dillon from fourth-place Ron Hornaday Jr.

James Buescher's finish of third compared to a seventh-place run for Dillon in last Saturday's race at Talladega allowed Buescher to move within three points of Dillon.

Johnny Sauter fell 14 points out of the lead after finishing 15th at Talladega.

Hornaday has been the hottest driver in the series lately, winning three of the last six races. He finished second at Talladega.

After finishing 24th in the August 24 race at Bristol, it looked as though Hornaday's chances of winning a record-extending fifth series title were over, as he trailed the leader by 68 points. But what a remarkable comeback he's made since then.

"This championship battle is really heating up, and with three races to go, it's important to drive smart and make good decisions," he said. "I've been in this hot seat before, and I really think this team can come together and pull off a victory."

Hornaday could very well continue his surge in the point standings this weekend at Martinsville Speedway, a track where he has finished no worse than fourth in the past three years. He won at this track for the first time one year ago.

Dillon's best finish in three races at Martinsville is seventh, which came in April.

Buescher has finished no better than 11th in four starts at this track. He finished 35th here earlier this season.

When the series competed at Martinsville in the spring, Sauter passed Kyle Busch with less than two laps remaining to win here for the first time. Sauter's victory came days before his wife, Cortney, gave birth to their second child. He also became the first non-Sprint Cup Series regular to win a NASCAR national touring race during the 2011 season.

"We don't have a choice but to win if we're going to pull off this championship," Sauter said. "We're going to do whatever it takes to win, within reason. I don't look out for anybody but us, especially now with just three to go."

Timothy Peters, who grew up 30 miles away from this track in Providence, NC, is currently fifth in points (-42). Peters' first truck win came at Martinsville in October 2009. His series debut came here as well, in April 2005.

Kevin Harvick and Virginia-native Denny Hamlin are those Sprint Cup regulars competing in this race.

Harvick is the only driver entered that has multiple truck victories at Martinsville. He won back-to-back spring races here from 2009-10. Harvick will drive the No.2 Chevrolet, while Hornaday will move back into the No.33 truck. Hornaday drove the No.2 at Kentucky, Las Vegas and Talladega.

Hamlin will be behind the wheel of Kyle Busch Motorsports' No.18 Toyota.

Forty-one teams are on the preliminary entry list for the Kroger 200.

Wwwquam Autoracing Betting News

<< Edwards in command of Chase heading into Martinsville
Martinsville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, October 30. Race: Tums Fast Relief 500. Site: Martinsville Speedway. Track: 0.526-mile oval. Start time: 1:30 p.m. (et). Laps: 500. Miles: 263. 2010 Winner: Denny Haml

<< In the FCS Huddle: Oh, yes, Super Saturday has 57 other FCS games
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - This just in ... There are big games in the FCS this week besides the Super Saturday showdowns of No. 1 Georgia Southern at No. 5 Appalachian State in the Southern Conference and No. 2 Northern Iowa at No.

<< Senators send top pick Zibanejad back to Sweden
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray announced Wednesday that 2011 first-round pick Mika Zibanejad is being returned to Djurgarden, his team in the Swedish Elite League. The sixth player ta

<< Del Potro lands in Vienna quarters
Vienna, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro was an easy second-round winner Wednesday at Vienna's $790,000 Erste Bank Open. The second-seeded Argentine del Potro handled 2008 Vienna titlist P

<< This Week in Auto Racing October 29 - 30
Martinsville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Round seven in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship takes place this weekend on NASCAR's shortest track -- Martinsville Speedway. The Camping World Truck Series is also at Martinsville. Formula

Devils add F Ryan Carter off waivers >>
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Devils on Wednesday claimed forward Ryan Carter off waivers from the Florida Panthers. The 28-year-old will join the Devils on their road trip in Phoenix. Carter was scoreless in seven

Texas Southern sets 2012 schedule at new stadium >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas Southern football will begin play in the new TSU/Dynamo Stadium in 2012 with at least six home games, the SWAC university announced Wednesday. The 22,000-seat stadium is scheduled to open in May. The Tige

Azarenka, Li post wins at WTA Championships >>
Istanbul, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka and French Open champion Li Na recorded round-robin wins Wednesday at the prestigious season-ending $4.55 million WTA Championships. Azarenka (1-0) made her first acti

Chargers put LB English on IR >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Chargers placed linebacker Larry English on injured reserve Wednesday. The 2009 first-round pick suffered a left foot injury Sunday against the New York Jets. He recorded seven tackles an

MLB postpones Game 6 of World Series >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball has decided to postpone Game 6 of the World Series between the Cardinals and Rangers because of inclement weather in St. Louis. With a forecast calling for rain, the game has be

MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect

LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.

Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.

Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your NFL football betting needs.