Daytona 500 qualifying date changed

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08/28/2009 - Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Officials from Daytona International Speedway announced Friday that next year's qualifying date for the Daytona 500 will move to the same day as the Budweiser Shootout to avoid conflict with the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 7 in Miami.

Daytona 500 qualifying, which determines the front starting row for NASCAR's biggest race of the season, will be held prior to the ARCA race on February 6. The Budweiser Shootout runs under the lights at Daytona that night.

There will be no track activity on Sunday.

"We're excited about the new schedule," Daytona International Speedway President Robin Braig said. "By moving Daytona 500 qualifying to Saturday, we are now providing even more value to our race fans, who can now enjoy a unique racing tripleheader as well as all the festivities surrounding the Super Bowl the following day."

Qualifying will kick off the tripleheader at Daytona, starting at 1:00 p.m. (et). The ARCA event is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. (et), and the Budweiser Shootout, the Sprint Cup Series preseason, non-points event, is slated for 8:00 p.m. (et).

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Colts give the ‘D’ its due

The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.

They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.

"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."

Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.

New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.

Not so sound on the ground

If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.

Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com

“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.

Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.

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SportsBooks ready for a shootout

Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.

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