Stenhouse Jr. captures Nationwide title at Homestead

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11/19/2011 - Homestead, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. easily clinched the 2011 Nationwide Series championship with a second-place finish in Saturday's season-ending Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Stenhouse concluded his title season with a 45-point margin over Elliott Sadler, who finished sixth. A finish of 37th or better at Homestead guaranteed Stenhouse the championship. He officially wrapped it up when six "start and park" drivers were listed out of the race by lap 32.

Brad Keselowski won the 300-mile affair at Homestead. Keselowski passed Carl Edwards for the lead just after the final restart with seven laps to go. He then held off Stenhouse and Edwards to score his fifth win of the season and the 17th of his Nationwide career.

Edwards' third-place finish coupled with a fifth-place run for Denny Hamlin allowed Roush Fenway Racing's No.60 team to win the owner's championship by just three-points over Joe Gibbs Racing's No.18 team. Edwards led the most laps with 87.

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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. 

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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".

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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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Contract negotiations could get started as early as next week. Let's see which team has the deeper pockets. Will MLB baseball betting lines despite allegations of steroid use? Bet On It at www.MySportsbook.com .

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