2 and at Loudon Kevin Harvick will be driving

88 Chevrolet wasn't sufficient."Had to chuckle on his remarks that both Bodine and Hornaday in post-race interviews would pay him back and doubted it happen at NewHampshire but to expect it.? He's narrowed it down to Martinsville or Phoenix, but what about Talledega or HomesteadNo doubt, retribution is coming for Crafton. Oh, both Bodine and Hornaday are on my list, but I've also added Colin Braun, Mike Skinner, Brian Scott, and Rick Crawford.I doubt we'll see Hornaday do anything to affect his fourth title changes. He's too big of a class act to stoop to Crafton's level, but his retribution will come from the having the third entry, the No. 2, possibly being in the remaining seven races as insurance and let Crafton try to get dirty again.Then we'll see him get a dose of his own medicine, by whichever driver happens to be driving the No. 2 and at Loudon, Kevin Harvick will be driving.Now Bodine when he gets him, it will kill his championship dreams and hurt him badly in the points. Since he'll get him early in the race, probably sacrifice his truck in doing it so it doesn't lookblatant.Both Braun and Crawford were affected by Crafton, I could see either of them dumping him so he can't win the title.You can't rule out Skinner, if he can't win the title if it came down to those lost Gateway points and Crafton being able to win the title.

Sure he'd dump him, in a heartbeat.Scott's made my list since if he catches Hornaday gets into position, has Crafton to contend with for the title. He'll use one of the crafty moves his friend Hornaday taught him and he also owes him one.I have no doubt we'll seeretaliation to Crafton for his stupidity at Gateway but when it happens, it could be a party notinvolved in either wreck, or from one of the parties involved, and I think it be cleverly hidden, so we won't realize it until after the fact.Lastly, I love the beating and bagging in trucks, you live and die by the sword if you choose to use the chrome horn, and yes, NASCAR needs to be consistent on these calls.The deal with Crafton is: I hate a sore loser more. Let's face it: he's been out classed in the title hunt.Really, the bonus points are hisAchilles heel, he's winless, desperate, and really it's the KHI trucks he races in that has helped him be second in the points.It's a shame he isn't more appreciative.Author's note: Everything in this article, strictly for the most part is my own opinion, thequotes used come from truckseries and I am a fan of Ray Dunlap.Source: truckseries Photo Credit: sports.yahoo . ) A superb innings of 126 off just 109 balls from Australia's captain Ricky Ponting helped his team take a 5-0 lead in the ODI Series against England. England won the toss and elected to bat first and despite losing their in form captain Andrew Strauss early on, the home side managed to post what seemed to be a very healthy total of 299 their 50 overs.

Australia have struggled in One day cricket for much of this year, but their performances in this series will given them a real belief that they can be the best ODI side in the world once again. Should Australia win the remaining two ODIs in this series then they will return to No 1 in the ODI rankings. If you are a Betting person then you would do well to back Australia winning the series 7-0.. Well, that's actually the case year after year considering their high payrolls; not to mention being rich with young talent in their farm system's.But one team many forget about it is the Cardinals; and that's a fatal mistake.There's no question the Yankees look like an impressive team by winning most of their games due to their pitching, defense and hitting, and your truly wrote in another site that the Yankees were the team to beat few months ago.With that said, things change.At the trade deadline, the Cardinals decided to act seriously about winning a championship by acquiring Mark DeRosa, Matt Holliday, and Julio Lugo, in an attempt to improve their offense along with giving Albert Pujols protection in the lineup.Since then, the Cardinals went 20-6 in August and nobody wants to face them in October.Their starting pitching has been superb all season, and anytime a team like the Cardinals have co-aces in Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright, their chances of winning postseason games are good.They also have a good back-end of the rotation that features Joel Piniero and Kyle Lohse. Their bullpen is effective too.Cardinals pitching can be relied on to do well thanks to Dave Duncan's work in getting the most out of his pitchers. Duncan did just that in 2006 when the Cards won the World Series with scrapheaps.Critics wonder if the Cards could keep this up with their lack of hitting.

No one talks about that anymore after the additions they made, as they complemented their speed players with home run hitters.This team is much better than the 2006 team when one looks at both the starting rotation and lineup. That 2006 team overachieved and got hot at the right time in October.The Phillies and the Dodgers offer challenges for the Cardinals, but the Cardinals fared well against both teams this season, and there is no reason to think things will be different in October.While the Phillies feature good starting pitching and great hitting, their bullpen presents a question mark that could prevent them from repeating.The Dodgers are ripe for a first-round exit come October. Louis rotation is better than Boston, New York or that of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.It's amazing why the Cardinals have not garnered national attention; but that doesn't matter at this point.When the Cards celebrate their second championship in four years, people will finally take them seriously...a bit too late.. ) As far as first steps on the road to potential Champions League glory go, this was a fairly uninspiring start for Chelsea.Carlo Ancelotti will pleased with the three points - which were secured with a strike just after half time from Nicolas Anelka - but he will know that his side can play much better than this.The Italian could counter that at this stage it is points, not performances that matter. From the resulting corner Rodriguez, under pressure from Michael Essien, headed over.With eight minutes on the clock there was a coming together between the captains (John Terry and Bruno Alves) and the England defender needed treatment before being able to continue.Lampard was getting right into the thick of things, setting up Nicolas Anelka for a shot on goal and having two chances himself, both of which he squandered.Michael Ballack and Salomon Kalou came as close as any Chelsea player to opening the scoring when they both slid in and just failed to make contact with a teasing Branislav Ivanovic cross.But as the game began to drift towards half time, the Blues began to concede possession cheaply, and Porto could so easily have taken the lead.Gaurin found himself in space but could only head over the bar. His teammate, Raul Meireles, also found himself unmarked, but again he couldn’t get his effort on target.Then just minutes after the restart Ancelotti’s side took the lead.