Kahne takes pole for Atlanta Nationwide race

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09/04/2010 - Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kasey Kahne will start on the pole for Saturday's Great Clips Nationwide Series race after posting the quickest lap in qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Kahne turned a lap of 181.479 m.p.h. around the fast 1.54-mile oval for his eighth career Nationwide pole, but his first since May 2008 at Richmond.

Kyle Busch, who will attempt to win his record 11th Nationwide race of the season, grabbed the outside pole with a lap of 180.763 m.p.h.

Reed Sorenson qualified third, while Ryan Newman and Carl Edwards rounded out the top-five.

Josh Wise took the sixth spot, followed by Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick, the defending race winner, Paul Menard and Joey Logano. Wise is the only non- Sprint Cup Series regular who qualified in the top-10.

Brad Keselowski, the current points leader, will start 15th. Keselowski holds a commanding 365-point lead over Edwards.

Jeremy Clements was the only driver who failed to qualify.

The 300-mile race at Atlanta is scheduled to start shortly after 7:00 p.m. (et).

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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.

The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.

A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.

A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.

Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.

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