TOYOTA PRO/CELEBRITY RACE AT LONG BEACH, CA
ALL ODDS PROVIDED EXCLUSIVELY TO TOYOTA MOTORSPORTS BY HOLLYWAGERS.COM, POWERED BY PREGAME.COM
**UPDATED ODDS**



Over the weekend, HollyWagers.com insiders observed driver's training for the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race taking place in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, April 14th. HollyWagers.com, always eager for the snarky scoop, was bummed out to hear that no celebrities crashed or burned out their engines during practice. But we did get some info from sources at practice that means the odds should get adjusted pre-race. To see the original celebrity odds, click here, or read on for the updated odds.

Martina Navratilova (5/1)
Dave Mirra (6/1)
Joshua Morrow (8/1)
Kendra Wilkinson (12/1)
Robin Quivers (15/1)
George Lucas (15/1)
Kathryn Morris (16/1)
Kelly Hu (18/1)
John Salley (18/1)
Aisha Tyler (18/1)
Emily Procter (30/1)


Driver: Martina Navratilova
Updated odds to win: 5 to 1
It looks like HollyWagers original take on Martina was dead on. Even though the Eastern European power house missed an entire day of practice due to a flight delay, the bump in plans didn't impact her nerves of steel and she ran the entire course without a mistake. This is an iron woman who doesn't know how to lose (we're actually a little bit scared of her). She's looking down at her puny American competitors and knowing she can take the prize.

Driver: Dave Mirra
Updated odds to win: 6 to 1
Dave Mirra is the ladies' choice to win in the HollyWagers.com office and we're hoping he'll pull a Brandi Chastain if he does. Our insiders say that the key for Mirra will be to stay calm and make it through the first turn without incident. If he wins, he'll be the only calm one around, because the ladies of HollyWagers.com will be squealing like school girls. Still a heavy favorite given his strong finish last year and his professional athletic background, Mirra's odds have tightened further.

Driver: Joshua Morrow
Updated odds to win: 8 to 1
Joshua Morrow is looking to improve on his second place finish in 2000 and insiders say he was driving in the FAST LANE at practice. The key to watch will be whether or not he can care enough for his tires to make them last the whole race. But Morrow lives year-long in LA, and we know how they drive. We're expecting tire blow out for sure.

Driver: Kendra Wilkinson
Updated odds to win: 12 to 1
Girl Next Door Kendra Wilkinson brought some spunk (and eye candy) to practice. She's fearless and fast and a SERIOUS competitor. And no doubt Hugh will pamper her with an extra car and some practice space to get ready for race day. She may not have the experience, but she's eager to learn and to win. Can she put together 10 fast laps against iron woman Martina and Dave Mirra? More importantly, because we've watched The Girls Next Door, will her attention span last for 10 laps?

Driver: Robin Quivers
Updated odds to win: 15 to 1
Robin Quivers talks a big game, but she may just have too many distractions for us to take her too seriously. Our sources say Quivers had to leave early on both Sunday practices to make it back to New York for the Howard Stern show. But she's in it to win it and came in on Friday to make up the extra day of training. We're still wondering how much she's using this event as a warm-up for her big race-off with Bubba the Love Sponge. Her odds have dropped, and we hope that she and Martina don't have a personal wager on this race. Because if they do, Robin's about to lose that bet!

Driver: George Lucas
Updated odds to win: 15 to 1
It looks like the old guy impressed the HollyWager's insiders at practice, showing steady improvement every day. Do you wonder if he sits in the car while he's driving and imagines that he's Anakin Skywalker flying a pod racer? He may be a dark horse to win, in which case the ladies of HollyWagers.com hope that he does NOT pull a Brandi Chastain.

Driver: Kathryn Morris
Updated odds to win: 16 to 1
Kathryn Morris had a steady practice. Steady and calm just like we expected given her deep yoga concentration skills. Nobody's expecting her to flip on the aggressive switch and tear it up on the course in April, but she's probably safe as a nice mid-pack finish.

Driver: Kelly Hu
Updated odds to win: 18 to 1
Insiders say that the HollyWagers girls are wrong on Kelly Hu and that she's at best a mid-pack finish. The ladies of Pregame? We think her beauty pageant "win-at-all-costs" competitive streak will come out and she's probably home practicing RIGHT NOW.

Driver: John Salley
Updated odds to win: 18 to 1
His driving may not have blown anybody away at practice, but insiders describe John Salley as "Ready to Go!" Salley couldn't get into the car and onto the track fast enough. We guess he just misses the thrill of real competition since dogging Tom Arnold seems to come easily to him.

Driver: Aisha Tyler
Updated odds to win: 18 to 1
Many men wish that Aisha Tyler were best described by the word "fast", but in the case of driving the word apparently applies. Insiders were surprised by Tyler's speed and accuracy on the practice course. And of course she looks HOT in the car! The tip is that Tyler could surprise on race day.

Driver: Emily Procter
Updated odds to win: 30 to 1
In the category of "pieces of information that would have been good to know before the original odds were set," Emily Proctor arrived at practice not knowing how to drive a manual transmission. We're going to avoid all of the obvious jokes about women drivers here. Insiders say that she picked it up just fine during practice, but we're obviously wondering how much knowledge will stay with her through race time.

Check back for the next odds:
Pre-Qualifying odds: Coming Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Pre-Race odds: Coming Friday, April 13, 2007 upon completion the of qualifying sessions.

And just for fun, here's George Lucas with the ladies:

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posted by Kari at 9:26 AM