Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup driver ratings
MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS
Cheez-It 355
At Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
11 a.m. today, NBCSP (38)
Rating;Driver;Odds;Practice 1;Practice 2;Qualified;Sonoma*
1. AJ Allmendinger;6/1;2nd;28th;1st;37th
Only career win came in this race last season. Nine of 32 Glen winners have started on pole.
2. Kyle Busch;6/1;9th;4th;8th;1st
Two-time winner, last in 2013; looking to sweep road course season as he did in 2008.
3. Jeff Gordon;15/1;15th;1st;5th;16th
NASCAR-record nine road course wins, four at the Glen. No top top-fives at the Glen since 2001.
4. Jimmie Johnson;15/1;3rd;20th;9th;6th
One of four Cup tracks he’s never won at. Career-best third-place twice, 13.9 average finish.
5. Kurt Busch;6/1;13th;6th;14th;2nd
Has had more succes at Sonoma, but was runner-up in 2010 and finished third last season.
6. Kevin Harvick;8/1;17th;9th;4th;4th
2006 winner, which was also his last top-five. Consistent with 12.6 average finish in 14 starts.
7. Brad Keselowski;8/1;8th;15th;11th;19th
Was runner-up three straight years, 2011-13, twice losing to Marcos Ambrose, who now is gone.
8. Martin Truex Jr.;15/1;18th;7th;2nd;42nd
Always steady performer on road with Sonoma win; career-best third in 2013.
9. Tony Stewart;15/1;14th;10th;3rd;12th
Track-record five-time winner, but missed past two Glen races. Perfect spot for rebound.
10. Clint Bowyer;20/1;1st;32nd;18th;3rd
Career-best fourth-place in 2012, same season he won at Sonoma; tenacious, scrappy on roads.
* Results from the June 28 Sonoma race, the other road course on the Sprint Cup schedule. Sonoma is more of a technical course, while Watkins Glen runs much faster.
Odds courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas.
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director, has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994. Follow him on Twitter @MicahRoberts7.
