Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup Driver Ratings, Aug. 12

Finger Lakes 355

Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

10 a.m. today, ESPN (30); race starts at 10:16

Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Practice 2 Qualified Sonoma*

1. Tony Stewart 6/1 4th 13th 7th 2nd Five-time winner; seven road-course wins; using runner-up chassis from Sonoma

2. Marcos Ambrose 9/2 7th 4th 5th 8th 2011 winner with a 2.3 average finish in four starts; using Sonoma chassis

3. Jeff Gordon 6/1 5th 6th 12th 6th Four-time winner, last coming in 2001; five Sonoma wins; coming off Pocono win

4. Juan Pablo Montoya 10/1 12th 2nd 1st 34th 2010 winner, using same chassis this week; only two Cup wins came on road courses

5. Kyle Busch 10/1 9th 1st 2nd 17th 2008 winner, won at Sonoma same year; rating down due to consistent breakdowns

6. Carl Edwards 25/1 6th 3rd 18th 21st 8.7 average finish in seven starts; had one of his best practice sessions of season

7. Clint Bowyer 20/1 19th 15th 8th 1st Best career finish of ninth in 2009; using winning Sonoma chassis

8. Jimmie Johnson 8/1 8th 7th 3rd 5th One of five tracks on circuit he’s never won at; using winning 2010 Sonoma chassis

9. Brad Keselowski 20/1 3rd 8th 4th 12th Runner-up last season; strong average speeds in practice; using Sonoma chassis

10. Martin Truex Jr. 25/1 11th 5th 9th 22nd Career best fourth-place finish last season; sixth or better in three of past five starts

* Results from June 24 race at Sonoma Raceway. Sonoma and Watkins Glen are the only road courses on the Sprint Cup circuit, though vastly different with Watkins Glen being much faster.

Odds courtesy of LVH

Micah Roberts, a former sports book director, has been setting NASCAR lines in Las Vegas since 1995. For more Roberts insights and post-practice analysis on the race, go to VegasInsider.com or follow on Twitter: MicahRoberts7.