MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS
MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS
Pure Michigan 400
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.
10 a.m. PDT today, ESPN (30)
Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualified Practice 2 Michigan*
1. Matt Kenseth 12/1 1st 2nd 7th 2nd
Two-time winner with 9.5 average finish; using chassis that won at Texas
2. Greg Biffle 20/1 3rd 1st 4th 15th
Two-time winner with 12.4 average finish; led most laps in first Michigan race
3. Jeff Gordon 8/1 7th 9th 5th 17th
Two-time winner, last coming in 2001, with 11.6 average finish; 18 top-five finishes
4. Kyle Busch 8/1 11th 17th 2nd 3rd
Two top-five finishes in 13 starts; using 10th-place Brickyard chassis
5. Jimmie Johnson 7/1 26th 19th 3rd 27th
One of only five tracks yet to conquer; using third-place Kentucky chassis
6. Paul Menard 50/1 6th 11th 10th 4th
Fastest average speeds and 10-consecutive-lap average in Practice 2; using June chassis
7. Mark Martin 50/1 4th 5th 1st 9th
Five-time winner, last coming in 2009, with 13.5 average finish in 51 starts
8. Denny Hamlin 8/1 12th 4th 11th 3rd
Two wins and runner-up in past three starts; using new Toyota Racing Development engine
9. Kurt Busch 8/1 13th 13th 6th 11th
Two-time winner, last coming in 2007; using 10th-place Texas chassis
10. Carl Edwards 7/1 28th 22nd 14th 5th
Two-time winner with track-best 6.6 average finish; using fifth-place Kentucky chassis
* Results from the first Michigan race of season held June 19.
Odds courtesy of the Las Vegas Hilton Super Book.
Micah Roberts, a former race and sports 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 MicahRoberts7 on Twitter.
