Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup driver ratings

Axalta 400, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania

10 a.m. Sunday (FS1, KRLV-AM, 1340)

Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualified Practice 2 *Pocono 2015

1. Joey Logano 8-1 8th 2nd 7th 20th

2012 winner led most laps (97) last fall, but ran out of fuel in finals laps while leading.

2. Brad Keselowski 10-1 12th 1st 6th 2nd

2011 winner, runner-up in two of past four starts. Pole sitter has won 15 times at Pocono.

3. Kevin Harvick 6-1 2nd 4th 5th 42nd

No wins in 30 starts, Pocono’s longest active streak, but was runner-up in two of past three.

4. Kurt Busch 12-1 3rd 9th 2nd 37th

Two-time winner, five-time runner-up third-best 10-consecutive lap average in Practice 2.

5. Kyle Busch 8-1 5th 12th 1st 21st

One of two Cup tracks with no wins, but had best 10-consecutive lap average in Practice 2.

6. Jimmie Johnson 7-1 6th 7th 3rd 6th

Three-time winner with 9.5 average finish in 28 starts series leader with 728 laps led.

7. Carl Edwards 10-1 1st 5th 12th 10th

Two-time winner, the last in 2008, with 15.2 average finish. No top fives since 2010.

8. Matt Kenseth 10-1 31st 3rd 8th 1st

First career win in 32 starts last fall fell into his hands when three contenders ran out of fuel late.

9. Martin Truex Jr. 9-2 22nd 17th 4th 19th

Won this race in 2015, comes in hot off Coca-Cola win. Led 611 laps in past three on schedule.

10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 18-1 14th 8th 17th 4th

Swept 2014 season after no wins in first 28 starts top-five finishes in five of past six starts.

* Results from the August race at Pocono, the last time the Cup series visited.

Note: There were only two scheduled practice sessions, and the first was limited because of fog and rain. There is a 100 percent chance of rain Sunday.

Odds courtesy of the Westgate.

Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director, has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994. Follow him on Twitter @MicahRoberts7

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