MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.
10 a.m. PDT today, TNT (18)
Rating, Driver, Odds, Practice 1, Practice 2, Qualified, Fontana*
1. Jimmie Johnson 7/1 14th 4th 21st 2nd
One of only five tracks on which Johnson hasn’t won; using Charlotte/Darlington chassis
2. Greg Biffle 12/1 17th 8th 7th 11th
Two-time winner, most recently in 2005; three top-five finishes in past five Michigan starts
3. Kurt Busch 15/1 6th 9th 1st 17th
Two-time winner, most recently in 2007; using Kansas chassis that led 152 of 267 laps
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10/1 9th 5th 15th 12th
Site of his last win 107 races ago in 2008; using new chassis
5. Matt Kenseth 10/1 8th 18th 3rd 4th
Two-time winner, most recently in 2006; using dominating Charlotte chassis from May
6. Carl Edwards 4/1 21st 21st 23rd 6th
Two-time winner who owns track-best average finish of 6.3 in 13 starts; using Dover car
7. Kevin Harvick 10/1 3rd 24th 22nd 1st
Won 2010 fall race; using same car that won on sister track of California in March
8. Clint Bowyer 25/1 13th 26th 27th 7th
Only two top-10 finishes in 10 starts, but had fastest 10 consecutive lap practice average
9. Jeff Gordon 10/1 29th 22nd 31st 18th
Two-time winner with 11.4 average finish in 36 starts; coming off big Pocono win
10. Tony Stewart 12/1 25th 30th 6th 13th
2000 winner with 11.8 average finish in 24 starts; using winning 2010 Fontana chassis
* Results from March 27 race at California Speedway, the sister track of Michigan. The 2-mile tracks are similar, although banked slightly different, with a lot of room for drivers to maneuver.
Odds courtesy of the Las Vegas Hilton Super Book.
Micah Roberts, a former sports book director, has been setting NASCAR lines in Las Vegas since 1995. For more insights and postpractice analysis on the race, go to VegasInsider.com or follow Roberts on Twitter: MicahRoberts7.
