MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS
MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS
Federated Auto Parts 400
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va.
4:30 p.m. today, ABC (13); race starts at 4:46 p.m.
Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Practice 2 Qualified Richmond*
1. Kyle Busch 9/2 21st 8th 15th 1st
Four-time winner, including this season, with a 4.7 career average finish in 15 starts
2. Kevin Harvick 12/1 5th 6th 13th 19th
Two-time winner, including last fall; fast on long runs in practice; using New Hampshire car
3. Carl Edwards 20/1 17th 1st 16th 10th
Using car that led 206 laps in spring race; best 10-consecutive lap average in Practice 2
4. Denny Hamlin 9/2 6th 25th 7th 4th
Native Virginian won two of last three fall races; seeks third straight win (Bristol, Atlanta)
5. Jimmie Johnson 8/1 18th 2nd 5th 6th
Three-time winner, last coming in 2008; one of worst statistical tracks for him on circuit
6. Jeff Gordon 8/1 10th 4th 2nd 23rd
Two-time winner, last coming in 2000; must win or gain 13 points on Busch to make Chase
7. Kasey Kahne 10/1 15th 22nd 21st 5th
2005 winner; mediocre in practice, but using winning New Hampshire chassis from July
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10/1 2nd 16th 1st 2nd
Three-time winner; good practices deceiving; using runner-up Richmond chassis (April)
9. Brad Keselowski 10/1 12th 28th 10th 9th
Best 10-consecutive lap average in Practice 1; using winning Kentucky chassis
10. Jeff Burton 100/1 1st 3rd 20th 31st
1998 winner and native Virginian was just as good as teammate Harvick during practices
* Results from the April 28 race at Richmond. Phoenix and New Hampshire can also be used as a good barometer for Richmond because of similar banking and short distances.
Odds courtesy of LVH
Micah Roberts, a former sports book director, has been setting NASCAR lines in Las Vegas since 1995. For more of Roberts’ insights on the race, go to The Linemakers on SportingNews.com or follow on Twitter: MicahRoberts7.
