MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS

Samsung Mobile 500

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas

4 p.m. today, Fox (5); race begins at 4:46 p.m.

Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Practice 2 Qualified Las Vegas*

1. Denny Hamlin 12/1 9th 7th 13th 20th
Two-time winner, both in 2010; said car this week was his fastest ever at Texas.

2. Greg Biffle 10/1 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd
The 2005 spring winner; was star of practice sessions using a new chassis.

3. Matt Kenseth 7/1 7th 3rd 2nd 22nd
Two-time winner with best average finish (8.7) among all drivers; using new car.

4. Carl Edwards 7/1 10th 14th 20th 5th
Three-time winner, including a runner-up and third last year; using new chassis.

5. Kevin Harvick 12/1 3rd 6th 15th 11th
Fifth-best average finish (12.9); strong practice using Las Vegas chassis.

6. Clint Bowyer 20/1 26th 4th 18th 6th
Runner-up in last year’s race with average finish of 13th; using new car.

7. Kasey Kahne 12/1 11th 24th 5th 19th
The 2006 winner with three other top-five finishes; using Fontana chassis.

8. Jimmie Johnson 7/1 20th 22nd 10th 2nd
The 2007 winner with four other runner-up finishes; using new chassis.

9. Martin Truex Jr. 40/1 12th 9th 1st 17th
Consistent season (sixth in points) and great practices suggest more of same.

10. Tony Stewart 6/1 23rd 35th 29th 1st
Two-time winner; despite terrible practices and using backup car, he’ll find way near front.

*Results from Las Vegas race held March 11, 2012, a sister track that is most similar to Texas among all 2012 races run thus far.

Note: Only two scheduled practice sessions: Thursday’s was 120 minutes and Friday’s was 90 minutes.

Odds courtesy of the LVH Super Book.

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