Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup Driver Ratings, June 17
Quicken Loans 400
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.
10 a.m. today, TNT (18); race starts at 10:16
Rating Driver Odds Testing Practice 1 Practice 2 Qualified
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10/1 4th 2nd 25th 17th 2008 Michigan win his last in 144 starts; great practice; might have his best Hendrick car
2. Matt Kenseth 8/1 14th 5th 10th 6th Two-time winner with 9.5 average finish; fast average in final practice; using new chassis
3. Mark Martin 15/1 1st 1st 24th 14th Five-time winner, most recently 2009; found a lot of speed on new surfaces last two weeks
4. Tony Stewart 8/1 1st 4th 27th 8th 2000 lone win in 26 Michigan starts; using winning Fontana chassis, a clone of Vegas car
5. Kasey Kahne 12/1 17th 8th 22nd 4th 2006 winner; strong average speeds in final practice using winning Coca-Cola 600 chassis
6. Jimmie Johnson 6/1 10th 31st 7th 10th No wins in 20 starts, was runner-up last fall; using $1 million-winning All-Star race chassis
7. Kevin Harvick 12/1 2nd 33rd 3rd 2nd 2010 winner; strong showing in testing and practices; using runner-up Chicagoland car
8. Greg Biffle 7/1 2nd 15th 1st 3rd Two-time winner; practiced at track-record 204 mph; using fourth-place Coca-Cola chassis
9. Denny Hamlin 8/1 26th 24th 11th 11th Won past two Michigan spring races; Joe Gibbs engines impressive at new high speeds
10. Jeff Gordon 12/1 10th 7th 26th 28th Two wins in 36 Michigan starts, most recently 2001; Hendrick team notes help his cause
Note: 43 drivers tested Michigan’s new pavement Thursday before Friday’s practices. The rank listed is the best run a driver had in either day’s session.
Odds courtesy of LVH
Micah Roberts, a former sports book 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, TheLinemakers.com or follow on Twitter: MicahRoberts7.
