Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup Driver Ratings, Oct. 28
Tums Fast Relief 500
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.
11 a.m. today, ESPN (30); race starts at 11:16
Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualified Practice 2 Practice 3
1. Brian Vickers 50/1 1st 2nd 1st 1st Clearly dominated all practice sessions; fastest 10-consecutive lap average in Practice 2
2. Jimmie Johnson 4/1 7th 1st 4th 6th Six-time winner with sixth-place career average finish; using new chassis this weekend
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 12/1 2nd 20th 8th 2nd Using chassis that’s taken him to average fourth-place finish in last four Martinsville races
4. Denny Hamlin 7/2 3rd 5th 11th 5th Four-time winner with 6.4 career average; 20 points behind in Chase, needs this one bad
5. Jeff Gordon 7/1 4th 11th 2nd 3rd Seven-time winner with 7.1 career average; best 10-consecutive lap average in Practice 3
6. Kyle Busch 10/1 8th 3rd 5th 4th Career-best third place in 2011, finished fourth four times; good showing in all practices
7. Clint Bowyer 15/1 5th 8th 6th 10th One top-five finish in 13 starts, but Michael Waltrip cars are working well this weekend
8. Tony Stewart 8/1 12th 7th 12th 22nd Three-time winner, last in 2011; using chassis that finished third and fourth at Richmond
9. Ryan Newman 25/1 13th 17th 20th 8th Won spring race in April; using chassis that has three top-10 finishes in four starts
10. Paul Menard 100/1 6th 9th 7th 7th Career-best 13th in 2010, but terrific in practice; using chassis from first race in April
Note: This is the second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season on the flat half-mile track.
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 on the race, go to The Linemakers on SportingNews.com or follow on Twitter: MicahRoberts7.
