Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup Driver Ratings, Sept. 2
Advocare 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga.
4:30 p.m. today, ESPN (30); race starts at 4:46 p.m.
Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualified Practice 2 Practice 3
1. Denny Hamlin 8/1 16th 7th 7th 3rd Best finish of third place in 2008; strongest in Saturday practices; great on long runs
2. Matt Kenseth 8/1 7th 4th 2nd 1st Runner-up in 2010; eight career top-five finishes; using Brickyard 400 chassis
3. Greg Biffle 8/1 8th 2nd 1st 5th Finished fourth or better on similar sister tracks in 2012, including win at Texas in April
4. Jeff Gordon 12/1 22nd 5th 6th 2nd Five-time winner, including last year; best 10-consecutive lap average in final practice
5. Kyle Busch 8/1 2nd 3rd 8th 4th 2008 winner; good practices, gets high marks for third-place finish at Charlotte in May
6. Tony Stewart 8/1 3rd 1st 14th 7th Three wins, last coming in 2010; won on sister track at Las Vegas; using All-Star racecar
7. Jimmie Johnson 6/1 17th 8th 9th 21st Three-time winner; was second and third in past two starts; using runner-up Texas chassis
8. Kasey Kahne 12/1 5th 11th 11th 28th Two-time winner; Charlotte winner struggled in Saturday practices; using Brickyard car
9. Martin Truex Jr. 25/1 1st 28th 4th 8th Signed to three-year, $16 million extension on Friday; has been fast in practices since
10. Brad Keselowski 12/1 4th 21st 10th 6th Sixth-place finish last season; fast average speeds in Saturday practices; using Pocono car
Note: The sister tracks of Las Vegas, Texas and Charlotte all provide information that is applicable at Atlanta due to similar high banking on the 1.5-mile layouts.
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 or follow on Twitter: MicahRoberts7.
