Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup Driver Ratings
Ford EcoBoost 400
Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla.
Noon today, NBC (3) and NBCSP (38); race starts at 12:15 p.m.
Rating, Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualified Practice 2 Practice 3
1. Joey Logano 8-1 12th 2nd 5th 1st
Eighth place in 2013, 20th-place average finish; won two of past three on 1.5-mile tracks
2. Kevin Harvick 7-2 7th 13th 2nd 26th
2014 winner and track-best 7.6 average finish; using runner-up Charlotte chassis this week
3. Brad Keselowski 8-1 2nd 8th 24th 31st
Career-best third-place last season; best 10-consecutive lap average during Practice 2
4. Carl Edwards 15-1 1st 7th 3rd 4th
Two-time winner, last in 2010, with 9.1 average finish; won on 1.5-mile track at Charlotte
5. Kyle Busch 6-1 16th 3rd 9th 17th
Career-best fourth-place in 2012, with 23.2 average finish in 10 starts
6. Denny Hamlin 15-1 13th 1st 12th 13th
Two-time winner, 10.8 average finish in 10 starts; won on 1.5-mile track at Chicago and All-Star Race
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 20/1 4th 9th 20th 3rd
Career-best third-place in 2013, 20.3 average finish in 15 starts; good average speed in practice
8. Jimmie Johnson 7-1 5th 12th 7th 21st
One of four tracks in series he’s never won on — two-time runner-up; four wins on 1.5s in 2015
9. Jeff Gordon 10/1 30th 5th 15th 9th
2012 winner, 10.6 average and started all 16 Homestead races; best 10-consecutive lap average in Practice 3
10. Kasey Kahne 30/1 6th 18th 10th 2nd
Career-best fourth in 2006, sneaky fast on long runs; might offer best value on board this week
NOTE: This is the 11th race of the season on a 1.5-mile track
Odds courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas Super Book
— Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director, has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994. Follow him: @MicahRoberts7.
