Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup driver ratings
Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup driver ratings
FireKeepers Casino 400; Michigan International Speedway; Brooklyn, Michigan
10 a.m. Sunday (FS1; KRLV-AM, 1340)
Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualified Practice 2 Practice 3
1. Brad Keselowski 8-1 8th 15th 5th 2nd
Runner-up in 2012, Michigan native has finished 13th or better in past nine starts
2. Jimmie Johnson 7-1 9th 16th 8th 3rd
Only victory in 28 starts (16.8 avg.) in 2014 series-leading 633 laps led over career
3. Martin Truex Jr. 7-1 2nd 2nd 6th 7th
Runner-up twice in 2007, third in both ’15 races series-leading 809 laps led in ’16
4. Carl Edwards 8-1 3rd 11th 1st 17th
Two-time winner (’07, ’08) with best average finish (9.6) among all active drivers
5. Kevin Harvick 5-1 5th 29th 13th 16th
2010 winner; runner-up in five of past six chassis has five top-2 finishes in eight starts
6. Kyle Busch 8-1 13th 17th 2nd 18th
2011 winner, but 31st or worse in four of past five 30th or worse in last three in ’16
7. Joey Logano 8-1 17th 1st 3rd 9th
2013 winner, ninth or better in last six starts searching for first win in ’16, won six in ’15
8. Matt Kenseth 8-1 30th 19th 14th 15th
Three-time winner, including last fall 10.1 average finish is second-best, 14 top-fives is best
9. Chase Elliott 18-1 1st 10th 18th 21st
First Cup race on track, runner-up in Xfinity series last year 10 top-10 finishes in ’16
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 18-1 4th 27th 9th 6th
Two-time winner (’08, ’12), runner-up last June averaged sixth-place finish in last four
Note: The wide 2-mile layout is the sister track of Fontana, which Johnson won at March 20. Odds courtesy of the Westgate SuperBook
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director, has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994. Follow him on Twitter: @MicahRoberts7
