57°F
weather icon Mostly Clear

Sprint Cup driver ratings, July 14

MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS

Camping World RV Sales 301

New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.

10 a.m. today, TNT (18); race starts at 10:16

Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualified Practice 2 Practice 3

1. Denny Hamlin 5/1 3rd 7th 8th 12th
Two-time winner, including last fall when he guaranteed a win; his best type of track

2. Clint Bowyer 8/1 10th 20th 4th 4th
Two-time winner; one of best drivers on flat tracks; using runner-up Martinsville chassis

3. Jimmie Johnson 5/1 7th 43rd 6th 5th
Three-time winner; failed post-qualifying inspection but will make his way to front

4. Kasey Kahne 10/1 12th 8th 13th 9th
Won this race last season; fares well on flat tracks; using winning chassis from Bristol

5. Tony Stewart 15/1 23rd 16th 21st 17th
Three-time winner; using strong chassis from Richmond that experienced some bad luck

6. Kyle Busch 10/1 2nd 4th 3rd 13th
2005 winner with 16.7 average finish; had perhaps best practices of all drivers

7. Jeff Gordon 8/1 6th 5th 12th 6th
Three-time winner with average finish position of 10.5; super strong in practices

8. Ryan Newman 30/1 19th 15th 26th 25th
Three-time winner with average finish position of 12.7; using Martinsville chassis

9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 12/1 5th 3rd 18th 2nd
Finished fourth in this race last season; using 10th-place chassis from Richmond

10. Kevin Harvick 12/1 21st 18th 19th 22nd
Two-time winner; using same chassis he used to win on similar track at Richmond

NOTE: Results from flat tracks at Phoenix and Richmond are best references for New Hampshire.

Odds courtesy of LVH

Micah Roberts, a former race and sports book director in Las Vegas, has been setting NASCAR odds since 1995. For more post-practice analysis, visit The Linemakers on Sporting News.com or follow @MicahRoberts7 on Twitter.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST