Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup driver ratings
Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
3 p.m. Sunday; TV: Fox-5, Radio: KRLV-AM (1340)
Rating/Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualifying Practice 2 Practice 3
1. Martin Truex Jr. 8-1 7th 1st 3rd 1st
Best 10-consecutive lap average in practices 2 and 3; led most laps in past two races on 1.5s
2. Jimmie Johnson 6-1 2nd 7th 2nd 3rd
Seven-time winner with 1,735 laps led; second-best 10 consecutive lap average in practice 2
3. Kyle Busch 6-1 10th 16th 32nd 15th
One of two tracks with no Cup wins; 10 top-fives in 24 starts; won past two races on 1.5s
4. Kevin Harvick 6-1 4th 8th 7th 24th
Three-time winner in 30 starts with 15.1 average; using All-Star chassis that led 21 laps
5. Kurt Busch 12-1 1st 13th 1st 2nd
2010 winner; last driver to win All-Star race and Coca-Cola back-to-back; has look of winner
6. Carl Edwards 8-1 3rd 9th 4th 11th
Won this race last season, first at Charlotte; 10.5 average finish in 22 starts, seven top-fives
7. Joey Logano 10-1 6th 2nd 12th 4th
Won last fall and also last week’s All-Star Race; series-leading 9.5 average in 14 starts
8. Chase Elliott 18-1 12th 12th 6th 18th
On incredible run with four top-fives in past six races; not your typical rookie
9. Matt Kenseth 8-1 26th 27th 26th 8th
2000 Coca-Cola win was first Cup, also won 2011 fall race; 14.2 average finish
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 15-1 27th 25th 18th 21st
No wins in 32 starts on home track; runner-up at Atlanta and Texas suggests win is near
Note: This is the fifth of 11 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season. Charlotte runs most similar to Atlanta and Texas.
Odds courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook
— Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director, has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994. Follow @MicahRoberts7 on Twitter.
