Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup driver ratings

Kansas Speedway

Kansas City, Kan.

11 a.m. today, NBC (3)

Rating, Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualified Practice 2 Practice 3

1. Brad Keselowski 10/1 1st 1st 1st 2nd

2011 winner with 12.5 career average finish; hasn’t looked as good in practice all season

2. Matt Kenseth 7/1 3rd 11th 2nd 4th

Two-time winner and in most desperate of situations in Chase; almost has to win

3. Joey Logano 7/1 18th 14th 3rd 5th

In cruise control championship mode; won this race last season and has nothing to lose

4. Kevin Harvick 9/2 27th 4th 9th 18th

2013 winner and finished second in two of past three starts; second last week at Charlotte

5. Jimmie Johnson 8/1 7th 21st 12th 1st

Three-time winner, including May 9 race; fastest 10-consecutive lap average in final practice

6. Denny Hamlin 10/1 14th 5th 8th 3rd

2012 winner; won Sept. 20 at Chicagoland, a 1.5-mile layout that is most similar to Kansas

7. Martin Truex Jr. 8/1 6th 7th 6th 10th

Team appears to have gained second wind; led race-high 95 laps in May 9 race

8. Kyle Busch 6/1 10th 3rd 16th 24th

Career-best third place last fall; 21.4 average; won at 1.5-mile Kentucky layout July 11

9. Carl Edwards 10/1 9th 2nd 22nd 6th

10.8 average in 16 career starts; sixth or better in past four races on 1.5-mile tracks

10. Kurt Busch 8/1 8th 9th 16th 16th

Career-best runner-up in 2013; 10th or better on past five 1.5-mile tracks, led 37 laps at Chicago.

Note: This is the ninth race of the season on a 1.5-mile layout and third of five in the Chase.

Odds courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas.

Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director, has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994. Follow him on Twitter @MicahRoberts7.