MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS
MICAH ROBERTS' SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS
Bank of America 500
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
4:30 p.m. PDT today, ABC (13)
Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualified Practice 2 Practice 3
1. Jimmie Johnson 9/2 10th 9th 10th 4th
Six-time winner with 20 Chase wins in 74 starts; using fourth-place Pocono chassis.
2. Jeff Gordon 8/1 27th 23rd 32nd 8th
Five-time winner of race, with last coming in 2007; finished 20th in May race.
3. Kasey Kahne 20/1 1st 8th 2nd 1st
Three-time winner, last coming in 2008; top 10-consecutive-lap average in practice.
4. Tony Stewart 10/1 11th 1st 5th 16th
2003 winner, his only victory on track; using sixth-place Indianapolis chassis.
5. Kurt Busch 12/1 24th 20th 4th 10th
2010 winner who was fourth in May; using fourth-place car from Charlotte and Atlanta.
6. Greg Biffle 18/1 3rd 5th 17th 3rd
Runner-up in 2008 and finished fifth last year; best of Roush drivers during practice.
7. Kyle Busch 7/1 13th 25th 6th 13th
Finished eighth or better in last eight of 10 Charlotte races; debuting new chassis.
8. Kevin Harvick 12/1 19th 14th 19th 25th
2011 winner, only top-five finish in 21 starts; using 22nd-place Michigan chassis.
9. Ryan Newman 35/1 16th 6th 3rd 6th
Runner-up in 2009; strong practices using chassis making its debut runs.
10. Matt Kenseth 12/1 15th 2nd 24th 26th
2000 winner, his first career win; using winning Texas and Michigan runner-up chassis.
Note: This is the second Sprint Cup race at Charlotte this year. The first race, held May 29, was won by Kevin Harvick, who led two laps. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel while leading on the last lap.
Odds courtesy of the Las Vegas Hilton Super Book.
Micah Roberts, a former race and sports book director, has been setting NASCAR lines in Las Vegas since 1995. For more of Roberts' insights and post-practice analysis, go to VegasInsider.com or follow MicahRoberts7 on Twitter.
