Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup Driver Ratings

MICAH ROBERTS' SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS

AAA 400

Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del.

Coverage begins at 10 a.m. today on ESPN (30)

Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualifying Practice 2 Practice 3

1. Kyle Busch 5-1 7th 11th 2nd 19th
Two-time winner, including this spring; two of three 2010 wins have come on concrete.

2. Jimmie Johnson 9-4 19th 1st 5th 7th
Swept 2009 season races; five Dover wins in 17 starts; using 22nd-place Indy chassis.

3. Matt Kenseth 25-1 6th 14th 13th 4th
2006 winner with 12.7 average finish in 23 starts; five straight top-four Dover finishes.

4. Kurt Busch 12-1 15th 8th 3rd 13th
Not one of his better tracks (average finish 19.7 in 20 starts); fifth in both 2009 races.

5. Martin Truex Jr. 30-1 14th 3rd 15th 5th
Site of only career win in 2007; third-fastest average speeds during final practice.

6. Greg Biffle 12-1 5th 6th 6th 12th
Two-time winner with 10.5 average finish in 16 starts; finished sixth in spring.

7. Carl Edwards 12-1 2nd 10th 21st 16th
2007 fall winner with track-best 7.9 average finish in 12 starts; finished eighth in spring.

8. Jeff Burton 30-1 24th 27th 9th 3rd
2006 fall winner with 15.9 average finish in 33 starts; runner-up in spring.

9. Denny Hamlin 8-1 11th 4th 29th 8th
Tied best career finish of fourth in spring; using fifth-place Pocono chassis this week.

10. Kevin Harvick 30-1 32nd 33rd 26th 15th
Only three career top-fives in 19 starts but had fastest average speeds in happy hour.

Note: Though a half-mile smaller, Bristol can be used as a reference for Dover because of the similar banking and concrete surface.

Odds courtesy of Las Vegas Hilton Super Book.

Micah Roberts, a former race and sports book director, has been setting NASCAR lines in Las Vegas since 1995. He writes for multiple publications covering all sports. He can be reached at MM.Roberts7@gmail.com. For more insight from Roberts on the Dover race, log onto lvrj.com/motorsports.