Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup Driver Rankings

Micah Roberts' sprinT cup Driver Ratings

Carfax 400

Michigan International Speedway

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

Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualifying Practice 2 Practice 3

1. Greg Biffle 15/1 5th 6th 1st 5th
Two-time Michigan winner with career 12.8 average finish; using Chicago chassis

2. Kevin Harvick 15/1 3rd 8th 15th 4th
Using runner-up chassis from Fontana and Indy; no top-fives at Michigan since 2003

3. Jimmie Johnson 4/1 6th 2nd 7th 1st
Using chassis that led 92 laps at Chicago; 0-17 all time at Michigan; finished sixth in June

4. Jeff Burton 15/1 1st 11th 4th 6th
Consistent fast average speeds in final practices; using eighth-place Pocono chassis

5. Kurt Busch 8/1 11th 13th 5th 8th
Two Michigan wins, the last coming in 2007; using new chassis

6. Carl Edwards 15/1 4th 24th 9th 11th
Two-time Michigan winner holds all-time track record with average finish of 6.6

7. Tony Stewart 12/1 9th 4th 13th 10th
Won 2000 Michigan race; has 12.1 average finish; using fifth-place Michigan car from June

8. Kasey Kahne 15/1 22nd 1st 3rd 13th
Won 2006 Michigan race; has 15.1 average finish, including six top-fives in 13 starts

9. Juan Pablo Montoya 20/1 2nd 5th 11th 9th
Had his best Michigan practices using car from June; won 2000 Michigan CART race

10. Jeff Gordon 10/1 20th 36th 16th 3rd
Two-time Michigan winner with 18 top-fives in 25 starts; runner-up in both 2009 races

Note: The June 13 Michigan race was won by Denny Hamlin, followed by Kahne, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Stewart. 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. He writes for multiple publications covering all sports. He can be reached at MM.Roberts7Gmail.com. For more Roberts insight on the Michigan race, log on to LVRJ.com/Motorsports.