Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup Driver Ratings
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.
9:30 a.m. PDT today, Fox (5)
Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Practice 2 Qualified Fall '10*
1. Denny Hamlin 4/1 8th 20th 5th 1st Native Virginian won four of past six Martinsville races, including past three in a row
2. Jimmie Johnson 4/1 9th 16th 17th 5th Six-time winner with 17 straight races within top nine; using new chassis
3. Kyle Busch 8/1 1st 23rd 11th 4th Finished career-best fourth on four occasions; fastest average speeds in Practice 1
4. Kevin Harvick 8/1 3rd 30th 9th 3rd Career-best finish of third last fall; using fourth-place Phoenix chassis from February
5. Mark Martin 25/1 17th 13th 12th 2nd Two-time winner, last in 2000; strong 10-consecutive-lap averages in practices
6. Jamie McMurray 25/1 5th 11th 1st 11th Career best of runner-up in 2004; had top 10-consecutive-lap average in final practice
7. Jeff Burton 15/1 6th 17th 32nd 9th 1997 winner; led 140 laps in spring race last year and then the most laps (134) in fall
8. Jeff Gordon 8/1 20th 2nd 21st 20th Seven-time winner who was on a run of 15 straight top-nine finishes until fall race
9. Ryan Newman 25/1 13th 6th 2nd 30th Three top-10 finishes in four starts; has led 55 laps in past three Martinsville races
10. Joey Logano 30/1 2nd 31st 4th 6th Wrecked primary car in Practice 2; backup is same car from fall; runner-up last spring
* Results from the Oct. 24 race at Martinsville Speedway
NOTE: Only two scheduled practice sessions were held Friday, with qualifying held Saturday.
Odds courtesy of Las Vegas Hilton Super Book
Micah Roberts, a former sports book director, has been setting NASCAR lines in Las Vegas since 1995. For more insights and postpractice analysis, go to VegasInsider.com.
