Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup Driver Ratings

MICAH ROBERTS' SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS

Ford 400

Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla.

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

Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualifying Practice 2 Practice 3

1. Carl Edwards 8/1 1st 2nd 7th 6th
2008 winner with track-best 6.5 average finish; fastest average speeds in Practice 2.

2. Jeff Burton 30/1 33rd 14th 2nd 1st
Runner-up in 2009; using same car that posted top-five finishes at Atlanta and Dover.

3. Kyle Busch 8/1 2nd 33rd 1st 17th
Career best of eighth in 2009 race; using chassis that led final two practices at Texas.

4. Jeff Gordon 20/1 6th 11th 3rd 7th
Only track on tour he hasn't won at; 9.5 average finish in 11 starts with five top-fives.

5. Denny Hamlin 5/1 30th 37th 6th 4th
Won 2009 race and third two other times; using winning Texas chassis from Nov. 7.

6. Jamie McMurray 25/1 5th 3rd 8th 5th
Terrific practices using winning chassis from Charlotte; career best of third in 2008.

7. Greg Biffle 8/1 23rd 27th 4th 9th
Won this race from 2004 to 2006; great practices despite losing primary car Friday.

8. Jimmie Johnson 4/1 3rd 6th 11th 22nd
First time since 2005 he has to race to win at Homestead; using third-place Fontana car.

9. Kevin Harvick 7/1 31st 28th 19th 29th
Was series-best second and third last two years in Car of Tomorrow; new car this week.

10. Martin Truex Jr. 40/1 9th 25th 22nd 3rd
11.8 average finish in five career starts; third-best average speeds in Practice 2.

Note: Since 1975, the first season of the current points system, only two drivers have overcome a deficit in the season finale to win the title -- Richard Petty in 1979 and Alan Kulwicki in 1992.

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.Roberts7@gmail.com. For more of Roberts' insight on the Homestead-Miami race, log onto LVRJ.com/Motorsports.