MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS

MICAH ROBERTS' SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS

Lifelock.com 400

Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.

Coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. today on TNT (18)

Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Practice 2 Qualifying Coca-Cola 600*

1. Jimmie Johnson 7/2 5th 4th 2nd 37th
One of four tracks where he's never won; he holds track record of 8.1 average finish

2. Jeff Gordon 8/1 4th 8th 6th 6th
Won 2006 Chicago race; 9.2 average finish; runner-up in 2009

3. Kasey Kahne 15/1 13th 15th 12th 12th
Top-12 finish on all four 1.5-mile tracks this year; third at Chicago in 2009

4. Jamie McMurray 30/1 21st 2nd 1st 2nd
Using chassis that finished as runner-up from pole at Darlington

5. Tony Stewart 20/1 22nd 12th 3rd 15th
Two-time Chicago winner with 9.6 average finish; strong average speeds in practice

6. Kevin Harvick 12/1 15th 27th 27th 11th
Won first two Chicago races; 8.7 average finish; top-12 finish on all four 1.5-mile tracks

7. Mark Martin 30/1 16th 16th 21st 4th
Won at Chicago last year using chassis that finished fourth at Charlotte

8. Kurt Busch 10/1 10th 18th 22nd 1st
Using chassis that finished third at Michigan; career-best finish of sixth in 2007

9. Kyle Busch 7/1 31st 29th 33rd 3rd
Using chassis that won at Dover and took third at Charlotte; won 2008 Chicago race

10. Denny Hamlin 6/1 32nd 35th 17th 18th
Career-best finish of fifth last year using chassis he won with at Texas

Note: Only two scheduled practice sessions run, followed by qualifying. First practice was the most telling and relative to how the teams will run in race conditions.

*Coca-Cola 600 results from Charlotte, the series' last 1.5-mile track

Odds courtesy of the Las Vegas Hilton Super Book.

Micah Roberts, a former race and sports 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 Roberts insight on the Chicago race, log on to lvrj.com/motorsports.