MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS

MICAH ROBERTS' SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS

Brickyard 400

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis

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

Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Practice 2 Qualifying Practice 3 Practice 4

1. Jeff Burton 18/1 6th 19th 10th 1st 2nd
Using chassis that had strong run at Pocono; most impressive during Saturday practices

2. Juan Pablo Montoya 5/1 1st 1st 1st 14th 18th
The 2000 Indy 500 winner led 116 laps in last year's race; debuting new chassis

3. Jimmie Johnson 9/4 2nd 5th 2nd 13th 6th
Won last two Indy races and has three wins overall; using fifth-place Pocono chassis

4. Kevin Harvick 15/1 33rd 6th 9th 3rd 12th
Won 2003 Indy race; has career average finish of 10.8 in nine races; using Dover chassis

5. Tony Stewart 10/1 10th 26th 15th 19th 27th
Two-time Indy winner; one of two drivers with career Indy average finish in top 10 (8.5)

6. Mark Martin 40/1 15th 3rd 3rd 8th 5th
Using chassis that led 14 laps en route to runner-up finish in last year's Indy race

7. Clint Bowyer 20/1 13th 4th 6th 2nd 3rd
Debuting new chassis; best career Indy finish was fourth place during rookie season

8. Jeff Gordon 9/1 17th 17th 8th 18th 15th
Leads all driver with four Indy wins, last coming in 2004; has career average finish of 8.6

9. Kasey Kahne 15/1 16th 13th 24th 4th 8th
Fastest average speeds in happy hour; using chassis that finished runner-up at Michigan

10. Denny Hamlin 10/1 9th 18th 18th 18th 10th
Won at similar Pocono track this year; best career finish at Indy was third place in 2008

Note: The one track similar to Indy on the circuit is Pocono because of the long straightaways and flat, sweeping turns each possess.

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 Roberts insight on the Brickyard 400, log on to LVRJ.com/Motorsports.