MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS

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Pos. Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualifying* Practice 2 Practice 3

1. Jeff Burton 15/1 21st 7th 1st 2nd
Ran most laps in Saturday's practice with best results. Converted 2009 Charlotte chassis for race. Has one career Martinsville win with average finish of 14.6.

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 20/1 15th 8th 22nd 7th
Best average lap times in happy hour. New chassis. Fifth-best NASCAR loop rating at track with career-best Martinsville finish of second in 2008.

3. Jeff Gordon 6/1 4th 11th 5th 4th
Seven-time Martinsville winner with average finish of 6.8. Has finished in top five in 10 straight Martinsville starts. Strong in every practice with single lap and average times.

4. Denny Hamlin 5/1 5th 19th 7th 5th
Native Virginian won two of past four at Martinsville. Solid practice times while debuting new chassis. Fourth-best NASCAR loop rating.

5. Jimmie Johnson 7/2 7th 3rd 16th 9th
Six-time Martinsville winner debuts new chassis, and team struggled (by its standards) with it in practice. Has nine straight top-five finishes at Martinsville.

6. Juan Pablo Montoya 18/1 6th 22nd 4th 6th
Martinsville his best statistical nonroad track with average finish of 11th, including third in last race. Third-fastest average speed in happy hour.

7. Mark Martin 15/1 2nd 16th 1st 8th
Last of two career Martinsville wins came in 2000. Using same car that finished eighth at Martinsville last fall. Second-fastest average speed in happy hour.

8. Tony Stewart 10/1 13th 5th 8th 28th
Debuts new chassis. Two career Martinsville wins; average finish of 12th. Finished third at Martinsville last year.

9. Jamie McMurray 35/1 10th 15th 9th 1st
Fastest in happy hour on what is his third-best track with an average finish of 15.6.

10. Kevin Harvick 12/1 16th 1st 13th 13th
Using Chassis that teammate Clint Bowyer won with at New Hampshire (2007) and Richmond (2008). Huge advantage of pitting out of first box.

*Qualifying rained out; lineup set by driver points.

Odds courtesy of Las Vegas Hilton Super Book.

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Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director, has been setting NASCAR betting lines since 1995. He writes for various sports publications. He can be reached at MM.Roberts7@Gmail.com.