Micah Roberts Sprint Cup Driver Ratings, Oct. 13
Bank of America 500
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
4:30 p.m. today, ABC (13); race starts at 4:46
Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualified Practice 2 Practice 3
1. Denny Hamlin 5/1 1st 9th 15th 6th May runner-up here; top 10 consecutive lap average in final practice
2. Kyle Busch 7/1 6th 8th 14th 1st Third or better in four of past five starts here; third in Coca-Cola 600
3. Kasey Kahne 8/1 8th 10th 2nd 9th Four wins here, including May race; using third-place Michigan chassis
4. Jimmie Johnson 5/1 9th 5th 4th 4th Six-time winner here; using winning All-Star race chassis
5. Brad Keselowski 8/1 10th 20th 7th 8th Placed career-best fifth here in May; two 1.5-mile track wins in 2012
6. Mark Martin 25/1 2nd 2nd 5th 3rd Four wins here; second-best 10 consecutive lap average in Practice 2
7. Regan Smith 30/1 8th 26th 8th 2nd Takes over No. 88, lone car 10th or better at all 1.5-mile tracks in 2012
8. Greg Biffle 12/1 16th 1st 1st 18th '08 runner-up; fourth in May race; using chassis that last ran at Chicago
9. Jeff Gordon 10/1 5th 13th 10th 13th Five-time winner here; third or better on past six of seven tracks
10. Tony Stewart 15/1 17th 32nd 16th 12th 2003 winner; top 10 consecutive lap average in Practice 2
Note: The high-banked 1.5-mile sister tracks of Texas, Charlotte and Atlanta have hosted races this season, and the results offer a great barometer for finding candidates to win tonight.
Odds courtesy of LVH.
Micah Roberts, a former sports book director, has been setting NASCAR lines in Las Vegas since 1995. For more Roberts insights on the race, go to The Linemakers on SportingNews.com or follow on Twitter: MicahRoberts7.
