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Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup Driver Ratings, Sept. 30

AAA 400

Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del.

11 a.m. today, ESPN (30); race starts at 11:16

Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Practice 2 Qualified Dover*

1. Jimmie Johnson 4/1 25th 3rd 11th 1st Seven-time winner; using chassis that won Brickyard 400 and at Dover

2. Kyle Busch 8/1 6th 10th 5th 29th Two-time winner; best 10 consecutive lap average in final practice

3. Mark Martin 20/1 4th 28th 26th 14th Four-time winner; runner-up three times; using third-place Texas car

4. Jeff Gordon 10/1 36th 1st 7th 13th Four-time winner; finished third or better in four of past five races

5. Kevin Harvick 15/1 9th 35th 13th 2nd Using chassis from runner-up finishes at Phoenix and Dover

6. Kasey Kahne 10/1 8th 13th 9th 9th Third-best 10 consecutive lap average; chassis has three top-10s in 2012

7. Denny Hamlin 12/1 3rd 17th 1st 18th Great effort in qualifying, but has 20.5 average finish at track

8. Brad Keselowski 10/1 29th 6th 10th 12th Has had solid runs at Bristol, a smaller but similar track in banking

9. Clint Bowyer 15/1 2nd 32nd 2nd 5th 13.5 average finish; chassis was eighth or better in two Pocono starts

10. Martin Truex Jr. 15/1 1st 22nd 3rd 7th Hometown (Mayetta, N.J.) two hours away; won lone race here in 2007

* Results from the June 3 FedEx 400 at Dover.

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.

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