Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup driver ratings
MICAH ROBERTS’ SPRINT CUP DRIVER RATINGS
FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks
At Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del.
10 a.m. today, FS1 (329); race begins at 10:16
Rating DriverOddsPractice 1QualifiedPractice 2Practice 3
1. Jimmie Johnson7/21st14th4th6th
Track-best nine wins, including six in past 12 starts; using new chassis this week
2. Denny Hamlin18/12nd1st1st1st
Would be rated No. 1 if not for Johnson’s great Dover record; no wins in 18 starts
3. Kurt Busch8/19th13th3rd10th
2011 winner, 18.2 average finish in 29 starts; best 10-consecutive lap average in Practice 2
4. Kyle Busch15/15th10th12th18th
Nine top-five finishes in 20 starts, with two wins; loves this track and car is really fast
5. Kevin Harvick7/28th6th8th7th
No wins and only three top-fives in 28 starts, but led 247 laps between both 2014 races
6. Carl Edwards20/17th8th2nd2nd
‘Concrete Carl’ won in 2007 and has 10.2 average; Gibbs cars really fast in Happy Hour
7. Matt Kenseth12/120th4th10th4th
Two-time winner with 15 top-fives in 32 starts; seventh or better in 11 of past 14 starts
8. Joey Logano10/122nd5th7th11th
Tenth or better in past six starts, 13.8 average in 12 starts; grew up four hours from track
9. Jeff Gordon15/117th22nd21st9th
Last fall was fifth Dover win; fourth or better in four of past five starts; using Vegas chassis
10. Martin Truex Jr.15/110th2nd11th20th
Scored first career Cup win on home track in 2007; sixth and seventh in 2014 races
Note: Dover’s high-banked concrete mile (paperclip shape) is unique but has similarities to Bristol, and results from the Food City 500 on April 19 can be helpful for handicapping. Kenseth won, followed by Johnson and Gordon. Odds courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas
Micah Roberts, a former race and sports book director, has been setting NASCAR odds since 1995. For more post-practice analysis, visit the Linemakers on SportingNews.com or follow MicahRoberts7 on Twitter.
