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Micah Roberts’ Top-10 Rated NASCAR Drivers Ford EcoBoost 400,Homestead-Miami SpeedwayRating. Driver Odds Practice 1, Qualified, Practice 2, Practice 3
Joey Logano 6/1 12th, 2nd, 5th, 1st Eighth place at Homestead in 2013, 20th-place average finish; won two of past three on 1.5-mile tracks.
Kevin Harvick 9/2 7th, 13th, 2nd, 26th 2014 winner at Homestead and track-best 7.6 average finish; using runner-up Charlotte chassis this week.
Brad Keselowski 9/1 2nd, 8th, 24th, 31st Career-best third-place last season; best 10-consecutive lap average during practice 2.
Carl Edwards 15/1 1st, 7th, 3rd, 4th Two-time winner here – the last in 2010, 9.1 average finish; won on 1.5-mile track at Charlotte.
Kyle Busch 6/1 16th, 3rd, 9th, 17th Career-best fourth-place in 2012 Homestead race, 23.2 average finish in 10 starts. Las Vegas is proud, bring the title home!
Denny Hamlin 6/1 13th, 1st, 12th, 13th Two-time winner here, 10.8 average finish in 10 starts. Won on 1.5-mile track at Chicago and All-Star Race.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 12/1 4th, 9th, 20th, 3rd Career-best third-place at this track in 2013, 20.3 average finish in 15 starts; good average speed in practice.
Jimmie Johnson 6/1 5th, 12th, 7th, 21st One of four tracks in series he’s never won on; two-time runner-up, though; four wins on 1.5s in 2015.
Jeff Gordon 10/1 30th, 5th, 15th, 9th 2012 winner here, 10.6 average; started all 16 Homestead races. Best 10-consecutive lap average in practice 3.
Kasey Kahne 30/1 6th, 18th, 10th, 2nd Career-best fourth in 2006; sneaky fast on long runs. Might offer best value on the board this week.
The rest of the field: KURT BUSCH 15/1 MATT KENSETH 10/1 MARTIN TRUEX JR 15/1 KYLE LARSON 30/1 AUSTIN DILLON 60/1 JAMIE McMURRAY 80/1 RYAN NEWMAN 80/1 RYAN BLANEY 80/1 PAUL MENARD 200/1 ARIC ALMIROLA 300/1 CLINT BOWYER 300/1 TONY STEWART 300/1 GREG BIFFLE 300/1 AJ ALLMENDINGER 500/1 RICKY STENHOUSE JR 500/1 DANICA PATRICK 500/1 CASEY MEARS 500/1 TREVOR BAYNE 500/1 DAVID RAGAN 500/1 FIELD 500/1
Notes: This is the 11th race of the season on a 1.5-mile track;Odds courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas Super Book.
Micah Roberts is a former Las Vegas sports book director who has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994. Follow him on Twitter: MicahRoberts7
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