Here are odds and final driver ratings for Sunday’s race at the Monster Mile.
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Micah Roberts’ Top-10 Rated NASCAR Drivers AAA 400, Dover International Speedway
Rating. Driver Odds Practice 2, Practice 3, Start Pos, Dover May*
Kevin Harvick 9/2 4th, 1st, 15th, 2nd No wins in 29 career starts at Dover, but needs one here to keep championship repeat hopes alive.
Jimmie Johnson 9/2 8th, 8th, 5th, 1st Track-record 10 wins and 2,999 laps led in 27 starts; no wins since last Dover race in May.
Matt Kenseth 7/1 9th, 13th, 1st, 39th Two-time Dover winner; 15 top-five finishes in 33 starts. Four wins in past eight races on schedule.
Carl Edwards 8/1 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 19th 2007 winner with 10.6 average finish in 22 starts, second-best behind Johnson (7.8).
Brad Keselowski 10/1 6th, 6th, 8th, 12th 2012 winner; runner-up in both races last season. Tough, physical track suits his style well.
6.Kurt Busch 10/1 7th 4th 7th 31st 2011 winner, his last top-10 finish here. Best 10-consecutive lap average in final practice.
Joey Logano 10/1 13th, 9th, 4th, 11th Eleventh or better in past seven Dover starts; won at similar Bristol half-mile layout last month.
Kasey Kahne 2/1 1st, 3rd, 17th, 4th Second career top-five finish (23 starts) in May; best 10-consecutive lap average in early practice.
Kyle Busch 8/1 19th, 7th, 13th, 36th Two-time winner; sits one point behind 12th-place Chase transfer position. Needs strong finish.
Denny Hamlin 8/1 3rd, 15th, 2nd, 21st Not his best track (19.3 average), but did lead 118 laps in May race and now has no pressure.
The rest of the field Martin Truex Jr 12-1 Dale Earnhardt Jr 25-1 Jeff Gordon 30-1 Kyle Larson 40-1 Jamie McMurray 80-1 Ryan Newman 80-1 Clint Bowyer 100-1 Tony Stewart 100-1 Paul Menard 100-1 Austin Dillon 100-1 David Ragan 200-1 Greg Biffle 200-1 Aric Almirola 300-1 AJ Allmendinger 500-1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 500-1 Danica Patrick 500-1 Casey Mears 500-1 Trevor Bayne 500-1 Sam Hornish 500-1 Field 500-1
Notes : Rain washed away Friday’s scheduled practice and qualifying. Starting lineup was set by driver points; * Results from the May 31, 2015 FedEx 400 at Dover; Odds courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas Super Book.
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director, has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994. Follow him on twitter @MicahRoberts7
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