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Rating, Driver Odds Practice 1, Qualified, Practice 2, Practice 3
Brad Keselowski 10/1 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd 2011 Kansas winner with 12.5 career average finish; hasn’t looked this good in practice all season.
Matt Kenseth 7/1 3rd, 11th, 2nd, 4th Two-time Kansas winner and in the most desperate of situations in Chase; almost has to win.
Joey Logano 7/1 18th, 14th, 3rd, 5th He’s in cruise-control championship mode. He won this race last season and has nothing to lose.
Kevin Harvick 9/2 27th, 4th, 9th, 18th 2013 Kansas winner and finished second in two of his past three starts here; second last week at Charlotte.
Jimmie Johnson 8/1 7th, 21st, 12th, 1st Three-time Kansas winner, including May 9 race; fastest 10-consecutive lap average in final practice.
Denny Hamlin 10/1 14th, 5th, 8th, 3rd 2012 winner; won Sept. 20 at Chicagoland, a 1.5-mile layout most similar to Kansas.
Martin Truex Jr. 8/1 6th, 7th, 6th, 10th His team appears to have gained a second wind this season; led race-high 95 laps in May 9 race.
Kyle Busch 6/1 10th, 3rd, 16th, 24th Career-best third-place last fall; 21.4 average; won at 1.5-mile Kentucky layout July 11.
Carl Edwards 10/1 9th, 2nd, 22nd, 6th 10.8 average in 16 career starts here; sixth or better in past four races on 1.5-mile tracks.
Kurt Busch 8/1 8th, 9th, 16th, 16th Career-best runner-up in 2013; 10th or better in past five 1.5-mile tracks, led 37 laps at Chicago.
Note: This is the ninth race of the season on a 1.5-mile layout and third of five in the Chase. 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.
