Final Talladega Driver Ratings: 2017 Geico 500

Can a Chevrolet break through with a plate win?

Nothing gained from practice or wherever they start. The Fords have been on a roll in plate races the past three seasons and they come off a Daytona 500 win. I'm rooting for Junior and also for Joe Gibbs Racing to get their first win, but I'm expecting a Ford and the Stewart Haas Racing guys offer most value of all. Good luck and enjoy the race. It rarely dissatisfies.


Micah Roberts' Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Driver Ratings
Geico 500
Talladega Superspeedway
Sunday, May 7, 2017 - 2:16 pm ET

RATED DRIVER     ODDS                   PRAC 1
 1. Brad Keselowski 7/1            3rd
 2. Joey Logano 7/1                  5th  
 3. Kevin Harvick 15/1               2nd 
 4. Kurt Busch 25/1                  4th
 5. Clint Bowyer 25/1                1st
 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10/1       17th
 7. Denny Hamlin 7/1               12th
 8. Matt Kenseth 15/1              13th
 9. Ryan Blaney 15/1                 7th
10. Kyle Busch 15/1                14th 
11. Chase Elliott 15/1               16th
12. Austin Dillon 40/1               21st
13. Aric Almirola 50/1                9th
14. Jimmie Johnson 15/1          25th
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 50/1      8th
16. A.J. Allmendinger 80/1        24th
17. Kyle Larson 15/1                34th 
18. Jamie McMurray 40/1          26th
19. Martin Truex Jr. 15/1           23rd
20. Ryan Newman 50/1             20th

Opening odds courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.

Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director, has been setting auto racing odds in Las Vegas since 1994.