No. 1

Kyle Busch

No. 18 Toyotas, NASCAR Sprint Cup/Nationwide Series
Busch’s sweep of Chicago solidified his spot atop the rankings. Busch earned his seventh Sprint Cup victory of the season under the lights at Chicagoland Speedway, one night after running away with the Nationwide Series race there. He now has 13 victories among NASCAR’s top-three series this season.

Rest Of The Best

2. Scott Dixon

No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Dallara-Honda, IndyCar Series
A gamble delivered another victory and another Gibson Guitar for the IndyCar Series point leader Saturday night in rainy Nashville, Tenn.

3. Tony Schumacher

U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster, NHRA
A mile high or 1,000 feet? It doesn’t matter to Sarge, who captured his sixth Top Fuel Wally of the season Sunday night.

4. Donny Schatz

No. 15 J&J Sprint Car, World of Outlaws
In three races, including The Kings Royal, Schatz did not finish outside the top five — two fourths and a fifth.

5. No. 20 Nationwide Series Team

No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, NASCAR Nationwide Series
With nine victories on the season, Tony Stewart drove the No. 20 to a ninth-place finish Friday at Chicagoland.

6. Scott Pruett/Memo Rojas

No. 01 Telmex Ganassi Lexus Riley, Grand Am
Grand Am’s dominant duo will go for its sixth victory of the season at this weekend’s Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama.

7. Greg Anderson

KB Racing Pontiac GXP, NHRA Pro Stock
Anderson is in search of a fourth Pro Stock championship and now has three-straight victories after a win in Colorado.

8. Lewis Hamilton

No. 2 Vodaphone McLaren Mercedes, Formula One
Hamilton is coming off arguably the best drive of his young career as he prepares for this weekend’s German Grand Prix.

9. Billy Moyer

No. 21 Victory Circle Late Model, Dirt Late Models
Moyer’s season-victory total remained at 13 this week as the veteran garnered a runner-up finish in Lucas Oil Late Model Series action.

10. Jason Meyers

No. 14 KPC Sprint Car, World of Outlaws
Meyers picked up win No. 7 of the season and earned a second-place finish in Sunday’s Kings Royal at Eldora.

Honorable Mention

Freddy Smith, 61, scored a Lucas Oil Late Model Series victory Friday at North Alabama Speedway, the 784th victory of his career... Ana Beatriz became the first woman to win an Indy Lights event.

Last Week

Scott Dixon moves up from fourth to second thanks to his win at Nashville, while Donny Schatz falls to fourth and the No. 20 to fifth. Jason Meyers re-enters the rankings at No. 10.