No. 1

Tony Schumacher

U.S. Army Dragster, NHRA Top Fuel
Tony Schumacher won for the 14th time this season after making his 17th final-round appearance, but in doing so he accomplished a rare first by earning his first victory in the Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park near Richmond. Schumacher came just shy of clinching his record fifth-consecutive Top Fuel championship.

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2. Scott Dixon

No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Dallara-Honda, IndyCar Series
The IndyCar Series champ will end a two-month hiatus along with the rest of the series at the Nikon Indy 300 in Australia Oct. 25.

3. Donny Schatz

No. 15 J&J Sprint Car, World of Outlaws
Schatz earned the first clean sweep of his WoO career Sunday to cap his weekend at New Mexico’s Hollywood Hills Speedway.

4. Jimmie Johnson

No. 48 Chevrolet, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Johnson kept his Sprint Cup point lead Saturday, but faded to sixth at the end of the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

5. Kyle Busch

No. 18 Toyotas, NASCAR Sprint Cup/Nationwide Series
Busch’s victory in Friday’s Dollar General 300 was his 20th of the season among NASCAR’s top three series and ninth in Nationwide races.

6. Benny Gordon

No. 66 Ford, USAR Hooters Pro Cup
The Pro Cup finally resumes its four-race championship series Saturday with Gordon trying for a third-straight victory.

7. Carl Edwards

Nos. 99/60 Fords, NASCAR Sprint Cup/Nationwide Series
Edwards finished fifth in the Nationwide Series race Friday night, but a faulty ignition may have doomed his Sprint Cup title hopes.

8. Justin Allgaier

No. 16 Dodge, ARCA RE/MAX Series
Allgaier won his third-straight ARCA RE/MAX Series race and clinched the series title, unseating perennial champion Frank Kimmel.

9. Jason Meyers

No. 14 KPC Sprint Car, World of Outlaws
Meyers managed yet another top-five finish Sunday in New Mexico, his 45th of the season, including eight victories.

10. Jeff Burton

No. 31 Chevrolet, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Burton earned his second victory of the season Saturday night at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, but a steady title run has put him in contention.

Honorable Mention

After decades of trying, Frank Cozze finally won the Rite Aid 200 at Syracuse, N.Y. . .  Teen Cody Darrah held off veteran Fred Rahmer to win the Morgan Hughes National Open at Williams Grove Speedway.

Last Week

Jeff Burton enters the rankings for the first time since his early-season success while Donny Schatz moves up to No. 3 and Carl Edwards falls to No. 7. Benny Gordon and Justin Allgaier also move up.