No. 1 Tony Schumacher

U.S. Army Dragster, NHRA Top Fuel
Schumacher set yet another NHRA record by winning 24 rounds in a row, including all four on his way to his seventh-career U.S. Nationals title, his 11th victory of what has thus far been a dream season for Schumacher and the U.S. Army team.

2. Kyle Busch

No. 18 Toyotas, NASCAR Sprint Cup/Nationwide Series
Busch picked up a Nationwide Series victory before running to an uneventful seventh in the Sprint Cup Race at Auto Club Speedway.

3. Carl Edwards

Nos. 99/60 Fords, NASCAR Sprint Cup/Nationwide Series
Edwards came up short in his bid for three-straight Cup victories, settling for sixth in Cup and a runner-up finish in the Nationwide Series.

4. Donny Schatz

No. 15 J&J Sprint Car, World of Outlaws
Schatz has a dozen WoO victories on the season, but settled for fourth- and seventh-place finishes at Washington’s Skagit Speedway.

5. Scott Dixon

No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Dallara-Honda, IndyCar Series
Dixon failed to wrap up the IndyCar Series title at Detroit’s Belle Isle, but takes a 30-point lead into the season finale at Chicagoland.

6. Jason Meyers

No. 14 KPC Sprint Car, World of Outlaws
Third- and second-place finishes at Washington’s Skagit Speedway ran Meyers’s streak of consecutive top-five finishes to 20.

7. Johnny Benson

No. 23 Toyota, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Benson has won four of his last six races as the Truck Series returns to Gateway Int’l Raceway, where Benson will try to defend his title.

8. Lewis Hamilton

No. 22 Vodaphone McLaren Mercedes, Formula One
Hamilton leads the World Driving Championship standings by six points over Felipe Massa heading into this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

9. Jason Johnson

No. 41 Eagle Sprint Car, American Sprint Car Series
Johnson followed up his $56,000 Ollie’s Challenge victory with a pair of ASCS Gulf Region victories in as many races.

10. Helio Castroneves

No. 3 Team Penske Dallara-Honda, IndyCar Series
An official’s call may have cost Castroneves a second-straight victory, but he earned his 8th runner-up finish on the season.

HONORABLE MENTION
World of Outlaws Late Model Series competitor Steve Francis managed a pair of victories and a top-five finish in three races this past week. . . Billy Moyer continues to roll with a win in Eldora’s Baltes Classic.

LAST WEEK
For the first time this season, the top 10 in Power Rankings remained the same as the week before with Tony Schumacher atop the standings and Helio Castroneves coming in at No. 10.