Who will be on top this week’s SPEED SPORT Power Rankings?
- Bobby Pierce
Bobby Pierce was a frontrunner during the Prairie Dirt Classic week but did not win a race. Still Pierce is the winningest late model driver in the country this year with 23 victories. Last Week: 1
- Denny Hamlin
NASCAR Cup Series point leader Denny Hamlin finished third on Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Hamlin has won four points races and the NASCAR All-Star Race this season. Last Week: 2
- David Gravel
World of Outlaws point leader David Gravel won a pair of races over the weekend, including the $20,000 top prize Sunday at New York’s Weedsport Speedway. He has nine victories this season. Last Week: 7
- Chase Dietz
Chase Dietz won a weekly race at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday and finished second in Sunday’s Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway. He’s won 17 features this year. Last Week: 6
- Alex Palou
Four-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou returned to the top of the series with a rain-delayed Monday afternoon victory at Nashville Superspeedway. It was his fifth win of the season. Last Week: 5
- Doug Kalitta
Two-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Doug Kalitta rolled to his third victory of the season Sunday at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Wash. Last Week: Not Ranked
- Brandon Sheppard
Brandon Sheppard won the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury Speedway for the fourth time in his career. He’s won 15 features this season. Last Week: Not Ranked
- Justin Allgaier
Justin Allgaier finished second in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’s won a series-best six races this season. Last Week: 8
- Anthony Macri
Kings Royal winner Anthony Macri posted four top-10 finishes in the week following his big weekend at Eldora Speedway. Macri also won the PA Speedweek championship. Last Week: 3
- Corey Heim
Corey Heim won Sunday’s Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series race for his second win of the season while running a limited schedule. He’s also won three Craftsman Truck Series races this season. Last Week: Not Ranked
On The Move: Brandon Sheppard has quietly won 15 dirt late model races this season. Are more victories on the horizon?
What To Watch For?: All three NASCAR national series, the NTT IndyCar Series, NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and Formula 1 are all off this weekend.
Dropped Out: NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car point leaders Shawn Langdon and Ron Capps dropped from the power rankings. Formula 1 point leader Kimi Antonelli also fell from the top 10.
