It’s time for a new edition of SPEED SPORT Power Rankings. Who will be on top this week?
1. Bobby Pierce
Bobby Pierce won the prestigious World 100 dirt late model race at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway for the second time in his career. He’s won 32 dirt late model features this season. Last Week: 1
2. Rico Abreu
Rico Abreu continued his late summer hot streak by winning the Tuscarora 50 at Pennsylvania’s Port Royal Speedway. The $58,500 victory came one wek after he earned $102,626.26 for winning the Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals at Washington’s Skagit Speedway. Abreu has 10 winged sprint car victories this season. Last Week: 6
3. Carson Macedo
Carson Macedo won his fifth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature in the past month, claiming $21,000 for topping the Tom Tarlton Classic for the third time in his career. He has eight victories this season. Last Week: 7
4. Austin Prock
Austin Prock won the Funny Car portion of the U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in dominant fashion. It was his fifth victory of the season for John Force Racing. He enters the six-race Countdown to the Championship as the points leader. Last Week: 4
5. Chase Sexton
Pro Motocross champion Chase Sexton, who won the last six races of the season to win the championship, finished third in Saturday’s SuperMotocross Championship main event at Concord, N.C. Last Week: 2
6. Justin Grant
Justin Grant, who has won eight USAC sprint car features this season, had a great month of August, winning the Kokomo Smackdown and a pair of USAC Silver Crown races. Last Week: 3
7. Ricky Thornton Jr.
Ricky Thornton Jr. has won 23 late model features this year, and recently captured a $100,000 stock car triumph at Iowa’s 300 Raceway. Last Week: 5
8. Aaron Stanfield
Aaron Stanfield earned his fourth NHRA Pro Stock victory of the season in the biggest race on the schedule — the U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Last Week: 8
9. Jonathan Davenport
Jonathan Davenport won a pair of dirt late model features last week at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway. Davenport has won 11 features this season. Last Week: Not Ranked.
10. Joey Logano
Joey Logano fired the first shot of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, winning Sunday’s round of 16 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and pushing his way into the round of 12. Last Week: Not Ranked
On The Rise: Rico Abreu is on a hot streak as the sprint car season makes its stretch run.
Free Falling: Kyle Larson and Anthony Macri dropped from the rankings.
One To Watch: The NTT IndyCar Series wraps up its season Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway. Alex Palou and Will Power are each in contention for a third series title. Who wins it?