ANDERSON, Ind. — The final edition of the National Pavement Sprint Car Rankings was announced Wednesday evening and Kody Swanson has emerged as the top ranked pavement sprint car driver in 2024.
Aaron Willison took the top spot when the initial National Pavement Sprint Car Rankings were announced on Aug. 30 and held the lead until the most recent and final results. Willison led the country with 12 pavement sprint victories among seven different sanctioning bodies. Among his victories were the Pink Lady Classic and War of the Wings triumphs. He finishes his career season as the No. 2 in the country.
Swanson took top honors as the country’s top ranked pavement sprint car driver on the heels of a late season surge and a $50,000 Open Wheel Showdown victory at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Swanson finished the year with seven victories and a podium finish in the Little 500. Swanson finished on the podium in the two biggest pavement sprint car races of the year.
Bobby Santos III finished third in the final rankings. Santos had five feature victories and finishing runner-up in the Open Wheel Showdown was one of the highlights of his season.
PAVEMENT RANKINGS (Final 12/17/24)
- 70 – Kody Swanson
- 61 – Aaron Willison
- 51 – Bobby Santos III
- 32 – Dakoda Armstrong
- 31 – Colton Bettis
- 25 – Tyler Roahrig
- 21.5 Davey Hamilton Jr.
- 13 – Kyle O’Gara
- 11 – Ryan Litt
- 10.5 – Casey Tillman
- 10 – CJ Leary
Jeff Montgomery
Evan Margeson
- 9.5 – Joe Liguori
- 8 – Taylor Ferns
Logan Seavey
- 7 – Chris Ochs
Jake Trainor
- 6.5 – Sport Allen
- 6 – James Miller
Mike Murgoitio