Swanson Maintains Advantage In Pavement Sprint Rankings

Kody Swanson is the continued leader in the National Pavement Sprint Car Rankings. (David Sink photo)

ANDERSON, Ind. – The fourth edition of the 2025 National Pavement Sprint Car Rankings was revealed Tuesday afternoon, and Kody Swanson continues to hold the top spot.

Swanson has been atop the rankings for most of the season, on the strength of eight total wins in 2025.

Bobby Santos III has quietly moved into second place behind Swanson, while Dakoda Armstrong has jumped inside the top three for the first time since the rankings were announced last season.

Sixteen-year-old Colton Bettis, who led the rankings briefly in the spring, is still lurking in fourth place.

Swanson currently holds a marginal lead over Santos, but it is far from safe. Some of the bigger pavement sprint car races are at the back end of the season, including the Pink Lady Classic, a pair of 500 Sprint Car Tour events, a pair of Must See Racing events, and the Open Wheel Showdown.

If a driver could get hot, and win any combination of these events, they could tighten the gap on Swanson to close the season out and make things interesting.

The next major sprint car event is Meridian (Idaho) Speedway’s Les Schwab Tires Pink Lady Classic, set for Saturday, Sept. 20 and sanctioned by the Speed Tour. It will be broadcast live on FloRacing.

2025 National Pavement Sprint Car Rankings (as of Sept. 16)

1. Kody Swanson – 63
2. Bobby Santos III – 43
3. Dakoda Armstrong – 29
4. Colton Bettis – 28.5
5. Tyler Roahrig – 28
6. Aaron Willison – 27.5
7. Kyle O’Gara – 24
8. Ryan Litt – 22
9. Justin Grant – 17
10. Davey Hamilton Jr. – 14
11. Bryan Warf – 11
12. J. Henes – 9
13. J. Leary – 9
14. Jeff Montgomery – 8.5
15. Taylor Ferns – 8
16. Jake Trainor – 8
17. Troy DeCaire – 7
18. Joe Liguori – 7
19. Riley Rogers – 7
20. Keegan Weese – 6.5