Swanson Leads Pavement Sprint Car Rankings

ANDERSON, Ind. — The fifth and last version of the 2025 Nationwide Pavement Dash Automotive Rankings had been introduced Sunday afternoon with Kody Swanson ranked because the Nationwide Pavement Dash Automotive Rankings’ prime driver.

The Nationwide Pavement Dash Automotive Rankings debuted in 2024. Kody Swanson received the inaugural rankings with late season momentum that propelled him into the lead on the heels of his Open Wheel Showdown victory final season. Aaron Willison had all however dominated final yr’s rankings till Swanson’s late-season surge.

Swanson had a profession yr on the pavement facet of issues in 2025. He captured 9 characteristic victories with the USAC Silver Crown Collection, Should See Racing and 500 Dash Automotive Tour. He was additionally a Dave Steele Winged Championship Weekend and Youngsters’s Dream Fund 50 winner.

Swanson capped off his season with a $50,000 victory within the Open Wheel Showdown at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Bobb Santos III completed because the No. 2 ranked driver with seven characteristic victories. The spotlight of the season for Santos was sweeping a pair of $10,000-to-win winged weekends at Colorado Nationwide Speedway in July and a weekend with Should See Racing within the Southeast in early October for a complete of $40,000.

Sixteen-year-old Colton Bettis completed No. 3 after main the nation with 11 characteristic victories. The highlights of the yr for the Lutz, Florida teenager included a $10,000 win within the Youngsters’s Dream Fund 50 and a Little 500 entrance row beginning spot. He was additionally the Southern Dash Automotive Shootout Collection champion for the second consecutive season.

2025 PAVEMENT RANKINGS

1 – Kody Swanson – 75

2 – Bobby Santos III – 57

3 – Colton Bettis – 39.5

4 – Aaron Willison – 38.5

5 – Tyler Roahrig – 38

6 – Dakoda Armstrong – 29

7 – Kyle O’Gara – 24

8 – Ryan Litt – 22

– Justin Grant – 17

10-Davey Hamilton Jr. – 14

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