If you’re interested in the a comprehensive list of NASCAR Cup Series driver ratings, you can find that HERE.
In this story, we’re going to focus on the top drivers from the lower divisions of the stock car racing, which are all included as part of the brand-new NASCAR 25 video game, produced by iRacing Studios.
It should come as no surprise who ranks No. 1 in the Xfinity Truck Series, as Connor Zilisch (100 overall driver rating in NXS) and Corey Heim (100 overall driver rating in NCTS) lead the way.
Focusing on just the Xfinity Series, Aric Almirola is the top-ranked part-time driver. The now-retired Cup star is third on the list with an overall rating of 97. Ross Chastain is the only other part-time NXS driver inside the top ten.
Reigning series champion Justin Allgaier is just behind Zilisch with an overall rating of 99. Zilisch was granted a 100 in speedways and road courses, while Allgaier reached a perfect 100 in both intermediate and concrete tracks.
Almirola leads the way on short intermediates with with the coveted 100 rating, and unsurprisingly, Austin Hill dominated the superspeedways with a 100 in that category.
In the Truck Series, Heim holds a perfect 100 in four of the six track categories, leading the way in speedways, intermediates, short intermediates, and road courses.
NASCAR Cup star Kyle Busch is the top part-time driver in second (98 overall rating), and a perfect 100 on superspeedways. Fellow Cup driver Chastain is just behind him in third (95 overall rating), but it’s Layne Riggs in fourth with the only other 100 rating, which he earned for his prowess on concrete tracks.
Newly crowned ARCA champion Brenden ‘Butterbean’ Queen tops the charts in ARCA, but unlike the top three national divisions, the No. 1 ranked driver does not have an overall rating of 100. Bean is at 99 overall, and holds a perfect 100 on speedways and intermediates.
William Sawalich is his closest competition with an overall rating of 97, and a perfect rating of 100 across short intermediates, concrete tracks, and road courses. Lavar Scott rounds out the podium there with an overall score of 90.
Below, you can find the top 20 drivers across Xfinity and Trucks, as well as the top 10 for ARCA.
Top 20 driver ratings — NASCAR Xfinity Series
| Rank | Driver | Overall Driver Rating |
| 1 | Connor Zilisch | 100 |
| 2 | Justin Allgaier | 99 |
| 3 | Aric Almirola | 97 |
| 4 | Jesse Love | 94 |
| 5 | Sam Mayer | 93 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain | 93 |
| 7 | Sheldon Creed | 92 |
| 8 | Austin Hill | 92 |
| 9 | Sammy Smith | 89 |
| 10 | Carson Kvapil | 88 |
| 11 | Taylor Gray | 88 |
| 12 | Brandon Jones | 87 |
| 13 | Ryan Sieg | 86 |
| 14 | William Sawalich | 85 |
| 15 | Nick Sanchez | 85 |
| 16 | Christian Eckes | 83 |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez | 83 |
| 18 | Harrison Burton | 83 |
| 19 | Shane van Gisbergen | 79 |
| 20 | Jeb Burton | 77 |
Top 20 driver ratings — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
| Rank | Driver | Overall Driver Rating |
| 1 | Corey Heim | 100 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 98 |
| 3 | Ross Chastain | 95 |
| 4 | Layne Riggs | 93 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 90 |
| 6 | Ty Majeski | 90 |
| 7 | Chandler Smith | 89 |
| 8 | Daniel Hemric | 86 |
| 9 | Grant Enfinger | 86 |
| 10 | Tyler Ankrum | 85 |
| 11 | Ben Rhodes | 83 |
| 12 | William Sawalich | 83 |
| 13 | Gio Ruggiero | 82 |
| 14 | Kaden Honeycutt | 81 |
| 15 | Parker Kligerman | 80 |
| 16 | Connor Mosack | 79 |
| 17 | Brandon Jones | 79 |
| 18 | Stewart Friesen | 79 |
| 19 | Rajah Caruth | 79 |
| 20 | Corey LaJoie | 78 |
Top 10 driver ratings — ARCA Menards Series
| Rank | Driver | Overall Driver Rating |
| 1 | Brenden Queen | 99 |
| 2 | William Sawalich | 97 |
| 3 | Lavar Scott | 90 |
| 4 | Lawless Alan | 90 |
| 5 | Isabella Robusto | 86 |
| 6 | Jake Finch | 84 |
| 7 | Tyler Reif | 83 |
| 8 | Andy Jankowiak | 83 |
| 9 | Jason Kitzmiller | 81 |
| 10 | Greg van Alst | 80 |
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