CONCORD, N.C. — Brad Sweet holds the top spot in the National Sprint Car Rankings for the eighth straight week, but Donny Schatz has closed the gap with only a handful of races remaining.

Sweet has an average finish of 3.426 in 76 starts, while Schatz who won Friday night at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway, is second with a 3.552 average finish in 73 starts.

Both drivers have two races at the World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte remaining this season.

David Gravel ranks third with Danny Dietrich and Aaron Reutzel completing the top five.

Dietrich leads the Eastern region on the strength of 14 victories, while other regional leaders are Buddy Kofoid (Great Lakes), Billy Balog (Great Plains), Dominic Scelzi (West), Jacob Patton (Mid-America), Donny Schatz (Northwestern) and Carl Bowser. (Ohio-PA).

One hundred and 30 drivers have combined to win 380 features run through Oct. 27, with 714 drivers participating.

Click below to view the full rankings for each region.