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The Top Ranked Racecar Drivers of All-Time from Illinois
Notes: Drivers are ranked on the list of the state they were born in.
Where a driver grew up or went to school is not factored into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Tony Bettenhausen | 1946 | Tinley Park | 50 |
| 2 | Don Branson | 1959 | Rantoul | 192 |
| 3 | Fred Lorenzen | 1956 | Elmhurst | 193 |
| 4 | Emil Andres | 1936 | Tinley Park | 196 |
| 5 | Jack Smith | 1949 | Metropolis | 246 |
| 6 | Duke Nalon | 1938 | Chicago | 249 |
| 7 | Gary Bettenhausen | 1966 | Tinley Park | 317 |
| 8 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | 1974 | Joliet | 334 |
| 9 | Billy Arnold | 1928 | Chicago | 380 |
| 10 | Shorty Cantlon | 1929 | Paris | 417 |
| 11 | Floyd Davis | 1935 | Oakford | 439 |
| 12 | Tom Pistone | 1959 | Chicago | 441 |
| 13 | Donnie Beechler | 1998 | Springfield | 449 |
| 14 | Ted Musgrave | 1991 | Waukegan | 491 |
| 15 | Frank Brisko | 1930 | Chicago | 497 |
| 16 | Ray Erickson | 1949 | Chicago | 531 |
| 17 | Jimmy Snyder | 1936 | Cahokia | 578 |
| 18 | Cliff Woodbury | 1926 | Chicago | 637 |
| 19 | Louis Disbrow | 1911 | Chicago | 645 |
| 20 | Harlan Fengler | 1923 | Chicago | 711 |
| 21 | Jerry Wonderlich | 1921 | Bloomfield | 755 |
| 22 | Ernie Triplett | 1930 | Barry | 769 |
| 23 | Ed Carpenter | 2004 | Paris | 815 |
| 24 | Allen Crowe | 1962 | York | 931 |
| 25 | Arnie Knepper | 1964 | Belleville | 972 |
| 26 | Al Melcher | 1922 | Dalton | 1068 |
| 27 | Billy Garrett | 1956 | Princeton | 1069 |
| 28 | Rex Easton | 1958 | Springfield | 1084 |
| 29 | Jerry Hoyt | 1953 | Chicago | 1085 |
| 30 | David Malukas | 2018 | Chicago | 1129 |
| 31 | Eddie Russo | 1953 | Chicago | 1133 |
| 32 | Chris Kneifel | 1983 | Chicago | 1149 |
| 33 | Ray Knepper | 1950 | Belleville | 1161 |
| 34 | Arthur Greiner | 1910 | Chicago | 1172 |
| 35 | Larry Cannon | 1980 | Danville | 1297 |
| 36 | Hurley Haywood | 1977 | Chicago | 1342 |
| 37 | Charles Bigelow | 1911 | Kilbourne | 1380 |
| 38 | Johnny McDowell | 1951 | Delavan | 1437 |
| 39 | Tom Orr | 1915 | Chicago | 1444 |
| 40 | Bryan Saulspaugh | 1932 | Taylor Ridge | 1528 |
| 41 | Justin Allgaier | 2009 | Riverton | 1532 |
| 42 | Bobby Wawak | 1967 | Villa Park | 1541 |
| 43 | Jimmy Kite | 1999 | Effingham | 1551 |
| 44 | Dale Coyne | 1987 | Minooka | 1621 |
| 45 | Andy Burt | 1915 | Gardner | 1665 |
| 46 | Davy Jones | 1983 | Chicago | 1726 |
| 47 | Joe Nikrent | 1913 | Unknown | 1763 |
| 48 | Bobby Dotter | 1981 | Chicago | 1823 |
| 49 | Larry Odo | 1956 | Chicago | 1883 |
| 50 | Otto Henning | 1915 | Chicago | 1949 |
| 51 | Bill Brown | 1956 | Chicago | 2617 |
| 52 | Brent Sherman | 2000 | North Barrington | 2623 |
| 53 | Bob Pronger | 1951 | Blue Island | 2702 |
| 54 | Erik Darnell | 2001 | Beach Park | 2713 |
| 55 | Aaron Fike | 2002 | Galesburg | 2739 |
| 56 | Dave Hirschfield | 1956 | Midlothian | 2762 |
| 57 | Bun Emery | 1956 | Chicago | 2790 |
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