No. 1 Donny Schatz

Schatz hasn’t yet hit the track in the United States, but has already won more money than many U.S. sprint-car teams will win for the entire season.
His multiple victories during the winter season in Australia included his fifth straight in the International.

2. Dario Franchitti

The 2007 Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Series champion co-drove the Chip Ganassi Racing entry to victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

3. Jimmie Johnson

The defending Sprint Cup champion teamed with Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and Jimmy Vasser to finish second in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

4. Alex Gurney/Jon Fogarty

The defending Grand Am champions started off the new season by finishing second in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

5. Jeff Gordon

Gordon sat out the Rolex 24 this year, but will be among the favorites when the NASCAR season kicks off with the Daytona 500 Feb. 17.

6. Kimi Raikkonen

Raikkonen will carry the title World Driving Champion for the first time when the Formula One season opens in March.

7. Tony Schumacher

The four-time NHRA Top Fuel champion showed speed right out of the box, leading testing at Firebird Int’l Raceway in Arizona.

8. Damion Gardner

Gardner won January’s biggest race, the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. He gets back on the track in mid-February.

9. Jimmy Owens

Owens started off the new season on a tear, winning back-to-back races at Georgia’s Golden Isles Speedway.

10. Sebastien Bourdais

The four-time defending Champ Car World Series champion moves to the Toro Rosso Formula One team for 2008.

Honorable Mention
Sylvain Tremblay, David Haskell, Nick Ham and Raphael Matos drove their Speed Source Mazda to victory in the GT portion of the Rolex 24 At Daytona over the weekend at Daytona Int’l Speedway.

Last Power Rankings
Jimmie Johnson finished 2007 at the top of the National Speed Sport News Power Rankings after winning his second-consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.