Jimmie Johnson

For the second-straight year, Jimmie Johnson posed as champion with the Nextel Cup in New York City’s Times Square. NASCAR invaded Manhattan for its annual awards festivities with Johnson headlining the list of titlists from all of NASCAR’s various series. Johnson became the first repeat Nextel Cup champion in nearly a decade.

2. Donny Schatz

No driver was more dominant than Schatz in 2007, and he hopes to repeat that performance for his new Tony Stewart Racing team in ‘08.

3. Jeff Gordon

Despite a second-place finish to his teammate in The Chase, Gordon emotionally recounts 2007 as his best year due to his daughter’s birth.

4. Sebastien Bourdais

After a fourth-straight Champ Car World Series title, Bourdais was in Barcelona testing for his new Toro Rosso F-1 team.

5. Kimi Raikkonen

The Iceman was able to stay cool enough to win a World Championship on track and then in an FIA courtroom.

6. Tony Schumacher

Schumacher became a five-time Top Fuel champion as the NHRA utilized its “Countdown” format for the first time.

7. Jon Fogarty/Alex Gurney

The duo combined for seven victories in 2007, winning the DP championship. Jimmie Johnson will join them for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

8. Dario Franchitti

The 2008 Sprint Cup and Nationwide series schedules await the Indy 500 champion, who will be a NASCAR rookie.

9. Rinaldo Capello/Allan McNish

Capello and McNish have combined for consecutive LMP1 championships and will be part of Audi’s two-car effort in 2008.

10. Kyle Busch

An off-season of change is in store for one of NASCAR’s young guns, who will move to the No. 18 Toyota of Joe Gibbs Racing.