It’s time for a new edition of SPEED SPORT Power Rankings. Who will be on top this week?
1. Kyle Larson
Kyle Larson opened the season with a pair of Tulsa Shootout victories inside the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla., and followed it up by winning the Chili Bowl Nationals for the third time in his career.
2. Chase Elliott
Chase Elliott turned in a dominant performance aboard his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to win the Cook Out Clash at North Carolina’s historic Bowman Gray Stadium.
3. Justin Peck
High Limit Racing regular Justin Peck went 360 sprint car racing with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour and won three consecutive races to kick off the DIRTcar Nationals at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park.
4. No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsports
Drivers Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy and Laurens Vanthoor clinched a second consecutive overall and GTP class victory for Porsche Penske Motorsport in the Rolex 24 At Daytona Int’l Speedway.
5. Ricky Thornton Jr.
Reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Ricky Thornton Jr. has won two of the first four races in the series this season.
6. Bobby Pierce
Bobby Pierce won four features on the way to winning the Wild West Shootout super late model series at Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park.
7. Dylan Thornton
Dylan Thornton is off to a fast start in IMCA competition in Arizona. Thornton has won three late model features and a pair of modified main events.
8. Bubba Pollard
Bubba Pollard won January’s SpeedFest super late model feature at Georgia’s Cordele Motor Speedway and backed it up with a UARA National series win at the same track this past weekend.
9. Chase Sexton
2023 Monster Energy Supercross champion Chase Sexton became the first two-time winner in the series this season and holds a two-point lead over Ken Roczen after four events.
10. Cole Galloway
Despite having never been to Volusia Speedway Park, Kentucky modified driver Cole Galloway won consecutive UMP modified features during the first weekend of the DIRTcar Nationals at the half-mile Florida dirt track.
Last Year: Carson Macedo ended the season on top of the power rankings after a strong ending to the season.
This Week: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series has four races scheduled this week at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park, while the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has six events set at Ocala Speedway.
