It’s time for the first 2026 edition of SPEED SPORT Power Rankings. Who will be on top this week?
- Tyler Reddick
Tyler Reddick won the 68th running of the Daytona 500 to open the NASCAR Cup Series season Sunday at Daytona Int’l Speedway. It was the ninth victory of his career.
- Nick Hoffman
Nick Hoffman won three late model features during a four-day period and claimed the Big Gator championship during the DIRTcar Nationals at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park.
- Anthony Macri
Anthony Macri won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature that wrapped up a three-night run during the DIRTcar Nationals and won the Big Gator trophy with three top-five finishes.
- Austin Hill
Austin Hill won the season-opening United Rentals 300 for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
- Hudson O’Neal
Hudson O’Neal has already won four dirt late model features this season, including a victory with the World of Outlaws at Volusia Speedway Park.
- Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac has won three of the six races this season for the Monster Energay AMA Supercross Championship, including Saturday at Seattle’s Lumen Field.
- Brandon Overton
Brandon Overton has picked up four dirt late model victories this season, including earning $25,000 for topping the Winter Freeze at Georgia’s Screven Motor Speedway.
- Logan Seavey
Logan Seavey won two of the six features during Winter Games XVII for the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series and also captured the overall Winter Games title.
- Felipe Nasr
Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich piloted the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsports Porsche 963 to victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona Int’l Speedway. It was the third consecutive Rolex 24 triumph for Nasr.
- Larry Wight
Larry Wight won all three big-block modified features to start the season at Florida’s All-Tech Raceway and added a fourth triumph during the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park.
On The Move: It will be a big week for dirt late model racers with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series both in action.
What To Watch For?: All three NASCAR national divisions will be superspeedway racing again this weekend as they visit EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Ga.
Dropped Out: It’s week one of the SPEED SPORT power rankings. Who will drop out of the rankings, or break into them next week?
