It’s time for a new edition of SPEED SPORT Power Rankings. Who will be on top this week?
1. Carson Macedo
A 12-time World of Outlaws sprint car winner this season, Carson Macedo ended his season strongly on the West Coast, earning USAC midget, 360 winged sprint car and a non winged sprint car triumph. Last Week: 2
2. Austin Prock
Austin Prock was the top qualifier for the 15th time this season, clinched his first NHRA Funny Car title and recorded a 340 mph run before losing to teammate Jack Beckman in the final round of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season at Pomona, Calif. Last Week: 1
3. Bobby Pierce
Bobby Pierce has won 38 dirt late model features this season, including many of the sport’s biggest events. Last Week: 3
4. Joey Logano
Joey Logano won the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway to secure his third series championship and his fourth victory of the season. Last Week: 4
5. Ricky Thornton Jr.
Ricky Thornton Jr. swept the Peach State Classic at Georgia’s Senoia Raceway for his 28th and 29th victories of the season. He also claimed the Castrol Night in America title. Last Week: 5
6. Antron Brown
Antron Brown won the season-ending NHRA event at Pomona, Calif., to secure his fourth Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship. Sunday marked his sixth victory of the season and his third in six races during the Countdown. Last Week: 6
7. Corey Day
Corey Day ended the season with another Crown Jewel victory, topping USAC’s Turkey Night Grand Prix midget race. He also won the Dirt Cup and the Trophy Cup this season among other signature sprint car racing events. Last Week: Not Ranked
8. Matt Hirschman
Matt Hirschman earned his 10th North-South Shootout victory at North Carolina’s Caraway Speedway continuing a late-season tear that included a Race of Champions victory and the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series title. Last Week: 7
9. Brad Sweet
Brad Sweet won three races in a row during the final week of High Limit Racing competition and secured the series championship Saturday Texas Motor Speedway. Sweet won 10 High Limit features this year. Last Week: 8
10. Ty Majeski
Ty Majeski, who secured his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship in early November, won last week’s Billy Bigley Sr. Memorial super late model race. Majeski gets another crack at the Snowball Derby this week. Last Week: Not Ranked
What’s Next?: Only a handful of opportunities to move into the power rankings remain on the 2024 schedule.