It’s been way too long since I managed to post anything here on The Speed Blog, but I have definite plans for this blog during the 2008 season. Instead of trying to keep up and report on teh races (as there are lots of online resources that already do that) we’ll be focusing on the men and women who make this sport so great - The Drivers themselves. Look out for more Driver Profiles and “Racers Past” type articles next year.

I’ll also be continuing to run an overall Drivers Ranking program.

But before we get to the 2008 season, here’s

The Final 2007 Overall Speed Blog Driver Rankings :

160 drivers qualified to be included in the overall listings during 2007, based on a top ten finish in ChampCar (20 drivers), Formula One (22 drivers), IRL (22 drivers), NASCAR (40 drivers), NHRA (26 drivers) or World Rally (30 drivers).

The final Top 10 of 2007 were:

• Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR)
• Jeff Gordon (NASCAR)
• Denny Hamlin (NASCAR)
• Tony Stewart (NASCAR)
• Fernando Alonso (F1)
• Matt Kenseth (NASCAR)
• Lewis Hamilton (F1)
• Sebastian Loeb (WRC)
• Kimi Raikkonen (F1)
• Mikko Hirvonen (WRC)