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Updated top-10 driver rankings following Mid-Ohio........................

1st} Dario Franchitti.....................................111 pts(nc)
2nd} Scott Dixon.........................................101 pts(nc)
3rd} Tony Kanaan.........................................87 pts(nc)
4th} Sam Hornish, Jr.....................................76 pts(nc)
5th} Dan Wheldon.........................................71 pts(nc)
6th} Helio Castroneves..................................61 pts(nc)
7th} Danica Patrick.......................................45 pts(nc)
8th} Scott Sharp...........................................39 pts(nc)
9th} Vitor Meira............................................36 pts(nc)
10th} Marco Andretti.....................................32 pts(nc)

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Updated top-10 driver rankings following Michigan's wild ride....................


1st} Dario Franchitti...............................111 pts(nc)
2nd} Scott Dixon...................................102 pts(nc)
3rd} Tony Kanaan...................................97 pts(nc)
4th} Sam Hornish, Jr...............................78 pts(nc)
5th} Dan Wheldon...................................71 pts(nc)
6th} Helio Castroneves............................61 pts(nc)
7th} Danica Patrick.................................49 pts(nc)
8th} Scott Sharp.....................................47 pts(nc)
9th} Marco Andretti.................................41 pts(+1)
10th} Vitor Meira.....................................36 pts(-1)

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Updated top-10 driver rankings following Kentucky..................................

1st} Dario Franchitti....................................114 pts(nc)
2nd} Scott Dixon.........................................111 pts(nc)
3rd} Tony Kanaan.......................................107 pts(nc)
4th} Sam Hornish, Jr.....................................78 pts(nc)
5th} Dan Wheldon.........................................71 pts(nc)
6th} Helio Castroneves..................................68 pts(nc)
7th} Scott Sharp...........................................52 pts(+1)
8th} Danica Patrick.......................................49 pts(-1)
9th} Marco Andretti.......................................48 pts(nc)
10th} Vitor Meira...........................................37 pts(nc)

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Updated top-10 driver rankings following the visit to wine country(a/k/a Sonoma).......................

1st} Dario Franchitti.................................122 pts(nc)
2nd} Scott Dixon......................................121 pts(nc)
3rd} Tony Kanaan....................................114 pts(nc)
4th} Sam Hornish, Jr.................................84 pts(nc)
5th} Dan Wheldon.....................................75 pts(nc)
6th} Helio Castroneves..............................72 pts(nc)
7th} Danica Patrick....................................54 pts(+1)
8th} Scott Sharp........................................52 pts(-1)
9th} Marco Andretti....................................48 pts(nc)
10th} Vitor Meira........................................39 pts(nc)

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Updated top-10 driver rankings following NA open-wheel racing's return to the Motor City.....................

1st} Dario Franchitti.......................................127 pts(nc)
t-2nd}[2]Scott Dixon......................................124 pts(nc)
t-2nd}[3]Tony Kanaan....................................124 pts(nc)
4th} Sam Hornish, Jr........................................84 pts(nc)
5th} Dan Wheldon............................................83 pts(nc)
6th} Helio Castroneves.....................................72 pts(nc)
7th} Danica Patrick...........................................63 pts(nc)
8th} Scott Sharp...............................................52 pts(nc)
9th} Marco Andretti...........................................48 pts(nc)
10th} Vitor Meira...............................................39 pts(nc)

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Updated top-10 driver rankings following Chicagoland..............................

1st} Dario Franchitti.....................................137 pts(nc)
2nd} Scott Dixon..........................................133 pts(nc)
3rd} Tony Kanaan........................................129 pts(nc)
4th} Sam Hornish, Jr......................................92 pts(nc)
5th} Dan Wheldon..........................................83 pts(nc)
6th} Helio Castroneves...................................79 pts(nc)
7th} Danica Patrick.........................................63 pts(nc)
8th} Scott Sharp.............................................58 pts(nc)
9th} Marco Andretti.........................................48 pts(nc)
t-10th}[10]Vitor Meira.....................................39 pts(nc)
t-10th}[11]Buddy Rice....................................39 pts(nr)

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Note................Final overall rankings will be posted this week..................

Final 2007 IndyCar Series Driver Rankings.......................

Dario Franchitti........................................147 pts
Scott Dixon.............................................142 pts
Tony Kanaan...........................................137 pts

~~these three were the class of the field in 2007; the three combined for 13 wins, 7 poles and 1357 laps led during the year and it was no surprise to see the three of them at the tip of the spear in Chicagoland


4th} Sam Hornish, Jr..........................................96 pts
5th} Dan Wheldon..............................................88 pts
6th} Helio Castroneves.......................................86 pts

~~for these three it was a decidedly off-year marked by rare miscues and notable bouts of brain fade and mental meltdowns that were IMO uncharacteristic of them; hopefully all three will rebound in 2008

7th} Danica Patrick............................................66 pts
8th} Scott Sharp................................................63 pts
9th} Marco Andretti............................................48 pts
10th} Buddy Rice...............................................40 pts

~~for these four it was survival of the fittest and they succeeded in differing ways..........
--for Patrick it was adapting to a new team; for the Ironman it was making it through yet another IndyCar season(130+ consecutive starts); for little ole' Marco it was enduring the dreaded "Sophomore Slump"[10 dnf's in 17 races.......... ] and for Rice, it was regaining some of the form he lost in 2005-2006.........

And now, the rest of the gang...............................................................
11th} Vitor Meira.................................................39 pts
12th} Tomas Scheckter........................................35 pts
13th} Darren Manning..........................................22 pts
14th} Ed Carpenter..............................................20 pts
15th} Kosuke Matsuura.........................................19 pts
16th} A.J. Foyt, IV................................................16 pts
17th} Ryan Hunter-Reay.......................................13 pts
18th} Jeff Simmons..............................................11 pts
19th} Sarah Fisher................................................8 pts
20th} Ryan Briscoe...............................................6 pts
21st} Hideki Mutoh................................................3 pts
22nd} Davey Hamilton..........................................2 pts