All-Time Indy Car Records dominated by Mario Andretti

Mario Andretti

Except for overall wins, where Mario Andretti ranks second to AJ Foyt, Mario Andretti leads every other meaningful IndyCar record. And he would have topped the most wins category as well if 1) He did not take time away to win an F1 World Driving title, 2) AJ Foyt did not artificially pad his win total by racing with USAC when all the best teams were in CART. Foyt had no competition during those years and ran up the total wins.

So if anyone argues that Mario Andretti isn't the greatest American driver in history, just show them the facts that follow (do not include his F1 records, Daytona 500 win, IROC win, sports car wins and dirt track wins).

Records

–	Wins (1909-Present)	–
Rank	Driver	No.
1	A.J. Foyt	67
2	Mario Andretti	52
3	Michael Andretti	42
4	Al Unser	39
5	Bobby Unser	35
6	Al Unser Jr.	34
7	Paul Tracy	31
Tie	Sebastien Bourdais	31
9	Dario Franchitti	30
10	Rick Mears	29
11	Johnny Rutherford	27
Tie	Scott Dixon	27
13	Rodger Ward	26
Tie	Helio Castroneves	26
15	Gordon Johncock	25
16	Bobby Rahal	24
Tie	Ralph DePalma	24
18	Tommy Milton	23
19	Tony Bettenhausen	22
Tie	Emerson Fittipaldi	22
21	Earl Cooper	20
–	Poles (1930-Present)	–
Rank	Driver	No.
1	Mario Andretti	67
2	A.J. Foyt	53
3	Bobby Unser	49
4	Rick Mears	40
5	Helio Castroneves	37
6	Michael Andretti	32
7	Sebastien Bourdais	31
8	Al Unser	27
9	Dario Franchitti	26
10	Paul Tracy	25
Tie	Will Power	25
12	Johnny Rutherford	23
13	Gil de Ferran	21
14	Gordon Johncock	20
15	Danny Sullivan	19
16	Rex Mays	18
Tie	Bobby Rahal	18
18	Emerson Fittipaldi	17
Tie	Scott Dixon	17
–	Second-Place Finishes (1946-Present	–
Rank	Driver	No.
1	Mario Andretti	56
2	Bobby Rahal	37
3	Michael Andretti	34
4	Al Unser	31
5	Bobby Unser	30
Tie	AJ Foyt	30
Tie	Al Unser Jr.	30
8	Helio Castroneves	29
9	Scott Dixon	28
10	Dario Franchitti	27
11	Gordon Johncock	25
12	Paul Tracy	22
Tie	Rick Mears	22
14	Emerson Fittipaldi	21
15	Tom Sneva	20
–	Top-3 Finishes (1946-Present)	–
Rank	Driver	No.
1	Mario Andretti	144
2	A. J. Foyt	119
3	Michael Andretti	100
4	Al Unser	98
5	Bobby Rahal	88
Tie	Al Unser Jr.	88
7	Dario Franchitti	84
8	Bobby Unser	81
9	Gordon Johncock	75
Tie	Paul Tracy	75
11	Rick Mears	74
12	Helio Castroneves	68
13	Scott Dixon	66
14	Emerson Fittipaldi	65
15	Johnny Rutherford	60
16	Tony Kanaan	58
–	Most Top-3 Finishes in a Single Season (1946-2010)	–
Rank	Driver	No./ Year
1	Mario Andretti	16/1968
2	Alex Zanardi	15/1998
Tie	Al Unser	15/1970
4	Mario Andretti	13/1967, 69
5	Scott Dixon	12/2008