List of American Championship Car winners

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The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in open wheel American Championship Car Racing. The list recognizes "Indy car" or "Champ car" victories under the following auspices:

Sanctioning bodies

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The AAA Contest Board began sanctioning races as early as 1904. In the early years of the sport, only two seasons (1905 and 1916) an official national championship was recognized and awarded. Individual events from 1904, 1906–1915, and 1917–1919 are specifically excluded from the table below, due to the fact that they were not part of an official "championship" season.

The national championship was re-instated by AAA for 1920 and beyond. Retroactively awarded titles for the other years were later researched, although most historians consider them to be revisionist, and do not deem them as suitable for official record. All racing was suspended from 1942 to 1945, due to WWII. The 1946 season is a source of a statistical anomaly. The AAA Contest Board included a substantial number of "Big Car" races in the national championship for 1946, swelling the season to 77 events (6 Champ Car races and 71 Big Car races). Some later texts chose to dismiss the 71 Big Car races from record, but reliable records and historians contend that the season should be regarded as the full 77-race schedule.

Note that victories in the Indianapolis 500 from 1979 to 1995 are listed under the heading of USAC. While CART sanctioned the primary year-long season of races, the Indianapolis 500 itself remained under the sanctioning of USAC.

For 1996–1997, victories in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League are listed solely under the heading of IndyCar. For the first nine races of its existence (five in 1996 and four in 1997), the Indy Racing League fell under the sanctioning umbrella of USAC. After two controversial races in early 1997, sanctioning abruptly switched to in-house oversight by the IRL. In 2010, the series retired the term "IRL" in favor of "IndyCar."

Non-points races such as the Race of Two Worlds, Marlboro Challenge, and the 2008 Nikon Indy 300 are not reflected in the totals below.

Wins chart

     Indicates active driver.
Driver Nation AAA
1905, 1916
1920–1955
AAA
1946
Big Car
USAC
1956–1995
CART
1979–2003
CCWS
2004–2007
IndyCar
1996–Present
Combined
Total
A. J. Foyt United States 0 0 67 0 0 0 67
Mario Andretti United States 0 0 33 19 0 0 52
Michael Andretti United States 0 0 0 42 0 0 42
Al Unser, Sr. United States 0 0 36 3 0 0 39
Scott Dixon New Zealand 0 0 0 1 0 38 39
Bobby Unser United States 0 0 25 10 0 0 35
Al Unser, Jr. United States 0 0 2 29 0 3 34
Sébastien Bourdais France 0 0 0 3 28 3 34
Paul Tracy Canada 0 0 0 26 5 0 31
Dario Franchitti United Kingdom 0 0 0 10 0 21 31
Rick Mears United States 0 0 7 22 0 0 29
Hélio Castroneves Brazil 0 0 0 6 0 23 29
Johnny Rutherford United States 0 0 18 9 0 0 27
Rodger Ward United States 2 0 24 0 0 0 26
Will Power Australia 0 0 0 0 2 23 25
Gordon Johncock United States 0 0 20 5 0 0 25
Ted Horn United States 5 19 0 0 0 0 24
Bobby Rahal United States 0 0 1 23 0 0 24
Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil 0 0 2 20 0 0 22
Tony Bettenhausen United States 19 0 3 0 0 0 22
Bill Holland United States 3 18 0 0 0 0 21
Sam Hornish, Jr. United States 0 0 0 0 0 19 19
Jimmy Bryan United States 12 0 7 0 0 0 19
Danny Sullivan United States 0 0 1 16 0 0 17
Jimmy Murphy United States 17 0 0 0 0 0 17
Tony Kanaan Brazil 0 0 0 1 0 16 17
Dan Wheldon United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 16 16
Ryan Hunter-Reay United States 0 0 0 1 1 14 16
Alex Zanardi Italy 0 0 0 15 0 0 15
Juan Pablo Montoya Colombia 0 0 0 10 0 5 15
Tom Sneva United States 0 0 4 9 0 0 13
Tommy Milton United States 12 0 0 0 0 0 12
Gil de Ferran Brazil 0 0 0 7 0 5 12
Cristiano da Matta Brazil 0 0 0 11 1 0 12
Adrian Fernández Mexico 0 0 0 8 0 3 11
Johnnie Parsons United States 11 0 0 0 0 0 11
Jimmy Vasser United States 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
Pete DePaolo United States 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kenny Bräck Sweden 0 0 0 5 0 4 9
Scott Sharp United States 0 0 0 0 0 9 9
Frank Lockhart United States 9 0 0 0 0 0 9
Bruno Junqueira Brazil 0 0 0 5 3 0 8
Rex Mays United States 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Buddy Lazier United States 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
Eddie Sachs United States 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Louis Meyer United States 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
Arie Luyendyk Netherlands 0 0 1 2 0 4 7
Dan Gurney United States 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Lloyd Ruby United States 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Johnny Thomson United States 1 0 6 0 0 0 7
Harry Hartz United States 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
Justin Wilson United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 4 3 7
Ryan Briscoe Australia 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
Simon Pagenaud France 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
Joie Chitwood United States 0 7 0 0 0 0 7
Ralph DePalma Kingdom of Italy 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
George Robson United States 1 5 0 0 0 0 6
Don Branson United States 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Parnelli Jones United States 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Joe Leonard United States 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Danny Ongais United States 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Wilbur Shaw United States 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
Bill Cummings United States 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
Mauri Rose United States 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
Gary Bettenhausen United States 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Earl Cooper United States 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Dario Resta United Kingdom 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Johnny Aitken United States 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Patrick Carpentier Canada 0 0 0 4 1 0 5
Scott Goodyear Canada 0 0 0 2 0 3 5
Greg Ray United States 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
A. J. Allmendinger United States 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
Nigel Mansell United Kingdom 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Teo Fabi Italy 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Eddie Cheever United States 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Jacques Villeneuve Canada 0 0 1 4 0 0 5
Greg Moore Canada 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Jim McElreath United States 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Jud Larson United States 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Wally Dallenbach, Sr. United States 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Roger McCluskey United States 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Mike Mosley United States 0 0 4 1 0 0 5
Bennett Hill United States 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Walt Ader United States 1 4 0 0 0 0 5
Barney Oldfield United States 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Ray Keech United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dave Lewis United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Frank Elliott United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Roscoe Sarles United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Eddie Hearne United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Bryan Herta United States 0 0 0 2 0 2 4
Jim Hurtubise United States 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Jack McGrath United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Sam Hanks United States 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
Bob Sweikert United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Chuck Stevenson United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Myron Fohr United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Leon Duray United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Shorty Cantlon United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Al Rogers United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Billy Winn United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Bill Vukovich United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Kelly Petillo United States 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
James Hinchcliffe Canada 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Mike Conway United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Eddie Rickenbacker United States 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Buddy Rice United States 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Tony Stewart United States 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Ed Carpenter United States 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Graham Rahal United States 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
André Ribeiro Brazil 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Max Papis Italy 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Mark Blundell United Kingdom 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
George Amick United States 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Len Sutton United States 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Mark Donohue United States 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Jim Rathmann United States 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Pat Flaherty United States 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
Walt Faulkner United States 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jimmy Davies United States 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Billy Arnold United States 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Lee Wallard United States 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Louis Chevrolet Switzerland 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Robert Doornbos Netherlands 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Robbie Buhl United States 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Tomas Scheckter South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Scott Pruett United States 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Roberto Guerrero Colombia 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Alex Barron United States 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Marco Andretti United States 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Josef Newgarden United States 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
John Paul, Jr. United States 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Roberto Moreno Brazil 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Christian Fittipaldi Brazil 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Michel Jourdain, Jr. Mexico 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Robby Gordon United States 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Mario Domínguez Mexico 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Art Pollard United States 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Pat O'Connor United States 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Jim Clark United Kingdom 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Paul Russo United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Manny Ayulo United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Bob McDonogh United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Joe Thomas United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Louis Unser United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Cliff Woodbury United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Lou Moore United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Babe Stapp United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mel Hansen United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Bob Carey United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Harlan Fengler United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Pietro Bordino Italy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Troy Ruttman United States 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
George Connor United States 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Charles Van Acker United States 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Bus Wilbert United States 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Johnny Shackleford United States 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Oscar Ridion United States 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Elbert Booker United States 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Tommy Hinnershitz United States 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
I. P. Fetterman United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Howdy Wilcox United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Joe Boyer United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Eddie Pullen United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Gaston Chevrolet France 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jeff Ward United States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Billy Boat United States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Felipe Giaffone Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Mark Dismore United States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Eliseo Salazar Chile 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sam Schmidt United States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Buzz Calkins United States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Airton Dare Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Jaques Lazier United States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Richie Hearn United States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Jim Guthrie United States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Danica Patrick United States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Takuma Sato Japan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Charlie Kimball United States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Carlos Muñoz Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Carlos Huertas Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Oriol Servià Spain 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Alex Tagliani Canada 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Nelson Philippe France 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Maurício Gugelmin Brazil 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Kevin Cogan United States 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Pancho Carter United States 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. Canada 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Héctor Rebaque Mexico 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
John Andretti United States 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Bill Vukovich II United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Bobby Marshman United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Swede Savage United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Keith Kauffman United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Graham Hill United Kingdom 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Van Johnson United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
George Snider United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Bud Tingelstad United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Elmer George United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Wes Vandervoort United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Bobby Grim United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Peter Revson United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Rich Vogler United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Dick Atkins United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Jim Packard United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Larry Rice United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Ronnie Bucknum United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Art Bisch United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Bobby Olivero United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
George Follmer United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Emil Andres United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Henry Banks United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bill Schindler United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mike Nazaruk United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Fred Comer United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Fred Frame United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Duke Dinsmore United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Earl Devore United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jimmy Snyder United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Walt Brown United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Norman Batten United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jimmy Gleason United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Webb Jay United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Stubby Stubblefield United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Keith Andrews United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bobby Ball United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Floyd Roberts United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Phil Shafer United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bob Finley United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Johnny Mantz United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Louis Schneider United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
George Souders United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Guy Vaughn United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
George Hammond United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Fred Agabashian United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Floyd Davis United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lora L. Corum United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Tazio Nuvolari Italy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bernd Rosemeyer Germany 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Charles Burman United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bumpy Bumpus United States 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Joe Verebley United States 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Lucky Lux United States 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Hal Robson United States 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Hank Rogers United States 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Winners of non-championship events

A substantial number of non-championship races were sanctioned by the AAA Contest Board, namely from the periods from 1902–1904, 1906–1915, and 1917–1920. That includes the Indianapolis 500 in 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, and 1919. Various other non-championship races have been conducted over the years by AAA, USAC, CART, and IRL from 1920–2008. The winners from those races are specifically not included in the main table above. Below is an abridged list of race winners from non-championship AAA races.

Notes

  • The USAC Race of Two Worlds was considered a non-championship event. Likewise the 1966 event at Fuji was a non-championship event. In some seasons, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb was a championship event, and in some seasons it was not.
  • CART conducted the Marlboro Challenge all-star race from 1987–1992. This was considered a non-championship event.
  • The 1999 IRL VisionAire 500K at Charlotte Motor Speedway was cancelled after 79 laps, and struck from record, with no winner declared. On lap 62, a tire went into the grandstand, killing three spectators. Likewise the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was halted and formally abandoned after 11 laps due to the death of Dan Wheldon. Therefore, the total number of IRL/IndyCar races reflected in the chart is two fewer than the number of actual events.
  • In the aftermath of the open wheel unification in early 2008, due to a scheduling conflict, the 2008 Long Beach Grand Prix was contested with former Champ Car teams and chassis. It was uniquely regarded as the "final" Champ Car race. However, it was officially contested under IndyCar sanction, awarded points towards the IndyCar championship, and race winner Will Power is credited with an IndyCar victory to his credit from the event. Furthermore, the Nikon Indy 300 was included on the 2008 schedule as a non-points exhibition race. Therefore, race winner Ryan Briscoe was not credited with an official victory for that event.
  • In 1952, another open wheel series was formed alongside the AAA, the NASCAR Speedway Division. Only one full season, along with a second partial season, was held, and the division folded after only ten points races. Of the ten race winners, none of the drivers (seven total) managed to win any races under AAA or USAC sanctioning.

Wins by nationality

All figures current through the 2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis

List of races won by nationality of driver
Rank Country Wins Driver(s) Last Win (Year)
1  United States 1139 226 2015
2  Brazil 109 11 2014
3  United Kingdom 80 10 2014
4  Canada 59 10 2015
5  Italy 50 6 2001
6  France 47 6 2016
7  New Zealand 39 1 2016
8  Australia 32 2 2015
9  Colombia 19 4 2016
10  Mexico 16 4 2004
11   Switzerland 14 1 1919
12  Netherlands 9 2 2007
 Sweden 9 1 2002
14  Norway 3 1 1916
15  South Africa 2 1 2005
16  Japan 1 1 2013
 Spain 1 1 2005
 Chile 1 1 1997
 Germany 1 1 1937

National Championships chart

  • Through 2015
Driver AAA
(1905)
(1916)
(1920–1955)
USAC
(1956–1979)
CART
(1979–2003)
Champ Car
World Series
(2004–2007)
IRL
IndyCar
Series
(1996–present)
Combined
Total
United States A. J. Foyt 0 7 0 0 0 7
United States Rick Mears 0 0 3 0 0 3
United States Mario Andretti 0 3 1 0 0 4
United States Al Unser, Sr. 0 1 2 0 0 3
United States Bobby Rahal 0 0 3 0 0 3
United States Al Unser, Jr. 0 0 2 0 0 2
France Sébastien Bourdais 0 0 0 4 0 4
United Kingdom Dario Franchitti 0 0 0 0 4 4
New Zealand Scott Dixon 0 0 0 0 4 4
United States Louis Meyer 3 0 0 0 0 3
United States Ted Horn 3 0 0 0 0 3
United States Jimmy Bryan 1 2 0 0 0 3
United States Tom Sneva 0 0 0 0 0 2
Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 0 1 0 0 1
United States Sam Hornish, Jr. 0 0 0 0 3 3
United States Jimmy Murphy 2 0 0 0 0 2
United States Peter DePaolo 2 0 0 0 0 2
United States Wilbur Shaw 2 0 0 0 0 2
United States Rex Mays 2 0 0 0 0 2
United States Tony Bettenhausen 1 1 0 0 0 2
United States Rodger Ward 0 2 0 0 0 2
United States Joe Leonard 0 2 0 0 0 2
United States Bobby Unser 0 2 0 0 0 2
United States Johnny Rutherford 0 0 1 0 0 1
United States Danny Sullivan 0 1 1 0 0 2
Canada Jacques Villeneuve 0 0 1 0 0 1
Brazil Gil de Ferran 0 0 2 0 0 2
Italy Alex Zanardi 0 0 2 0 0 2
United States Barney Oldfield 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Tommy Milton 1 0 0 0 0 1
United Kingdom Dario Resta 1 0 0 0 0 1
France Gaston Chevrolet 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Eddie Hearne 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Harry Hartz 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Billy Arnold 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Louis Schneider 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Bob Carey 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Bill Cummings 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Kelly Petillo 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Mauri Rose 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Floyd Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Johnnie Parsons 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Henry Banks 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Chuck Stevenson 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Sam Hanks 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Bob Sweikert 1 0 0 0 0 1
United States Roger McCluskey 0 1 0 0 0 1
United States Gordon Johncock 0 1 0 0 0 1
United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 0 0 1 0 0 1
United States Michael Andretti 0 0 1 0 0 1
United States Jimmy Vasser 0 0 1 0 0 1
United States Scott Sharp 0 0 0 0 1 1
United States Buzz Calkins 0 0 0 0 1 1
United States Tony Stewart 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sweden Kenny Bräck 0 0 0 0 1 1
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 0 0 1 0 0 1
United States Greg Ray 0 0 0 0 1 1
United States Buddy Lazier 0 0 0 0 1 1
Brazil Cristiano da Matta 0 0 1 0 0 1
Canada Paul Tracy 0 0 1 0 0 1
Brazil Tony Kanaan 0 0 0 0 1 1
United Kingdom Dan Wheldon 0 0 0 0 1 1
United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 0 0 0 0 1 1
Australia Will Power 0 0 0 0 1 1

Notes

  • The retroactively-awarded (unofficial) champions published by Haresnape & Means, and later Russ Catlin, are not reflected in the totals.
  • Winners of the largely ceremonial USAC Gold Crown Championship (awarded from 1981 to 1995) are not included. During that period, the CART series conducted the national championship. Except for a dwindling "rump" period from 1980 to 1982, the Gold Crown title consisted of only the Indianapolis 500. Therefore, the Indy 500 winner was the de facto Gold Crown champion.
  • Due to sanctioning body splits in the sport of American Open Wheel racing from 1979 to 2007, several years saw two separate champions awarded for separately sanctioned championship circuits. It is reflected in the table for 1979, and 1996–2007.
  • Buzz Calkins and Scott Sharp tied for the three-race 1996 Indy Racing League championship. No rule existed to provide for a tiebreaker, and the two were declared co-champions.

Team victories

Total all-time victories for Indy car teams (selected teams & active teams). Results current through the 2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis

External links

See also