Inside the numbers: Power holds interesting record
Over the last five years, no driver has won more Indy car races than Will Power.
Photo by: Chris Owens
Twenty of the Australian's 24 career Indy car wins have come since he joined Team Penske as a full-time Verizon IndyCar Series driver in 2010.
Power's five-year rise from race winner to title contender, and finally, the Verizon IndyCar Series champion, is impressive and so is his winning percentage over that time - 23.256 percent.
Power's winning percentage stacks up favorably against the greats of the sport.
A.J. Foyt, who holds the all-time record for victories in Indy car history with 67, won at an 18 percent clip. Power, for his part, has won 24 out of the 139 times he's strapped into an Indy car - 17.26 percent of the races he's started.
Power's winning percentage isn't unparalleled among his contemporaries, though.
Sebastien Bourdais' domination of the Champ Car World Series from 2004-2007 resulted in 31 wins over 69 starts (nearly 45 percent), and even with one win since his full-time return to Indy car racing, the Frenchman's winning percentage remains close to 25 percent -- which is on par with the PGA winning percentage of Tiger Woods.
Indy car driver winning percentages: (Min 100 starts)
Winning |
|||
Driver |
Wins |
Starts |
Percentage |
Sebastien Bourdais |
32 |
131 |
24.427% |
A.J. Foyt |
67 |
369 |
18.157% |
Will Power |
24 |
139 |
17.266% |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
19 |
116 |
16.379% |
Scott Dixon |
35 |
238 |
14.706% |
Rick Mears |
29 |
202 |
14.356% |
Michael Andretti |
43 |
317 |
13.565% |
Bobby Unser |
35 |
259 |
13.514% |
Mario Andretti |
52 |
407 |
12.776% |
Dan Wheldon |
16 |
128 |
12.500% |
Others to note:
Dario Franchitti |
31 |
265 |
11.698% |
Helio Castroneves |
29 |
295 |
9.831% |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
14 |
169 |
8.284% |
Other Series
Formula 1
All-time winning percentage
Juan Manuel Fangio 24 51 47.06%
Current driver
Sebastian Vettel 39 136 28.676%
NASCAR Cup
All-time winning percentage
Herb Thomas 48 228 21.053%
Current driver
Jimmie Johnson 69 466 14.807%
INDYCAR
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