List of Champ Car drivers
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This is an incomplete list of notable drivers that have made at least one start in Champ Car racing. Drivers are listed under only one era, even if their careers spanned more than one.
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Drivers
AAA era (1902–1955)
Name Nation Seasons Championship Races Poles Wins Podiums Points George Abell United States 1927 0 1 0 0 0 5 Art Adair United States 1939 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bert Adams United States 1911 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 F. L. Adams United States 1913 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 George Adams United States 1916 0 5 (3) 0 0 0 55 Joe Adas United States 1950 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Walt Adaer United States 1946 -1950 0 41 (33) 0 5 18 1230 Fred Agabashian United States 1947 -1955 0 28 (25) 2 1 1 2065.7 Frank Agan United States 1911 0 1 0 0 0 0 Emil Agarz United States 1916 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 A. C. Aiken United States 1932 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 George Ainslee United States 1912 0 1 0 0 0 0 Johnny Aitken United States 1909 -1911 , 1915 -1916 0 24 (23) 1 8 12 4155 Pietro Alberti United States 1939 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Albertson United States 1922 , 1928 -1930 0 4 (2) 0 0 0 80 Bill Aldridge United States 1915 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 H. F. Alexander United States 1919 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 W. Alexander United States 1913 0 1 0 0 0 0 George Armstrong United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Billy Arnold United States 1928 -1932 1 (1930 ) 17 4 3 4 1203.5 Charlie Arnold United States 1909 0 2 0 1 0 135 Henry Banks United States 1935 -1954 1 (1950 ) 58 (43) 1 1 9 4019.1 Charles Basle United States 1909 -1911 , 1921 0 10 (9) 0 0 0 70 Fred Belcher United States 1909 -1911 0 4 0 0 0 60 Harry Bell United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Erwin Bergdoll United States 1909 , 1911 -1915 0 11 (8) 0 1 4 980 Louis Bergdoll United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Maurice Bernin France 1905 0 1 0 0 1 1 Tony Bettenhausen United States 1941 -1955 1 (1951 ) 79 (68) 12 19 25 7286.3 Fred Betz United States 1909 , 1911 0 2 1 0 1 0 Charles Bigelow United States 1909 , 1911 0 6 (4) 2 1 1 215 David Bonney United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 90 William Bourque Canada 1909 0 2 0 0 1 420 George Bradbeer United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 B. Breig United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Harold Brinker United States 1909 , 1917 0 2 (1) 0 0 1 320 Jimmy Bryan United States 1951 -1955 1 (1954 ) 38 (35) 1 12 19 5171.4 Bob Burman United States 1909 -1916 0 47 (41) 0 6 15 3310 Charles Burman United States 1905 0 1 0 1 1 4 Bob Carey United States 1932 1 (1932 ) 6 1 2 3 815 Emanuel Cedrino Italy 1905 0 2 0 0 2 4 Arthur Chevrolet United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Gaston Chevrolet United States 1916 -1920 1 (1920 ) 20 (15) 0 4 7 2202 Walter Christie United States 1905 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Carl Christensen United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sam Christopherson United States 1909 0 3 1 0 2 140 Jap Clemens United States 1909 -1910 0 5 (4) 0 0 2 320 Harry Cobe United States 1909 , 1911 0 4 0 0 0 40 Ralph Coburn United States 1905 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 John Coffey United States 1909 0 2 1 0 0 0 Harry Cohen United States 1909 -1910 0 3 0 0 2 95 Earl Cooper United States 1911 -1927 3 (1913 , 1915 , 1917 ) 94 (89) 5 21 39 13785 Thomas Costello United States 1909 , 1912 0 3 0 0 2 180 Howard Covey United States 1909 0 2 0 1 1 100 J. A. Crowell United States 1905 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Bill Cummings United States 1930 -1938 1 (1934 ) 36 (35) 10 6 15 3397.9 George Dade United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Harry Davis United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 H. A. De Vaux France 1909 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Tobin DeHymel United States 1909 -1910 0 3 (2) 0 0 0 25 Al Denison United States 1909 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 Ralph DePalma United States 1909 -1933 2 (1912 , 1914 ) 117 (100) 9 25 37 11875 Pete DePaolo United States 1922 -1931 , 1934 2 (1925 , 1927 ) 62 (55) 5 10 21 6480 George DeWitt United States 1909 0 4 (2) 0 0 1 110 Bert Dingley United States 1909 -1912 , 1914 0 19 (17) 1 3 10 1938 Louis Disbrow United States 1909 -1915 0 20 (19) 0 4 8 1730 Martin Dooley United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Joe Downey United States 1909 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 Robert Drach United States 1909 -1910 0 4 1 0 0 20 George Draper United States 1905 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Harmon Droge United States 1909 0 1 0 0 1 60 Chris Dundee United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Durbin United States 1905 0 1 0 0 1 1 Fred Ellis United States 1909 -1911 0 5 (4) 0 0 0 0 C. A. Englebeck United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 70 Jack Finch United States 1909 0 1 0 0 1 60 Jack Fleming United States 1909 -1911 0 5 0 1 3 840 Harry Fletcher United States 1905 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Martin Fletcher United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 90 James Florida United States 1909 0 2 0 0 0 80 Frank Free United States 1909 0 2 0 0 1 80 Frank Gelnaw United States 1909 -1911 0 8 (6) 0 1 1 450 Elmer Gerald United States 1909 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Howard Gill United States 1909 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 Harry Grant United States 1909 -1915 0 27 (23) 2 2 4 2170 Arthur Greiner United States 1909 -1911 0 7 (4) 0 0 1 290 Robert Greer United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 40 Joseph Grinnon United States 1909 0 1 1 0 0 0 Al Hall United States 1909 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Elbert J. Hall United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Howard Hall United States 1909 , 1911 0 2 0 0 0 0 Ralph Hamlin United States 1909 0 2 0 0 0 30 Sam Hanks United States 1939 -1955 1 (1953 ) 59 (41) 1 3 14 4569.4 Harris Hanshue United States 1909 0 10 (9) 2 1 3 900 Hugh Harding United States 1909 -1910 0 3 0 0 1 123 Harry Harkness United States 1915 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Charles Harris United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 H. O. Harrison United States 1909 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 R. P. Harrison United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 W. Harrison United States 1909 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 Ray Harroun United States 1909 -1911 1 (1910 ) 18 (17) 0 4 9 2510 Harry Hartz United States 1921 -1927 1 (1926 ) 76 (74) 3 7 39 8593 L. B. Harvey United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Willie Haupt United States 1909 , 1911 , 1913 -1915 , 1919 -1920 0 13 (11) 0 0 1 155 E. O. Hayes United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Eddie Hearne United States 1909 -1928 1 (1923 ) 113 (106) 2 11 43 8190 Victor Hémery France 1911 0 1 0 0 0 0 William Hilliard United States 1905 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Ted Horn United States 1934 -1948 3 (1946 , 1947 , 1948 ) 78 (72) 7 24 49 10093 Charles Howard United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 15 Elmer Huber United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Hughie Hughes United Kingdom 1909 , 1911 -1915 0 37 (28) 1 4 12 2820 Guy Irwin United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Webb Jay United States 1905 0 4 0 1 3 7 Bruce Keen United States 1909 , 1911 0 2 0 1 2 440 Tom Kincade United States 1909 -1910 0 8 0 2 3 695 C. O. King United States 1909 , 1911 0 2 (1) 1 0 0 0 Earl Kiser United States 1905 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Willie Knipper United States 1909 -1915 0 10 (9) 0 1 3 575 Elmer Knox United States 1909 , 1913 0 3 1 0 0 55 Bert Latham United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 140 Malin Leinau United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Lescault United States 1909 0 1 0 1 1 400 W. C. Longstreth United States 1909 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Harry Lord United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Lee Lorimer United States 1909 0 3 1 0 0 0 Charles Lund United States 1909 0 1 0 0 1 210 Leigh Lynch United States 1909 -1910 0 4 (3) 0 1 3 770 Herbert Lytle United States 1905 , 1909 -1911 0 9 (8) 0 1 3 312 Alvin Maisonville United States 1909 -1911 0 3 1 0 0 45 Morris Martin United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 E. Linn Mathewson United States 1909 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Joe Matson United States 1909 -1912 0 7 0 1 1 535 Rex Mays United States 1934 -1941 , 1946 -1949 2 (1940 , 1941 ) 61 (57) 20 8 11 5988.7 William McCulla United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Clarence McKeague United States 1909 , 1911 0 2 0 0 0 30 Eaton McMillan United States 1909 0 1 0 1 1 600 L. G. Mecklem United States 1909 0 1 0 0 0 0 Charlie Merz United States 1909 -1913 , 1916 0 20 (18) 1 3 10 2390 Louis Meyer United States 1926 -1939 3 (1928 , 1929 , 1933 ) 37 (33) 0 8 11 5503.9 Harry Michener United States 1909 , 1911 0 2 0 0 1 170 Bert Miller United States 1909 0 3 (1) 1 0 0 80 Major Miller United States 1905 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Tommy Milton United States 1916 -1927 1 (1922 ) 107 (102) 5 20 50 11213 Ralph Mulford United States 1910 -1922 , 1924 , 1926 2 (1911 , 1918 ) 97 (87) 2 19 42 8228 Jimmy Murphy United States 1919 -1924 2 (1922 , 1924 ) 54 (52) 7 17 32 8495 Barney Oldfield United States 1905 , 1909 -1918 1 (1905 ) 57 (48) 5 7 16 3142 Johnnie Parsons United States 1948 -1955 1 (1949 ) 73 (55) 1 11 20 6266.2 Kelly Petillo United States 1928 , 1932 -1941 1 (1935 ) 27 (21) 2 4 4 1448 Dario Resta United Kingdom 1915 -1919 , 1921 , 1923 1 (1916 ) 38 (34) 3 10 18 7583 Floyd Roberts United States 1934 -1939 1 (1938 ) 11 (8) 2 1 3 1656.2 Montague Roberts United States 1905 , 1909 0 4 (1) 0 0 1 2 George Robertson United States 1909 -1910 1 (1909 ) 6 (5) 0 2 4 1570 Mauri Rose United States 1932 -1941 , 1946 -1951 1 (1936 ) 41 (36) 1 6 14 5918 Paul Sartori Italy 1905 0 2 (0) 0 0 0 0 Louis Schneider United States 1927 -1933 1 (1931 ) 22 (17) 0 1 2 712.5 Wilbur Shaw United States 1927 -1941 2 (1937 , 1939 ) 43 (38) 1 6 12 6442 Lewis Strang United States 1909 -1911 0 13 (12) 2 1 2 580 Chuck Stevenson United States 1949 -1954 1 (1952 ) 47 (42) 3 4 12 4468.5 Bob Sweikert United States 1950 -1955 1 (1955 ) 41 (34) 6 4 13 3680 Guy Vaughan United States 1905 0 3 (2) 0 1 2 5 Bill Vukovich United States 1950 -1955 0 30 (22) 3 4 6 2881.8 Howdy Wilcox United States 1910 -1916 , 1919 -1923 1 (1919 ) 41 (36) 3 4 10 3203 Frank Wridgeway United States 1905 0 1 0 0 1 1 Dan Wurgis United States 1905 0 5 (4) 0 0 3 6
USAC era (1956–1978)
CART era (1979–2003)
Name Nation Seasons Championship Races Poles Wins Podiums Points Kenny Acheson United Kingdom 1984 0 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 Bobby Adkins United States 1981 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Mark Alderson United States 1982 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Bill Alsup United States 1979 -1984 0 65 (58) 0 0 3 1859 Jeff Andretti United States 1990 -1994 0 23 (21) 0 0 0 26 John Andretti United States 1987 -1994 0 73 0 1 2 26 Michael Andretti United States 1983 -2002 1 (1991 ) 317 32 42 99 2488 Mario Andretti United States 1979 -1994 1 (1984 ) 208 29 19 63 2847 Éric Bachelart Belgium 1992 -1993 , 1995 0 26 (24) 0 0 0 19 Tom Bagley United States 1979 -1980 0 25 (24) 0 0 0 2002 Fabrizio Barbazza Italy 1987 , 1989 , 1992 0 27 (25) 0 0 1 49 Alex Barron United States 1998 -2001 0 36 (34) 0 0 0 16 Gary Bettenhausen United States 1979 -1994 , 1996 0 53 (45) 0 0 2 1255 Tony Bettenhausen Jr. United States 1979 -1993 0 128 (113) 0 0 1 280 Mark Blundell United Kingdom 1996 -2000 0 80 0 3 5 219 Raul Boesel Brazil 1985 -1999 0 172 (171) 3 0 5 730 Scott Brayton United States 1981 -1995 0 152 (147) 2 0 1 306 Kenny Bräck Sweden 2000 -2002 0 59 7 5 13 445 Phil Caliva United States 1979 -1984 0 19 (10) 0 0 0 107 Patrick Carpentier Canada 1997 -2003 0 128 (127) 4 4 17 610 Dana Carter United States 1979 -1980 0 2 (0) 0 0 0 0 Pancho Carter United States 1979 -1992 , 1994 0 120 (116) 1 1 5 2697 Hélio Castroneves Brazil 1998 -2001 0 79 7 6 10 354 Eddie Cheever United States 1986 , 1990 -1995 0 82 0 0 4 70 Kevin Cogan United States 1981 -1991 , 1993 0 117 (116) 0 1 7 448 Dale Coyne United States 1984 -1989 , 1991 0 67 (34) 0 0 0 3 Wally Dallenbach Jr. United States 1987 , 1990 0 4 0 0 0 3 Derek Daly Ireland 1982 -1989 0 67 (66) 0 0 1 147 Luis Diaz Mexico 2002 -2003 0 2 0 0 0 0 Scott Dixon New Zealand 2001 -2002 0 39 0 1 3 195 Fredrik Ekblom Sweden 1994 -1996 0 3 0 0 0 0 Teo Fabi Italy 1983 -1984 , 1988 -1990 , 1992 -1996 0 119 (118) 9 5 12 613 Juan Manuel Fangio II Argentina 1995 -1997 0 37 0 0 0 20 Adrián Fernández Mexico 1993 -2003 0 180 3 8 21 878 Gil de Ferran Brazil 1995 -2001 2 (2000 , 2001 ) 129 16 7 34 864 Christian Fittipaldi Brazil 1995 -2002 0 129 1 2 20 671 Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil 1984 -1996 1 (1989 ) 196 (195) 16 22 43 1508 Stan Fox United States 1984 -1995 0 21 (13) 0 0 0 11 Dario Franchitti United Kingdom 1997 -2002 0 114 11 10 32 727 Tom Frantz United States 1979 -1982 0 15 (9) 0 0 0 236 Chip Ganassi United States 1981 -1986 0 27 (25) 0 0 3 90 Josele Garza Mexico 1980 -1987 0 91 (88) 0 0 1 274 Spike Gehlhausen United States 1979 -1988 0 39 (31) 0 0 3 1067 Memo Gidley United States 1999 -2001 0 36 0 0 3 89 Scott Goodyear Canada 1987 -1996 0 98 (97) 2 2 6 340 Robby Gordon United States 1992 -1999 0 108 (106) 4 2 9 393 Marco Greco Brazil 1993 -1996 0 46 (40) 0 0 0 7 Mike Groff United States 1990 -1996 0 60 (54) 0 0 0 69 Carlos Guerrero Mexico 1995 -1996 0 17 0 0 0 2 Roberto Guerrero Colombia 1984 -1995 0 123 (118) 6 2 8 390 Maurício Gugelmin Brazil 1993 -2001 0 148 (147) 4 1 9 453 Janet Guthrie United States 1979 -1980 0 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 Bob Harkey United States 1979 -1980 , 1982 -1983 0 7 (1) 0 0 0 0 Scott Harrington United States 1989 0 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 Hurley Haywood United States 1979 -1982 0 7 (5) 0 0 0 26 Richie Hearn United States 1996 -1999 0 59 0 0 0 86 Bill Henderson United States 1979 -1982 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 Bryan Herta United States 1994 -2001 , 2003 0 122 (121) 7 2 10 436 Cliff Hucul Canada 1979 -1981 0 6 0 0 0 90 Stefan Johansson Sweden 1992 -1996 0 74 0 0 4 250 Gordon Johncock United States 1979 -1985 , 1987 -1992 0 78 (73) 5 5 15 4194 Parker Johnstone United States 1994 -1997 0 47 (45) 1 0 1 75 Davy Jones United States 1987 , 1989 , 1993 -1995 0 17 (16) 0 0 0 11 P. J. Jones United States 1996 -1999 0 59 (58) 0 0 1 48 Michel Jourdain Mexico 1980 -1981 0 3 (2) 0 0 0 6 Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico 1996 -2003 0 139 (138) 1 2 7 361 Tony Kanaan Brazil 1996 -2003 0 95 (93) 4 1 6 393 Sheldon Kinser United States 1979 -1980 , 1982 0 14 (12) 0 0 0 697 Steve Krisiloff United States 1979 , 1981 , 1983 -1984 0 17 (14) 0 0 0 297 Jeff Krosnoff United States 1996 0 11 0 0 0 0 Lee Kunzman United States 1979 -1980 , 1983 0 13 (9) 0 0 1 635 Eddie Lawson United States 1996 0 11 0 0 0 26 Buddy Lazier United States 1989 -1996 0 73 (55) 0 0 0 17 JJ Lehto Finland 1998 0 19 0 0 0 25 Al Loquasto United States 1979 -1980 , 1982 -1984 0 11 (6) 0 0 1 75 Arie Luyendyk Netherlands 1984 -1995 , 1997 0 146 (143) 1 3 13 625 Jan Magnussen Denmark 1996 , 1999 0 11 0 0 0 13 Nigel Mansell United Kingdom 1993 -1994 1 (1993 ) 32 (31) 10 5 13 279 Darren Manning United Kingdom 2002 -2003 0 19 0 0 1 107 Tarso Marques Brazil 1999 -2000 0 24 (23) 0 0 0 15 John Martin United States 1979 -1980 0 8 (6) 0 0 0 56 Hiro Matsushita Japan 1990 -1998 0 124 (117) 0 0 0 37 Jim McElreath United States 1979 -1984 0 19 (13) 0 0 0 249 Graham McRae New Zealand 1983 -1984 , 1987 0 6 (2) 0 0 0 0 Casey Mears United States 2000 -2001 0 5 0 0 0 19 Rick Mears United States 1979 -1992 3 (1979 , 1981 , 1982 ) 180 (179) 39 26 68 8642 Roger Mears United States 1979 -1984 0 33 (29) 0 0 0 418 Tiago Monteiro Portugal 2003 0 18 (17) 0 0 0 29 Juan Pablo Montoya Colombia 1999 -2000 1 (1999 ) 40 14 10 13 338 Greg Moore Canada 1996 -2000 0 72 5 5 18 433 Roberto Moreno Brazil 1985 -1986 , 1994 -2001 , 2003 0 121 (119) 2 2 12 429 Shinji Nakano Japan 2000 -2002 0 57 (56) 0 0 0 66 Danny Ongais United States 1979 -1980 , 1982 -1987 0 59 (52) 0 0 3 2155 Max Papis Italy 1996 -2000 0 115 (113) 2 3 11 439 Johnny Parsons United States 1979 -1995 0 38 (25) 0 0 0 96 Scott Pruett United States 1988 -1993 , 1995 -1999 0 147 (145) 5 2 15 687 Bobby Rahal United States 1982 -1998 3 (1986 , 1987 , 1992 ) 266 (264) 17 24 88 2320 Willy T. Ribbs United States 1984 -1985 , 1990 -1994 0 49 (46) 0 0 0 41 André Ribeiro Brazil 1995 -1998 0 69 (68) 2 3 4 172 Larry Rice United States 1979 -1980 , 1982 0 8 (5) 0 0 0 105 Tim Richmond United States 1979 -1980 0 10 (8) 0 0 0 321 Gonzalo Rodríguez Uruguay 1999 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 1 Johnny Rutherford United States 1979 -1992 , 1994 1 (1980 ) 117 (107) 8 10 20 7243 Eliseo Salazar Chile 1995 -1996 0 21 (20) 0 0 0 21 Mika Salo Finland 2003 0 4 0 0 1 26 Vern Schuppan Australia 1979 -1982 0 22 (19) 0 0 0 1277 Billy Scott United States 1979 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 20 Dick Simon United States 1979 -1988 , 1995 0 90 (78) 0 0 0 295 Tom Sneva United States 1979 -1992 0 130 (127) 4 10 28 4977 George Snider United States 1979 -1983 , 1985 -1990 , 1992 0 15 (12) 0 0 0 30 Danny Sullivan United States 1982 , 1984 -1993 , 1995 1 (1988 ) 172 (170) 19 17 40 1156 Lyn St. James United States 1992 -1995 0 12 (11) 0 0 0 2 Toranosuke Takagi Japan 2001 -2002 0 39 (38) 0 0 0 81 Paul Tracy Canada 1991 -2003 1 (2003 ) 212 (209) 19 26 59 1426 Al Unser United States 1979 -1994 2 (1983 , 1985 ) 117 (113) 4 4 27 3923 Al Unser Jr. United States 1982 -2003 2 (1990 , 1994 ) 275 (273) 7 31 80 2253 Bobby Unser United States 1979 -1981 0 37 (36) 14 10 20 7633 Jimmy Vasser United States 1992 -2003 1 (1996 ) 205 (204) 8 10 30 1137 Jacques Villeneuve Canada 1994 -1995 1 (1995 ) 33 6 5 10 266 Bill Vukovich II United States 1979 -1984 0 16 (13) 0 0 0 104 Desiré Wilson South Africa 1983 -1984 , 1986 0 14 (11) 0 0 0 3 Alex Yoong Malaysia 2003 0 4 0 0 0 4 Alessandro Zanardi Italy 1996 -1998 , 2001 2 (1997 , 1998 ) 67 (66) 10 15 28 636
CCWS (Champ Car World Series) era (2004–2007)
See also
List of IndyCar Series drivers