Racing: Top 10 most unbreakable records across Formula One, NASCAR and IndyCar

#9 – Mario Andretti’s 24 IndyCar wins from pole

Mario Andretti’s 24 career wins from pole over his 29-year career in IndyCar sit atop the all-time wins from pole list in the history of the sport. While there are other win from pole totals that are close to Andretti’s, including A.J. Foyt’s total of 23, none of the other totals that are really close are held by active drivers. In fact, there may never be another driver whose win from pole total comes all that close to Andretti’s.

Among active drivers, there is only one total that is somewhat close to Andretti’s, but the driver who has it may be nearing retirement. That driver, 38-year-old Sebastien Bourdais, has won 18 races after starting from the pole position in his 12-year career in the sport so far. However, he hasn’t done so since 2014.

Will Power, 36, also still drives full-time in IndyCar and has a solid career win from pole total of 15. However, the odds of him chasing down Andretti’s record are slim to none, although they would seem to be better than Bourdais’ since Power has won from pole more frequently than Bourdais has as of late and Bourdais’ most dominant seasons were when he drove in Champ Car.

Among drivers who are not likely to retire within five years of Bourdais or Power, there is really no one with a chance to catch Andretti’s career win from pole total. The only other drivers with at least one career IndyCar win from pole are 28-year-old Graham Rahal and 26-year-old Alexander Rossi, and both of them have won from pole just once. This further vindicates the idea that there is really no one who has a chance to catch and pass Andretti in the wins from pole category.