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IndyCar: 2010s decade wins list

By Asher Fair

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 29: Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda, leads the field during the IZOD IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500 Mile Race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 29, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 29: Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda, leads the field during the IZOD IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500 Mile Race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 29, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) /
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The 2010s decade of IndyCar competition came to an end a few months ago. Who topped the decade in victories, and how many drivers found victory lane?

Harding Steinbrenner Racing’s Colton Herta closed out the 2010s decade of IndyCar competition with a victory in the 2019 season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca while Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden secured his second career championship in this race.

This 90-lap Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey around the 11-turn, 2.238-mile (3.602-kilometer) WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca natural terrain road course in Monterey, California was the 169th and final race of the decade, a decade that began with Will Power winning the Sao Paulo Indy 300 on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil in March of 2010.

How many different drivers won a race throughout the decade, and who drove to victory lane the most?

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In total, 24 different drivers won a IndyCar race at some point in from 2010 to 2019, with 18 of these 24 drivers driving to victory lane multiple times.

It was Will Power who collected the most victories.

Even if you completely discount his eight victories in the three most recent seasons, this would still be the case, as the next closest driver, who was the only driver to finish the decade with even half of Power’s win total, finished nine victories behind him.

Without further ado, here is the full 2010s IndyCar wins list.

  1. Will Power – 33
  2. Scott Dixon – 24
  3. Ryan Hunter-Reay – 15
  4. Simon Pagenaud – 14
  5. Josef Newgarden – 14
  6. Helio Castroneves – 8
  7. Dario Franchitti – 8
  8. Alexander Rossi – 7
  9. James Hinchcliffe – 6
  10. Sebastien Bourdais – 6
  11. Takuma Sato – 5
  12. Graham Rahal – 5
  13. Mike Conway – 4
  14. Juan Pablo Montoya – 4
  15. Tony Kanaan – 3
  16. Ed Carpenter – 3
  17. Ryan Briscoe – 2
  18. Colton Herta – 2
  19. Dan Wheldon – 1
  20. Marco Andretti – 1
  21. Justin Wilson – 1
  22. Charlie Kimball – 1
  23. Carlos Huertas – 1
  24. Carlos Munoz – 1

Here is a list of the 10 seasons from 2010 to 2019 in order of number of different winners each year.

  1. 2014 -11
  2. 2013 – 10
  3. 2017 – 10
  4. 2015 – 9
  5. 2011 – 8
  6. 2012 – 8
  7. 2016 – 8
  8. 2018 – 8
  9. 2010 – 7
  10. 2019 – 7

Here is a list of the drivers who won championships throughout this decade.

  1. Scott Dixon – 3
  2. Dario Franchitti – 2
  3. Josef Newgarden – 2
  4. Ryan Hunter-Reay – 1
  5. Will Power – 1
  6. Simon Pagenaud – 1

Finally, it is worth noting that two drivers won at least one race in each of the 10 years of the decade: Will Power and Scott Dixon.

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Which IndyCar drivers will dominate the coming decade? The veterans are still having the bulk of the success, but it is no secret that the young drivers are beginning to make themselves known, and that should only continue throughout the next several years.