New stars stake claims in Indy, Monaco

Two of the world's four biggest races took place Sunday and it was no blood on victory lane.

Scott Dixon of New Zealand's first Indianapolis 500 win puts him at No. 150 on my list of all-time greatest race car driver. Earlier in the day, Lewis Hamilton of the United Kingdom claimed his first Grand Prix of Monaco. Hamilton is well down on the list at No. 181. Both, though, have a lot of years plus the backing to make run up my standings.

There was a little movement in the all-time top 100. Fernando Alonso took 10th in Monaco, but the points did not move him up. Helio Castroneves finished fourth at Indianapolis and pushed him up four spots.

Finally, Rubens Barichello, who first claimed a top 10 at Monaco in 1993, finished sixth. Barichello has never won at Monaco or claimed a Formula One title, still the years of top finishes moved him into the top 100, bumping NASCAR star Geoff Bodine from the top 100.

Here is the updated top 100:

Pole pos. Racer Country Years Total
1. A.J. Foyt, United States, 1959-1992, 87.69
2. Graham Hill, United Kingdom, 1958-1974, 81.65
3. Richard Petty, United States, 1960-1987, 79.77
4. Michael Schumacher, Germany, 1992-2006, 77.35
5. Jacky Ickx, Belgium, 1968-1985, 70.78
6. Ayrton Senna, Brazil, 1984-1993, 69.98
7. Alain Prost, France, 1982-1993, 67.12
8. Derek Bell, United Kingdom, 1972-1996, 65.14
9. Phil Hill, United States, 1958-1964, 64.37
10. Tom Kristensen, Denmark, 1997-2006, 63.84

11. Al Unser, United States, 1965-1992, 62.05
12. Cale Yarborough, United States, 1965-1987, 60.72
13. Jackie Stewart, United Kingdom, 1965-1973, 58.59
14. Frank Biela, Germany, 1999-2007, 58.20
15. Emanuele Pirro, Italy, 1991-2007, 57.18
16. Rick Mears, United States, 1979-1991, 56.93
17. Stirling Moss, United Kingdom, 1953-1961, 56.17
18. Bobby Allison, United States, 1968-1988, 54.53
19. Wilbur Shaw, United States, 1927-1940, 54.29
20. Olivier Gendebien, Germany, 1955-1962, 53.95

21. Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, 1971-1994, 53.34
22. Lou Meyer, United States, 1928-1937, 52.44
23. Henri Pescarolo, France, 1970-1999, 52.06
24. Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentina, 1950-1957, 52.02
25. Mario Andretti, United States, 1965-1995, 52.00
26. Bobby Unser, United States, 1966-1981, 51.17
27. Yannick Dalmas, France, 1988-2002, 51.15
28. Maurice Trintignant, France, 1953-1961, 50.45
29. Johnny Rutherford, United States, 1963-1986, 48.88
30. Mauri Rose, United States, 1934-1950, 48.83

31. Marco Werner, Germany, 2002-2007, 48.63
32. Bruce McLaren, Australia, 1959-1969, 48.09
33. Jeff Gordon, United States, 1993-2007, 47.10
34. Dale Earnhardt, United States, 1979-2000, 46.54
35. Hurley Haywood, United States, 1973-1994, 46.33
36. Niki Lauda, Austria, 1974-1984, 45.87
37. Denny Hulme, Australia, 1965-1973, 45.63
38. Rodger Ward, United States, 1956-1964, 45.51
39. Jody Scheckter, South Africa, 1974-1979, 45.45
40. Hans Joachim Stuck, Germany, 1976-1996, 45.37

41. Al Holbert, United States, 1976-1987, 45.17
42. Dale Jarrett, United States, 1991-2006, 45.11
43. Al Unser Jr., United States, 1983-2003, 44.91
44. Bill Elliott, United States, 1978-2001, 43.53
45. Gordon Johncock, United States, 1965-1991, 43.33
46. Klaus Ludwig, Germany, 1979-1988, 43.31
47. Jim Clark, United Kingdom, 1959-1967, 43.12
48. Rinaldo Capello, Italy, 1999-2006, 42.51
49. Luigi Chinetti, Italy, 1932-1951, 42.08
50. Fernando Alonso, Spain, 2003-2008, 41.49

51. Tazio Nuvolari, Italy, 1932-1936, 39.99
52. David Coulthard, United Kingdom, 1995-2006, 39.00
53. David Pearson, United States, 1962-1984, 38.59
54. Tom Sneva, United States, 1976-1984, 38.58
55. Woolf Barnato, United Kingdom, 1928-1930, 38.40
56. Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombia, 1999-2008, 38.39
57. Darrell Waltrip, United States, 1974-1997, 37.95
58. Sterling Marlin, United States, 1980-2005, 37.91
59. Tommy Milton, United States, 1920-1927, 37.29
60. Arie Luyendyk, Netherlands, 1985-1998, 36.97

61. J.J. Lehto, Finland, 1992-2005, 36.85
61. Helio Castroneves, Brazil, 2001-2008, 36.85
63. Bobby Rahal, United States, 1981-1995, 35.49
64. Gijs van Lennap, Netherlands, 1971-1976, 35.35
65. Benny Parsons, United States, 1969-1987, 35.16
66. Michele Alboreto, Italy, 1981-2001, 34.82
67. Gerard Larrousse, France, 1969-1974, 34.73
68. Jimmy Bryan, United States, 1952-1958, 34.32
69. Dan Gurney, United States, 1959-1970, 34.32
70. Michael Waltrip, United States, 1990-2003, 34.15

71. Andre Rossignol, France, 1923-1928, 34.09
72. Andy Wallace, United Kingdom, 1988-2006, 33.71
72. Buddy Baker, United States, 1969-1988, 33.71
74. Ted Horn, United States, 1936-1948, 33.62
75. Jack Brabham, Australia, 1957-1970, 33.49
76. Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, France, 1973-1980, 33.17
77. Nelson Piquet, Brazil, 1979-1996, 32.77
78. Jan Lammers, Netherlands, 1980-2005, 32.75
79. Raymond Sommer, France, 1932-1950, 32.53
80. Fred Lorenzen, United States, 1960-1971, 32.35

81. Jochen Rindt, Austria, 1965-1970, 32.31
82. Nigel Mansell, United Kingdom, 1982-1993, 32.24
83. Rudolf Caracciola, Germany, 1929-1939, 32.09
84. Lorenzo Bandini, Italy, 1962-1967, 32.01
85. Mika Hakkinen, Finland, 1994-2000, 31.95
86. Vern Schuppan, Australia, 1975-1984, 31.91
87. Ronnie Peterson, Sweden, 1970-1978, 31.17
88. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, 1993-2001, 31.07
89. Jim Rathmann, United States, 1952-1962, 31.07
90. Jimmy Murphy, United States, 1920-1924, 30.95

91. Jimmie Johnson, United States, 2003-2007, 30.89
92. Hans Herrman, Germany, 1958-1970, 30.88
93. Buddy Lazier, United States, 1996-2004, 30.81
94. Michael Andretti, United States, 1983-2006, 30.63
95. Paul Frere, Belgium, 1955-1960, 30.53
96. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, 1993-2008, 30.11
97. Mauro Baldi, Italy, 1983-2002, 30.01
98. Eddie Cheever, United States, 1981-2002, 29.96
99. Allan McNish, United Kingdom, 1998-2006, 29.87
100. Bob Wollek, France, 1977-1998, 29.82