Taking a look at drivers who advanced this season in Indy car record categories:

Scott Dixon won four of the final nine races of the 19-race season, which propelled the tenured Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver to his third IndyCar Series championship and into select company on the all-time Indy car win list.

Dixon, whose first victory came at Nazareth in 2001, broke a tie with Rick Mears and vaulted over Paul Tracy, Sebastien Bourdais and teammate Dario Franchitti to land seventh on the list with 33 victories. He’s the active leader, too. Next up is Al Unser Jr. with 34 wins.

Helio Castroneves won at Texas Motor Speedway to claim his 28th victory and break a tie with Johnny Rutherford for 13th. Team Penske teammate Will Power earned three victories and is 21st on the all-time list with 21.

There were 10 different winners during the season. Charlie Kimball, the last of the four first-time winners this season, was the 210th driver to record an Indy car win.

Victories (1909-present)

1. A.J. Foyt – 67
2. Mario Andretti – 52
3. Michael Andretti – 42
4. Al Unser – 39
5. Bobby Unser – 35
6. Al Unser Jr. – 34
7. Scott Dixon – 33
8. Sebastien Bourdais – 31
    Dario Franchitti – 31
    Paul Tracy – 31
11. Rick Mears – 29
12. Helio Castroneves – 28
13. Johnny Rutherford – 27
14. Rodger Ward – 26
15. Gordon Johncock – 25
16. Bobby Rahal – 24
      Ralph DePalma – 24
18. Tommy Milton – 23
19. Tony Bettenhausen – 22
      Emerson Fittipaldi – 22
21. Will Power – 21

There were nine different pole winners during the season. Franchitti led the way with four earned poles to move from a tie for eighth with Power on the all-time list to sixth with 33. Castroneves claimed his 38th pole start to remain fifth on the list, while Power’s three poles put him in a tie with Michael Andretti for seventh.

Castroneves is the active leader, while Sebastien Bourdais is ninth (31) as he moves to KVSH Racing for the 18-race 2014 season and Dixon is tied with Gordon Johncock (20) at 14th.

Poles (1930-present)

1. Mario Andretti – 67
2. A.J. Foyt –53
3. Bobby Unser – 49
4. Rick Mears – 40
5. Helio Castroneves -0- 38
6. Dario Franchitti – 33
7. Michael Andretti – 32
    Will Power – 32
9. Sebastien Bourdais – 31
10. Al Unser -- 27

In his drive to claim the series title, Castroneves posted runner-up finishes at St. Petersburg, Milwaukee and Toronto 2. He’s fourth on the all-time list and the active leader with 32. Dixon had two second-place finishes to move into a tie with Al Unser for fifth (31).

Second-place finishes (1946-present)

1. Mario Andretti – 56
2. Bobby Rahal – 37
3. Michael Andretti – 34
4. Helio Castroneves – 32
5. Al Unser – 31
    Scott Dixon – 31
7. Bobby Unser – 30
    Al Unser Jr. – 30
    A.J. Foyt – 30
10. Dario Franchitti – 29

Franchitti took sole ownership of fifth place on the all-time list with four top-three finishes for a total of 92. Dixon posted six on the way to the series title and has 76 for his career (ninth on the all-time list).

Castroneves had five during the season to move into a tie with Rick Mears for 12th (74), while Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan had three and is 15th overall with 64.

Top-three finishes (1946-present)

1. Mario Andretti – 144
2. A.J. Foyt – 119
3. Michael Andretti – 100
4. Al Unser – 98
5. Dario Franchitti – 92
6. Bobby Rahal – 88
    Al Unser Jr. – 88
8. Bobby Unser – 81
9. Scott Dixon – 76
10. Gordon Johncock – 75
      Paul Tracy – 75

Franchitti also moved into a tie with Bobby Rahal for sixth on the all-time list with 119 top-five finishes. The four-time IndyCar Series champion began the season with 112.

Castroneves and Kanaan recorded five each and are tied with Mears for ninth with 111. Dixon notched 10 top-five finishes to move from 15th on the list to 12th with 108.

Top-five finishes (1946-present)

1. Mario Andretti – 195
2. A.J. Foyt – 150
3. Al Unser Jr. – 141
4. Al Unser – 140
5. Michael Andretti – 139
6. Bobby Rahal – 119
    Dario Franchitti – 119
8. Bobby Unser – 113
9. Rick Mears – 111
    Helio Castroneves – 111
    Tony Kanaan – 111