The Top Ranked Racecar Drivers of
All-Time from Pennsylvania
Notes:
Drivers
are ranked on the list of the state they were born in.
Where a driver grew
up or went to school is not factored into
this list.
Ranking Explanation
Rnk |
Athlete |
Rookie Yr |
Birthplace |
Overall Rank |
1 |
Michael Andretti |
1983 |
Bethlehem |
59 |
2 |
Bill Holland |
1946 |
Philadelphia |
145 |
3 |
Eddie Sachs |
1956 |
Allentown |
161 |
4 |
Andy Linden |
1951 |
Brownsville |
250 |
5 |
Marco Andretti |
2006 |
Nazareth |
298 |
6 |
Kelly Petillo |
1932 |
Philadelphia |
347 |
7 |
Bobby Marshman |
1961 |
Pottstown |
367 |
8 |
Chip Ganassi |
1983 |
Pittsburgh |
381 |
9 |
Tommy Hinnershitz |
1940 |
Muhlenberg |
390 |
10 |
Ray Harroun |
1909 |
Spartansburg |
391 |
11 |
Ray Keech |
1928 |
Coatesville |
458 |
12 |
Dick Linder |
1949 |
Pittsburgh |
524 |
13 |
John Andretti |
1988 |
Bethlehem |
541 |
14 |
Bob McDonogh |
1924 |
Altoona |
563 |
15 |
Spencer Wishart |
1911 |
Philadelphia |
568 |
16 |
Doc MacKenzie |
1932 |
Eddington |
569 |
17 |
Tom Bagley |
1978 |
Pittsburgh |
576 |
18 |
Deacon Litz |
1928 |
DuBois |
616 |
19 |
Jimmy Gleason |
1929 |
Philadelphia |
646 |
20 |
Earl Johns |
1946 |
Philadelphia |
728 |
21 |
Fred Winnai |
1929 |
Philadelphia |
779 |
22 |
Billy Pearce |
1910 |
Pittston |
787 |
23 |
Erwin Bergdoll |
1912 |
Philadelphia |
800 |
24 |
Jimmy Spencer |
1989 |
Berwick |
806 |
25 |
Dave Terrell |
1954 |
Newton |
853 |
26 |
Mortimer Roberts |
1912 |
Philadelphia |
881 |
27 |
Tighe Scott |
1977 |
Pen Argyl |
908 |
28 |
Herb Ardinger |
1934 |
Glassport |
996 |
29 |
Laird Bruner |
1954 |
Rockwood |
1015 |
30 |
Dick Burns |
1950 |
Braddock |
1016 |
31 |
Tommy Gale |
1976 |
McKeesport |
1028 |
32 |
Jeff Andretti |
1991 |
Bethlehem |
1078 |
33 |
George Hartley |
1950 |
Erie |
1086 |
34 |
Fred McCarthy |
1918 |
Pittsburgh |
1090 |
35 |
I.P. Fetterman |
1918 |
Pittsburgh |
1116 |
36 |
Al Loquasto |
1975 |
Easton |
1119 |
37 |
Jack Russell |
1949 |
Erie |
1163 |
38 |
Ottis Stine |
1946 |
York |
1166 |
39 |
Al Holbert |
1978 |
Abington |
1199 |
40 |
William Gardner |
1929 |
West Liberty |
1207 |
41 |
Gene Simpson |
1955 |
Meadville |
1242 |
42 |
Denny Hickey |
1917 |
Connellsville |
1280 |
43 |
Al Aspen |
1931 |
Germantown |
1414 |
44 |
Sage Karam |
2014 |
Nazareth |
1417 |
45 |
Mark Light |
1946 |
Lebanon |
1439 |
46 |
Gus Zarka |
1937 |
Philadelphia |
1440 |
47 |
Cyrus Patschke |
1911 |
Lebanon |
1445 |
48 |
Al Miller (Krulac) |
1966 |
Edwardsville |
1483 |
49 |
Bob Chronister |
1946 |
York |
1527 |
50 |
William Weightman |
1916 |
Philadelphia |
1593 |
51 |
Charles Keene |
1914 |
Beaver Falls |
1595 |
52 |
Frank Fox |
1910 |
Monroeville |
1598 |
53 |
Don Bailey |
1951 |
Brockway |
1643 |
54 |
Larry McCoy |
1973 |
Langhorne |
1692 |
55 |
Toland Nicholson |
1919 |
Wilkinsburg |
1701 |
56 |
Tom Peck |
1984 |
McConnellsburg |
1713 |
57 |
Johnny Mackison |
1958 |
Delta |
1755 |
58 |
Willie Haupt |
1915 |
East Cameron |
1816 |
59 |
Blackie Watt |
1966 |
New Alexandria |
1931 |
60 |
Joe Mihalic |
1975 |
Pittsburgh |
2248 |
61 |
Joe Cooper |
1915 |
Kittanning |
2256 |
62 |
Garrett Smithley |
2018 |
Ligonier |
2351 |
63 |
Jack Gable |
1915 |
Philadelphia |
2361 |
64 |
Joe Kelly |
1983 |
Holland |
2602 |
65 |
Blaise Alexander |
1995 |
Montoursville |
2684 |
66 |
Ed Ferree |
1986 |
Saxonburg |
2708 |
67 |
Kirk Shelmerdine |
2004 |
Philadelphia |
2719 |
68 |
Davey Johnson |
1989 |
Imperial |
2751 |
69 |
Benny Gordon |
1997 |
Dubois |
2935 |
70 |
Todd Peck |
2007 |
Glenville |
2978 |
71 |
Travis Geisler |
2002 |
Pittsburgh |
3009 |
72 |
David Donohue |
1992 |
Donohue |
3038 |
73 |
Ryan Hemphill |
2000 |
Apollo |
3138 |
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