Will Power has been etching his name into the annals of Indy car history over the last few weeks.

At Pocono, Power earned the 53rd pole position of his career, tying A.J. Foyt for second on the all-time list. And while he finished second at Pocono, he won Saturday night’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Gateway Motorsports Park to tie Bobby Unser for seventh on INDYCAR’s all-time win list with 35 wins.

The win impressed the racing legend who watched Power’s win from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“Will’s fast and one of those drivers who finds a way to win races, he showed that, no question,” Unser said in a statement released on Sunday. “Will’s a total racer and for someone like that to share 35 Indy car wins with me is special. Look, Will won Indianapolis this year, he won the road course at Indy and now on a short oval, I like that – he has confidence and knows he can win anyplace and anytime – like Bobby Unser did!”

Like Unser did, Power has won races driving the No. 12 car for the legendary Roger Penske.

Both can count 500-mile wins at Indianapolis and Pocono among the races they’ve won as well as the road course at Watkins Glen and short oval at Milwaukee.

All that Power has left to do to match Uncle Bobby – Win at Pikes Peak.

Bobby vs. Will

• 11 of Bobby’s 35 career wins were with Team Penske … 32 of Will’s 35 career wins were with Team Penske.
• Bobby had six wins driving car number 12 for Team Penske … Will has 31 wins driving car number 12 for Team Penske.
• Bobby has two Indy car National Championships - 1968 driving for Bob Wilke and 1974 driving for Dan Gurney … Will has one Indy car National Championship – 2014 driving for Roger Penske.
• Most seasons with at least one win: Unser 14, Power 12
• Most consecutive seasons with one or more wins: 12 consecutive seasons – Will Power 2007 – 2018, 11consecutive seasons – Bobby Unser 1966- 1976

Other numbers to note from the Bommarito Automotive Group 100

1.59 – Average running position for third-place finisher Scott Dixon during the 248 laps of racing at Gateway.

2.00 – Average running position for winner Will Power during the 248 laps of racing at Gateway.

5 – Consecutive races led by Power.

6 – Positions gained by Alexander Rossi in the final 25 laps of the race.

11 – Positions gained by Zach Veach (16th to fifth), most of any driver.

26 – Points separating Dixon from second-place Alexander Rossi in the Verizon IndyCar Series standings after the Bommarito Automotive Group 500.

28 – Laps in which Pietro Fittipaldi improved his position, most of any driver.

239 – Consecutive starts by Dixon, the second-longest streak in Indy car history.

298 – Consecutive starts by Tony Kanaan, extending his all-time record.