In the NASCAR world, Richard Petty is The King. In American open-wheel racing, perhaps no man is more revered than Foyt. For the sake of this argument, it’s hard to top this Grand Slam of racing victories:

• Daytona 500

• Indianapolis 500 (four times)

• 24 Hours of Le Mans

• 24 Hours of Daytona

In 1967, Foyt became the first (and is still the only) driver to win Indy 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans in the same year. In terms of records, he stands as the greatest driver in the history of the Brickyard, and the most USAC wins in history (138). He won seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races (including the 1972 Daytona 500) and owns 12 major driving championships in various categories.

You’ve probably heard of one of them. The other? So what is Gurney doing sharing a spot with Super Mario, you ask? They are the only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR. Andretti is the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 and Formula One championship, and is the last American to win a Formula One race (in 1978). Gurney is recognized as the driver to begin the tradition of spraying podium sharers with champagne after a victory, and is also the first driver to race with a full-face helmet. Andretti has 109 career wins; Gurney won four times in Formula One, five times in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series and seven times in USAC.

In terms of championships, Smoke is the crossover king. (After all, how many drivers get to hang out with the President on the White House lawn?) He is the only driver to win season championships in both the IndyCar and NASCAR Sprint Cup series as well as titles in NASCAR’s premier series in both the Chase and pre-Chase formats. In 2011 he became the first driver/owner to win the series championship since 1992. In all, he has 47 career Sprint Cup victories, 10 Nationwide wins, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series wins and three IndyCar Series wins. He also has championships in USAC (four; including an unprecedented Sprint-Midget-Silver Crown sweep in 1995), IROC (in its final season) and two go-kart titles before he was 17. And considering his success in 2012, more titles may be on the way.

Montoya has enjoyed some success in his brief NASCAR career, and has a chance to pull off a feat that no driver has ever accomplished. Racing’s biggest weekend is Memorial Day, when Formula One (Grand Prix of Monaco), IndyCar (Indianapolis 500) and NASCAR (Coca-Cola 600) all host signature events. No driver has ever won all three in a career. Having won both Monaco and Indy, Montoya is in perhaps the best position of any active driver to claim all three. He is also one of only two active drivers (Jacques Villeneuve being the other) to own two legs of another unofficial triple crown: Monaco, Indy and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. While he has yet to win Le Mans, Montoya did win the 24 Hours of Daytona on his first attempt. And he is one of only two drivers to win the CART championship as a rookie. In the Sprint Cup, he has two career wins (one at each of the two road courses on the circuit) and has made the Chase once.

Jones, born in 1933, was a versatile racer of the future Robby Gordon variety.

He won races in sports cars, Indy cars, sprint cars, midget cars, off-road vehicles and stock cars. In the open-wheel ranks, he earned six career wins – including the 1963 Indianapolis 500 – and 12 pole positions.

He began competing in stock cars in 1956, running a limited schedule off and on through 1970. He made 34 Cup starts, winning four times.

He is not the most successful crossover driver in racing history or the most celebrated. Heck, he isn’t even the most famous Gordon in NASCAR right now (thanks a lot, Jeff). But Tony Stewart once called him one of the three most talented drivers he has ever raced. And there may not be a driver more versatile, or more willing to race on any surface, than Robby Gordon (here he is giving a thumb’s up during the Dakar Rally in January 2012). Among Gordon’s accomplishments:

5: Consecutive SCORE Off-Road championships

3: Baja 1000 wins

3: Champ Car Series wins

3: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins

2: Mickey Thompson Stadium Series championships

2: Dakar Rally stage wins (the first American to win a stage)

1: NASCAR Nationwide Series win

Rutherford was known for his prowess at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The driver won three Indianapolis 500s (1974, '76 and '80), two from the pole, and is credited with 27 career wins in the open-wheel cars. He won the 1980 CART title and then decided to compete in some NASCAR events.

He won in his first outing in a qualifying race at Daytona, an event that in 1963 counted as a series victory. He is a member of multiple halls of fame for his success in various racing series.

The driver had little chance of being anything other than a racer.

Growing up as the son of Aldo Andretti, twin brother of Mario Andretti, John Andretti had racing in his life from the start. He competed in CART from 1987 through 1994, making 73 starts and earning a win. He finished eighth in the series standings in 1991 and 1992.

Then he moved to NASCAR, where he would eventually compete for Petty Enterprises and win a pair of races.

Richmond (with trophy) may be a surprise entrant on the list, but he made a highly successful transition into NASCAR after a beginning in the IndyCar ranks.

Richmond was named the rookie of the race in the 1980 Indianapolis 500. He led a lap in that race but ran out of gas to finish ninth. He is widely reported to have been given a ride back to the pits by winner Johnny Rutherford.

Soon afterward, Richmond moved to stock cars, competing in five races in 1980. He ran full time in the series the next six seasons and then eight races in 1987. Richmond earned 13 wins in 185 starts and finished third in the 1986 standings. He died in 1989.

Patrick is perhaps the most heralded NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie in history. She headed to NASCAR with one IndyCar win to her credit and first ran part time in the Nationwide Series. She moved full time into those ranks in 2012, finishing 10th in the Nationwide Series standings, the best finish for a female driver there. In 2013, she opened her Sprint Cup rookie run by taking the pole position for the Daytona 500.

Danica Patrick might be the most celebrated driver to cross over from open-wheel to stock-car racing (or vice versa), but she is certainly not the first. As the most famous woman in motorsports earns her wings in her first full-time season in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series — an era started with the 2013 Daytona 500 pole position — here are some drivers who have found success both with fenders and without, making left and right turns.