CREATE TABLE table_204_946 (id NUMBER, "pos" NUMBER, "no" NUMBER, "driver" CLOB, "team" CLOB, "laps" NUMBER, "time/retired" CLOB, "grid" NUMBER, "points" NUMBER)

how many finished above frnchitti ?
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_204_946 WHERE "pos" < (SELECT "pos" FROM table_204_946 WHERE "driver" = 'dario franchitti')
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "table_204_946" WHERE "pos" < (SELECT "pos" FROM "table_204_946" WHERE "driver" = 'dario franchitti')