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

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')