Aurora Straus is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for Murillo Racing. Straus has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 43 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,005 ranks Straus 8344th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2026-08-01 | Road America GS | P14 | +66 |
| 2026-07-11 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GS | P22 | −8 |
| 2026-06-27 | Watkins Glen International GS | P19 | +24 |
| 2026-06-07 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course GS | P8 | +145 |
| 2026-05-02 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca GS | P19 | +40 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +179 | Daytona International Speedway 2023 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P6 |
| +156 | Daytona International Speedway 2017 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P4 |
| +145 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2026 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P8 |
| +114 | Sebring International Raceway 2017 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P5 |
| +108 | Daytona International Speedway 2026 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P14 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Murillo Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +377 | 3,005 |
| 2025 | ▸Radical Cup NA | PRIMAL Racing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +25 | 2,629 |
| ▸GT4 America | TPC Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +39 | ||
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −188 | |||
| 2023 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Crucial Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +161 | 2,753 |
| ▸International GT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −36 | |||
| 2020 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Turner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −2 | 2,628 |
| 2019 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −349 | 2,628 | |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | BimmerWorld Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −32 | ||
| 2018 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Automatic Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −74 | 2,630 |
| 2017 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | RS1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +437 | 3,011 |
| 2016 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | ModSpace/Monticello Motor Club | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | ↑1,350−505 | 3,018 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | RS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +193 | ||
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P45 | +1,668 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tim ProbertFIA Bronze | 2,399 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 48% |
| 🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA Gold | 4,768 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Owen TrinklerFIA Bronze | 2,917 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 54% |
| 🇬🇧 Stevan McAleerFIA Gold | 4,327 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 35% |
| 🇺🇸 Gregory LiefoogheFIA Silver | 3,674 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Spencer PumpellyFIA Silver | 4,138 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Drake KemperFIA Bronze | 2,765 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Brent MosingFIA Bronze | 3,333 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Eric FossFIA Silver | 3,917 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% |
| 🇺🇸 James ClayFIA Bronze | 3,440 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,831 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin CindricFIA Silver, 2× champion | 5,951 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Nolan SiegelFIA Gold | 5,388 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,334 | 🇻🇪 Francisco Amado | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,007 |
| 8,335 | 🇮🇹 Manuela Gostner | Ferrari Challenge | 3,007 |
| 8,336 | 🇺🇸 Nick Darinzo | Star Mazda Championship | 3,007 |
| 8,337 | 🇺🇸 Rob Pellosie | Zenith Racing Series | 3,007 |
| 8,338 | 🇺🇸 Carl Skerlong | Star Mazda Championship | 3,006 |
| 8,339 | 🇨🇭 Jeremy Siffert | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 3,006 |
| 8,340 | 🇨🇭 Loic Villiger | 24H Series | 3,006 |
| 8,341 | 🏳️ Naomi Schiff | W Series | 3,006 |
| 8,342 | 🇬🇧 Thomas Holland | British GT Championship | 3,006 |
| 8,343 | 🇿🇦 Xolile Letlaka | 24H Series | 3,006 |
| 8,344 | 🇺🇸 Aurora Straus | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,005 |
| 8,345 | 🇺🇸 Bryce Haugeberg | ARCA Menards Series | 3,005 |
| 8,346 | 🇺🇸 Dave Zavelson | SCCA Majors | 3,005 |
| 8,347 | 🇮🇹 Giulio Glorioso | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,005 |
| 8,348 | 🏳️ Hernan Palermo | SCCA Majors | 3,005 |
| 8,349 | 🇦🇺 Lewis Francis | French F4 | 3,005 |
| 8,350 | 🇨🇦 Louka St-Jean | USF Pro 2000 | 3,005 |
| 8,351 | 🇪🇪 Thomas Padovani | Le Mans Cup | 3,005 |
| 8,352 | 🇺🇸 Dave Musial Sr. | GT America | 3,004 |
| 8,353 | 🏳️ David Pogosian | 24H Series | 3,004 |
| 8,354 | 🏳️ Matty Graham | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,004 |
Aurora Straus is a Silver-graded driver racing in national multiclass endurance championships where amateurs and professionals share the grid. She competes primarily in IMSA Pilot Challenge for Murillo Racing, a team fielding established professionals, and has spent eight seasons in indexed racing from 2016 to the present. Her machinery has ranged across GT4-level production-based sports cars and modified production sedans in IMSA, with additional starts in American Endurance Racing, GT4 America, and other series.[1]
Her record across 43 starts has yielded one win and three podiums. The win came in Radical Cup NA in 2025 with PRIMAL Racing, a car-racing series outside her primary endurance calendar. Most of her racing has been with Murillo Racing in IMSA Pilot Challenge, where she has spent a decade building experience; her three endurance-racing podiums came from club-level series. In 2026, her most recent activity shows mid-field finishes typical of her season to date.[2]
Straus races regularly against drivers at a similar competitive-amateur level; she is closely matched with Tim Probert, a Bronze-graded amateur regular in her series. She has also faced considerably stronger opposition, having finished ahead of established and elite professionals including Austin Cindric, a dual NASCAR Xfinity champion with Silver grading, and Chase Briscoe, an elite professional with an ARCA title and 219 NASCAR Cup starts. These are occasional results rather than a pattern against drivers many times her experience and pace, but they show she can run competitively in mixed fields when circumstances align.