Bob Engling is a racing driver who last raced in PCA Club Racing. Engling has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 17 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 458 ranks Engling 36268th of 37,606 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2019-09-22 | Summit Point Motorsports Park · VO | P12 | −12 |
| 2019-09-21 | Summit Point Motorsports Park · VO | P12 | −25 |
| 2019-09-21 | Summit Point Motorsports Park · VO | P12 | −35 |
| 2019-09-20 | Summit Point Motorsports Park · VO | P5 | +99 |
| 2019-09-01 | Road America · VO | P6 | +31 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −13 | 458 | |
| 2015 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −61 | 400 | |
| 2012 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P101 | −317 | 400 | |
| 2011 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P79 | −310 | 690 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Mark Weining | 1,386 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Jarrad Jacobs | 2,437 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Chris Reinsborough | 1,631 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Gene Raymondi | 1,193 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Frank Osborn | 1,055 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Claude Reed | 1,111 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Dennis Howard | 522 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🏳️ Jim Sherman | 400 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Timothy Lynn | 1,850 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Rob Gordon | 1,176 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Brian WeatheredHIGHER-RATED · 1× CHAMPION | 2,578 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Gregg WilsonHIGHER-RATED | 1,124 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Keith A FisherHIGHER-RATED | 1,096 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36,258 | 🏳️ Wade A Kolody | NASA | 460 |
| 36,259 | 🏳️ Douglas Bellows | American Endurance Racing | 459 |
| 36,260 | 🏳️ Eric Bellows | American Endurance Racing | 459 |
| 36,261 | 🏳️ Glenn Aulepp | NASA | 459 |
| 36,262 | 🏳️ Gregg Seigart | SCCA Regionals | 459 |
| 36,263 | 🏳️ Mark Busscher | SCCA Regionals | 459 |
| 36,264 | 🏳️ Matt Wilkie | BMW CCA Club Racing | 459 |
| 36,265 | 🏳️ Natalie Fenaroli (teen Sm) | NASA | 459 |
| 36,266 | 🏳️ Tim Vander Wood | BMW CCA Club Racing | 459 |
| 36,267 | 🏳️ Ayden Westbye | NASA | 458 |
| 36,268 | 🏳️ Bob Engling | PCA Club Racing | 458 |
| 36,269 | 🏳️ Greg Panik | NASA | 458 |
| 36,270 | 🏳️ Joe Peck | PCA Club Racing | 458 |
| 36,271 | 🏳️ Natalie Black | NASA | 458 |
| 36,272 | 🏳️ Peter LaRose | NASA | 458 |
| 36,273 | 🏳️ Phil Williamson | NASA | 458 |
| 36,274 | 🏳️ Robert Ablard | SCCA Regionals | 458 |
| 36,275 | 🏳️ Robert Carrington | PCA Club Racing | 458 |
| 36,276 | 🏳️ Rockford Beauchamp | SCCA Majors | 458 |
| 36,277 | 🏳️ John Steers | BMW CCA Club Racing | 457 |
| 36,278 | 🏳️ Matt Gieseke | NASA | 457 |
Bob Engling competed in PCA Club Racing between 2011 and 2019, accumulating 17 starts across four seasons of amateur competition without recording a win or podium finish. His Racer Rating of 458 places him in the developing category, a level typical of drivers with limited experience in club-level fields who have not yet demonstrated consistent competitiveness. His average finishing position of P10.1 suggests occasional competitive moments in a field of amateurs and club-level competitors.[1]
Engling's head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals reveals a driver consistently outpaced by the regulars in the series. He finished behind Mark Weining, Jarrad Jacobs, Chris Reinsborough, Frank Osborn and Claude Reed in every or nearly every shared race, despite some of those rivals holding modest ratings themselves. Jacobs went on to win the PCA Club Racing VO championship in three separate years, establishing him as the dominant force in Engling's field. The few occasions Engling finished ahead of competitors, such as his isolated victory over semi-professional driver Brian Weathered, do not establish a pattern of strength but rather represent isolated results in a career without sustained competitive presence. His most recent activity in 2019 saw him finish P22 across six rounds, marking the end of his racing career.