Brandon Wagner is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Indy NXT for Davey Hamilton Racing. Wagner has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 12 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,234 ranks Wagner 2623th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2012-04-06 | Firestone Freedom 100 | P16 | −82 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +166 | Fuzzys Ultra Premium Vodka 100 2010 | Indy NXT | P1 |
| +112 | Kentucky Speedway 2011 | Indy NXT | P4 |
| +55 | Las Vegas 100 2011 | Indy NXT | P6 |
| +15 | Firestone Freedom 100 2010 | Indy NXT | P8 |
| +7 | Drive Smart. Buckle Up Kentucky 100 2010 | Indy NXT | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ▸Indy NXT | Davey Hamilton Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −82 | 4,234 |
| 2011 | ▸Indy NXT | Team Moore Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −158 | 4,316 |
| 2010 | ▸Indy NXT | Davey Hamilton Racing | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +3,123 | 4,473 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Gustavo YacamánFIA Gold | 5,008 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇬🇧 Stefan WilsonFIA Silver | 4,731 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇦🇷 Esteban GuerrieriFIA Platinum | 5,414 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇳🇴 Anders KrohnFIA Bronze | 4,398 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇻🇪 Jorge Goncalvez | 4,212 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇧🇷 Victor Carbone | 4,086 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Josef NewgardenFIA Platinum | 6,478 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Bryan Clauson | 5,192 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇨🇦 David OstellaFIA Silver | 4,663 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇵🇹 Duarte Ferreira | 4,364 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Charlie KimballFIA Gold | 5,340 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🏳️ Wade CunninghamHigher-rated | 5,287 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,613 | 🇦🇪 Khaled Al Qubaisi | 24H Series | 4,239 |
| 2,614 | 🇺🇸 David Hinton | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,238 |
| 2,615 | 🇨🇿 Ioan Mihnea Stefan | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,238 |
| 2,616 | 🇮🇹 Luca Drudi | FIA GT Championship | 4,238 |
| 2,617 | 🇫🇷 Sébastien Baud | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,238 |
| 2,618 | 🇨🇭 Karen GAILLARD | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,237 |
| 2,619 | 🇧🇪 David Sterckx | FIA GT Championship | 4,236 |
| 2,620 | 🇺🇸 Maxwell Esterson | Formula 2 | 4,236 |
| 2,621 | 🇦🇺 Christian Lefort | FIA GT Championship | 4,235 |
| 2,622 | 🇦🇺 Kurt Kostecki | Supercars Championship | 4,235 |
| 2,623 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Wagner | Indy NXT | 4,234 |
| 2,624 | 🇦🇺 Lachlan Dalton | Supercars Championship | 4,234 |
| 2,625 | 🇫🇷 Richard Philippe | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,234 |
| 2,626 | 🇺🇸 Ronald Cooper | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,234 |
| 2,627 | 🇺🇸 Scott Huffaker | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,234 |
| 2,628 | 🇦🇺 Anthony Martin | Pro Mazda Championship | 4,233 |
| 2,629 | 🇺🇸 Brett Sandberg | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,231 |
| 2,630 | 🇺🇸 Justin Boston | NASCAR Truck | 4,231 |
| 2,631 | 🇯🇵 Kotaro Sakurai | GP3 Series | 4,231 |
| 2,632 | 🇯🇵 Takuya Kurosawa | Super GT | 4,231 |
| 2,633 | 🇺🇸 J.R. Fitzpatrick | NASCAR Truck | 4,230 |
Brandon Wagner is an American former racing driver from Lafayette, Indiana, who competed in Indy NXT between 2010 and 2012. Rated 4,221, Wagner sits at the professional level; this means he was competitive enough to secure full-time or near-full-time rides in a strong feeder series and to beat semi-professional drivers comfortably. His three-season career yielded one win from twelve starts, with an average finish of ninth, indicating consistent mid-field performance in a field that included several drivers of considerably higher calibre.[1]
Wagner's record against his regular rivals reveals a competitive but unspectacular tenure. He finished ahead of Gold and Platinum graded professionals including Charlie Kimball on three occasions and notably beat both Esteban Guerrieri, a Platinum graded former champion, and Josef Newgarden, a three-time Platinum graded champion, once each. However, his head-to-head records tell a different story; against his most frequent rivals such as Gustavo Yacaman and Stefan Wilson, both graded professionals rated substantially higher, Wagner came out behind more often than ahead. He was competitive against drivers at his own level, beating Jorge Goncalvez in all six meetings, but this pattern suggests he operated at the lower end of the field he inhabited.[2]
Wagner raced primarily for Davey Hamilton Racing, which accounted for nine of his twelve starts. His career ended in 2012 with a twenty-fourth place finish, marking the conclusion of his involvement in single-seater racing.