Caleb Bacon is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for Victor Gonzalez Racing. Bacon has recorded 2 wins and 4 podiums from 48 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,052 ranks Bacon 8249th of 40,349 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.
| 2026-10-02 | Road Atlanta TCR | P2 | +165 |
| 2026-09-19 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC TCR | P10 | −43 |
| 2026-08-22 | Virginia International Raceway TCR | P6 | +58 |
| 2026-08-01 | Road America TCR | P12 | −56 |
| 2026-07-11 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park TCR | P13 | −104 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +164 | Road Atlanta 2026 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P2 |
| +148 | NOLA Motorsports Park 2022 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | P1 |
| +122 | Trans-Am R3 2023 | Trans-Am TA2 | P10 |
| +118 | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented By Lear 2023 | Trans-Am TA2 | P8 |
| +105 | Lime Rock Park 2023 | Trans-Am TA2 | P11 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Victor Gonzalez Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +86 | 3,052 |
| 2025 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +144 | 2,967 | |
| 2024 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +147 | 2,823 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −42 | |||
| ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Saito Motorsport Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −195 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +372 | 2,913 | |
| 2022 | ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | Forty7 Motorsports | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −191 | 2,541 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | CB Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −28 | ||
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P85 | +18 | |||
| 2021 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | CB Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | ↑50−133 | 2,742 |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P70 | −239 | |||
| 2020 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | ↑2,100−83 | 2,825 | |
| 2018 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P102 | −304 | 1,046 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Adrian Wlostowski | 3,892 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 36% |
| 🇧🇷 Rafa Matos | 3,486 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 18% |
| 🏳️ Barry Boes | 3,187 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59% |
| 🏳️ Tom Sheehan | 2,866 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55% |
| 🇺🇸 Thomas MerrillFIA Silver | 3,546 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 19% |
| 🇺🇸 Thomas Annunziata | 4,406 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Ben MaierFIA Silver | 3,844 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler GonzalezFIA Silver | 4,012 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% |
| 🏳️ Boris Said Jr | 2,883 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47% |
| 🏳️ Keith Prociuk | 3,288 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% |
| 🇲🇽 Daniel SuárezHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,249 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Carson KvapilHigher-rated | 5,880 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Brent CrewsFIA Silver, 1× champion | 5,526 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,239 | 🇫🇷 Marcel Tarrès | International Formula 3000 | 3,054 |
| 8,240 | 🇩🇰 Morten Dons | Radical Cup Europe | 3,054 |
| 8,241 | 🇮🇹 Niki Sebastiani | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,054 |
| 8,242 | 🇬🇧 Ben STONE | Le Mans Cup | 3,053 |
| 8,243 | 🇺🇸 Cavan O'Keefe | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,053 |
| 8,244 | 🇬🇧 Dave Coyne | International Formula 3000 | 3,053 |
| 8,245 | 🇺🇸 Dawson Cram | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,053 |
| 8,246 | 🇯🇵 Jun Harada | FIA GT Championship | 3,053 |
| 8,247 | 🏳️ Matt Round-Garrido | Formula Regional Americas | 3,053 |
| 8,248 | 🏳️ Peter Ensor | SCCA Majors | 3,053 |
| 8,249 | 🇺🇸 Caleb Bacon | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,052 |
| 8,250 | 🇺🇸 Casey Smith | NASCAR Truck | 3,052 |
| 8,251 | 🏳️ Edward Kennedy | USF Juniors | 3,052 |
| 8,252 | 🏳️ Mark Farmer | British GT Championship | 3,052 |
| 8,253 | 🏳️ Nick Bruni | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,052 |
| 8,254 | 🇨🇭 Bernard Santal | International Formula 3000 | 3,051 |
| 8,255 | 🇺🇸 Hugh Plumb | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,051 |
| 8,256 | 🇨🇭 Iradj Alexander-David | 24H Series | 3,051 |
| 8,257 | 🇺🇸 Kevin Allen | SCCA Majors | 3,051 |
| 8,258 | 🇦🇺 Sebastien Amadio | S5000 | 3,051 |
| 8,259 | 🇫🇷 Walter Meloni | FIA GT Championship | 3,051 |
Caleb Bacon is an entry-level professional racing in national American motorsport series across multiple formats. He holds an FIA Silver grade, placing him below the full-professional Platinum and Gold ranks in endurance racing. Bacon competes primarily in Trans-Am TA2, a national touring-car championship in which he has made 22 starts since 2020, and in IMSA Pilot Challenge endurance racing, where he pilots a TCR touring car for Victor Gonzalez Racing in multiclass competition shared with amateurs and graded professionals.[1]
Bacon's record across eight seasons of racing comprises 48 starts yielding two wins and four podiums. His win came in Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA in 2022 driving an Am-class Huracán for Forty7 Motorsports, with a second podium in that same series that year. He has taken one podium in IMSA Pilot Challenge and another in SCCA Majors competition. His most recent activity places him 27th in the 2024 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup standings after two rounds driven for Saito Motorsport Group.[2]
Bacon races regularly against entry-level professionals in Trans-Am TA2, where he encounters Adrian Wlostowski, a 2016 NASA Super Touring 2 champion, on closely matched terms. He also faces Rafa Matos, a three-time Trans-Am TA2 champion, more frequently but typically finishes behind him. His record includes isolated results against established professionals who have competed at higher levels; he finished ahead of Daniel Suárez, a 2016 NASCAR Xfinity champion with 341 Cup Series starts, once, and ahead of Carson Kvapil, a driver with 70 Xfinity starts, once as well.