Chad McCumbee is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport. McCumbee has recorded 5 wins and 10 podiums from 75 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,903 ranks McCumbee 4015th 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.
| 2025-06-21 | Watkins Glen International GS | P2 | +130 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +144 | Watkins Glen International 2018 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P1 |
| +141 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2018 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P2 |
| +139 | Sebring International Raceway 2022 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P1 |
| +131 | Watkins Glen International 2025 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P2 |
| +123 | Road America 2017 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +131 | 3,903 |
| 2024 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −52 | 3,772 |
| 2023 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | McCumbee McAleer Racing with AEROSPORT | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −143 | 3,824 |
| 2022 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | PF Racing | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +36 | 3,967 |
| 2021 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | PF Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −344 | 3,931 |
| 2020 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | PF Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +9 | 3,900 |
| 2018 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Multimatic Motorsports | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +438 | 4,266 |
| 2017 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Freedom Autosport | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −123 | 4,182 |
| 2016 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Freedom Autosport | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +193 | 3,786 |
| 2013 | ▸NASCAR Truck | T3R2 Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −75 | 3,758 |
| 2012 | ▸NASCAR Truck | RBR Enterprises | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −319 | 3,832 |
| 2010 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | RAB Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | +2,801 | 4,151 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Gregory LiefoogheFIA Silver | 3,652 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 64% |
| 🇺🇸 Eric FossFIA Silver | 3,913 | 55 | 24 | 31 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Spencer PumpellyFIA Silver | 4,134 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Owen TrinklerFIA Bronze | 2,833 | 50 | 29 | 21 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Tim ProbertFIA Bronze | 2,385 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 72% |
| 🇬🇧 Robin LiddellFIA Silver | 3,578 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 49% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeff MosingFIA Bronze | 2,853 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA Gold | 4,619 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 34% |
| 🇺🇸 Dillon MachavernFIA Silver | 4,348 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 49% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt PlumbFIA Silver | 3,902 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,639 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇺🇸 Bubba WallaceHigher-rated | 6,440 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Corey HeimFIA Silver, 1× champion | 6,411 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,005 | 🇨🇦 Chris Goodwin | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,906 |
| 4,006 | 🇺🇸 Billy Goshen | Star Mazda Championship | 3,905 |
| 4,007 | 🇧🇷 Christian Hahn | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,905 |
| 4,008 | 🇬🇧 Jack Barlow | 24H Series | 3,905 |
| 4,009 | 🇺🇸 Jack Ingram | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,905 |
| 4,010 | 🇺🇸 James McGuire | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,905 |
| 4,011 | 🇺🇸 Marco Saviozzi | FIA GT Championship | 3,905 |
| 4,012 | 🇺🇸 Bobby Moon | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,904 |
| 4,013 | 🇺🇸 Dale Fischlein | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,904 |
| 4,014 | 🇦🇺 Andres Latorre Canon | European Le Mans Series | 3,903 |
| 4,015 | 🇺🇸 Chad McCumbee | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,903 |
| 4,016 | 🇩🇪 Christopher Friedrich | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,903 |
| 4,017 | 🇫🇷 Eric Graham | FIA GT Championship | 3,903 |
| 4,018 | 🇦🇹 Horst Jr Felbermayr | WEC | 3,903 |
| 4,019 | 🇮🇹 Leonardo Lorandi | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,903 |
| 4,020 | 🇫🇮 Luka NURMI | Ferrari Challenge | 3,903 |
| 4,021 | 🇺🇸 Tim Cowen | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,903 |
| 4,022 | 🇺🇸 Diane Teel | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,902 |
| 4,023 | 🇨🇭 José Manuel Balbiani | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,902 |
| 4,024 | 🇺🇸 Matt Plumb | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,902 |
| 4,025 | 🇩🇪 Pierre Kaffer | 24H Series | 3,902 |
Chad McCumbee is an entry-level professional driver competing in IMSA Pilot Challenge, a national multiclass endurance series where he races GT4-level and lightly modified production-based sports cars for McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport. He holds an FIA Silver grade, placing him among drivers on the way up in sportscar racing rather than established professionals. His career spans 12 seasons since 2010, with his earliest indexed racing in NASCAR's national oval-track series.[1]
McCumbee has accumulated 75 starts across IMSA Pilot Challenge, NASCAR Truck, and NASCAR Xfinity, with 5 wins and 10 podiums. The bulk of his record comes from IMSA Pilot Challenge, where he has raced since 2016 with 64 starts, 5 wins, and 10 podiums. His oval-track runs in NASCAR Truck and Xfinity came earlier in his career, between 2010 and 2013. Among his notable scalps are elite professional Chase Briscoe, beaten four times, and established professional Corey Heim, who has won the NASCAR Truck championship in three consecutive seasons (2023, 2024, 2025) and whom McCumbee has beaten once.[2]
In IMSA Pilot Challenge, McCumbee is closely matched with Gregory Liefooghe and Eric Foss, both entry-level professionals with comparable credentials and extensive experience in the series. Liefooghe has made 93 starts in the championship; Foss won the ST class title in 2017 and has 74 starts. McCumbee's record in a field mixing amateurs, semi-professionals, and graded professionals shows him as a regular competitor capable of race wins but more typically finishing mid-pack against opponents of his own level.