Chuck Koos is a racing driver who last raced in NASA for Mazda RX7. Koos has recorded 8 wins and 15 podiums from 16 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,456 ranks Koos 22296th of 40,700 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.
| 2012-10-14 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park PTE | P2 | +21 |
| 2012-10-13 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park PTE | P2 | +24 |
| 2012-04-22 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park PTE | P1 | +70 |
| 2012-04-21 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park PTE | P1 | +77 |
| 2012-03-03 | Auto Club Speedway PTE | P4 | −99 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +138 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2005 | NASA | P1 |
| +126 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2009 | NASA | P1 |
| +106 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2011 | NASA | P1 |
| +106 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2011 | NASA | P1 |
| +93 | Auto Club Speedway 2010 | NASA | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ▸NASA | Mazda RX7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +93 | 1,912 |
| 2011 | ▸NASA | Mazda RX7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +414 | 1,819 |
| 2010 | ▸NASA | Mazda RX7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +118 | 1,405 |
| 2009 | ▸NASA | Titan Auto, Anaheim Wheel & tire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +126 | 1,287 |
| 2005 | ▸NASA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −189 | 1,161 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ David Golik | 1,142 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 🏳️ Gian Bowles | 2,469 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🏳️ Mike Rose | 1,182 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🇺🇸 Eric Green | 796 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Marcelo Vine | 2,861 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🏳️ Bruce Scharf | 809 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Andrew Bai | 678 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Sonny Watanasirisuk | 1,101 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Randy Miller | 772 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Gordon Jennings | 1,044 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey JordanHigher-rated | 1,895 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22,286 | 🏳️ Keith Powell | NASA | 1,457 |
| 22,287 | 🏳️ Matthew Farides | American Endurance Racing | 1,457 |
| 22,288 | 🏳️ Patrick J Kelly | PCA Club Racing | 1,457 |
| 22,289 | 🏳️ Roman Boroday | American Endurance Racing | 1,457 |
| 22,290 | 🏳️ Sharat Paka | ChampCar Endurance Series | 1,457 |
| 22,291 | 🇫🇷 Stephane Salini | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,457 |
| 22,292 | 🏳️ Allen Garner | NASA | 1,456 |
| 22,293 | 🏳️ Benjamin Sorg | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,456 |
| 22,294 | 🇺🇸 Brendan Bradley | American Endurance Racing | 1,456 |
| 22,295 | 🏳️ Brian Antle | Radical Cup NA | 1,456 |
| 22,296 | 🏳️ Chuck Koos | NASA | 1,456 |
| 22,297 | 🏳️ Connor Solis | SCCA Regionals | 1,456 |
| 22,298 | 🏳️ Dennis Hiffman | PCA Club Racing | 1,456 |
| 22,299 | 🇩🇪 Detlef Stelbrink | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,456 |
| 22,300 | 🏳️ Jacob Tazik | American Endurance Racing | 1,456 |
| 22,301 | 🏳️ Logan Sztanko | PCA Club Racing | 1,456 |
| 22,302 | 🏳️ Luis Folgueira | SCCA Regionals | 1,456 |
| 22,303 | 🏳️ Marvin Heinzelmann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,456 |
| 22,304 | 🏳️ Miguel Aponte-Rios | NASA | 1,456 |
| 22,305 | 🏳️ Mike Lally | American Endurance Racing | 1,456 |
| 22,306 | 🇩🇪 Oliver Kriese | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,456 |
Chuck Koos was a club-level racer competing in NASA, a multiclass national sprint championship. He raced production-based street cars in the PTD, PTE and Pro 7 classes between 2005 and 2012, driving a Mazda RX7 for most of his career.[1]
Koos competed across five seasons with 16 starts, taking 8 wins and 15 podiums. His final season in 2012 yielded 2 wins and 4 podiums from 5 rounds, placing him seventh in the championship standings.[2]
He typically finished ahead of regular opponents including David Golik, a developing driver with nine NASA starts, and Gian Bowles, a competitive amateur who raced over 70 NASA events. Among stronger drivers, Koos beat semi-professional Marcelo Vine four times; Vine raced 93 NASA events and was the highest-calibre driver fielded by the Mazda RX7 team across its wider roster of 29 drivers.