Chuck Palmer is a racing driver who competes in American Endurance Racing. Palmer has recorded 9 wins and 20 podiums from 34 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,151 ranks Palmer 15539th of 40,200 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.
| 2026-08-09 | Thunderbolt Raceway GTB1 | P3 | −12 |
| 2026-08-09 | Thunderbolt Raceway GTB1 | DNF | −189 |
| 2026-08-09 | Thunderbolt Raceway GTB1 | P3 | −3 |
| 2026-08-09 | Thunderbolt Raceway GTB1 | DNF | −178 |
| 2026-08-08 | Thunderbolt Raceway GTB1 | P1 | +56 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +137 | Virginia International Raceway 2026 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +127 | Virginia International Raceway 2023 | PCA Club Racing | P2 |
| +124 | Virginia International Raceway 2026 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +113 | Watkins Glen International 2025 | American Endurance Racing | P3 |
| +103 | Watkins Glen International 2025 | American Endurance Racing | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +24 | 2,151 | |
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −15 | |||
| 2025 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +253 | 2,142 | |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | ↑172+379 | |||
| 2024 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +93 | 1,339 | |
| 2023 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −104 | 1,246 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ ED Dunne | 2,372 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Eric Liu | 1,953 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🏳️ Art Tsang | 1,363 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% |
| 🏳️ Sam Keller | 1,958 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% |
| 🏳️ Del Auray | 1,500 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🏳️ David Trinder | 842 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Daniel Krantz | 811 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🏳️ Carl Becker | 1,948 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Peter Haabestad | 1,281 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Francis Florido | 1,060 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeff SegalFIA Gold, 1× champion | 3,093 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex VogelFIA Bronze | 2,953 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Malcolm HarrisonFIA Silver | 2,914 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15,529 | 🇨🇭 Pierre Moret | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,154 |
| 15,530 | 🇨🇭 Ronny Tobler | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,154 |
| 15,531 | 🇩🇪 Andre Gies | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,153 |
| 15,532 | 🏳️ Jean-Luc Liverato | SCCA Majors | 2,153 |
| 15,533 | 🇩🇪 Thomas König | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,153 |
| 15,534 | 🇱🇺 Karl Vernay Jean | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,152 |
| 15,535 | 🏳️ Olivier Fourcade | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,152 |
| 15,536 | 🏳️ Pedro Silvero | GT Winter Series | 2,152 |
| 15,537 | 🏳️ Tom Sager | SCCA Regionals | 2,152 |
| 15,538 | 🏳️ Charles Voggenreiter | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,151 |
| 15,539 | 🏳️ Chuck Palmer | American Endurance Racing | 2,151 |
| 15,540 | 🏳️ J. Holinger | Bathurst 12 Hour | 2,151 |
| 15,541 | 🏳️ Norbert Pauels | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,151 |
| 15,542 | 🇮🇹 Rudolfo Funaro | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,151 |
| 15,543 | 🏳️ Stefan Mueller | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,151 |
| 15,544 | 🏳️ James Keown | American Endurance Racing | 2,150 |
| 15,545 | 🏳️ Jason Merck | Trans-Am | 2,150 |
| 15,546 | 🏳️ Trever Degioanni | SCCA Majors | 2,150 |
| 15,547 | 🏳️ Alexander Matschull | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,149 |
| 15,548 | 🇩🇪 Arnold Mattschull | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,149 |
| 15,549 | 🏳️ David PETN-AM Griessner | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,149 |
Chuck Palmer holds a Racer Rating of 1,733, placing him in the club racing bracket; this level encompasses competitive drivers in regional and amateur fields who hold a real competition licence and deliver genuine results, but typically race outside the professional sphere or at its lowest entry points.[1]
Palmer's record spans two seasons of American Endurance Racing competition from 2025 to 2026, yielding 12 starts across which he recorded 3 wins and 11 podiums. His average finishing position of P2.3 reflects consistent podium contention. In the 2026 season, he secured 3 wins and 8 podiums across 8 rounds to finish third in the championship. His head-to-head record against regular rivals is mixed. He holds a winning record against John Oldt, Carl Becker, and Sam Keller, besting each of them in five of seven shared races. Against stronger drivers, he has split results; he finished ahead of Reid Garton, a professional-level driver rated 2,591, in three of seven shared races, while trailing him in four. He showed occasional results against elite sportscar drivers including two finishes ahead of Alex Vogel, an FIA Bronze graded professional, and single victories over the Silver graded professionals Bruno Colombo and Malcolm Harrison, though these represent isolated successes rather than sustained competitive patterns.
Palmer's early career shows him capable within endurance racing fields and competitive among peers of similar experience, with occasional performances against stronger professional opposition. His active status in American Endurance Racing continues into 2026.