Clark Toppe is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites for JDC Motorsports. Toppe has recorded 3 wins and 9 podiums from 15 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,918 ranks Toppe 3940th of 40,308 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.
| 2016-09-30 | Road Atlanta L1 | P2 | +27 |
| 2016-09-29 | Road Atlanta L1 | P2 | +29 |
| 2016-09-11 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca L1 | P2 | +46 |
| 2016-09-11 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca L1 | P2 | +45 |
| 2016-09-10 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca L1 | P4 | +9 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +84 | Trois-Rivieres Street Circuit 2016 | IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites | P1 |
| +83 | Trois-Rivieres Street Circuit 2016 | IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites | P1 |
| +82 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2016 | IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites | P1 |
| +78 | Watkins Glen International 2016 | IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites | P2 |
| +68 | Houston 2014 | Pro Mazda Championship | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ▸IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites | JDC Motorsports | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +353 | 3,960 |
| 2014 | ▸Pro Mazda Championship | JDC Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | ↑1,750−51 | 3,607 |
| 2011 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P97 | −219 | 1,908 |
| 2010 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +777 | 2,127 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kyle MassonFIA Silver | 3,660 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael WheldenFIA Silver | 3,623 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% |
| 🇨🇦 James DaysonFIA Bronze | 3,606 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% |
| 🇺🇸 Joël JancoFIA Bronze | 3,214 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin VersteegFIA Silver | 2,972 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Max HanrattyFIA Silver | 3,872 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 🇺🇸 Gary GibsonFIA Bronze | 3,010 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 🇺🇸 Gerhard WatzingerFIA Bronze | 3,593 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇺🇸 Dave HouseFIA Bronze | 2,761 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇬🇧 Brian AlderFIA Silver | 3,844 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🇺🇸 Alec UdellFIA Silver | 4,832 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KaiserFIA Gold, 1× champion | 4,808 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇨🇦 Misha GoikhbergFIA Bronze | 4,626 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,930 | 🇯🇵 Keisuke Kunimoto | Formula V8 3.5 | 3,921 |
| 3,931 | 🏳️ Thomas Schrage | USF Pro 2000 | 3,921 |
| 3,932 | 🇺🇸 Todd Slusher | SCCA Majors | 3,921 |
| 3,933 | 🇺🇸 G3 Argyros | USF Pro 2000 | 3,920 |
| 3,934 | 🇺🇸 Mike Messer | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,920 |
| 3,935 | 🇬🇧 Seb Murray | Indy NXT | 3,920 |
| 3,936 | 🇫🇷 Alban Varutti | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,919 |
| 3,937 | 🇺🇸 John Schauerman | Le Mans Cup | 3,919 |
| 3,938 | 🇺🇸 Tom Hessert III | ARCA Menards Series | 3,919 |
| 3,939 | 🇺🇸 Wayne Grubb | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,919 |
| 3,940 | 🇺🇸 Clark Toppe | IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites | 3,918 |
| 3,941 | 🇺🇸 Eric Powell | Zenith Racing Series | 3,918 |
| 3,942 | 🇪🇸 Lucas Fluxá | GB3 | 3,918 |
| 3,943 | 🏳️ Simon Orange | GT Winter Series | 3,918 |
| 3,944 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Piccini | WEC | 3,917 |
| 3,945 | 🇺🇸 Benny Kerley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,917 |
| 3,946 | 🇬🇧 Charles Dawson | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,917 |
| 3,947 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Horton | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,917 |
| 3,948 | 🇺🇸 Travis Kittleson | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,917 |
| 3,949 | 🇺🇸 Gresham Wagner | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,916 |
| 3,950 | 🇬🇧 Guy Cosmo | International GT | 3,916 |
Clark Toppe is an entry-level professional who raced in national single-class and multiclass series in the United States between 2010 and 2016. His primary series was IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites, where he competed for JDC Motorsports, a team that has fielded established professionals including Dane Cameron. Toppe holds an FIA Silver grading, placing him among drivers developing toward full professional status in sportscar racing.[1]
Toppe's indexed record spans 15 starts across four series. His most substantial effort came in IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites in 2016, where he took 11 starts for JDC Motorsports and scored 3 wins and 9 podiums across the season. He also competed twice in Pro Mazda Championship in 2014, and made single appearances in NASA's Spec Miata class and SKUSA SuperNationals in 2010 and 2011 respectively.[2]
In IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites, Toppe regularly finished ahead of entry-level professionals Kyle Masson and Michael Whelden, both FIA Silver drivers competing in the same series. His record also includes a win over Kyle Kaiser, a professional-graded driver and 2017 Indy NXT champion, during Kaiser's Pro Mazda Championship campaign. Toppe's wins and podium finishes came in a series that mixed professional and semi-professional competitors at the national level.