Don Istook is a racing driver who last raced in IMSA Pilot Challenge for RS Werkes Racing. Istook has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,753 ranks Istook 10603th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2018-08-18 | Virginia International Raceway TCR | P9 | −100 |
| 2018-07-21 | Lime Rock Park TCR | P8 | −46 |
| 2018-06-30 | Watkins Glen International TCR | P8 | −111 |
| 2018-05-05 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course TCR | P6 | −77 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | RS Werkes Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +1,403 | 2,753 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Rodrigo SALESFIA Bronze | 5,043 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇨🇦 Stephen SimpsonFIA Silver | 4,145 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Kuno WittmerFIA Platinum | 4,047 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Britt Casey JrFIA Silver | 3,891 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇦🇷 Roy Block | 3,562 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Pierre KleinubingFIA Silver | 3,167 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Tanner Rumburg | 3,000 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Tom LongFIA Gold | 2,702 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Luke Rumburg | 2,670 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael JohnsonFIA Silver | 2,333 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Brett StromFIA Silver, 1× champion | 3,283 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,593 | 🇺🇦 Oleksandr Dobik | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 2,754 |
| 10,594 | 🏳️ Philippe Illiano | WEC | 2,754 |
| 10,595 | 🇨🇦 Philippe Touchette | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 2,754 |
| 10,596 | 🏳️ Richard Mathews | Star Mazda Championship | 2,754 |
| 10,597 | 🇬🇧 Steven Brooks | Bathurst 12 Hour | 2,754 |
| 10,598 | 🇺🇸 Zoe Barry | GT4 America | 2,754 |
| 10,599 | 🇺🇸 Bobby Caldwell | Star Mazda Championship | 2,753 |
| 10,600 | 🇺🇸 Carson Etter | Indy NXT | 2,753 |
| 10,601 | 🏳️ Cody Kiemele | ARCA Menards West | 2,753 |
| 10,602 | 🇺🇸 Cole Anderson | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,753 |
| 10,603 | 🏳️ Don Istook | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,753 |
| 10,604 | 🇩🇪 Kai Pfister | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 2,753 |
| 10,605 | 🏳️ Larry DiBiase | Star Mazda Championship | 2,753 |
| 10,606 | 🇸🇬 Rishab Jain | GB3 | 2,753 |
| 10,607 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Harrison | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,753 |
| 10,608 | 🏳️ Sylvain Ouellet | NASCAR Canada Series | 2,753 |
| 10,609 | 🇫🇷 Alain Demorge | 24H Series | 2,752 |
| 10,610 | 🇺🇸 Andrew Bentley | Star Mazda Championship | 2,752 |
| 10,611 | 🇺🇸 Andy Wilzoch | GT America | 2,752 |
| 10,612 | 🇨🇴 Carlos Llano | Star Mazda Championship | 2,752 |
| 10,613 | 🇨🇦 François Bellemare | Star Mazda Championship | 2,752 |
Don Istook is an entry-level professional racing in the IMSA Pilot Challenge, a multiclass endurance championship run in the United States where amateur and professional drivers share single-seater and production machinery in the same races. He races TCR touring cars in the series' TCR class for RS Werkes Racing.[1]
Istook's indexed racing career comprises a single season in 2018, when he started four rounds of the IMSA Pilot Challenge and finished eighth in the championship standings. He typically finished behind established professionals in the field, including Bronze-graded driver Rodrigo Sales, who has 28 European Le Mans Series starts and 13 Pilot Challenge outings, and Silver-graded Stephen Simpson, a seasoned IMSA competitor with over 60 Pilot Challenge entries. Istook beat entry-level professionals Roy Block and Brett Strom, a 2009 BMW CCA Club Racing champion, once each across his four starts.[2]