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🇺🇸 Donnie Beechler
Racing driver from United States. IndyCar, A.J. Foyt Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Donnie Beechler
Born
18 May 1961(b. 1961)
Nationality
United States
Current team
A.J. Foyt Racing
Series
IndyCar
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
2
Career starts
36
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,620
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,620Rank 499 of 40,700 indexed, -221 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Donnie Beechler is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for A.J. Foyt Racing. Beechler has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 36 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,620 ranks Beechler 499th 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2001 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2001-09-02 | Delphi Indy 300 | P5 | +93 |
| 2001-08-26 | Gateway Indy 250 | P14 | −40 |
| 2001-08-12 | Belterra Casino Indy 300 | P5 | +90 |
| 2001-07-21 | Harrahs Indy 200 | P10 | +14 |
| 2001-07-08 | Ameristar Casino Indy 200 | P3 | +125 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +153 | MCI WorldCom Indy 200 2000 | IndyCar | P3 |
| +130 | Radisson Indy 200 2000 | IndyCar | P5 |
| +128 | Delphi Indy 200 2000 | IndyCar | P6 |
| +125 | Ameristar Casino Indy 200 2001 | IndyCar | P3 |
| +116 | Midas 500 Classic 2000 | IndyCar | P5 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ▸IndyCar | A.J. Foyt Racing | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +296 | 5,841 |
| 2000 | ▸IndyCar | Cahill Racing Team | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +567 | 5,545 |
| 1999 | ▸IndyCar | Cahill Racing Team | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +15 | 4,978 |
| 1998 | ▸IndyCar | Cahill Racing Team | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +3,613 | 4,963 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Beechler finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Mark Dismore | 5,154 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 39% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie CheeverFIA Gold | 5,131 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 31% |
| 🇺🇸 Buddy Lazier | 5,098 | 36 | 5 | 31 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott SharpFIA Platinum | 4,858 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 39% |
| 🇺🇸 Buzz Calkins | 5,488 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 46% |
| 🇬🇧 Jeff WardFIA Bronze | 5,334 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 46% |
| 🇺🇸 Billy Boat | 5,208 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 49% |
| 🇺🇸 Greg Ray | 5,314 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 Robbie Buhl | 5,240 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 43% |
| 🇨🇱 Eliseo Salazar | 5,675 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony StewartHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,497 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇨🇦 Scott GoodyearHigher-rated | 5,665 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 36% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 489 | 🇫🇷 René Arnoux | Formula 1 | 5,637 |
| 490 | 🇦🇷 Clemar Bucci | Formula 1 | 5,632 |
| 491 | 🇦🇺 Jack Doohan | European Le Mans Series | 5,631 |
| 492 | 🇫🇮 JJ Lehto | FIA GT Championship | 5,630 |
| 493 | 🇺🇸 Russell Ward | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,628 |
| 494 | 🇺🇸 Carl Edwards | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,627 |
| 495 | 🇨🇿 Roman Stanek | Super Formula | 5,627 |
| 496 | 🇨🇭 Silvio Moser | Formula 1 | 5,624 |
| 497 | 🇳🇱 Renger van der Zande | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,622 |
| 498 | 🇬🇧 Trevor Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,622 |
| 499 | 🇺🇸 Donnie Beechler | IndyCar | 5,620 |
| 500 | 🇨🇦 Gabriel Casagrande | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,620 |
| 501 | 🇨🇭 Alain Menu | BTCC | 5,619 |
| 502 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Daigh | Formula 1 | 5,619 |
| 503 | 🇯🇵 Hiyu Yamakoshi | Formula 3 | 5,619 |
| 504 | 🇨🇭 Peter Hirt | Formula 1 | 5,617 |
| 505 | 🇫🇷 Charles Milesi | WEC | 5,616 |
| 506 | 🇬🇧 Mike Beuttler | Formula 1 | 5,616 |
| 507 | 🇮🇹 Antonio Fuoco | WEC | 5,615 |
| 508 | 🇺🇸 George Kurtz | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,615 |
| 509 | 🇯🇵 Toshiki Oyu | Super GT | 5,615 |
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