Donnie Steele is a racing driver who competes in Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series. Steele is a two-time champion (2024, 2025), with 24 wins and 36 podiums from 51 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,047 ranks Steele 9495th of 17,494 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2026-06-11 | Sebring · Masters | P3 | −247 |
| 2026-06-11 | Sebring · Masters | P3 | −231 |
| 2026-06-10 | Sebring · Masters | P2 | −103 |
| 2026-04-21 | Sebring · Masters | P1 | +69 |
| 2026-04-21 | Sebring · Masters | P1 | +66 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −645 | 2,047 | |
| 2025 | ▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 15 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +161 | 2,693 | |
| 2024 | ▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 12 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +783 | 2,531 | |
| 2021 | ▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −89 | 1,748 | |
| 2019 | ▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −413 | 1,837 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Alex Hawley | 886 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 90% |
| 🏳️ Robert Perlmutter | 1,137 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 71% |
| 🏳️ Chris Becker | 1,246 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| 🏳️ Robert Sanders | 1,027 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 93% |
| 🏳️ Pat Daly | 2,423 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% |
| 🏳️ Jeff Stern | 2,345 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Dave Zuber | 1,375 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% |
| 🏳️ Mike Keller | 701 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% |
| 🏳️ Robert Pearlmutter | 400 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Jackson LeeFIA SILVER | 3,613 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 David MoralesHIGHER-RATED | 3,299 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🏳️ Prescott CampbellHIGHER-RATED | 2,788 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Henry DruryFIA SILVER | 2,612 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,484 | 🏳️ Danny Lowry | SVRA | 2,050 |
| 9,485 | 🇨🇭 Markus Zünd | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,050 |
| 9,486 | 🇩🇪 Sascha Kloft | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,050 |
| 9,487 | 🇱🇧 Talal SHAIR | Ferrari Challenge | 2,050 |
| 9,488 | 🇨🇭 Urs Zünd | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,050 |
| 9,489 | 🇮🇳 Arjun Chheda | French F4 | 2,049 |
| 9,490 | 🏳️ Christopher Qualters | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 2,049 |
| 9,491 | 🇯🇴 Nadir Zuhour | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,049 |
| 9,492 | 🇺🇸 Steve BLEVIT | Ferrari Challenge | 2,049 |
| 9,493 | 🏳️ Calvin Kautz | SCCA Majors | 2,048 |
| 9,495 | 🏳️ Donnie Steele | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 2,047 |
| 9,496 | 🏳️ Jackson Gibson | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,047 |
| 9,494 | 🇩🇪 'Montana' | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,047 |
| 9,497 | 🏳️ Scott Phillips | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,047 |
| 9,498 | 🏳️ Sebastian Sierra | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,047 |
| 9,499 | 🏳️ Thomas Howe | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,047 |
| 9,500 | 🏳️ Sebastian Ordonez | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,046 |
| 9,501 | 🏳️ Andrew Engberson | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,045 |
| 9,502 | 🇺🇸 Jon Hirshberg | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 2,045 |
| 9,503 | 🇬🇧 Aaron Morgan | Veterans Race of Remembrance | 2,044 |
| 9,504 | 🏳️ Alan Tang | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,044 |
Donnie Steele is an active amateur driver competing in the Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series since 2019. Across seven seasons and 51 starts in that series, Steele has recorded 24 wins and 36 podiums; in the most recent 2026 season, Steele took 2 wins and 5 podiums across 6 rounds to finish third overall. Steele holds championships in 2024 and 2025, establishing consistent competitiveness at club level. The driver's average finishing position of P3.4 demonstrates reliability in the field.[1]
In head-to-head racing against regular competitors, Steele shows a strong pattern against drivers at or below club level. Against Alex Hawley, Steele finished ahead in 27 of 30 shared races; against Robert Sanders, ahead in 14 of 15; and against Chris Becker, ahead in 13 of 16. The record against Pat Daly and Jeff Stern, both considerably stronger drivers by rating, is notably lopsided in their favour; Steele finished ahead of Stern once in 12 meetings and ahead of Daly once in 12. Steele has occasional results against drivers from stronger fields, including single finishes ahead of Jackson Lee, an FIA Silver graded driver, and David Morales, but these do not constitute a competitive pattern at that level.
The career demonstrates sustained success within a single club-level series over seven years. Steele's domination of weaker rivals in the field, combined with the back-of-field finishes against its strongest competitors, characterises a top amateur contender rather than a driver breaking into semi-professional ranks.