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 57 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,613 ranks Steele 20232th 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.
| 2026-06-11 | Sebring International Raceway Masters | P3 | −220 |
| 2026-06-11 | Sebring International Raceway Masters | P3 | −202 |
| 2026-06-10 | Sebring International Raceway Masters | P2 | −96 |
| 2026-04-21 | Sebring International Raceway Masters | P1 | +70 |
| 2026-04-21 | Sebring International Raceway Masters | P1 | +64 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +121 | NJMP Lightning 2021 | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | P1 |
| +98 | Sebring International Raceway 2019 | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | P2 |
| +87 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2024 | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | P1 |
| +82 | Sebring International Raceway 2019 | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | P2 |
| +78 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2024 | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | P1 |
| 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 | −558 | 1,613 | |
| 2025 | ▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 15 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | −40 | 2,171 | |
| 2024 | ▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 12 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +615 | 2,211 | |
| 2021 | ▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −83 | 1,596 | |
| 2020 | ▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −257 | 1,596 | |
| 2019 | ▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +392 | 1,742 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Alex Hawley | 974 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 90% |
| 🏳️ David Zuber | 1,051 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 89% |
| 🏳️ Robert Perlmutter | 1,222 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 71% |
| 🏳️ Chris Becker | 1,190 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| 🇺🇸 Dom Bastien | 1,666 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 73% |
| 🏳️ Robert Sanders | 1,082 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 93% |
| 🇺🇸 Pat Daly | 2,402 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% |
| 🏳️ Jeff Stern | 2,361 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Marc Bastien | 1,081 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Keller | 801 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% |
| 🇺🇸 Jackson LeeFIA Silver | 3,661 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Trey BurkeHigher-rated | 3,626 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 David MoralesHigher-rated | 3,389 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20,222 | 🏳️ Joey Selmants | SCCA Regionals | 1,614 |
| 20,223 | 🏳️ John Doe | American Endurance Racing | 1,614 |
| 20,224 | 🇦🇷 Juan Manuel Centurión | TC Mouras | 1,614 |
| 20,225 | 🇺🇸 Justin Smith | SCCA Regionals | 1,614 |
| 20,226 | 🏳️ Martin Jargon | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,614 |
| 20,227 | 🏳️ Stuart Hembree | American Endurance Racing | 1,614 |
| 20,228 | 🏳️ Anthony Deflorio | American Endurance Racing | 1,613 |
| 20,229 | 🏳️ Bradley Scorer | 24H Series | 1,613 |
| 20,230 | 🏳️ Carl Wener | American Endurance Racing | 1,613 |
| 20,231 | 🏳️ Chris Craft | SCCA Regionals | 1,613 |
| 20,232 | 🏳️ Donnie Steele | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 1,613 |
| 20,233 | 🇫🇷 Eric Martin | American Endurance Racing | 1,613 |
| 20,234 | 🏳️ Izaak Jordan | SCCA Regionals | 1,613 |
| 20,235 | 🏳️ Jonathan Cowen | American Endurance Racing | 1,613 |
| 20,236 | 🏳️ Mario Rigoli | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,613 |
| 20,237 | 🏳️ Martin Patterson | American Endurance Racing | 1,613 |
| 20,238 | 🏳️ Steve Hermetz | American Endurance Racing | 1,613 |
| 20,239 | 🇩🇪 Tim Robertz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,613 |
| 20,240 | 🏳️ Uwe Gase | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,613 |
| 20,241 | 🏳️ Walter Schneider | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,613 |
| 20,242 | 🏳️ Werner Weiss | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,613 |
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.