Eric Powell is a racing driver from United States who competes in Zenith Racing Series for Bruce Innovations. Powell has recorded 9 wins and 18 podiums from 46 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,788 ranks Powell 4516th of 38,983 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.
| 2026-07-12 | SAO PAULO LMGT3 | P10 | +52 |
| 2026-06-13 | LE MANS LMGT3 | DNF | −45 |
| 2026-05-09 | SPA FRANCORCHAMPS LMGT3 | P16 | −58 |
| 2026-04-26 | Barber Motorsports Park ZR3 | P4 | −108 |
| 2026-04-25 | Barber Motorsports Park ZR3 | DNF | −201 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +198 | Barber Motorsports Park 2025 | GT World Challenge America | P1 |
| +176 | VIRginia International Raceway 2025 | GT World Challenge America | P1 |
| +173 | Barber Motorsports Park 2025 | GT World Challenge America | P1 |
| +170 | Roebling Road Raceway 2015 | NASA | P1 |
| +143 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC 2025 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Zenith Racing Series | Bruce Innovations | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −312 | 3,788 |
| ▸WEC | Proton Competition | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | ↑480−28 | ||
| 2025 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Victor Gonzalez Racing Team | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +278 | 3,647 |
| ▸GT World Challenge America | Dollahite Racing | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +168 | ||
| 2024 | ▸GT4 America | TechSport Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −90 | 3,200 |
| 2023 | ▸GT4 America | TechSport Racing | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | ↑1,754−160 | 3,290 |
| 2020 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | ↑624+71 | 1,696 | |
| 2015 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −349 | 1,001 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Gray NewellFIA Bronze | 4,221 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Curt SwearinginFIA Bronze | 4,087 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler McQuarrieFIA Silver | 3,919 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇳🇱 Kay van BerloFIA Gold | 3,905 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 James Walker Jr.FIA Bronze | 3,854 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan EversleyFIA Gold | 3,310 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇨🇦 Denis DupontFIA Silver | 4,102 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Preston Brown | 3,968 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🇨🇦 Karl WittmerFIA Silver | 3,963 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry GottsackerFIA Silver | 3,816 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇩🇪 Benjamin GoetheFIA Gold | 5,334 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Marvin KirchhöferFIA Platinum | 5,307 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇨🇦 Zacharie RobichonFIA Silver, 1× champion | 5,139 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,506 | 🇺🇸 Travis Miller | NASCAR Truck | 3,790 |
| 4,507 | 🇳🇿 Andrew Bagnall | FIA GT Championship | 3,789 |
| 4,508 | 🇺🇸 Frank Fleming | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,789 |
| 4,509 | 🇨🇦 Marco Di Leo | 24H Series | 3,789 |
| 4,510 | 🇺🇸 Randy Baker | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,789 |
| 4,511 | 🇺🇸 Reggie Ruggiero | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,789 |
| 4,512 | 🇯🇵 Rintaro Sato | Super Formula Lights | 3,789 |
| 4,513 | 🇮🇹 Ruggero Melgrati | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,789 |
| 4,514 | 🇺🇸 Bud Elliott | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,788 |
| 4,515 | 🇮🇹 Damiano Fioravanti | European Le Mans Series | 3,788 |
| 4,516 | 🇺🇸 Eric Powell | Zenith Racing Series | 3,788 |
| 4,517 | 🇺🇸 Peyton Sellers | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,788 |
| 4,518 | 🇧🇪 Sean Hudspeth | GT Winter Series | 3,788 |
| 4,519 | 🇬🇧 Tony Crook | Formula 1 | 3,788 |
| 4,520 | 🇭🇰 Jim Ka To | 24H Series | 3,787 |
| 4,521 | 🇸🇪 John Bryant-Meisner | FIA Formula 3 European | 3,787 |
| 4,522 | 🇹🇷 Murat Ruhi CUHADAROGLU | Le Mans Cup | 3,787 |
| 4,523 | 🇺🇸 Bruce Haley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,786 |
| 4,524 | 🇺🇸 Jim Sauter | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,786 |
| 4,525 | 🇯🇵 Masayuki Kurihara | Super GT | 3,786 |
| 4,526 | 🇻🇪 Alessandro Famularo | Euroformula Open | 3,785 |
Eric Powell is a Bronze-graded amateur racing in national multiclass endurance championships. He competes in the IMSA Pilot Challenge for Victor Gonzalez Racing Team, driving a TCR touring car, and races in the GT World Challenge America Am class for Dollahite Racing in GT3 machinery. He also holds a current drive in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Proton Competition in the LMGT3 class.[1]
Powell has competed across six seasons since 2015, with his indexed record spanning 46 starts and nine wins. His breakthrough came in 2025, when he took two wins and four podiums across ten IMSA Pilot Challenge rounds and three wins from six GT World Challenge America starts. The 2026 Zenith Racing Series season, now underway, has yielded two wins and three podiums from six rounds so far, placing him ninth in the championship standings. Earlier campaigns in GT4 America and American Endurance Racing produced podium finishes but no wins. His rating of 3,788 places him at entry-level professional standing, the tier that typically describes drivers competing regularly alongside graded professionals in pro-am and amateur categories.[2]
Powell races most often against Gray Newell, a Bronze-graded regular in national GT championships, and usually finishes behind him. He has also raced repeatedly against Curt Swearingin, a 2024 GT4 America Pro-Am champion and multiple-time title winner in club racing, and similarly trails that competition. His strongest results against established professionals came in 2025, when he beat Benjamin Goethe, a Gold-graded driver with 73 GT World Challenge Europe starts, once, and finished ahead of Marvin Kirchhöfer, a Platinum-graded established professional with 40 GT World Challenge Europe and 17 GP2 Series starts, twice.