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🏳️ Evan Close

Racing driver. American Endurance Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Evan Close
Current team
Series
American Endurance Racing
Status
Active
Career wins
59
Career podiums
96
Career starts
145
Career DNFs
31
Racer Rating
2,309
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
2,309
Rank 14951 of 40,700 indexed, +82 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Evan Close is a racing driver who competes in American Endurance Racing. Close has recorded 59 wins and 96 podiums from 145 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,309 ranks Close 14951th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-05-03Watkins Glen International Class 4P2+33
2026-05-02Watkins Glen International Class 4P3+20
2026-05-01Watkins Glen International Class 4P3+28
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+149Virginia International Raceway 2011PCA Club RacingP1
+127Virginia International Raceway 2011PCA Club RacingP2
+120Summit Point Motorsports Park 2011PCA Club RacingP1
+113Sebring International Raceway 2012PCA Club RacingP1
+112Summit Point Motorsports Park 2011PCA Club RacingP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Virginia International Raceway21 starts+31
Summit Point Motorsports Park40 starts+9
Struggles
Sebring International Raceway26 starts-23
Road America4 starts-21
Watkins Glen International29 starts-9
New Jersey Motorsports Park16 starts-1
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Close finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🏳️ Gene Raymondi1,25579631680%
🏳️ Frank Osborn1,25152391375%
🏳️ Christopher Fahy1,3474738981%
🏳️ Russell Bong1,0674637980%
🏳️ Clarke Simpson1,48544251957%
🏳️ Timothy Lynn1,96641311076%
🏳️ Dennis Wasser8143833587%
🏳️ Mark Weining1,3373024680%
🏳️ John Machul1,61928181064%
🏳️ Jim Buckley1,49628101836%
🇺🇸 Chris WalshFIA Bronze, 1× champion3,279110100%
🇺🇸 Jeff SegalFIA Gold, 1× champion3,06532167%
🇺🇸 Alex VogelFIA Bronze2,954330100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
14,941🏳️ Marcos PaioliTurismo Nacional2,311
14,942🏳️ Matthew GerdischSCCA Regionals2,311
14,943🏳️ Peter-Josef BeckerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,311
14,944🏳️ Daris TrinkaInternational GT2,310
14,945🏳️ Darren KeaneSKUSA SuperNationals2,310
14,946🇨🇦 Jason KeatsLamborghini Super Trofeo Europe2,310
14,947🇺🇸 Jim FarleyMustang Challenge2,310
14,948🏳️ John BoyetteInternational GT2,310
14,949🇩🇪 Jörg KAMPERFerrari Challenge2,310
14,950🇲🇽 Rogelio PerusquiaLamborghini Super Trofeo NA2,310
14,951🏳️ Evan CloseAmerican Endurance Racing2,309
14,952🏳️ Dennis RosteckNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,308
14,953🇮🇹 Fabio VendittiItalian F42,308
14,954🇩🇪 Mario HirschNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,308
14,955🇦🇷 Roberto FalcónNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,308
14,956🏳️ Tobias GuttroffNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,308
14,957🇮🇳 Akshay GuptaNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,307
14,958🇨🇿 Daniel Skalický24H Series2,307
14,959🏳️ Nicholas ShaefferWorld Racing League2,307
14,960🏳️ Timothy AdamsWorld Racing League2,307
14,961🏳️ Bryan McCreaSCCA Regionals2,306
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