G Lamar Turk is a racing driver who last raced in PCA Club Racing. Turk has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 10 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 893 ranks Turk 33304th of 40,200 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.
| 2009-10-10 | Daytona International Speedway D | P2 | +98 |
| 2009-10-09 | Daytona International Speedway D | P4 | +4 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +98 | Daytona International Speedway 2009 | PCA Club Racing | P2 |
| +39 | Sebring International Raceway 2005 | PCA Club Racing | P4 |
| +32 | Sebring International Raceway 2007 | PCA Club Racing | P4 |
| +14 | Roebling Road Raceway 2005 | PCA Club Racing | P4 |
| +7 | Road Atlanta 2005 | PCA Club Racing | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | βΈPCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +102 | 893 | |
| 2007 | βΈPCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | β82 | 791 | |
| 2005 | βΈPCA Club Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | β478 | 872 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| π³οΈ Don Mattran | 454 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| πΊπΈ John F Taylor | 764 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| π³οΈ Bob Linville | 1,090 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| π³οΈ Michael Iapaluccio | 1,508 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| π³οΈ Timothy J Costa | 1,342 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| π³οΈ Ernie Jakubowski | 1,292 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| π³οΈ Mark McGuire | 530 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| π³οΈ William C Richter | 1,716 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| πΊπΈ Dwayne MosesFIA Bronze, 3Γ champion | 1,886 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33,294 | π³οΈ Carl S Akins | PCA Club Racing | 893 |
| 33,295 | π³οΈ Cary Rich | NASA | 893 |
| 33,296 | π³οΈ Chris Moons | NASA | 893 |
| 33,297 | π³οΈ Conner Ford | NASA | 893 |
| 33,298 | π³οΈ Craig Gelston | NASA | 893 |
| 33,299 | π³οΈ Dan Landis | NASA | 893 |
| 33,300 | π³οΈ Daniel Livingston | NASA | 893 |
| 33,301 | π³οΈ David Schadlich | NASA | 893 |
| 33,302 | π³οΈ Enrique Gelpi | SCCA Majors | 893 |
| 33,303 | π³οΈ Fred Switer | NASA | 893 |
| 33,304 | π³οΈ G Lamar Turk | PCA Club Racing | 893 |
| 33,305 | π³οΈ G. T. Meyer | NASA | 893 |
| 33,306 | π³οΈ James G Reading | PCA Club Racing | 893 |
| 33,307 | π³οΈ Jeffrey Stapfer | PCA Club Racing | 893 |
| 33,308 | π³οΈ John Cramer | PCA Club Racing | 893 |
| 33,309 | π³οΈ John Westra | PCA Club Racing | 893 |
| 33,310 | π³οΈ M. McCombs | NASA | 893 |
| 33,311 | π³οΈ Max Minshull | SCCA Regionals | 893 |
| 33,312 | π³οΈ Patrick Riley | SVRA | 893 |
| 33,313 | π³οΈ R. Richmond | NASA | 893 |
| 33,314 | π³οΈ Richard Wasserman | NASA | 893 |
G Lamar Turk is a club-level driver with a Racer Rating of 866, placing him in the developing category; this reflects a racing record without wins across a modest career span. Between 2005 and 2009, Turk started ten times in PCA Club Racing, securing one podium finish across those contests. His average finishing position of P4.8 in classified races masks a competitive record against the field: he finished ahead of Don Mattran in seven of eight shared races, demonstrating clear pace over that rival, but struggled consistently against stronger drivers such as John F Taylor, against whom he finished behind in six of seven encounters.[1]
Turk's single podium came late in his career, in 2009, when he ran two rounds and finished 26th overall in the season. His occasional victories over established rivals such as 2006 PCA Club Racing G champion Michael Iapaluccio and 2005 PCA Club Racing G champion William C Richter show he could match the front of the field momentarily, but these were isolated results rather than patterns of sustained competitiveness. The weight of his head-to-head records tilts toward the drivers rated above him; he was outpaced regularly by Timothy J Costa and Mark McGUIRE, suggesting the bulk of his career sat at or below the mid-field level of PCA Club Racing competition. Turk has since retired from racing.