James Davison is a racing driver from Australia who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity Series for Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports. Davison has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 43 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,457 ranks Davison 764th of 12,386 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | IMSA WeatherTech | Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P196 | +147 | 3,457 |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P104 | +147 | |||
| 2021 | NASCAR Cup Series | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P46 | −394 | 3,163 | |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P97 | +45 | |||
| 2020 | NASCAR Cup Series | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P50 | −1,296 | 3,512 | |
| IndyCar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −94 | |||
| 2019 | IndyCar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +57 | 4,902 | |
| 2018 | IndyCar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −169 | 4,845 | |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P96 | +14 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Tyler Reddick | 5,094 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Chris Buescher | 5,127 | 36 | 2 | 34 | 6% |
| 🇺🇸 Chase Elliott | 5,120 | 36 | 1 | 35 | 3% |
| 🏳️ Daniel Suarez | 4,881 | 36 | 6 | 30 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Erik Jones | 4,880 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher Bell | 4,819 | 36 | 6 | 30 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Kevin Harvick | 4,761 | 36 | 2 | 34 | 6% |
| 🇺🇸 Bubba Wallace | 4,695 | 36 | 2 | 34 | 6% |
| 🇺🇸 Aric Almirola | 4,674 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 11% |
| 🏳️ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4,370 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 11% |
James Davison is an Australian professional racing driver whose career has spanned open-wheel and stock car competition in the United States alongside sports car racing. Coming up through the ranks as an Australian competitor seeking opportunities abroad, he built a varied resume that included stints in the NTT IndyCar Series, the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and Blancpain GT World Challenge America, where he has been associated with Aston Martin Vantage GT3 machinery. This breadth of experience across disciplines marked him as a versatile driver willing to move between series rather than specialize in a single discipline.[1]
Within the IndyCar Series specifically, Davison's record shows three career starts without a win, a podium, or a championship, and his current Racer Rating stands at 4,707, placing him 654th among active drivers on the Elo-style scale. His most recent season on record shows a single round entered with no wins or podiums, resulting in a 33rd-place standing. Davison's IndyCar involvement is now listed as retired, closing out a chapter of his career that fit alongside his broader efforts in NASCAR and sports car competition rather than standing as a dedicated single-series campaign.[2]