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🇧🇷 James E Nelson
Racing driver from Brazil. SCCA Majors.
Driver facts
Full name
James E Nelson
Born
25 July 1985(b. 1985)
Nationality
Brazil
Current team
Series
SCCA Majors
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
6
Career starts
34
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
506
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
506Rank 39639 of 40,700 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
James E Nelson is a racing driver from Brazil who last raced in SCCA Majors. Nelson has recorded 0 wins and 6 podiums from 34 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 506 ranks Nelson 39639th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2024 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2024-07-06 | High Plains - Full SRF3 | P7 | +40 |
| 2024-07-06 | High Plains - Full SRF3 | P9 | −14 |
| 2024-06-23 | Road America SRF3 | P48 | −5 |
| 2024-06-22 | Road America SRF3 | P50 | −2 |
| 2024-06-02 | Pueblo Motorsports Park SRF3 | P4 | +74 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +93 | JaJunta Raceway 2023 | SCCA Regionals | P2 |
| +74 | Pueblo Motorsports Park 2024 | SCCA Majors | P4 |
| +63 | JaJunta Raceway 2023 | SCCA Regionals | P3 |
| +59 | JaJunta Raceway 2023 | SCCA Regionals | P3 |
| +57 | JaJunta Raceway 2023 | SCCA Regionals | P4 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
JaJunta Raceway6 starts+24
Pueblo Motorsports Park6 starts+3
Struggles
Road America6 starts-9
High Plains - Full4 starts-8
Weathertech Raceway Laguna Sec4 starts-7
High Plains Raceway8 starts-6
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Majors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | +50 | 506 | |
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P42 | +88 | 457 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P42 | −237 | |||
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P69 | −236 | 412 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P62 | −201 | |||
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | −501 | 849 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Nelson finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Rob Pielsticker | 2,225 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Dwight Rider | 1,028 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 18% |
| 🏳️ Michael C Cameron | 2,148 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 10% |
| 🏳️ Karl Flessa | 662 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 65% |
| 🏳️ Jim Tibor Jr | 1,543 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% |
| 🏳️ Ron Willard | 415 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% |
| 🏳️ Scott Monroe | 2,280 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Tyler Fox | 1,670 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Caleb Shrader | 3,094 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Paul Marino | 1,780 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Joseph MaleyFIA Silver | 3,459 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Judson HoltFIA Bronze | 2,925 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🏳️ Tyler StephensHigher-rated, 1× champion | 2,868 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39,629 | 🏳️ Peter Pestano | NASA | 508 |
| 39,630 | 🏳️ Peter Seabrook | SCCA Regionals | 508 |
| 39,631 | 🇺🇸 Ray Hampton | NASA | 508 |
| 39,632 | 🏳️ Alex Maier | NASA | 507 |
| 39,633 | 🏳️ Amy Jackson | SCCA Regionals | 507 |
| 39,634 | 🏳️ Caryl S Brensinger | PCA Club Racing | 507 |
| 39,635 | 🏳️ Chip Kunkler | NASA | 507 |
| 39,636 | 🏳️ Kayla Etherington | SCCA Majors | 507 |
| 39,637 | 🏳️ Stephanie Peterson | NASA | 507 |
| 39,638 | 🏳️ George Pizzullo | BMW CCA Club Racing | 506 |
| 39,639 | 🇧🇷 James E Nelson | SCCA Majors | 506 |
| 39,640 | 🏳️ Larry High | SCCA Regionals | 506 |
| 39,641 | 🏳️ Steve Escoffier | SCCA Regionals | 506 |
| 39,642 | 🏳️ Brent Hoover | PCA Club Racing | 505 |
| 39,643 | 🏳️ Carl Janin | SCCA Majors | 505 |
| 39,644 | 🏳️ Marc Paganini | SCCA Majors | 505 |
| 39,645 | 🏳️ Tom Lay | NASA | 505 |
| 39,646 | 🏳️ Alan R Schriber | PCA Club Racing | 504 |
| 39,647 | 🏳️ Clint Chadwick | NASA | 504 |
| 39,648 | 🏳️ Daniel Corgard | SCCA Regionals | 504 |
| 39,649 | 🏳️ Eduardo Acurero | NASA | 504 |
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