James Hess is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Regionals. Hess has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 951 ranks Hess 27641th of 37,621 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.
| 2025-08-10 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course · SSM | P7 | −9 |
| 2025-08-09 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course · SSM | P8 | −39 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −49 | 951 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Andy O'BrienHIGHER-RATED | 1,202 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27,631 | 🏳️ Brad Lano | PCA Club Racing | 951 |
| 27,632 | 🏳️ Brian Vandhey | NASA | 951 |
| 27,633 | 🏳️ Charles Lew | PCA Club Racing | 951 |
| 27,634 | 🏳️ D. Cignatta | NASA | 951 |
| 27,635 | 🏳️ David Alvarado | Velocity Invitational | 951 |
| 27,636 | 🏳️ Dr. Bill Brown | NASA | 951 |
| 27,637 | 🏳️ Edward Cullen IV | PCA Club Racing | 951 |
| 27,638 | 🏳️ Eric Coomer | NASA | 951 |
| 27,639 | 🏳️ Greg Sarff | SVRA | 951 |
| 27,640 | 🏳️ Greg Wilson | PCA Club Racing | 951 |
| 27,641 | 🏳️ James Hess | SCCA Regionals | 951 |
| 27,642 | 🏳️ James Webb | NASA | 951 |
| 27,643 | 🏳️ Joe Bohnes | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 951 |
| 27,644 | 🏳️ Jonathan Fowler | SCCA Regionals | 951 |
| 27,645 | 🏳️ Jonathan Gonzalez | American Endurance Racing | 951 |
| 27,646 | 🏳️ Kevin Michael | American Endurance Racing | 951 |
| 27,647 | 🏳️ M Vultaggio | PCA Club Racing | 951 |
| 27,648 | 🏳️ Margo Otey | SVRA | 951 |
| 27,649 | 🏳️ Mark Stemp | NASA | 951 |
| 27,650 | 🏳️ Mark Walthew | SCCA Regionals | 951 |
| 27,651 | 🏳️ Ric Hosley | American Endurance Racing | 951 |
James Hess is a developing driver competing in club-level racing. With a Racer Rating of 948, he sits at the entry level of competition; this rating describes drivers who are consistently at the back of club fields or who have too few races on record to have moved off the entry level yet. Hess is in his first season of racing, with two starts recorded in SCCA Regionals during 2025.[1]
In his limited racing to date, Hess has shown some notable results against more established opposition. He has beaten Andy O'Brien, a driver rated at club level, once. He has also finished ahead of James Roberts, the 2008 NASA GTS4 champion, twice across their meetings. Similarly, Hess has twice outfinished Jon Moyer and Raymond Heath, both club-level drivers. His average finishing position across his two classified starts stands at P7.5.
Hess remains active in SCCA Regionals racing. With only two races to his name, his development as a competitor is at a very early stage, and the small sample size of results makes it difficult to establish any consistent pattern of performance.