🏳️ James Jost

James Jost is a club-level driver with a Racer Rating of 1,181, placing him in the developing category. This rating reflects a driver racing at regional and club level without the consistency or depth of results that would mark the entry to competitive amateur racing. His career on record spans four years from 2020 to 2024, comprising three starts in SCCA Runoffs competition, the national-level club racing championship in the United States.[1]

Across those three starts, Jost secured one win and two podium finishes, an impressive strike rate that masks the limited sample size. His average finishing position of P4.7 indicates strong results when he competed. His most frequent rivals were drivers of similar standing in the developing to semi-professional band, including Amy Aquilante and Thomas West, against both of whom he holds a 2–1 head-to-head advantage. He also beat Andrew McDermid in all three shared races. Notably, Jost finished ahead of several drivers with stronger credentials on one occasion each: Roger Eagleton, a FIA Bronze graded driver rated 2,982; Evan Pecore at 2,672; and John Heinricy and Gregory Eaton at the semi-professional level. These were isolated results rather than patterns, but they demonstrate that Jost was capable of competitive performances against better-rated opposition.

Jost is now retired from racing. His brief record shows a driver who achieved strong results in limited competition at the club level, with his single-season breakthrough in 2020 producing both his win and the bulk of his podium finishes.