Jim Akard is a racing driver who last raced in NASA for 06-3348. Akard has recorded 0 wins and 5 podiums from 36 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 982 ranks Akard 31108th 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.
| 2006-04-01 | Thunderhill Raceway Park Legends Masters | P5 | −61 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +117 | Thunderhill Raceway Park 2004 | NASA | P2 |
| +111 | Sonoma Raceway 2005 | NASA | P2 |
| +86 | Reno-Fernley 2004 | NASA | P3 |
| +86 | Sonoma Raceway 2004 | NASA | P4 |
| +68 | Thunderhill Raceway Park 2005 | NASA | P3 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ▸NASA | 06-3348 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −61 | 982 |
| 2005 | ▸NASA | Legends/Chevy | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −10 | 1,043 |
| 2004 | ▸NASA | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +251 | 1,052 | |
| 2003 | ▸NASA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −549 | 801 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Skip Brown | 1,486 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 9% |
| 🏳️ Steve Kamisky | 915 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% |
| 🏳️ Gary Scheuerell | 1,263 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% |
| 🏳️ Bill Geiger | 400 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 79% |
| 🏳️ Butch Summers | 789 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% |
| 🏳️ Richard Fereria | 830 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Robert Lamb | 1,338 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| 🏳️ Gary Sheldon | 1,224 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% |
| 🏳️ George Sheldon | 1,196 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% |
| 🏳️ Steve Wilson | 656 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike BlissHigher-rated | 3,447 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott SheldonHigher-rated | 3,357 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian KamiskyHigher-rated | 2,933 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31,098 | 🏳️ Clay Medley | PCA Club Racing | 982 |
| 31,099 | 🏳️ D. Karl | NASA | 982 |
| 31,100 | 🇦🇷 Daniel Vásquez | TC Pista Mouras | 982 |
| 31,101 | 🏳️ Dave Ricci | SCCA Majors | 982 |
| 31,102 | 🏳️ Dicky Herrera | SVRA | 982 |
| 31,103 | 🇦🇷 Franco Abasciano | TC Pista Mouras | 982 |
| 31,104 | 🏳️ Gary Nettles | SCCA Regionals | 982 |
| 31,105 | 🇬🇧 James A Stevens | PCA Club Racing | 982 |
| 31,106 | 🏳️ Jay Shuler | SCCA Regionals | 982 |
| 31,107 | 🏳️ Jay Walker II | PCA Club Racing | 982 |
| 31,108 | 🏳️ Jim Akard | NASA | 982 |
| 31,109 | 🏳️ John Khoury | NASA | 982 |
| 31,110 | 🏳️ John Ostlund | SCCA Majors | 982 |
| 31,111 | 🏳️ John Williamson | SVRA | 982 |
| 31,112 | 🏳️ Jon Sause | NASA | 982 |
| 31,113 | 🏳️ Joshua Gibbs | SCCA Regionals | 982 |
| 31,114 | 🏳️ Kurt DelBene | Velocity Invitational | 982 |
| 31,115 | 🏳️ Lee Graser | SCCA Regionals | 982 |
| 31,116 | 🏳️ Marc Molzon | SCCA Regionals | 982 |
| 31,117 | 🏳️ Matt Goral | NASA | 982 |
| 31,118 | 🏳️ Matt Markowics | NASA | 982 |
Jim Akard was a developing-level driver racing in NASA, a national multiclass championship mixing amateur and professional entrants. He drove a 5/8-scale 1930s-style coupe with a motorcycle engine in the Legends and Legends Masters classes. His four indexed seasons ran from 2003 to 2006, totalling 36 starts.[1]
Akard took five podiums across his career in NASA. He finished 14th in the championship standings in 2006, his final season on record. He beat entry-level professionals Mike Bliss twice and Scott Sheldon once over the course of his racing. Against his regular field, he typically finished behind Skip Brown but ran closely matched with fellow developing driver Steve Kamisky, both regulars in the same classes.[2]