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🇺🇸 Jim Child
Racing driver from United States. PCA Club Racing. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Jim Child
Born
26 July 1958(b. 1958)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
PCA Club Racing
Status
Retired
Championships
22006, 2007
Career wins
24
Career podiums
60
Career starts
87
Career DNFs
4
Racer Rating
1,506
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
1,506Rank 21175 of 40,200 indexed, -507 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Jim Child is a racing driver from United States who last raced in PCA Club Racing. Child is a two-time champion (2006, 2007), with 24 wins and 60 podiums from 87 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,506 ranks Child 21175th of 40,200 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
2017 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2017-07-09 | Putnam Park Road Course SP3 | DNF | −146 |
| 2017-07-08 | Putnam Park Road Course SP3 | P3 | −36 |
| 2017-05-07 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course SP3 | P4 | −35 |
| 2017-05-06 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course SP3 | P3 | +12 |
| 2017-05-06 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course SP3 | P2 | +39 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +133 | Putnam Park Road Course 2004 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +106 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2010 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +105 | Putnam Park Road Course 2004 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +95 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2010 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +94 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2004 | PCA Club Racing | P5 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course47 starts+11
Struggles
Carolina Motorsports Park6 starts-19
Watkins Glen International4 starts-15
Putnam Park Road Course27 starts-13
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −166 | 2,013 | |
| 2016 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −68 | 2,013 | |
| 2015 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +142 | 2,178 | |
| 2014 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +82 | 2,104 | |
| 2013 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −83 | 2,022 | |
| 2012 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +156 | 2,105 | |
| 2011 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +191 | 1,950 | |
| 2010 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +12 | 1,759 | |
| 2009 | ▸NASA | Springboro OH | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −199 | 1,747 |
| 2008 | ▸NASA | Centracomm | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −45 | 1,946 |
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P54 | +83 | |||
| 2007 | ▸NASA | Centracomm | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | −114 | 1,908 |
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +189 | |||
| 2006 | ▸NASA | Centracomm | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +70 | 1,833 |
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P60 | +42 | |||
| 2005 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +153 | 1,722 | |
| 2004 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +219 | 1,569 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Child finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Mike Ward | 2,733 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73% |
| 🏳️ Jack Strifling | 1,321 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64% |
| 🏳️ Eric Allen | 1,191 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 90% |
| 🏳️ Brad Waite | 976 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 65% |
| 🇺🇸 Chip Henderson | 908 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Mark Hupfer | 2,644 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🏳️ Scott Good | 1,817 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% |
| 🏳️ Greg Turek | 1,059 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🏳️ Jeff Pawlowski | 409 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Douglas Crossman | 1,677 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% |
| 🏳️ Steven MillerHigher-rated | 2,705 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ ED DunneHigher-rated, 6× champion | 2,372 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,200 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21,165 | 🏳️ Marc Ghafouri | NASA | 1,507 |
| 21,166 | 🏳️ Peter Jacob | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,507 |
| 21,167 | 🏳️ Rahman Badaru | American Endurance Racing | 1,507 |
| 21,168 | 🏳️ Steven Bowen | American Endurance Racing | 1,507 |
| 21,169 | 🇺🇸 Tim Martin | PCA Club Racing | 1,507 |
| 21,170 | 🏳️ Brian Stein | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,506 |
| 21,171 | 🏳️ Chris Styles | Radical Cup NA | 1,506 |
| 21,172 | 🏳️ Dan Goodman | NASA | 1,506 |
| 21,173 | 🏳️ Falk Guddat | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,506 |
| 21,174 | 🏳️ Gary Tinker | NASA | 1,506 |
| 21,175 | 🇺🇸 Jim Child | PCA Club Racing | 1,506 |
| 21,176 | 🏳️ John Schmitt | SCCA Regionals | 1,506 |
| 21,177 | 🇩🇪 Martin Kaffka | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,506 |
| 21,178 | 🏳️ Matt Williamson | NASA | 1,506 |
| 21,179 | 🏳️ Matthew Newcomer | American Endurance Racing | 1,506 |
| 21,180 | 🏳️ Richard Golinello | NASA | 1,506 |
| 21,181 | 🏳️ Roger Singh | American Endurance Racing | 1,506 |
| 21,182 | 🇬🇧 Stephen Ott | SCCA Regionals | 1,506 |
| 21,183 | 🏳️ Timo Drössiger | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,506 |
| 21,184 | 🏳️ Albert Seim | SCCA Regionals | 1,505 |
| 21,185 | 🏳️ Brian Moorhead | ChampCar Endurance Series | 1,505 |
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