Jim Guthrie is a racing driver from United States who competes in Trans-Am. Guthrie has recorded 3 wins and 5 podiums from 33 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,344 ranks Guthrie 6413th of 38,983 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.
| 2026-06-28 | Road America TA2 | P6 | −200 |
| 2026-06-28 | Road America TAC | P4 | −97 |
| 2026-06-21 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway TAC | P4 | −69 |
| 2026-04-26 | Sonoma Raceway TAC | P2 | +29 |
| 2026-03-15 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta TAC | P1 | +104 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +162 | Phoenix 200 1997 | IndyCar | P1 |
| +137 | Las Vegas 500K 1997 | IndyCar | P4 |
| +104 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta 2026 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +84 | Indy 200 1997 | IndyCar | P6 |
| +83 | Pep Boys 400K 1998 | IndyCar | P7 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Trans-Am | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | −223 | 3,344 | |
| ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −200 | |||
| 2025 | ▸Trans-Am | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +119 | 3,766 | |
| ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −46 | |||
| 2024 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −115 | 3,693 | |
| 2023 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −59 | 3,808 | |
| 2022 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −363 | 3,867 | |
| 2020 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −86 | 4,230 | |
| 2018 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P108 | −818 | 4,315 |
| 1998 | ▸IndyCar | Riley & Scott Cars | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −225 | 5,134 |
| 1997 | ▸IndyCar | Blueprint Racing | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −9 | 5,359 |
| 1996 | ▸IndyCar | Blueprint Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +3,909 | 5,259 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tony Stewart | 6,497 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% |
| 🇳🇱 Arie Luyendyk | 5,503 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Davey Hamilton | 5,091 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie CheeverFIA Gold | 5,688 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% |
| 🇧🇷 Marco Greco | 5,550 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🇫🇷 Stéphane Grégoire | 5,380 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Buddy Lazier | 5,098 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% |
| 🇺🇸 John Lee Paul Jr. | 5,419 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% |
| 🇨🇴 Roberto Guerrero | 5,143 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% |
| 🇺🇸 Buzz Calkins | 5,488 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele AlboretoHigher-rated | 5,938 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇮🇹 Vincenzo SospiriFIA Silver, 1× champion | 5,869 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Danny OngaisHigher-rated | 5,741 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,403 | 🇧🇪 Antoine Potty | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,347 |
| 6,404 | 🇺🇸 Casey Moyer | NASA | 3,347 |
| 6,405 | 🇺🇸 David Hutto | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,347 |
| 6,406 | 🏳️ Stephen Hamman | International GT | 3,347 |
| 6,407 | 🇩🇪 Danilo del Favero | Ferrari Challenge | 3,346 |
| 6,408 | 🇺🇸 David Gravel | NASCAR Truck | 3,346 |
| 6,409 | 🇬🇧 Dominic PAUL | Road to Le Mans | 3,346 |
| 6,410 | 🇺🇸 Max Schweid | TGRNA GR Cup North America | 3,346 |
| 6,411 | 🇺🇸 Lucas Downs | Star Mazda Championship | 3,345 |
| 6,412 | 🇧🇷 Emerson Fanucchi Fittipaldi Jr. | Formula Regional European | 3,344 |
| 6,413 | 🇺🇸 Jim Guthrie | Trans-Am | 3,344 |
| 6,414 | 🇬🇧 Luke Garlick | British GT Championship | 3,344 |
| 6,415 | 🇬🇹 Richard Campollo | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,344 |
| 6,416 | 🇯🇵 Shozo Tagahara | Super GT | 3,344 |
| 6,417 | 🇺🇸 Anderson Bowen | ARCA Menards Series | 3,343 |
| 6,418 | 🇪🇸 Santiago Concepción Serrano | Le Mans Cup | 3,343 |
| 6,419 | 🇺🇸 Sean Johnston | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,343 |
| 6,420 | 🇩🇪 Dirk Layer | PCA Club Racing | 3,342 |
| 6,421 | 🇺🇸 J.R. Robbs | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,342 |
| 6,422 | 🇺🇸 Janine Shoffner | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,342 |
| 6,423 | 🇺🇸 Tyler Chambers | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,342 |
Jim Guthrie is a competitive amateur driver with a Racer Rating of 2,766, placing him in the club-racing tier where drivers compete seriously but primarily within local and regional fields rather than among full professionals. His seven seasons of racing since 2018 have comprised 14 starts across Trans-Am competition, a career that remains active through 2026.[1]
Guthrie's record shows early struggles in Trans-Am TA2 from 2020 onwards, where he failed to score podiums across seven attempts. His trajectory improved markedly upon moving to the main Trans-Am grid in 2025, where he has won twice and claimed four podiums across seven starts, with his 2026 season showing a second-place finish and continuing success. His head-to-head record against common rivals is heavily weighted toward his competition: he trails established professionals like Austin Green, Adrian Wlostowski, and Rafa Matos (a multiple Trans-Am TA2 champion) by decisive margins, but has achieved a strong record against Ken Thwaits, the 2020 Trans-Am XGT champion, beating him six times in seven shared races. Notably, Guthrie has finished ahead of Connor Zilisch, the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion and FIA Gold-graded professional, twice across their meetings; he has also beaten Justin Marks, a Silver-graded professional, once. His average finishing position of P15.3 across all starts reflects a driver working at the upper end of club competition, occasionally breaking through to competitive results against stronger fields.[2]
The recent media focus on his 2025 campaign and continued activity through 2026 suggests an ongoing, self-driven racing effort. Guthrie's Trans-Am results in the past two seasons represent the strongest and most consistent period of his recorded racing career, demonstrating marked improvement in a national-level series and occasional competitive results against professionals.