Jim Walsh is a racing driver who competes in Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West for Competition Motorsports. Walsh has recorded 3 wins and 13 podiums from 18 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,806 ranks Walsh 18047th of 40,349 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.
| 2025-05-17 | Circuit of the Americas 992 M | P4 | −121 |
| 2025-05-17 | Circuit of the Americas 992 M | P2 | +81 |
| 2025-04-06 | Sonoma Raceway 992 M | P2 | +114 |
| 2025-04-05 | Sonoma Raceway 992 M | P2 | +131 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +166 | Auto Club Speedway 2006 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +147 | Auto Club Speedway 2007 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +131 | Sonoma Raceway 2025 | Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West | P2 |
| +131 | Auto Club Speedway 2007 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +114 | Sonoma Raceway 2025 | Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West | Competition Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | ↑230+206 | 1,806 |
| 2011 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −103 | 1,370 | |
| 2010 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +96 | 1,473 | |
| 2007 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +360 | 1,376 | |
| 2006 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −333 | 1,017 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Pete Altmann | 400 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Donald E Pickering | 1,322 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🏳️ Gregory E Ross | 1,212 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🏳️ John Trefethen | 880 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Don Gagne | 752 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Richard T Price | 1,094 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott BlindFIA Bronze | 3,764 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Wesley Hoaglund | 924 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Joseph Osha | 1,002 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Michael Boardman | 880 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇪 Michael AvenattiHigher-rated | 4,554 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle WashingtonFIA Bronze | 3,672 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Joel JohnsonHigher-rated | 2,930 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18,037 | 🏳️ Charles Foster | SCCA Majors | 1,808 |
| 18,038 | 🏳️ Ermin Akata | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,808 |
| 18,039 | 🇩🇪 Marco Vitonelli | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,808 |
| 18,040 | 🇩🇪 Michael Schröder | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,808 |
| 18,041 | 🇸🇪 Allan Runnagard | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,807 |
| 18,042 | 🇩🇪 Christian Teichert | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,807 |
| 18,043 | 🏳️ Heoko Eichenberg | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,807 |
| 18,044 | 🏳️ Mark Zaremskas | World Racing League | 1,807 |
| 18,045 | 🏳️ Brian Leary | SVRA | 1,806 |
| 18,046 | 🏳️ Jason Shultz | American Endurance Racing | 1,806 |
| 18,047 | 🏳️ Jim Walsh | Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West | 1,806 |
| 18,048 | 🏳️ Jose Gerardo | SCCA Regionals | 1,806 |
| 18,049 | 🏳️ Steffen Schmid | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,806 |
| 18,050 | 🏳️ Steve Herchenrider, Sr. | American Endurance Racing | 1,806 |
| 18,051 | 🏳️ Thomas Kugelmann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,806 |
| 18,052 | 🏳️ Darin McNeal | World Racing League | 1,805 |
| 18,053 | 🏳️ Gary Baker | NASA | 1,805 |
| 18,054 | 🏳️ Günter Stipp Marko | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,805 |
| 18,055 | 🇺🇸 John Hurley | ChampCar Endurance Series | 1,805 |
| 18,056 | 🇫🇷 Julien Rueflin | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,805 |
| 18,057 | 🏳️ Justin Lautz | SCCA Majors | 1,805 |
Jim Walsh races club-level single-seater Porsches in national multiclass sprint racing. His primary indexed record spans PCA Club Racing from 2006 to 2011, where he took three wins across the GTC3 and GTC5 classes in a mixed-amateur-and-professional field. He currently competes in the Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West 992 M class for Competition Motorsports.[1]
Walsh finished second in the 2025 Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West championship standings with three podiums from four rounds. His record in PCA Club Racing shows ten podiums across 14 starts over five seasons; he regularly outfinished Pete Altmann and ran closely with Donald E Pickering, both developing-level regulars in the same series. His strongest scalp is Scott Blind, an entry-level professional and reigning Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West 992 M champion, whom Walsh beat once.[2]
Walsh holds a club rating of 1,806 and sits in a field that has included entry-level professionals with significant Porsche and GT racing credentials. Blind's presence as the series champion makes Walsh's podium finishes in 2025 his most competitive recent results; he has also beaten Kyle Washington, another entry-level professional with extensive GT and Carrera Cup racing. His two-decade gap between the end of PCA Club Racing in 2011 and his return to indexed racing in 2025 means his competitive standing rests primarily on his current season's performance against Blind and the other professionals in the Porsche Sprint Challenge field.