Joel Gambino is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Regionals. Gambino has recorded 37 wins and 64 podiums from 72 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,219 ranks Gambino 15488th 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.
| 2026-09-07 | Summit Point Main Circuit ITA | P1 | +74 |
| 2026-09-06 | Summit Point Main Circuit ITA | P4 | −35 |
| 2026-09-06 | Summit Point Main Circuit ITA | P1 | +77 |
| 2026-09-05 | Summit Point Main Circuit ITA | P1 | +77 |
| 2026-07-19 | Summit Point Main Circuit ITA | P2 | +20 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +145 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +133 | NJMP Lightning 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +133 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +105 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +104 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +1 | 2,219 | |
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | −220 | 2,219 | |
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +232 | 2,438 | |
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 16 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +127 | 2,207 | |
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 15 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +729 | 2,079 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Daniel Freeman | 1,966 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 79% |
| 🏳️ Justin Shepard | 1,007 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 91% |
| 🏳️ Peter Doane | 1,976 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 81% |
| 🏳️ David Lanning | 520 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 93% |
| 🏳️ Philip Ruhl | 486 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 94% |
| 🇺🇸 Morgan BurkhardFIA Silver | 3,885 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% |
| 🏳️ T. Wade Herren | 1,894 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Barry Brown | 545 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Glenn Evans | 1,551 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% |
| 🏳️ Kyle Colbey | 1,544 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% |
| 🇺🇸 Jake WalkerFIA Silver | 4,069 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan HarrisonFIA Silver | 2,872 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇦🇺 Mac HarrisonHigher-rated | 2,551 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15,478 | 🇯🇵 Miki Onaga | 24H Series | 2,220 |
| 15,479 | 🏳️ Nate Vincent | American Endurance Racing | 2,220 |
| 15,480 | 🏳️ Rocco Cannata III | International GT | 2,220 |
| 15,481 | 🏳️ Sean Dwyer | BMW CCA Club Racing | 2,220 |
| 15,482 | 🇬🇧 Callum Davies | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,219 |
| 15,483 | 🏳️ Ethan Billions | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 2,219 |
| 15,484 | 🏳️ George Haynes | 24H Series | 2,219 |
| 15,485 | 🏳️ Greg Folger | World Racing League | 2,219 |
| 15,486 | 🏳️ Jack Steele | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 2,219 |
| 15,487 | 🏳️ Jeremy Zumwalt | SVRA | 2,219 |
| 15,488 | 🏳️ Joel Gambino | SCCA Regionals | 2,219 |
| 15,489 | 🏳️ Lawson Nagel | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 2,219 |
| 15,490 | 🏳️ Chris Graham | NASA | 2,218 |
| 15,491 | 🏳️ Florian Böhnisch | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,218 |
| 15,492 | 🏳️ Julian Dercks | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,218 |
| 15,493 | 🇨🇭 Kevin Flückinger | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,218 |
| 15,494 | 🇦🇷 Pedro Boero | TC Pista | 2,218 |
| 15,495 | 🏳️ Ryan McManus | SVRA | 2,218 |
| 15,496 | 🇯🇵 Yosuke Shimojima | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,218 |
| 15,497 | 🇬🇧 Chloe Grant | GB4 | 2,217 |
| 15,498 | 🇫🇷 Eric Darne | 24H Series | 2,217 |
Joel Gambino is a competitive amateur racing in the SCCA Regionals, a national multiclass championship where 25 classes share each race. He drives a production-based car in the ITA class and has been active for five seasons.[1]
Gambino has won 37 races and taken 64 podiums across 72 starts in SCCA Regionals from 2022 to 2026, winning the class championship in each of those five years. In the 2026 season, still in progress, he leads the championship standings with 5 wins and 9 podiums from 11 rounds run to date.[2]
His record places him well ahead of club-level regulars; he has finished ahead of Daniel Freeman and Justin Shepard, both established opponents in the series, with some consistency. He has also beaten entry-level professional and Silver-graded drivers including Morgan Burkhard from IMSA Pilot Challenge, and once finished ahead of Jake Walker, a professional Silver-graded driver active in Lamborghini Super Trofeo and IMSA WeatherTech.