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🇺🇸 Joey Hand

Racing driver from United States. IMSA WeatherTech, Gradient Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Joey Hand
Born
10 February 1979(b. 1979)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Gradient Racing
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Career wins
8
Career podiums
20
Career starts
84
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
4,649
Joey Hand
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,649
Rank 1639 of 38,983 indexed, -87 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Joey Hand is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Gradient Racing. Hand has recorded 8 wins and 20 podiums from 84 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,649 ranks Hand 1639th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-03-21Sebring International Raceway GTDIMSA WeatherTechP8+28
2026-01-24Daytona International Speedway GTDIMSA WeatherTechP18−115
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+181NASCAR Cup Series at Chicago (Street) 2024NASCAR Cup SeriesP4
+145Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2019IMSA WeatherTechP1
+139Road America 2017IMSA WeatherTechP1
+138Long Beach 2015IMSA WeatherTechP2
+132Watkins Glen International 2018IMSA WeatherTechP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Watkins Glen International6 starts+27
Sebring International Raceway6 starts+26
VIRginia International Raceway7 starts+23
LE MANS4 starts+9
Struggles
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park5 starts-25
Road Atlanta7 starts-22
Road America7 starts-14
Daytona International Speedway5 starts-9
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸IMSA WeatherTechGradient Racing200000P28−874,649
2025▸IMSA WeatherTechGradient Racing500000P29−2924,736
▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P37−8
2024▸IMSA WeatherTechFord Multimatic Motorsports1000000P14−4975,037
▸NASCAR Cup Series100000P34+181
2023▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeMcCumbee McAleer Racing with AEROSPORT201000P21−595,352
2022▸NASCAR Cup Series600000P37−3735,411
▸IMSA Pilot ChallengePF Racing311000P17−177
2021▸NASCAR Cup Series100000P35↑395−645,961
2020▸IMSA WeatherTechHeinricher Racing w/MSR Curb-Agajanian100000P29−395,630
2019▸IMSA WeatherTechFord Chip Ganassi Racing914000P6+1115,669
▸WECFord Chip Ganassi Team USA100000P21−164
2018▸IMSA WeatherTechFord Chip Ganassi Racing822000P4−1535,540
▸WECFord Chip Ganassi Team USA101000P13+103
2017▸IMSA WeatherTechFord Chip Ganassi Racing1123000P3−1825,965
▸WECFord Chip Ganassi Team USA100000P17−5
2016▸IMSA WeatherTechFord Chip Ganassi Racing703000P4−275,805
▸WECFord Chip Ganassi Team USA111000P10+125
2015▸IMSA WeatherTechChip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates1014020P5+7725,984
2014▸IMSA WeatherTechBMW Team RLL300000P32+4,1615,511
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Hand finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇪🇸 Antonio GarciaFIA Platinum5,66661263543%
🇺🇸 Tommy MilnerFIA Platinum5,39259382164%
🇫🇷 Richard WestbrookFIA Platinum5,01652232944%
🇺🇸 Patrick PiletFIA Platinum5,25951292257%
🇬🇧 Oliver GavinFIA Platinum4,87751361571%
🇩🇰 Jan MagnussenFIA Platinum4,81651232845%
🇦🇺 Ryan BriscoeFIA Platinum5,30245212447%
🇳🇿 Earl BamberFIA Platinum5,64041261563%
🇬🇧 Nick TandyFIA Platinum5,53938221658%
🇺🇸 John EdwardsFIA Gold4,27535251071%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,38182625%
🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated7,08381713%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,83181713%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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1,630🇬🇧 Adam MorganBTCC4,655
1,631🇺🇸 Ben KeatingWEC4,655
1,632🇧🇷 Ricardo MaurícioStock Car Pro Series4,655
1,633🇨🇿 Erik Janis24H Series4,654
1,634🇬🇧 Dean SmithGP3 Series4,652
1,635🇵🇹 Paul Dalla LanaWEC4,651
1,636🇫🇷 Adrien CHILALe Mans Cup4,650
1,637🇪🇸 Celso MiguezFormula V8 3.54,650
1,638🇺🇸 Buddy RiceIMSA WeatherTech4,649
1,639🇺🇸 Joey HandIMSA WeatherTech4,649
1,640🇬🇧 Nigel MoorePrototype Cup Europe4,649
1,641🇦🇺 Gianmarco PradelGB34,648
1,642🇺🇸 Myles RoweIndy NXT4,648
1,643🇩🇪 Nico MenzelNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,646
1,644🇺🇸 Timothy PetersNASCAR Truck4,645
1,645🇧🇷 Arthur GamaStock Car Pro Series4,644
1,646🇫🇮 Atte MustonenFormula 3 Euro Series4,644
1,647🇺🇸 Brennan PooleNASCAR Xfinity4,644
1,648🇺🇸 Alec UdellEuropean Le Mans Series4,643
1,649🇬🇧 Hugo CookBritish GT Championship4,643
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Joey Hand is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Gradient Racing. Hand has recorded 8 wins and 20 podiums from 84 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,649 ranks Hand 1639th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Lewis in for Hand at Gradient Racing for Watkins Glen[1]
RACER - Racing News
23 Jun 2026
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Joey Hand To Miss Watkins Glen, Lewis Returns To Gradient[2]
dailysportscar.com
23 Jun 2026
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Lewis to Sub for Injured Hand at Gradient for Watkins Glen[3]
Sportscar365
22 Jun 2026
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