John Goetsch is a racing driver who last raced in SCCA Majors. Goetsch has recorded 0 wins and 4 podiums from 19 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,257 ranks Goetsch 24275th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2023-05-07 | Eagles Canyon Raceway FX | P3 | +84 |
| 2023-05-06 | Eagles Canyon Raceway FX | P5 | +17 |
| 2023-02-12 | Circuit of the Americas FX | P5 | +40 |
| 2023-02-11 | Circuit of the Americas FX | P6 | +18 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +88 | MSR Cresson 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P4 |
| +87 | MSR Cresson 2021 | SCCA Majors | P3 |
| +86 | ECR 2.7 Miles CCW 2021 | SCCA Majors | P3 |
| +83 | Eagles Canyon Raceway 2023 | SCCA Majors | P3 |
| +75 | MSR Cresson 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +159 | 1,355 | |
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +152 | 1,197 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +164 | |||
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Majors | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −19 | 881 | |
| 2020 | ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −469 | 881 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Brad Yake | 1,957 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% |
| 🏳️ Randy Freeman | 400 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 94% |
| 🏳️ Victor Mauk | 1,190 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🏳️ Shannon Edwards | 1,012 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Avery TownsFIA Silver | 2,606 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Greg Byrne | 575 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Ashlyn Speed | 2,689 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Steven Hild | 1,375 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Marc McGahee | 1,192 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Karl Markey | 1,054 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Jett BowlingHigher-rated | 3,277 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Madison AustHigher-rated | 3,085 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Jake BonillaHigher-rated | 2,895 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24,265 | 🏳️ Les Long | NASA | 1,258 |
| 24,266 | 🇺🇸 Michael Ward | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,258 |
| 24,267 | 🏳️ Ricky Holmstrom | SCCA Majors | 1,258 |
| 24,268 | 🏳️ Robert Dusek III | SVRA | 1,258 |
| 24,269 | 🏳️ Steven Champlin | NASA | 1,258 |
| 24,270 | 🏳️ Bill Pintaric | SCCA Regionals | 1,257 |
| 24,271 | 🏳️ C. Midyette | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,257 |
| 24,272 | 🏳️ Eric P Erz | PCA Club Racing | 1,257 |
| 24,273 | 🇦🇷 Esteban Joel Zuberbuhler | TC Pista Mouras | 1,257 |
| 24,274 | 🏳️ Jeff Lester | American Endurance Racing | 1,257 |
| 24,275 | 🏳️ John Goetsch | SCCA Majors | 1,257 |
| 24,276 | 🏳️ Jonah Emerson | NASA | 1,257 |
| 24,277 | 🇦🇷 Luis Maggini | TC Pista Mouras | 1,257 |
| 24,278 | 🏳️ Normand Houle | PCA Club Racing | 1,257 |
| 24,279 | 🏳️ P Tillery | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,257 |
| 24,280 | 🏳️ Ranson Webster | SVRA | 1,257 |
| 24,281 | 🏳️ Scott Giebner | American Endurance Racing | 1,257 |
| 24,282 | 🏳️ Steve Pruden | NASA | 1,257 |
| 24,283 | 🏳️ Tony Lisa | SVRA | 1,257 |
| 24,284 | 🏳️ Alex Juhasz | SCCA Regionals | 1,256 |
| 24,285 | 🏳️ Bradley Miller | NASA | 1,256 |
John Goetsch is a club-level driver who raced in SCCA national championships between 2020 and 2023. He competed in the FX class, which runs assorted winged open-wheel formula cars, in SCCA Majors events and occasionally at the SCCA Runoffs and Regionals.[1]
His record spans 19 starts across four seasons, with four podiums taken in SCCA Majors between 2021 and 2023. The bulk of his racing came in the Majors series, where he made 16 starts and took all four of his podium finishes. His most active period was 2021 to 2023.[2]
In the competitive fields he raced, Goetsch typically finished behind Brad Yake, another club-level regular in the same SCCA Majors series. He more often finished ahead of developing-level driver Randy Freeman, also a recurring opponent in SCCA Majors. He beat entry-level professionals Jett Bowling and Madison Aust on occasion; Bowling has raced in Formula Regional Americas and US F4, while Aust has competed in IMSA Pilot Challenge and US F4 as well as SCCA Majors.