🏳️ John Koryto

John Koryto is a developing driver racing in NASA, a national multiclass championship where up to 15 classes share the track in a single race. He competes solo in the Thunder Roadster GTR class, driving a purpose-built tube-frame roadster with a Hayabusa engine, for the team of the same name.[1]

Across four indexed seasons from 2023 to 2026, Koryto has made 40 starts and taken one podium. He has raced primarily for Thunder Roadster GTR, which accounts for 38 of those starts. In the 2026 season, still in progress, he sits 11th in the championship standings with 18 rounds complete.[2]

Koryto typically finishes behind regular NASA competitors Shane Denney and Michael Rupp, both developing drivers with substantially more experience in the series. He has beaten semi-professional Derrek Morehead twice and competitive amateur John Eiler once. Thunder Roadster GTR, his primary team, fields multiple drivers across the index and has taken 25 wins with its strongest entry rated at competitive amateur level.