Joshua Carlson is a racing driver who competes in Trans-Am. Carlson is a one-time champion (2025), with 8 wins and 12 podiums from 16 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,556 ranks Carlson 12008th 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.
| 2025-07-13 | Watkins Glen SGT | P1 | +126 |
| 2025-06-28 | Road America SGT | P1 | +75 |
| 2025-06-01 | TAC and Classes SGT | P1 | +176 |
| 2025-05-26 | Lime Rock Park SGT | P1 | +172 |
| 2025-04-27 | Sonoma Raceway SGT | P1 | +206 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +243 | COTA & Classes 2024 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +211 | Sebring International Raceway 2025 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +206 | Sonoma Raceway 2025 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +177 | Road Atlanta 2025 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +176 | TAC and Classes 2025 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | โธTrans-Am | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +1,142 | 2,556 | |
| 2024 | โธTrans-Am | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +544 | 1,414 | |
| 2023 | โธSCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +38 | 871 | |
| 2022 | โธSCCA Majors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | โ517 | 833 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ณ๏ธ Milton Grant | 1,749 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Kaylee Bryson | 3,102 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Patrick Utt | 1,756 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Lee Saunders | 2,834 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Richard Forsythe | 2,605 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Frankie BarrosoHigher-rated | 3,437 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Justin OakesHigher-rated, 1ร champion | 3,240 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Michael LaPagliaHigher-rated | 2,906 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11,998 | ๐ณ๏ธ Brett Smrz | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,556 |
| 11,999 | ๐ฆ๐บ Dean Koutsoumidis | 24H Series | 2,556 |
| 12,000 | ๐ท๐บ Dmitriy Shishko | 24H Series | 2,556 |
| 12,001 | ๐ณ๏ธ Emmanuel Bello | 24H Series | 2,556 |
| 12,002 | ๐ช๐ธ Fernando Gonzalez Gonzalez | 24H Series | 2,556 |
| 12,003 | ๐ณ๏ธ Frank Kewitz | GT Winter Series | 2,556 |
| 12,004 | ๐ฆ๐ช Grigoriy Burlutskiy | 24H Series | 2,556 |
| 12,005 | ๐ณ๏ธ Hamed Al Wahaibi | GT Winter Series | 2,556 |
| 12,006 | ๐ณ๏ธ J. Santalucia | Bathurst 12 Hour | 2,556 |
| 12,007 | ๐ง๐ช Johnny de Breucker | 24H Series | 2,556 |
| 12,008 | ๐ณ๏ธ Joshua Carlson | Trans-Am | 2,556 |
| 12,009 | ๐ณ๏ธ Kyle Apuzzo | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,556 |
| 12,010 | ๐ณ๏ธ Mason Daughters | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,556 |
| 12,011 | ๐ณ๏ธ Massimo Salamanca | 24H Series | 2,556 |
| 12,012 | ๐ฆ๐ท Pablo Soto | Turismo Carretera | 2,556 |
| 12,013 | ๐ฑ๐บ Paul Stoffel | 24H Series | 2,556 |
| 12,014 | ๐ฑ๐น Paulius ลฝadeika | 24H Series | 2,556 |
| 12,015 | ๐ช๐ธ Sergio Paulet Diaz | 24H Series | 2,556 |
| 12,016 | ๐ฎ๐น Tommaso Lovati | GT Winter Series | 2,556 |
| 12,017 | ๐จ๐ฆ Tyler Dueck | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,556 |
| 12,018 | ๐ฌ๐ง Andy Perry | 24H Series | 2,555 |
Joshua Carlson is a competitive amateur racing at the level of club and regional competition, with a Racer Rating of 2,585. This places him in the band of drivers who compete consistently in entry-level professional and competitive amateur fields but do not yet sustain winning records among established professionals. His record consists of 16 starts across four seasons from 2022 to 2025, averaging a fifth-place finish.[1]
Carlson's career momentum centres entirely on Trans-Am, where he has competed in 11 starts across 2024 and 2025 and achieved 8 wins and 11 podiums. He won the 2025 Trans-Am SGT championship after a dominant final season, recording 7 wins and 7 podiums across 7 rounds. His earlier experience in SCCA Majors during 2022 and 2023 yielded one podium finish from five starts and established no consistent pattern. Within Trans-Am, Carlson has compiled a mixed head-to-head record against the series regulars. He leads Kaylee Bryson, the 2024 Trans-Am SGT champion and 2025 Trans-Am XGT champion, by 3 wins to 1 loss across four shared races, and similarly edges Milton Grant, the 2022 Trans-Am SGT champion, by 3 to 2 in five meetings. Against Lee Saunders, a two-time Trans-Am SGT champion, Carlson is 2-1 ahead, a notable pattern in a three-race sample. His single victories against stronger drivers such as Frankie Barroso, a professional-level driver, and Justin Oakes, the 2021 Trans-Am SGT champion, remain isolated results rather than established form.