Ken Thwaits is a racing driver who competes in Trans-Am. Thwaits is a one-time champion (2020), with 2 wins and 15 podiums from 40 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,836 ranks Thwaits 9491th 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.
| 2026-06-28 | Road America TAC | P5 | −114 |
| 2026-06-21 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway TAC | P5 | −50 |
| 2026-04-26 | Sonoma Raceway TAC | P4 | −15 |
| 2026-03-15 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta TAC | P4 | −59 |
| 2026-03-01 | Sebring International Raceway TAC | P2 | +77 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +217 | Road America 2020 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +155 | Brainerd International Raceway 2020 | Trans-Am | P1 |
| +142 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2021 | Trans-Am | P3 |
| +128 | Sebring International Raceway 2022 | Trans-Am | P3 |
| +114 | & Class 2023 | Trans-Am | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Trans-Am | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −160 | 2,836 | |
| 2025 | ▸Trans-Am | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −62 | 2,996 | |
| 2023 | ▸Trans-Am | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −4 | 3,058 | |
| 2022 | ▸Trans-Am | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +150 | 3,062 | |
| ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −74 | |||
| 2021 | ▸Trans-Am | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | ↑38−19 | 2,986 | |
| ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | ↑244+11 | |||
| 2020 | ▸Trans-Am | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +122 | 2,901 | |
| 2019 | ▸Trans-Am | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +1,295 | 2,645 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tomy DrissiFIA Bronze | 3,514 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Chris Dyson | 4,627 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 9% |
| 🇺🇸 Amy Ruman | 3,106 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59% |
| 🏳️ David Pintaric | 3,135 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Boris SaidFIA Silver | 3,537 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% |
| 🇬🇧 Richard Grant | 999 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Kerry Hitt | 2,642 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| 🇺🇸 Ernie Francis Jr.FIA Gold | 3,800 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Simon Gregg | 2,948 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Matthew BrabhamFIA Silver | 5,200 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA Gold | 5,398 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul MenardHigher-rated, 1× champion | 5,136 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Kaz GralaFIA Silver | 4,701 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,481 | 🇫🇷 Marc Girard | 24H Series | 2,838 |
| 9,482 | 🏳️ Martin Harvey | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge | 2,838 |
| 9,483 | 🇩🇪 Marvin Marino | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,838 |
| 9,484 | 🏳️ Wesley Gundler | USF2000 | 2,838 |
| 9,485 | 🇫🇷 Antoine Leclerc | 24H Series | 2,837 |
| 9,486 | 🇺🇸 Bacon Zelenka | Ligier JS F4 Series | 2,837 |
| 9,487 | 🇲🇽 Esteban Beckmann | Ferrari Challenge | 2,837 |
| 9,488 | 🏳️ Oliver Calvo | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,837 |
| 9,489 | 🏳️ Thomas Gerling | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,837 |
| 9,490 | 🇺🇸 Zoey Edenholm | US F4 | 2,837 |
| 9,491 | 🏳️ Ken Thwaits | Trans-Am | 2,836 |
| 9,492 | 🇦🇴 Lorenzo Campos | Spanish F4 | 2,836 |
| 9,493 | 🇮🇹 Luca MAGNONI | Le Mans Cup | 2,836 |
| 9,494 | 🇨🇦 Martin Goulet | NASCAR Canada Series | 2,836 |
| 9,495 | 🇩🇰 Vincent Andronaco | GT World Challenge Europe | 2,836 |
| 9,496 | 🇦🇷 Ariel Robbiani | Turismo Carretera | 2,835 |
| 9,497 | 🇺🇸 Bryce Applegate | ARCA Menards Series | 2,835 |
| 9,498 | 🇺🇸 Chris Lafferty | ARCA Menards Series | 2,835 |
| 9,499 | 🇺🇸 Hunter Baize | ARCA Menards Series | 2,834 |
| 9,500 | 🏳️ Ian Stinton | British GT Championship | 2,834 |
| 9,501 | 🇩🇪 Kim André Hauschild | 24H Series | 2,834 |
Ken Thwaits is a semi-professional driver racing in Trans-Am, a multiclass national championship in which he competes across multiple classes with tube-frame V8 silhouette and production-based GT machinery. His record spans seven seasons from 2019 to the present, during which he has taken two wins and 15 podiums from 40 starts in the series.[1]
Thwaits won the 2020 Trans-Am championship in his second season of racing on record. He has remained active in the series through 2026, where he currently sits third in the championship standings with one podium from five rounds completed so far. His record places him in a field that routinely includes entry-level and established professionals; he has finished ahead of established professionals Connor Zilisch and Paul Menard, who was the 2025 Trans-Am TA champion, though these remain single instances. Against his most frequent competitors, Thwaits runs closely matched with entry-level professional Tomy Drissi, a regular opponent across multiple seasons, but typically finishes behind Chris Dyson, a professional who has won the TA class championship four consecutive times from 2021 to 2024.[2]