Kris Valdez is a racing driver from United States who last raced in TC America powered by Skip Barber for DRS. Valdez has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 21 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,439 ranks Valdez 21582th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2024-10-06 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway TC | P6 | −16 |
| 2024-10-04 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway TC | P5 | −32 |
| 2024-05-19 | Circuit of the Americas TC | P6 | −108 |
| 2024-05-18 | Circuit of the Americas TC | P6 | −56 |
| 2024-04-07 | Sonoma International Raceway TC | P4 | +34 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +111 | Indianapolis 2023 | TC | P3 |
| +103 | Indianapolis 2023 | TC America powered by Skip Barber | P3 |
| +35 | Sonoma International Raceway 2024 | TC America powered by Skip Barber | P4 |
| +6 | Sonoma International Raceway 2024 | TC America powered by Skip Barber | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸TC America powered by Skip Barber | DRS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −172 | 1,439 |
| 2023 | ▸TC America powered by Skip Barber | DRS | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −966 | 1,611 |
| ▸TC | DRS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +110 | ||
| 2015 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −69 | 2,468 | |
| 2014 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | +1,187 | 2,537 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jeff RiccaFIA Bronze | 2,863 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Sally McNulty | 1,438 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 18% |
| 🇺🇸 Clayton WilliamsFIA Silver | 3,242 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% |
| 🇺🇸 Cristian Perocarpi | 2,352 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% |
| 🇧🇷 Celso Neto | 3,535 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇵🇷 Ruben Iglesias Jr. | 2,213 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Thomson | 2,198 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeremiah Burton | 1,310 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael HurczynFIA Silver | 3,057 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey Jordan | 1,862 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇳🇱 Jarno OpmeerHigher-rated | 3,987 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ AJ MyersHigher-rated | 3,258 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21,572 | 🇺🇸 Pat Smith | NASA | 1,440 |
| 21,573 | 🏳️ Ryan Dunham | American Endurance Racing | 1,440 |
| 21,574 | 🏳️ Sean Smith | American Endurance Racing | 1,440 |
| 21,575 | 🇦🇷 Sergio Yazbik | TC Mouras | 1,440 |
| 21,576 | 🏳️ Steve Gailits | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,440 |
| 21,577 | 🏳️ Vesa Silegren | SCCA Majors | 1,440 |
| 21,578 | 🏳️ Benjamin Blander | Radical Cup NA | 1,439 |
| 21,579 | 🇫🇷 Florent Genestet | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,439 |
| 21,580 | 🏳️ Gary Bufkin | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Cayman | 1,439 |
| 21,581 | 🏳️ John Crosby | NASA | 1,439 |
| 21,582 | 🇺🇸 Kris Valdez | TC America powered by Skip Barber | 1,439 |
| 21,583 | 🏳️ M Meise | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,439 |
| 21,584 | 🏳️ Matt Moran | American Endurance Racing | 1,439 |
| 21,585 | 🏳️ Nathan Duckles | SVRA | 1,439 |
| 21,586 | 🇩🇪 Robert Neumann | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,439 |
| 21,587 | 🇰🇷 Shin Woojin | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,439 |
| 21,588 | 🏳️ Clay DellaCava | SVRA | 1,438 |
| 21,589 | 🏳️ Daniel France | NASA | 1,438 |
| 21,590 | 🇺🇸 Greg Haas | American Endurance Racing | 1,438 |
| 21,591 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Phlippe Imparato | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,438 |
| 21,592 | 🏳️ Kendall Jones | SCCA Regionals | 1,438 |
Kris Valdez is a club-level competitor with a Racer Rating of 2,049, placing him among drivers who race consistently in regional and amateur fields. His record across 14 starts over a ten-year span from 2014 to 2024 shows one podium finish, achieved in TC during 2023, with an average finishing position of fifth place. The gap between his rating and those of his most frequent rivals reflects his position at the rear of competitive fields; he finished behind Jeff Ricca, a FIA Bronze-graded three-time champion, in nine of eleven shared races, and behind Sally McNulty in nine of eleven meetings. His best results came against Cristian Perocarpi, whom he beat three times in eight races.[1]
Valdez raced primarily for DRS, which fielded him for 12 of his 14 career starts in TC America powered by Skip Barber across 2023 and 2024. His single podium came in the shorter TC series in 2023 during a two-round entry. The sparse record, interrupted by a nine-year gap between his 2014 and 2015 SKUSA SuperNationals appearances and his return to racing in 2023, suggests an amateur career pursued alongside other commitments. He has since retired from competition.