Mike Vess is a racing driver who last raced in IMSA Pilot Challenge for nolasport. Vess has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,452 ranks Vess 9539th of 12,418 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|
| 2019 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | nolasport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +89 | 1,553 |
| 2018 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | Classic BMW / Vess Energy Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P103 | +115 | 1,465 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Alan Brynjolfsson | 3,202 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Trent Hindman | 3,187 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇨🇦 Jesse Lazare | 3,093 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Nate Stacy | 2,949 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Eric Foss | 2,916 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Guy Cosmo | 2,787 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeff Westphal | 2,769 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Corey Fergus | 2,757 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 James Clay | 2,675 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇨🇦 Kyle Marcelli | 2,628 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Mike Vess is a driver whose competitive record centers on the IMSA Pilot Challenge, where he competed for Nolasport. Across his career he made three starts in the series, though he did not convert any of these appearances into a win or a podium finish, and he has not claimed a championship. Vess is currently listed with a retired status in the Racer DB record.[1]
In the 2026 season, Vess appeared in two rounds without securing a win or a podium, placing 16th in the standings. His Racer Rating stands at 1,452, ranking him 9,539th among active drivers on the database's Elo-style scale, where the top competitors typically sit in the range of 10,000 to 11,500. This places his statistical standing well below the sport's elite tier, consistent with a limited career sample of three career starts.