🇺🇸 Owen Trinkler

Owen Trinkler is a competitive amateur racer with a Racer Rating of 2,686, placing him in the club racing band. This level describes a genuine competitor with a real racing licence competing in organized fields, though typically without the consistent professionalism of paid drivers at the national championship level. His FIA Bronze categorisation confirms his standing as an amateur or gentleman driver in sportscar and endurance racing, where he races alongside professionals.[1]

Trinkler has recorded 95 starts across five series over eleven seasons from 2016 to 2026, winning 10 races and reaching the podium 25 times. His primary platform has been the IMSA Pilot Challenge, where he claimed 7 wins and 15 podiums in 73 starts for VRC Motorsports Group. He earned a championship in 2018. His average finishing position of P11.7 reflects consistent mid-field performance. In his most frequent head-to-head matchups against peers graded as professional-level drivers, Trinkler has recorded losing records against the majority; against FIA Silver drivers Eric Foss and Gregory Liefooghe, he finished ahead 27 and 26 times respectively but behind them 39 times each across 65 to 66 shared races. He has found more success against amateur-graded rivals, most notably a winning record against Tim Probert.

Trinkler has occasionally raced against much stronger drivers. Most notably, he finished ahead of Chase Briscoe, an elite professional driver, six times, and scored isolated results against other elite-level competitors including Corey Heim and Bubba Wallace. His recent activity spans multiple series, with wins in the Porsche Endurance Challenge and International GT competition in 2024 and 2025 alongside his long tenure in IMSA Pilot Challenge. He remains active in 2026, racing in the Porsche Endurance Challenge and IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge for VRC Motorsports Group.