P.J. Chesson is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar. Chesson has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,083 ranks Chesson 1070th of 40,700 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.
| 2007-09-09 | Chicagoland Speedway | P19 | โ63 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +11 | Homestead-Miami Speedway 2006 | IndyCar | P12 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | โธIndyCar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | โ63 | 5,083 | |
| 2006 | โธIndyCar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +3,797 | 5,147 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฌ๐ง Dario Franchitti | 6,348 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| ๐ณ๐ฟ Scott DixonFIA Platinum | 6,124 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Dan Wheldon | 5,800 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| ๐ง๐ท Vitor Meira | 5,611 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Sam Hornish Jr. | 5,545 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| ๐ฟ๐ฆ Tomas Scheckter | 5,254 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Scott SharpFIA Platinum | 4,858 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Danica Patrick | 4,805 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Buddy RiceFIA Gold | 4,650 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Kosuke MatsuuraFIA Gold | 4,513 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Bryan HertaFIA Bronze | 5,673 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Darren ManningHigher-rated | 5,582 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,060 | ๐บ๐ธ Colin Fleming | Formula V8 3.5 | 5,090 |
| 1,061 | ๐ต๐ฑ Tymek Kucharczyk | Indy NXT | 5,090 |
| 1,062 | ๐ฎ๐น Giovanna Amati | International Formula 3000 | 5,089 |
| 1,063 | ๐ฎ๐น Felice Tedeschi | International Formula 3000 | 5,088 |
| 1,064 | ๐ฎ๐น Giampiero Simoni | International Formula 3000 | 5,087 |
| 1,065 | ๐ณ๏ธ Ricardo Gonzalez | SKUSA SuperNationals | 5,086 |
| 1,066 | ๐ฏ๐ต Yuya Motojima | Super GT | 5,086 |
| 1,067 | ๐ฎ๐ณ Jehan Daruvala | Formula E | 5,084 |
| 1,068 | ๐ฉ๐ช Altfrid Heger | 24H Series | 5,083 |
| 1,069 | ๐ฎ๐น Nicola Larini | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,083 |
| 1,070 | ๐บ๐ธ P.J. Chesson | IndyCar | 5,083 |
| 1,071 | ๐บ๐ธ Jack Turner | Formula 1 | 5,082 |
| 1,072 | ๐จ๐ฆ Zachary Claman De Melo | Indy NXT | 5,081 |
| 1,073 | ๐ซ๐ท Come Ledogar | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,080 |
| 1,074 | ๐ฌ๐ง Horace Gould | Formula 1 | 5,080 |
| 1,075 | ๐ฉ๐ช Oliver Goethe | Formula 2 | 5,080 |
| 1,076 | ๐ง๐ท Robert de Haan | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,080 |
| 1,077 | ๐จ๐ฆ Sean McIntosh | Formula V8 3.5 | 5,080 |
| 1,078 | ๐บ๐ธ Derek Kraus | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,079 |
| 1,079 | ๐บ๐ธ John Michael Edwards | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,078 |
| 1,080 | ๐ฉ๐ช David Arnold Lance | Nรผrburgring 24 Hours | 5,077 |
P.J. Chesson was an established professional racing in IndyCar, the United States' premier open-wheel championship. His career on record spans two seasons from 2006 to 2007, during which he made five starts, with four of them on oval circuits and one on a road course. He raced in a field that mixed amateur and semi-professional drivers with graded professionals.[1]
Chesson's IndyCar tenure was brief. Over 2006 and 2007 he finished 23rd in the championship standings in his final season. He regularly faced established professionals including multiple-time champion Scott Dixon and four-time champion Dario Franchitti, drivers who typically finished ahead of him. He finished ahead of Franchitti once and outran Bryan Herta, an established professional with 58 IndyCar starts, in their meetings.[2]