Robert Noaker is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for McCumbee McAleer Racing. Noaker is a two-time champion (2024, 2025), with 25 wins and 48 podiums from 126 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,453 ranks Noaker 2071th 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.
| 2026-10-02 | Road Atlanta GS | P13 | −29 |
| 2026-09-19 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC GS | P7 | +34 |
| 2026-08-30 | Watkins Glen International GTO | P6 | −89 |
| 2026-08-29 | Watkins Glen International GTO | DNF | −209 |
| 2026-08-22 | Virginia International Raceway GS | P21 | −138 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +132 | Carolina Motorsports Park 2017 | NASA | P1 |
| +130 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2018 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P1 |
| +122 | Carolina Motorsports Park 2017 | NASA | P1 |
| +119 | Road America 2019 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P1 |
| +118 | Sebring International Raceway 2018 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P3 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −4 | 4,453 |
| ▸World Racing League | Wheelhouse Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −298 | ||
| 2025 | ▸Mustang Challenge | Robert Noaker Racing | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +365 | 4,755 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | KOHR MOTORSPORTS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +55 | ||
| 2024 | ▸Mustang Challenge | Robert Noaker Racing | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +600 | 4,335 |
| 2023 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Robert Noaker Racing | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −176 | 3,735 |
| ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −143 | |||
| 2022 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +169 | 4,053 | |
| 2021 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Atlanta Speedwerks | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −370 | 3,884 |
| 2020 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Robert Noaker Racing/Slipstream Performance | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P2 | +488 | 3,978 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Atlanta Speedwerks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −35 | ||
| 2019 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Robert Noaker Racing | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +517 | 3,988 |
| 2018 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Sick Sideways Racing | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P8 | ↑1,773+185 | 3,459 |
| 2017 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +1,818 | 3,168 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Selin Rollan | 3,551 | 52 | 23 | 29 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA Bronze | 3,161 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 88% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver | 3,285 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 54% |
| 🏳️ Hernan Palermo | 3,015 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 76% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert StoutFIA Silver | 3,448 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Luke Oxner | 3,055 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 61% |
| 🇵🇷 Bryan OrtizFIA Silver | 3,466 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Zachry LeeFIA Bronze | 3,307 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 78% |
| 🏳️ Peter Ensor | 3,053 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,261 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50% |
| 🇲🇽 Daniel SuárezHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,249 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Brent CrewsFIA Silver, 1× champion | 5,526 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jesse LoveHigher-rated, 4× champion | 5,406 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,061 | 🇬🇷 Georgios-Periklis Kolovos | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,457 |
| 2,062 | 🇯🇵 Toshio Suzuki | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,457 |
| 2,063 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Lewis | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,456 |
| 2,064 | 🇫🇷 Giuliano Alesi | Super GT | 4,455 |
| 2,065 | 🏳️ Michael Schulze | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,455 |
| 2,066 | 🏳️ Tobias Schulze | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,455 |
| 2,067 | 🇺🇸 Ashton Lewis | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,454 |
| 2,068 | 🇦🇷 Juuso Puhakka | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,454 |
| 2,069 | 🇫🇷 Jacques Nicolet | WEC | 4,453 |
| 2,070 | 🇫🇷 Nicolas Minassian | 24H Series | 4,453 |
| 2,071 | 🇺🇸 Robert Noaker | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,453 |
| 2,072 | 🇯🇵 Hiroki Yoshimoto | Super GT | 4,452 |
| 2,073 | 🇬🇧 Mike Wilds | Formula 1 | 4,452 |
| 2,074 | 🇬🇧 Aiden Moffat | BTCC | 4,451 |
| 2,075 | 🇺🇸 Andrew Evans | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,451 |
| 2,076 | 🇨🇦 Cameron Hayley | NASCAR Truck | 4,451 |
| 2,077 | 🇦🇺 James Manderson | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,451 |
| 2,078 | 🇧🇪 Ulysse De Pauw | European Le Mans Series | 4,451 |
| 2,079 | 🇦🇷 Marcos Siebert | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,450 |
| 2,080 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Meneghello | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,450 |
| 2,081 | 🇮🇸 Audunn GUDMUNDSSON | Le Mans Cup | 4,449 |
Robert Noaker is a professional driver racing in national solo sprint and multiclass endurance championships in North America. He is FIA Silver graded and competes primarily for Robert Noaker Racing, his family team, in the Mustang Challenge DH class driving Ford Mustang Dark Horse R cars. He also races in IMSA Pilot Challenge, a multiclass endurance series where he shares a GT4-level sports car in its GS class with co-drivers at McCumbee McAleer Racing.[1]
Noaker has raced for a decade across five series since 2017. His record centers on the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup, where he took 52 starts and seven wins over six seasons, and the Mustang Challenge, where he has won 15 of 22 starts across two seasons and driven for the team that took back-to-back championships in 2024 and 2025. He won once in 19 starts in IMSA Pilot Challenge and twice in 21 NASA starts driving Spec Miatas early in his career. He holds a Racer Rating of 4,482, placing him among professional drivers.[2]
His regular competition includes Selin Rollan, an entry-level professional he runs closely with in Mazda Cup and NASA, and Alex Bachoura, the 2025 Mustang Challenge champion, whom Noaker typically finishes ahead of. Among stronger opposition, he has beaten established professional Connor Zilisch, a 2025 NASCAR Xfinity champion and FIA Gold driver, six times across their meetings in Mazda Cup. Robert Noaker Racing has fielded 14 drivers across its indexed racing and counts 19 wins, and Noaker remains active in the 2026 World Racing League season currently underway.