Ronin Harper is a racing driver who competes in NASA for bmw e30. Harper has recorded 2 wins and 19 podiums from 38 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,974 ranks Harper 17119th 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.
| 2026-10-17 | Virginia International Raceway Spec E30 | P4 | −11 |
| 2026-10-17 | Virginia International Raceway Spec E30 | P7 | −140 |
| 2026-09-27 | Sebring International Raceway Spec E30 | P10 | −67 |
| 2026-09-26 | Sebring International Raceway Spec E30 | P7 | −21 |
| 2026-09-24 | Sebring International Raceway Spec E30 | P14 | −159 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +161 | Virginia International Raceway 2025 | NASA | P2 |
| +131 | New Jersey Motorsports Park 2025 | NASA | P2 |
| +104 | New Jersey Motorsports Park 2025 | NASA | P3 |
| +95 | Virginia International Raceway 2025 | NASA | P1 |
| +94 | New Jersey Motorsports Park 2025 | NASA | P3 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸NASA | bmw e30 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | −63 | 1,974 |
| 2025 | ▸NASA | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +1,103 | 2,037 | |
| 2024 | ▸NASA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −417 | 933 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jason GriscavageFIA Bronze | 2,044 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael DaytonFIA Bronze | 1,909 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64% |
| 🏳️ Joey Griscavage | 1,890 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 80% |
| 🇺🇸 Garrett Manes | 2,927 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 25% |
| 🏳️ James Houser | 1,559 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 45% |
| 🏳️ Livi Willis | 539 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85% |
| 🏳️ Dan Hagenbuch | 1,379 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Cameron Beattie | 1,934 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41% |
| 🏳️ Jorge Giovannini | 1,492 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% |
| 🏳️ Zach Dayton | 1,209 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| 🏳️ Robert GraceHigher-rated | 2,856 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% |
| 🏳️ Eric PenningtonHigher-rated | 2,480 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17,109 | 🏳️ Nicholas Sheppard | SCCA Regionals | 1,976 |
| 17,110 | 🏳️ Peter Doane | SCCA Regionals | 1,976 |
| 17,111 | 🏳️ Shawn Lawless | Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo | 1,976 |
| 17,112 | 🏳️ Sierra Knase | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 1,976 |
| 17,113 | 🏳️ Benny Chong | American Endurance Racing | 1,975 |
| 17,114 | 🏳️ Dillon Defonce | SCCA Majors | 1,975 |
| 17,115 | 🏳️ Ingo Tepel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,975 |
| 17,116 | 🏳️ Jose Alejandro Halphen | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,975 |
| 17,117 | 🏳️ Chris Taylor | SCCA Majors | 1,974 |
| 17,118 | 🇦🇹 Martin Wagner | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,974 |
| 17,119 | 🏳️ Ronin Harper | NASA | 1,974 |
| 17,120 | 🇨🇳 Heng Hu | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,973 |
| 17,121 | 🏳️ Jeffery Quesenberry | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,973 |
| 17,122 | 🇮🇹 Maria Gabbiani Gian | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,973 |
| 17,123 | 🏳️ Matias Orjuela | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,973 |
| 17,124 | 🇨🇳 Shuo Yang | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,973 |
| 17,125 | 🏳️ Dave O'Brien | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,972 |
| 17,126 | 🏳️ Helio Brandao | Turismo Nacional | 1,972 |
| 17,127 | 🏳️ Jörg Klinkhammer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,972 |
| 17,128 | 🏳️ Max Pfeffer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,972 |
| 17,129 | 🇦🇷 Nicolás Jaime | TC Pista Mouras | 1,972 |
Ronin Harper is a semi-professional racing in a national multiclass championship. He drives a spec BMW E30 in NASA's Spec E30 class, competing against a field that spans amateur and semi-professional entrants alongside graded professionals on the same track. His career spans three seasons from 2024 to the present.[1]
Harper has taken two wins and nineteen podiums across thirty-eight starts in NASA competition. His 2026 season, still in progress through seventeen rounds, has yielded one win and eleven podiums; he currently sits fourth in the championship standings. His record places him among drivers closely matched with competitive amateurs and club-level racers who share his regular calendar; he has beaten semi-professional opponents including Garrett Manes, whom he has finished ahead of five times, and Robert Grace once.[2]
The Spec E30 field includes other semi-professional racers such as Barry Zurbuchen, the strongest driver fielded by the team Harper has occasionally driven for. Harper's consistency across the season suggests he remains competitive within his peer group on the national level.