Russell McDonough is a racing driver who last raced in IMSA Pilot Challenge for Atlanta Speedwerks. McDonough has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,277 ranks McDonough 6738th of 38,983 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.
| 2019-10-11 | Road Atlanta TCR | P10 | −40 |
| 2019-08-24 | VIRginia International Raceway TCR | P5 | +61 |
| 2019-08-03 | Road America TCR | P10 | −55 |
| 2019-07-20 | Lime Rock Park TCR | P8 | −25 |
| 2019-07-06 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park TCR | P9 | −22 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +132 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2019 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P3 |
| +92 | Watkins Glen International 2019 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P4 |
| +63 | Daytona International Speedway 2019 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P6 |
| +61 | VIRginia International Raceway 2019 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P5 |
| +48 | Sebring International Raceway 2019 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P7 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Atlanta Speedwerks | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +2,054 | 3,404 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Stephen SimpsonFIA Silver | 4,148 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Mason FilippiFIA Silver | 4,140 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael LewisFIA Gold | 4,020 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry GottsackerFIA Silver | 3,816 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇨🇦 Mark WilkinsFIA Gold | 3,782 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🏳️ Todd LambFIA Bronze | 3,612 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇬🇧 Gavin Ernstone | 3,591 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Jon MorleyFIA Bronze | 3,568 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇦🇷 Roy Block | 3,564 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇬🇧 Shelby BlackstockFIA Silver | 3,561 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Trenton EstepFIA Silver | 4,766 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Remo RuscittiFIA Silver | 4,296 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,728 | 🇲🇽 Guillermo Rojas | WEC | 3,278 |
| 6,729 | 🇭🇺 Levente Losonczy | TCR World Tour | 3,278 |
| 6,730 | 🇩🇪 Norbert Fischer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,278 |
| 6,731 | 🇺🇸 Robert Bruce | ARCA Menards Series | 3,278 |
| 6,732 | 🇺🇸 Zachry Lee | GT4 America | 3,278 |
| 6,733 | 🇬🇧 Bart Harrison | Indy NXT | 3,277 |
| 6,734 | 🇺🇸 Emmett Murphy | Star Mazda Championship | 3,277 |
| 6,735 | 🇷🇺 Ilya Gorbatsky | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,277 |
| 6,736 | 🇺🇸 Justin Price | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,277 |
| 6,737 | 🇨🇦 Martin BURROWES | Ferrari Challenge | 3,277 |
| 6,738 | 🏳️ Russell McDonough | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,277 |
| 6,739 | 🇺🇸 Tom Mabey | Star Mazda Championship | 3,277 |
| 6,740 | 🇦🇺 Adrian Deitz | Bathurst 12 Hour | 3,276 |
| 6,741 | 🇳🇿 Alex Crosbie | US F4 | 3,276 |
| 6,742 | 🇩🇪 Bryce Miller | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,276 |
| 6,743 | 🇦🇺 Grant Denyer | Bathurst 12 Hour | 3,276 |
| 6,744 | 🏳️ T. D'Alberto | Bathurst 12 Hour | 3,276 |
| 6,745 | 🇭🇺 Walter Csaba | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,276 |
| 6,746 | 🇺🇸 Alexandra Hainer | McLaren Trophy America | 3,275 |
| 6,747 | 🇺🇸 Clayton Weatherman | ARCA Menards Series | 3,275 |
| 6,748 | 🇦🇺 Marc Cini | Bathurst 12 Hour | 3,275 |
Russell McDonough raced in professional shared-car endurance racing, competing in the IMSA Pilot Challenge TCR class in 2019 for eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing. His sole indexed season comprised nine starts across the multiclass championship, which fielded amateurs, semi-professionals and graded professionals in the same races.[1]
McDonough took one podium finish from his nine starts and finished ninth in the season standings. He regularly raced against established professionals; he typically outpaced Stephen Simpson, a Silver-graded driver with 61 Pilot Challenge starts, and on occasion finished ahead of drivers such as Trenton Estep, a professional with experience across IMSA Pilot Challenge, Porsche Carrera Cup and GT World Challenge.[2]
The field included multiple graded professionals and established endurance competitors. Mason Filippi, another Silver-graded professional with 76 Pilot Challenge starts, usually finished ahead of McDonough in their meetings, placing him mid-pack in a grid of experienced shared-car racers.