Sam Craven is a racing driver from United States who competes in GT4 America for Random Vandals Racing. Craven is a one-time champion (2025), with 11 wins and 22 podiums from 53 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,464 ranks Craven 2049th 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.
| 2026-09-26 | Barber Motorsports Park Pro-Am | P1 | +80 |
| 2026-09-25 | Barber Motorsports Park Pro-Am | P1 | +86 |
| 2026-08-29 | Road America Pro-Am | P8 | โ73 |
| 2026-08-28 | Road America Pro-Am | P15 | โ217 |
| 2026-06-13 | Road Atlanta Pro-Am | P2 | +47 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +169 | Sonoma Raceway 2025 | GT4 America | P1 |
| +151 | Sebring International Raceway 2025 | GT4 America | P1 |
| +141 | Virginia International Raceway 2025 | GT4 America | P1 |
| +138 | Sebring International Raceway 2025 | GT4 America | P1 |
| +129 | Virginia International Raceway 2025 | GT4 America | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | โธGT4 America | Random Vandals Racing | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +230 | 4,464 |
| 2025 | โธGT4 America | Random Vandals Racing | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +863 | 4,234 |
| 2024 | โธGT4 America | Random Vandals Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | โ1,536โ79 | 3,371 |
| โธSCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | +144 | |||
| 2023 | โธSCCA Majors | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | +182 | 1,770 | |
| 2022 | โธSCCA Majors | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +325 | 1,587 | |
| 2021 | โธSCCA Majors | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | โ88 | 1,262 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ธ Tony GaplesFIA Bronze | 4,475 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 62% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Michael CooperFIA Silver | 4,418 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 62% |
| ๐ง๐ท Matheus LeistFIA Gold | 3,977 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 69% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Tyler McQuarrieFIA Silver | 3,722 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Logan Stretch | 3,182 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Marc MillerFIA Silver | 3,121 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 91% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Tyler StoneFIA Bronze | 3,371 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Matt MillionFIA Silver | 2,587 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Curt SwearinginFIA Bronze | 4,084 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| ๐บ๐ธ James Walker Jr.FIA Bronze | 3,460 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 73% |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Roman De AngelisFIA Gold, 1ร champion | 4,903 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Austin KrainzFIA Silver, 1ร champion | 4,545 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Parker ThompsonFIA Silver, 1ร champion | 4,504 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,039 | ๐บ๐พ Eitel Cantoni | Formula 1 | 4,467 |
| 2,040 | ๐ฆ๐บ James Courtney | Supercars Championship | 4,467 |
| 2,041 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Jeroen Mul | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,467 |
| 2,042 | ๐ง๐ช Peter Wyss | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,467 |
| 2,043 | ๐ฏ๐ต Reiji Hiraki | Super GT | 4,467 |
| 2,044 | ๐จ๐ฆ Bill Brack | Formula 1 | 4,466 |
| 2,045 | ๐บ๐ธ Cale Gale | NASCAR Truck | 4,466 |
| 2,046 | ๐บ๐ธ Ken Schrader | NASCAR Canada Series | 4,466 |
| 2,047 | ๐ฆ๐บ Tony Gaze | Formula 1 | 4,466 |
| 2,048 | ๐ฎ๐น Luca Rangoni | World Touring Car Championship | 4,464 |
| 2,049 | ๐บ๐ธ Sam Craven | GT4 America | 4,464 |
| 2,050 | ๐บ๐ธ Brendan Iribe | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,462 |
| 2,051 | ๐ฏ๐ต Yoshiaki Katayama | Super GT | 4,462 |
| 2,052 | ๐ง๐ท Galid Osman | TCR World Tour | 4,461 |
| 2,053 | ๐ฌ๐ง Jon Lancaster | GT Winter Series | 4,461 |
| 2,054 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Max van Splunteren | 24H Series | 4,461 |
| 2,055 | ๐บ๐ธ Sean Guthrie | Indy NXT | 4,461 |
| 2,056 | ๐ฏ๐ต Kouki Saga | Super GT | 4,460 |
| 2,057 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Ross Zwolsman | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,460 |
| 2,058 | ๐ฆ๐บ Zach Bates | Supercars Championship | 4,460 |
| 2,059 | ๐ช๐ธ Mรกximo Cortรฉs | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,458 |
Sam Craven is a professional driver racing in GT4 America's Pro-Am class, a multiclass endurance championship where each car is shared between two or more drivers. He drives a GT4 car for Random Vandals Racing, an established team that has fielded 28 drivers across the index. He holds the FIA Bronze grading, which marks him as an amateur competitor in sportscar racing, racing at the same events as professionals.[1]
Craven won the 2025 GT4 America championship in the Pro-Am class. Across his GT4 America career from 2024 to 2026, he has taken 9 wins and 15 podiums from 25 starts. His earlier racing came in the SCCA Majors, where he drove spec Mazda MX-5 Miatas in the SM class from 2021 to 2024, collecting 5 podiums across 26 starts in that national multiclass series.[2]
In GT4 America, Craven is closely matched with Michael Cooper, an FIA Silverโgraded professional and 2017 NASA 944 Spec champion with 58 NASA starts and 40 starts in IMSA Pilot Challenge; the two have raced against each other 16 times. He has also raced regularly against Tony Gaples, another Bronze-graded driver with 33 GT4 America starts. Among stronger opposition, Craven has beaten Roman De Angelis, an FIA Goldโgraded professional with 73 IMSA WeatherTech starts and 15 GT4 America appearances. Random Vandals Racing has assembled a competitive lineup; its strongest driver on record is Conor Daly, an established professional.