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 9 wins and 20 podiums from 49 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,591 ranks Craven 1747th 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.
| 2026-06-13 | Road Atlanta Pro-Am | P2 | +47 |
| 2026-06-12 | Road Atlanta Pro-Am | P2 | +50 |
| 2026-05-09 | Sebring International Raceway Pro-Am | P1 | +89 |
| 2026-05-08 | Sebring International Raceway Pro-Am | P1 | +96 |
| 2026-04-25 | Circuit of the Americas Pro-Am | P1 | +105 |
| 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 | ▸GT4 America | Random Vandals Racing | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +354 | 4,591 |
| 2025 | ▸GT4 America | Random Vandals Racing | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +866 | 4,237 |
| 2024 | ▸GT4 America | Random Vandals Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | ↑1,546−78 | 3,372 |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | +148 | |||
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Majors | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | +170 | 1,757 | |
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Majors | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +325 | 1,587 | |
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Majors | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −88 | 1,262 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Logan Stretch | 2,775 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael CooperFIA Silver | 4,529 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony GaplesFIA Bronze | 4,290 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% |
| 🇧🇷 Matheus LeistFIA Gold | 3,962 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 68% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler McQuarrieFIA Silver | 3,919 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 77% |
| 🇺🇸 Marc MillerFIA Silver | 3,500 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 94% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler StoneFIA Bronze | 3,220 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt MillionFIA Silver | 2,703 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| 🇺🇸 Curt SwearinginFIA Bronze | 4,087 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 James Walker Jr.FIA Bronze | 3,854 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 73% |
| 🇨🇦 Roman De AngelisFIA Gold | 4,762 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,737 | 🇫🇷 Adrien Tambay | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,598 |
| 1,738 | 🇺🇸 Terry Labonte | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,597 |
| 1,739 | 🇩🇪 Noah Nagelsdiek | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,596 |
| 1,740 | 🇧🇷 Pedro Cardoso | TCR World Tour | 4,596 |
| 1,741 | 🇯🇵 Fujii Tomonobu | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,595 |
| 1,742 | 🇩🇪 Jan-Erik Slooten | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,594 |
| 1,743 | 🇬🇧 Ian Aguilera | European Le Mans Series | 4,593 |
| 1,744 | 🇦🇹 Klaus Bachler | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,592 |
| 1,745 | 🇬🇧 Sam De Haan | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,592 |
| 1,746 | 🇬🇧 Nicolaus Springer | FIA GT Championship | 4,591 |
| 1,747 | 🇺🇸 Sam Craven | GT4 America | 4,591 |
| 1,748 | 🇺🇸 Blake Koch | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,590 |
| 1,749 | 🇯🇵 Bruno Spengler | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,590 |
| 1,750 | 🇦🇷 Ezequiel Perez Companc | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,590 |
| 1,751 | 🇺🇸 Jon Herb | IndyCar | 4,590 |
| 1,752 | 🇩🇪 Nico Hantke | Le Mans Cup | 4,590 |
| 1,753 | 🇫🇷 Erwan Bastard | European Le Mans Series | 4,589 |
| 1,754 | 🇨🇭 Jean-Louis Hertenstein | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,589 |
| 1,755 | 🇧🇷 Vitor Genz | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,589 |
| 1,756 | 🇬🇧 Frankie Bird | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,588 |
| 1,757 | 🇺🇸 Manny Franco | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,588 |
Sam Craven is a professional sportscar driver competing at the established professional level, with a Racer Rating of 4,761. This rating places him among drivers who hold full-time or regular factory seats in the top championships and win consistently in strong fields. His FIA Bronze grading denotes an amateur or gentleman driver within the context of GT and endurance racing, where he races alongside full professionals; this categorisation ranks him only within sportscar competition and carries no implication about his standing in other disciplines.[1]
Craven's career spans six seasons from 2021 to 2026 across two series. He spent four years in SCCA Majors competition without a win but accumulated five podiums across 26 starts, finishing on average in eighth position. Since 2024 he has competed primarily in GT4 America Pro-Am for Random Vandals Racing, a team that fields consistently competitive machinery and has produced drivers rated significantly higher. In GT4 America, Craven has won nine races and taken 15 podiums from 22 starts, a record that culminated in the 2025 GT4 America Pro-Am championship. His head-to-head performance against established competition is mixed. He holds a winning record against Michael Cooper and Tony Gaples, both full professionals; he has also beaten Parker Thompson, a Porsche Carrera Cup champion, on four occasions. Against other frequent rivals he trails substantially: Logan Stretch, a two-time SCCA Majors champion, finished ahead of Craven in 16 of 24 shared races, and Marc Miller, a Trans-Am TA2 champion, beat him in 17 of 18 encounters. Craven's average finishing position of 8.6 across all starts reflects consistent mid-field competence rather than dominance.[2]
Recent activity places Craven as an active GT4 America driver for Random Vandals Racing; he has shared the car with Josh Green, a former IndyCar feeder series competitor, in the 2026 season. The partnership won the Lone Star Enduro in April 2026.