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🇺🇸 Stephen Vajda

Racing driver from United States. Mustang Challenge, NV Autosport.
Driver facts
Full name
Stephen Vajda
Nationality
United States
Current team
NV Autosport
Series
Mustang Challenge
Status
Active
Career wins
0
Career podiums
3
Career starts
26
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
2,354
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
2,354
Rank 14120 of 38,983 indexed, -58 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Stephen Vajda is a racing driver from United States who competes in Mustang Challenge for NV Autosport. Vajda has recorded 0 wins and 3 podiums from 26 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,354 ranks Vajda 14120th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-06-27Watkins Glen International DHLMustang ChallengeP5−8
2026-06-26Watkins Glen International DHLMustang ChallengeP6−49
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+97VIRginia International Raceway 2025Mustang ChallengeP2
+70Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2025Mustang ChallengeP3
+8Circuit of the Americas (MC) 2025Mustang ChallengeP4
+4Road America 2025Mustang ChallengeP5
+2VIRginia International Raceway 2025Mustang ChallengeP4
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Mustang ChallengeNV Autosport200000P9−582,354
2025▸Mustang ChallengeNV Autosport1202000P6−5712,412
2024▸Mustang ChallengeNV Autosport801000P6−4692,982
2023▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeNV Autosport300000P29↑450−1123,451
2020▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeTEAM PREMAT100000P23+1,7633,113
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Vajda finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Thomas TaitFIA Bronze2,8732271532%
🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA Bronze3,1712051525%
🇺🇸 Zachry LeeFIA Bronze3,2781831517%
🇺🇸 Nicholas Smither2,183189950%
🇺🇸 Paolo Salvatore2,2921641225%
🇵🇷 Alfonso Diaz2,8751441029%
🇺🇸 Joseph Dederichs2,162148657%
🇺🇸 Drew NeubauerFIA Bronze2,476125742%
🇺🇸 Scott Thomson2,198107370%
🇺🇸 Mike Stillwagon2,69782625%
🇺🇸 Nolan SiegelFIA Gold5,38821150%
🇺🇸 Neil VerhagenFIA Gold5,36021150%
🇧🇷 Thiago CamiloFIA Gold5,06321150%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
14,110🇦🇺 Jonathan VenterNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,355
14,111🇯🇵 Junichi Umemoto24H Series2,355
14,112🇳🇱 Bert Mets24H Series2,354
14,113🇳🇱 Bob Stevens24H Series2,354
14,114🏳️ David PanBMW CCA Club Racing2,354
14,115🇺🇸 Jon HirshbergIMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge2,354
14,116🇳🇱 Jos Stevens24H Series2,354
14,117🏳️ Joshua PETN-PRO BednarskiNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,354
14,118🇺🇸 Loni UnserGT4 America2,354
14,119🇺🇸 Shane FoxNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,354
14,120🇺🇸 Stephen VajdaMustang Challenge2,354
14,121🏳️ Thomas HenrikssonNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,354
14,122🏳️ Chris OhmachtWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin2,353
14,123🏳️ Daniel LangonNASA2,353
14,124🏳️ Hunter KellySKUSA SuperNationals2,353
14,125🏳️ Marc MontourTrans-Am2,353
14,126🇲🇽 Ramon LlanosTGRNA GR Cup North America2,353
14,127🇵🇷 Ruben IglesisTGRNA GR Cup North America2,353
14,128🏳️ Thomas MesserNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,353
14,129🇺🇸 Thor HaugenGT America2,353
14,130🇺🇸 Cristian PerocarpiMustang Challenge2,352
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Stephen Vajda is an amateur sportscar driver competing in IMSA's Mustang Challenge and Pilot Challenge series. Graded FIA Bronze, Vajda has made 26 starts across both series since 2020, all with NV Autosport, accumulating three podium finishes from 22 Mustang Challenge races between 2024 and 2026. His Racer Rating of 2,271 places him among drivers competing at amateur and gentleman-driver level in GT and endurance racing.[1]

Vajda's record against regular rivals shows a consistent gap to stronger competitors. Against three former champions rated in the professional range, Zachry Lee, Alex Bachoura, and Neil Verhagen, Vajda finished ahead in only five combined outings across 35 races. His head-to-head record with Tom Tait, a similarly graded Bronze driver, is notably unfavourable at 7 wins versus 15 losses across 22 shared races. His average finish of P7.8 reflects his typical standing in amateur-level grids. Vajda has finished ahead of drivers graded at the professional level on isolated occasions; he beat FIA Gold-rated Elliott Skeer twice and Adam Adelson twice, though these remain outlier results rather than a competitive pattern.

Vajda remains active in 2026 Mustang Challenge, where he has completed two rounds this season without reaching the podium.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Round 3 Racing Reigns Over Weekend at Watkins Glen[1]
IMSA
27 Jun 2026
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Loftsgard, Anderson Title Fight Heads to Watkins Glen[2]
Sportscar365
23 Jun 2026
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Lee Wins Home Race in Texas as Noaker Clinches Dark Horse Championship[3]
IMSA
7 Sep 2025
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