William Shields is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Regionals. Shields has recorded 3 wins and 13 podiums from 62 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,269 ranks Shields 23452th 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.
| 2026-05-31 | Watkins Glen Long Course SRF3 | P18 | −126 |
| 2026-05-30 | Watkins Glen Long Course SRF3 | P12 | +7 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +128 | SVRA 2024 | SVRA | P1 |
| +111 | Sebring International Raceway 2023 | SCCA Regionals | P2 |
| +111 | Lime Rock Classic 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P3 |
| +109 | Watkins Glen "Long Course" 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +101 | Watkins Glen "Long Course" 2023 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P63 | −120 | 1,269 | |
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P52 | +2 | 1,388 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P59 | −53 | |||
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P60 | −55 | 1,439 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P67 | −243 | |||
| ▸SVRA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +212 | |||
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +416 | 1,525 | |
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +237 | 1,109 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P66 | −68 | |||
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Majors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P67 | −409 | 941 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Chris Brassard | 1,326 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 63% |
| 🏳️ Steven Nelson | 1,096 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Gary Vizioli | 932 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 60% |
| 🏳️ Doug Garrison | 851 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 71% |
| 🏳️ Tom Goodhart | 569 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 83% |
| 🏳️ Mike Feno | 400 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 77% |
| 🏳️ Steven Spano | 862 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Lee McNeish | 1,704 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% |
| 🏳️ Steve Hahn | 478 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 83% |
| 🏳️ Ethan Bentinck-Smith | 1,689 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 69% |
| 🏳️ Brian SchofieldHigher-rated, 1× champion | 3,194 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Judson HoltFIA Bronze | 2,814 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Rob CliftonHigher-rated | 2,764 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23,442 | 🏳️ Joe Toussaint | PCA Club Racing | 1,269 |
| 23,443 | 🏳️ John Goetsch | SCCA Majors | 1,269 |
| 23,444 | 🏳️ Joseph Gaudette | SCCA Majors | 1,269 |
| 23,445 | 🏳️ K. Helms | NASA | 1,269 |
| 23,446 | 🏳️ Lucas Hand | SVRA | 1,269 |
| 23,447 | 🏳️ Newt Watson | NASA | 1,269 |
| 23,448 | 🇫🇷 Patrick Drucco | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,269 |
| 23,449 | 🇦🇷 Tomás Serna | TC Pista Mouras | 1,269 |
| 23,450 | 🏳️ Uli Furtmair | PCA Club Racing | 1,269 |
| 23,451 | 🏳️ Vincent Conte | NASA | 1,269 |
| 23,452 | 🏳️ William Shields | SCCA Regionals | 1,269 |
| 23,453 | 🏳️ A. Watts | NASA | 1,268 |
| 23,454 | 🇦🇷 Alejandro Irazusta | TC Pista Mouras | 1,268 |
| 23,455 | 🏳️ David Garraux | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,268 |
| 23,456 | 🏳️ Gareth Campbell | NASA | 1,268 |
| 23,457 | 🏳️ Mark B Hufnagel | PCA Club Racing | 1,268 |
| 23,458 | 🏳️ Max Wobbles | American Endurance Racing | 1,268 |
| 23,459 | 🏳️ Michael Morton | NASA | 1,268 |
| 23,460 | 🏳️ Paul Miranda | SCCA Majors | 1,268 |
| 23,461 | 🇺🇸 Samuel M. Ryan | SCCA Regionals | 1,268 |
| 23,462 | 🏳️ Sandeep Pillarisetty | NASA | 1,268 |
William Shields races single-driver Spec Racer Ford sports cars in SCCA Regionals and Majors, two national multiclass sprint championships run in the United States. He competes at developing level, with a rating of 1,269. His primary machinery is the one-design SRF3 class, in which he has raced since 2021.[1]
Across six seasons from 2021 to 2026, Shields has taken 62 starts in SCCA competition and in SVRA, winning three times and podiuming thirteen. In SCCA Regionals, his most frequent series, he has won twice in 47 starts. His 2024 SVRA campaign yielded one win and two podiums across two rounds, placing him 17th in the championship standings. He has raced the SCCA Majors, a larger multiclass grid, thirteen times since 2021 without wins.[2]
Shields typically finishes ahead of Steven Nelson, a regular developing-level opponent in Regionals with 41 starts there, and runs closely matched with Chris Brassard, another developing driver with comparable experience. He has beaten Brian Schofield once; Schofield is an entry-level professional and 2025 SCCA Majors SRF3 champion with 56 Majors starts. He has also finished ahead of Judson Holt, a semi-professional with significant multiclass experience across SCCA Majors, Regionals and GT4 America, twice in their meetings.