I would picture a fighter pilot being the closest job to that of an FRC driver, but it also would come along with the military lifestyle and a bunch of other stuff. On the plus side, however, many (if not most/all) fighter pilots actually have STEM degrees because a majority of them are recruited from the Air Force Academy, which places heavy emphasis on STEM degree programs.
If that interests you the Air Force Academy is probably one of the best ways to go to get started, since you end up with a debt-free 4 year degree and the required commission as an officer straight out of college. You would then need to pass the physical to be pilot qualified (vision must be correctable to 20/20, but don't get LASIK or something like that from a non-Air Force ophthalmologist or else you're automatically disqualified) and excel in the Initial Flight Screening (Air Force Academy graduates likely have an advantage here since they have aviation experience). Then the spots in SUPT are assigned based on your academic, military, and athletic performance during commissioning.
To give an idea of your odds of getting into SUPT for flight school, in 2013 there were 1,035 graduating second lieutenants, of which 432 went to SUPT (source:
https://fightersweep.com/262/how-to-...r-force-pilot/). It seems like you'd have decent odds of at least getting into flight school, but whether or not you would be a fighter pilot is not guaranteed. In phase 3 of SUPT you select between 4 tracks, fighter/bomber, airlift/tanker, multi-engine turbo prop, and helicopters. I would imagine that anything except for airlift/tanker might have the same FRC excitement feel that you're looking for, but the selection process is again based upon your academic, flight, and military performance in addition to the needs of the air force (so if the air force needs a bunch of tanker pilots you might end up there regardless).
The other thing to consider is that entering into flight school locks you into a 10 year active duty service commitment. This could be a pro or a con (10 years of a guaranteed job, or 10 years stuck in a job you may not love), but it's something that would have to be factored into your decision.