Alan Rudolph is a racing driver from United States who last raced in SKUSA SuperNationals for Team Bucknum Racing. Rudolph has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,835 ranks Rudolph 3098th of 17,494 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2007-11-18 | Sam Boyd Stadium · SuperPro | P28 | −183 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −183 | 3,920 | |
| 2006 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +20 | 4,104 | |
| 2004 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Team Bucknum Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +51 | 4,083 |
| 2003 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +283 | 4,033 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Michael McDowellFIA GOLD | 6,310 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,119 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🇻🇪 Luis Schiavo | 4,101 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Jamie Bach | 3,970 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Anderson | 3,931 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 John Faulkner | 3,647 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Weyland | 2,589 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% |
| 🇺🇸 Steve Cook | 2,563 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇺🇸 Moses Smith | 4,251 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🏳️ Glenn Cooper | 3,944 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Mark PattersonFIA BRONZE | 4,205 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,088 | 🇨🇦 Alex Guenette | NASCAR Xfinity Series | 3,839 |
| 3,089 | 🇨🇳 Hong Li Ye | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,839 |
| 3,090 | 🇺🇸 Keawn Tandon | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,839 |
| 3,091 | 🇺🇸 Matt Varsha | Star Mazda Championship | 3,839 |
| 3,092 | 🏳️ Quin Houff | NASCAR Cup Series | 3,838 |
| 3,093 | 🇵🇱 Robin Rogalski | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,838 |
| 3,094 | 🇩🇪 Dennis Furchheim | Formula 3 Euro Series | 3,837 |
| 3,095 | 🇩🇪 Sebastian Asch | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,837 |
| 3,096 | 🏳️ Daniel Guinchard | GB4 | 3,836 |
| 3,097 | 🇹🇭 Kantadhee Kusiri | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,836 |
| 3,098 | 🇺🇸 Alan Rudolph | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,835 |
| 3,099 | 🇨🇦 Kevin Foster | French F4 | 3,835 |
| 3,100 | 🇺🇸 Kris Wright | NASCAR Truck Series | 3,835 |
| 3,101 | 🇵🇹 Conrad Grunewald | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,834 |
| 3,102 | 🏳️ John Olsen | Star Mazda Championship | 3,834 |
| 3,103 | 🇿🇦 Sebastian Lanzetti | GB3 | 3,834 |
| 3,104 | 🇺🇸 Teddy Musella | USF Pro 2000 | 3,834 |
| 3,105 | 🇫🇮 Paavo Tonteri | British F4 | 3,833 |
| 3,106 | 🇪🇸 Xavier Lloveras | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,833 |
| 3,107 | 🇩🇪 Thomas Holzer | WEC | 3,832 |
| 3,108 | 🇫🇷 Gregoire Demoustier | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,831 |
Alan Rudolph was a semi-professional single-seater driver who competed in Star Mazda and kart racing between 2003 and 2007, recording a rating of 3,835. This level of competition places him among semi-professionals; he raced against established drivers but lacked the full-time presence or winning record of a professional career. His record shows 11 starts across two series, with one victory and one additional podium finish, both coming in Star Mazda. His average finishing position of P12.8 reflects consistent mid-field performance in the fields he entered.[1]
The bulk of Rudolph's career lay in Star Mazda from 2003 to 2004, where he competed primarily for Team Bucknum Racing. In nine starts across two seasons he faced a strong field anchored by Michael McDowell, the 2004 series champion and an FIA Gold-graded professional, and Luis Schiavo, who won the championship in 2003. Against McDowell, who rates significantly above him as an elite professional, Rudolph finished ahead once but trailed him eight times. He showed more strength in head-to-head racing against peers such as Ryan Justice and Jamie Bach, beating Justice in six of nine shared races and Bach in seven of nine. His single Star Mazda win came within this competitive environment, marking the high point of his documented career.[2]
Rudolph's racing record ended with two SuperNationals starts in 2006 and 2007 and a final Star Mazda appearance in 2004 that yielded a P27 finish. This sporadic schedule and his subsequent retirement from racing suggest a limited commitment to driving at the professional level. His documented results place him firmly at the semi-professional tier: capable of beating drivers at his own level and occasionally mixing with stronger competition, but not establishing a winning pattern in any series.