Allen Thornton is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Majors for Chevrolet SS. Thornton has recorded 3 wins and 7 podiums from 17 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,237 ranks Thornton 15008th of 37,621 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.
| 2025-07-19 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta · GT2 | P1 | +154 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Majors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +154 | 1,237 | |
| 2021 | ▸NASA | Chevrolet SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P47 | — | 1,083 |
| 2019 | ▸NASA | Chevrolet SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +288 | 1,083 |
| 2018 | ▸NASA | Chevrolet SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P41 | +61 | 794 |
| 2015 | ▸NASA | Chevrolet SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P50 | +34 | 734 |
| 2014 | ▸NASA | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P73 | −93 | 699 |
| 2013 | ▸NASA | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P48 | −58 | 792 |
| 2012 | ▸NASA | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P55 | −149 | 851 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Terry Mathis | 1,278 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🏳️ Scott McKay | 2,353 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Jack Stanford | 1,713 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🏳️ Will Stukas | 1,331 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Landon Ball | 1,042 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Robert Miller | 2,154 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Patrick Wehmeyer | 1,586 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Richard Golinello | 1,504 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Raphael Assuncao | 1,483 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Todd Nunn | 1,229 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Dean MartinFIA BRONZE | 3,317 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Danny SteynHIGHER-RATED · 4× CHAMPION | 3,155 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Brent GoforthHIGHER-RATED | 2,672 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14,998 | 🇺🇸 Geoff Isringhausen | PCA Club Racing | 1,238 |
| 14,999 | 🏳️ Luke Fedowitz | SCCA Regionals | 1,238 |
| 15,000 | 🇺🇸 Michael Shumway | PCA Club Racing | 1,238 |
| 15,001 | 🏳️ Nathan Johnson | PCA Club Racing | 1,238 |
| 15,002 | 🏳️ Rick Goryeb | American Endurance Racing | 1,238 |
| 15,003 | 🏳️ Steven Eich | NASA | 1,238 |
| 15,004 | 🏳️ Tim Fox | NASA | 1,238 |
| 15,005 | 🏳️ Timothy Mincey | SCCA Majors | 1,238 |
| 15,006 | 🏳️ Zang O'Shaughnessy | SVRA | 1,238 |
| 15,007 | 🏳️ Alex Tollefsen | SCCA Majors | 1,237 |
| 15,008 | 🏳️ Allen Thornton | SCCA Majors | 1,237 |
| 15,009 | 🏳️ Bill Collings | NASA | 1,237 |
| 15,010 | 🏳️ Bruce Toews | PCA Club Racing | 1,237 |
| 15,011 | 🏳️ Donnie Lui | American Endurance Racing | 1,237 |
| 15,012 | 🇺🇸 Jonathan Taylor | PCA Club Racing | 1,237 |
| 15,013 | 🏳️ Joseph Moser | NASA | 1,237 |
| 15,014 | 🇧🇪 Kurt Dujardyn | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,237 |
| 15,015 | 🏳️ Landon Cardwell | SCCA Regionals | 1,237 |
| 15,016 | 🇺🇸 Randy Pobst | NASA | 1,237 |
| 15,017 | 🏳️ Ranson Webster | SVRA | 1,237 |
| 15,018 | 🏳️ Scott Sheldon | NASA | 1,237 |
Allen Thornton is a club-level driver with a rating of 1,237, placing him in the developing band; this means he competes at the entry end of club racing, races with real competition licences against genuine fields, but has not yet consistently shown the pace to move past that level. His career spans from 2012 to 2025, though with only 17 starts across two series it remains sparse. The bulk of his racing has come in NASA, where he started in 2012 and ran through 2021 in a Chevrolet SS; he scored 2 wins and 6 podiums across 16 starts there. A single SCCA Majors outing in 2025 brought another win and podium, giving him 3 wins and 7 podiums in total.[1]
His head-to-head records show the competitive level at which he sits. Against his most frequent rivals, Thornton has struggled; he trails Terry Mathis 1-6, Scott McKay 1-4, Will Stukas 0-5, and Landon Ball 1-4 across shared races, though his record against Jack Stanford is closer at 2-3. Robert Miller, a three-time NASA Spec Iron champion, finished ahead of Thornton 3 times to his 1. Thornton has beaten some stronger drivers in single races; he finished ahead of FIA Bronze graded driver Dean Martin once, and SCCA Majors STL champion Danny Steyn once, along with professional-level drivers Brent Goforth and Kevin Long, but these remain isolated results rather than patterns of dominance. His average finishing position of P5.8 across all starts is respectable for the fields he inhabits, but his rating reflects that he has not yet established consistent superiority at club level.