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🇳🇿 Bailey Cruse

Racing driver from New Zealand. Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, JTR Motorsports Engineering.
Driver facts
Full name
Bailey Cruse
Nationality
New Zealand
Current team
JTR Motorsports Engineering
Series
Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin
Status
Active
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
16
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
2,557
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
2,557
Rank 11980 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Bailey Cruse is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for JTR Motorsports Engineering. Cruse has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 16 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,557 ranks Cruse 11980th 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
2025 form
Last 16 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2025-05-04Barber Motorsports Park ND2Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP31−86
2025-05-03Barber Motorsports Park ND2Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP22−6
2025-03-02St- Petersburg Street Course ND2Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP24−50
2025-03-01St- Petersburg Street Course ND2Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP28−84
2025-01-24Daytona International Speedway ND2Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP14+62
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+77Road America 2024SCCA MajorsP7
+62Daytona International Speedway 2025Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP14
+29Road Atlanta 2023Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP16
+15Daytona International Speedway 2025Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP20
+14Road America 2023Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP12
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2025▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinJTR Motorsports Engineering600000P30−1482,557
2024▸SCCA Majors400100P38−542,705
2023▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinHixon Motor Sports600000P22+1,4092,759
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Cruse finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Nate CiceroFIA Silver4,140121118%
🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver4,024120120%
🇺🇸 Jeremy Fletcher3,8101221017%
🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA Bronze3,171123925%
🇺🇸 Peter AtwaterFIA Bronze3,021124833%
🇺🇸 Heather Hadley2,760123925%
🇺🇸 Farhan SiddiqiFIA Bronze2,306108280%
🇺🇸 Justin Adakonis3,77891811%
🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver3,91983538%
🇺🇸 Tyler GonzalezFIA Silver3,85081713%
🇺🇸 Robert NoakerFIA Silver, 2× champion4,89961517%
🇺🇸 Ben KeatingFIA Bronze, 4× champion4,655220100%
🇺🇸 Aaron JeansonneFIA Silver4,47162433%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
11,970🏳️ Matt AlcornSKUSA SuperNationals2,558
11,971🇪🇸 Max Llobet24H Series2,558
11,972🇫🇷 Maxime Guillemat24H Series2,558
11,973🇩🇪 Niels TrogerSKUSA SuperNationals2,558
11,974🇷🇺 Nikolay Dmitriev24H Series2,558
11,975🇪🇸 Pablo Bras Silvero24H Series2,558
11,976🏳️ Tad FunakoshiSKUSA SuperNationals2,558
11,977🏳️ Taylor FerrantiSCCA Majors2,558
11,978🏳️ Tommy AndersenSKUSA SuperNationals2,558
11,979🇵🇹 Victor Fernandes24H Series2,558
11,980🇳🇿 Bailey CruseWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin2,557
11,981🏳️ Campbell NunnMichelin 992 Endurance Cup2,557
11,982🇫🇷 Cyrus Ayari24H Series2,557
11,983🏳️ Eric GerritsSKUSA SuperNationals2,557
11,984🇩🇰 Heino Bo Frederiksen24H Series2,557
11,985🇫🇷 Jean Michel Marie24H Series2,557
11,986🇫🇷 Julien Jacquel24H Series2,557
11,987🇭🇺 Kalman Bodis24H Series2,557
11,988🇩🇪 Maik RönnefarthNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,557
11,989🇩🇰 Martin Gøtsche24H Series2,557
11,990🇺🇸 Matthew DIEHLFerrari Challenge2,557
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Bailey Cruse is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for JTR Motorsports Engineering. Cruse has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 16 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,557 ranks Cruse 11980th 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
Bailey Cruse battles the elements for 20th in MX-5 Cup season-opener at Daytona[1]
VelocityNews
24 Jan 2025
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Thomas Wins Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Race 2 at Daytona[2]
IMSA
24 Jan 2025
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Bailey Cruse to challenge trio of IMSA MX5 Cup rounds[3]
VelocityNews
29 Jun 2023
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