Ben Maier is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Truck. Maier has recorded 6 wins and 19 podiums from 64 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,847 ranks Maier 4217th 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.
| 2026-07-11 | NASCAR Truck Series at Lime Rock | P33 | −104 |
| 2026-05-23 | Lime Rock Park TA2 | P2 | +91 |
| 2026-02-28 | NASCAR Truck Series at St. Petersburg | P11 | +111 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +176 | Trans-Am R4 2024 | Trans-Am TA2 | P1 |
| +143 | Trans-Am R2 2023 | Trans-Am TA2 | P9 |
| +135 | Trans-Am R12 2023 | Trans-Am TA2 | P8 |
| +132 | Trans-Am R9 2023 | Trans-Am TA2 | P9 |
| +131 | Trans-Am R6 2024 | Trans-Am TA2 | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸NASCAR Truck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | +7 | 3,847 | |
| ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +91 | |||
| 2025 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P52 | −361 | 3,749 |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −23 | |||
| ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −124 | |||
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | ↑737−6 | |||
| 2024 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +645 | 3,526 | |
| ▸NASA | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P61 | −124 | |||
| 2023 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +808 | 3,004 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P71 | −215 | |||
| ▸NASA | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P49 | +48 | |||
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P60 | +46 | |||
| 2022 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P102 | −1,008 | 2,317 |
| 2020 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +1,975 | 3,325 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Thomas Annunziata | 4,330 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 24% |
| 🏳️ Adrian Wlostowski | 3,807 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 61% |
| 🇺🇸 Thomas MerrillFIA Silver | 3,323 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 30% |
| 🇧🇷 Rafa Matos | 3,493 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 23% |
| 🏳️ Boris Said Jr | 2,888 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 62% |
| 🏳️ Tom Sheehan | 2,872 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 85% |
| 🏳️ Keith Prociuk | 3,294 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 70% |
| 🏳️ Barry Boes | 3,200 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65% |
| 🏳️ Eric Cayton | 3,130 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 87% |
| 🇺🇸 Caleb BaconFIA Silver | 2,879 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 60% |
| 🇬🇧 Dario FranchittiHigher-rated, 4× champion | 6,346 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇲🇽 Daniel SuarezHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,260 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Carson KvapilHigher-rated | 5,845 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,207 | 🇺🇾 Alberto Uria | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,208 | 🇦🇷 Alessandro de Tomaso | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,209 | 🇺🇸 Chase Austin | Indy NXT | 3,848 |
| 4,210 | 🇺🇸 George Fonder | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,211 | 🇦🇹 Helmuth Koinigg | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,212 | 🇺🇸 Jake Drew | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,848 |
| 4,213 | 🇺🇸 Jud Larson | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,214 | 🇺🇸 Martin Truex | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,848 |
| 4,215 | 🇺🇸 Mike Garvey | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,848 |
| 4,216 | 🇨🇦 Bassam Kronfli | 24H Series | 3,847 |
| 4,217 | 🇺🇸 Ben Maier | NASCAR Truck | 3,847 |
| 4,218 | 🇺🇸 Bobby Rahal | Formula 1 | 3,847 |
| 4,219 | 🇬🇧 David Prophet | Formula 1 | 3,847 |
| 4,220 | 🇫🇷 Frédéric Dor | FIA GT Championship | 3,847 |
| 4,221 | 🇯🇵 Masami Kageyama | Super GT | 3,847 |
| 4,222 | 🇧🇪 Nigel Bailly | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,847 |
| 4,223 | 🇺🇸 Nikko Reger | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,847 |
| 4,224 | 🏳️ Renato Braga | Stock Car Pro Series | 3,847 |
| 4,225 | 🇷🇺 Alexey Korneev | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,846 |
| 4,226 | 🇩🇰 Antoine Doquin | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,846 |
| 4,227 | 🇺🇸 Barry Bostick | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,846 |
Ben Maier is a professional racing driver competing across American motorsports. Holding an FIA Silver grade, he contests a mix of road-racing series in spec Mazda Miatas and open-wheel touring machinery, supplemented by occasional NASCAR Truck Series appearances on road courses. He races primarily in NASA's multiclass Spec Miata class and Trans-Am TA2, alongside competition in SCCA Majors and NASCAR Truck.[1]
Across six seasons from 2020 through 2026, Maier has compiled 60 starts with 6 wins and 19 podiums. His most consistent returns have come in NASA, where he has taken 4 wins and 11 podiums from 19 starts in the Spec Miata class. Trans-Am TA2 has been his longest single series commitment, fielding 24 starts that yielded a win and three podiums. SCCA Majors added a win and four podiums from 10 starts, with additional SCCA Regionals and a handful of NASCAR Truck road-course rounds filling his record. His current season in Trans-Am TA2 sits at one round completed, with Maier holding a podium and standing twelfth in the championship.[2]
Maier meets a field mixing amateurs and semi-professionals with graded professionals in the same races. He has finished ahead of established professionals including three-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti and 2016 NASCAR Xfinity champion Daniel Suarez in single instances. Among his regular opponents are professional Thomas Annunziata, typically ahead of him, and entry-level professional Adrian Wlostowski, a 2016 NASA Super Touring 2 champion with whom he runs closely matched.