Ben Waddell is a racing driver who competes in Zenith Racing Series for Stratus Racing. Waddell has recorded 2 wins and 4 podiums from 17 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,604 ranks Waddell 5346th 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.
| 2026-03-15 | Sonoma Raceway ZP2 | P8 | −142 |
| 2026-03-14 | Sonoma Raceway ZP2 | P2 | +78 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +133 | Sebring 2018 | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | P1 |
| +117 | Sebring 2018 | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | P1 |
| +106 | Sebring International Raceway 2020 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P3 |
| +96 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2019 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P6 |
| +81 | VIRginia International Raceway 2018 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Zenith Racing Series | Stratus Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −64 | 3,604 |
| 2024 | ▸SVRA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −59 | 3,668 | |
| 2020 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Forty7 Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +6 | 3,727 |
| 2019 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | ONE Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +5 | 3,820 |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | Automatic Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | ↑264−5 | ||
| 2018 | ▸Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +2,111 | 3,461 | |
| ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | Extreme Speed Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ↑750+81 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dakota DickersonFIA Silver | 4,071 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇨🇦 Stephen SimpsonFIA Silver | 4,148 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan NormanFIA Silver | 4,279 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Mason FilippiFIA Silver | 4,140 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Gabby ChavesFIA Gold | 4,030 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael LewisFIA Gold | 4,020 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Jason Alder | 3,922 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry GottsackerFIA Silver | 3,816 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇨🇦 Mark WilkinsFIA Gold | 3,782 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Tim LewisFIA Bronze | 3,703 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Russell WardFIA Silver, 2× champion | 5,281 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BarronFIA Silver | 5,074 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇨🇦 Júlio CamposFIA Silver | 5,072 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,336 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Martel | NASCAR Truck | 3,606 |
| 5,337 | 🇺🇸 Mat Pombo | SCCA Regionals | 3,606 |
| 5,338 | 🇩🇪 Michael Kapfinger | GT Winter Series | 3,606 |
| 5,339 | 🇷🇴 Mihnea STEFAN | Le Mans Cup | 3,606 |
| 5,340 | 🏳️ Brian McAtee | Star Mazda Championship | 3,605 |
| 5,341 | 🇺🇸 Daniel Herrington | International GT | 3,605 |
| 5,342 | 🇫🇷 Guillaume Greuet | Formula 3 Macau | 3,605 |
| 5,343 | 🇯🇵 Kenta Kumagai | Super Formula Lights | 3,605 |
| 5,344 | 🇮🇳 Mahaveer RAGHUNATHAN | Formula 2 | 3,605 |
| 5,345 | 🇷🇺 Nerses Isaakyan | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,605 |
| 5,346 | 🏳️ Ben Waddell | Zenith Racing Series | 3,604 |
| 5,349 | 🇸🇪 Månz Thalin | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,604 |
| 5,347 | 🇫🇷 Marc-Antoine Dannielou | Road to Le Mans | 3,604 |
| 5,348 | 🇪🇸 Miquel Julià | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,604 |
| 5,350 | 🇮🇹 Rosario Messina | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,604 |
| 5,351 | 🇧🇪 Wim Meulders | 24H Series | 3,604 |
| 5,352 | 🇺🇸 Dystany Spurlock | ARCA Menards Series | 3,603 |
| 5,353 | 🇦🇺 James Roe Jr. | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,603 |
| 5,354 | 🇨🇦 Mark Pavan | Star Mazda Championship | 3,603 |
| 5,355 | 🇩🇪 Matthias Luethen | Le Mans Cup | 3,603 |
| 5,356 | 🇩🇰 Mikkel Pedersen | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,603 |
Ben Waddell is a Silver-graded sportscar driver, a professional-level competitor typically early in an endurance racing career. His Racer Rating of 3,613 places him among semi-professionals; he wins consistently in lighter formulae and against am-am fields, but sits mid-pack when racing against established professionals. Across 17 starts between 2018 and 2026, he has recorded 2 wins and 4 podiums, averaging a finish of P6.6. His early success came in the Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series in 2018, where he won both his races. His IMSA career has been more measured; four starts in IMSA Prototype Challenge yielded no podiums, while six starts in IMSA Pilot Challenge from 2019 to 2020 produced a single podium finish with Forty7 Motorsports.[1]
Against his most frequent rivals, a field of Silver-graded professionals and one Gold-graded driver, Waddell's record is mixed. He finished ahead of Dakota Dickerson, a 2019 Formula Regional Americas champion, in 3 of 7 shared races, but trails Stephen Simpson, Ryan Norman, and Mark Wilkins (the last a 2019 IMSA Pilot Challenge TCR champion) in head-to-head competition. He has beaten stronger drivers sporadically; he has finished ahead of Russell Ward, the 2024 and 2025 IMSA WeatherTech GTD champion, once, and ahead of Kenton Koch, a former IMSA Prototype Challenge LMP3 champion and two-time GT-class champion, twice. These results suggest capability on his best days rather than a pattern of competitive superiority.
Waddell remains active in 2026, having started the Zenith Racing Series with one podium from two rounds. His racing has spanned sportscar endurance events and formula cars over eight years, with the bulk of his recent activity in IMSA's lower classes where he competes against a professional-level field.