Brandon Newey is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Pro Mazda Championship for Team Pelfrey. Newey has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,486 ranks Newey 3954th 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.
| 2014-08-01 | Mid-Ohio | P10 | +17 |
| 2014-08-01 | Mid-Ohio | P13 | −35 |
| 2014-05-08 | Indianapolis | P5 | +102 |
| 2014-05-08 | Indianapolis | P14 | −55 |
| 2014-04-25 | Barber | P16 | −72 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ▸Pro Mazda Championship | Team Pelfrey | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −264 | 3,486 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KaiserFIA GOLD | 5,235 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Spencer PigotFIA SILVER | 5,216 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇨🇦 Garett GristFIA SILVER | 4,710 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇧🇷 Nicolas CostaFIA SILVER | 4,569 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇲🇽 Jose GutiérrezFIA SILVER | 4,451 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇨🇦 Scott HargroveFIA SILVER | 4,258 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇨🇦 Dalton KellettFIA SILVER | 4,154 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Neil AlbericoFIA SILVER | 3,897 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Booth | 3,759 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇦🇷 Julia Ballario | 3,684 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇧🇷 Luis Felipe DeraniHIGHER-RATED | 5,552 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,944 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Nash | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,491 |
| 3,945 | 🇷🇸 Andrej Petrovic | Spanish F4 | 3,490 |
| 3,946 | 🇺🇸 Dave Zavelson | SCCA Runoffs | 3,490 |
| 3,947 | 🇺🇸 Eric Powell | Zenith Racing Series | 3,490 |
| 3,948 | 🇨🇦 Louka St-Jean | USF Pro 2000 | 3,490 |
| 3,949 | 🇸🇪 Stanley Dickens | Formula 3 Macau | 3,490 |
| 3,950 | 🇬🇧 John Ferguson | British GT Championship | 3,489 |
| 3,951 | 🇬🇧 Hunter Abbott | British GT Championship | 3,488 |
| 3,952 | 🇮🇪 James Roe Jr. | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,488 |
| 3,953 | 🇬🇧 Jack Manchester | European Le Mans Series | 3,487 |
| 3,954 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Newey | Pro Mazda Championship | 3,486 |
| 3,955 | 🏳️ Chase Janes | NASCAR Truck Series | 3,486 |
| 3,956 | 🇺🇸 Gian Buffomante | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,486 |
| 3,957 | 🇺🇸 Maximilian Opalski | Zenith Racing Series | 3,486 |
| 3,958 | 🇬🇧 Nicholas Adcock | European Le Mans Series | 3,486 |
| 3,959 | 🇩🇪 André Rudersdorf | FIA Formula 3 European | 3,485 |
| 3,960 | 🇨🇳 Sun Yue Yang | GB3 | 3,485 |
| 3,961 | 🇯🇵 Yuya Sakamoto | Super GT | 3,485 |
| 3,962 | 🇩🇪 Klaus Panchyrz | Formula 3 Macau | 3,484 |
| 3,963 | 🇲🇴 Michael Ho | Formula 3 Macau | 3,484 |
| 3,964 | 🏳️ Jarrett Jones | SCCA Majors | 3,482 |
Brandon Newey is a semi-professional driver whose Racer Rating of 3,486 places him in the competitive amateur band; this level describes drivers who are quick enough to race against professionals but typically finish outside the points in those fields. His single season of professional racing took place in 2014, when he competed in the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey across eight rounds without securing a podium finish. His average finishing position of thirteenth across those races reflects a driver struggling to keep pace in a field of established competitors.[1]
Newey's season took place alongside several drivers of considerably higher calibre. Spencer Pigot and Kyle Kaiser, both of whom would go on to win the Indy NXT Championship in successive years, raced against him regularly; Newey finished ahead of Kaiser twice and Pigot once across their eight shared races, but trailed both drivers consistently. Scott Hargrove, the 2014 Pro Mazda Champion, completed a whitewash against him, finishing ahead in all eight races they shared. Newey did manage occasional competitive moments, beating established professional Luis Felipe Derani twice and FIA Silver-graded driver Nicolas Costa three times, but these isolated results could not sustain a pattern of competitiveness in the series. After 2014 his racing career ended. His prior kart racing success, including a notable victory in a prestigious Indiana championship, had not translated to progression in single-seater racing at the professional level.[2]