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 3,506 ranks Newey 5847th of 40,700 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2014-08-01 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | P10 | +19 |
| 2014-08-01 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | P13 | −32 |
| 2014-05-08 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P5 | +102 |
| 2014-05-08 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P14 | −52 |
| 2014-04-25 | Barber Motorsports Park | P16 | −68 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +102 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2014 | Pro Mazda Championship | P5 |
| +19 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2014 | Pro Mazda Championship | P10 |
| 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 | P15 | +2,156 | 3,506 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Spencer PigotFIA Silver | 5,030 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KaiserFIA Gold | 4,808 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇲🇽 Jose GutiérrezFIA Silver | 4,426 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇧🇷 Nicolas CostaFIA Silver | 4,407 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇨🇦 Scott HargroveFIA Silver | 4,207 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇨🇦 Dalton KellettFIA Silver | 4,108 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇨🇦 Garett GristFIA Gold | 3,994 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Neil AlbericoFIA Silver | 3,900 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Shelby BlackstockFIA Silver | 3,559 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Booth | 3,511 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇧🇷 Luis Felipe DeraniHigher-rated | 5,130 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,837 | 🇺🇸 Brian Johnson | Star Mazda Championship | 3,508 |
| 5,838 | 🇬🇧 Isaac Smith | TCR World Tour | 3,508 |
| 5,839 | 🇯🇵 Masataka Kawaguchi | Super GT | 3,508 |
| 5,840 | 🇮🇹 Barry Waddell | Zenith Racing Series | 3,507 |
| 5,841 | 🇨🇦 Brody Goble | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,507 |
| 5,842 | 🇨🇦 Connor Bell | NASCAR Canada Series | 3,507 |
| 5,843 | 🇺🇸 Dwayne Leik | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,507 |
| 5,844 | 🏳️ Marcio Campos | Stock Light | 3,507 |
| 5,845 | 🇺🇸 Mark Kvamme | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,507 |
| 5,846 | 🇺🇸 Ronnie Davidson | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,507 |
| 5,847 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Newey | Pro Mazda Championship | 3,506 |
| 5,848 | 🇺🇸 Chris Lawson | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,506 |
| 5,849 | 🇳🇱 Tom Coronel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,506 |
| 5,850 | 🇩🇪 Andreas Estner | Euroformula Open | 3,505 |
| 5,851 | 🇨🇭 Lukas AZZATO | GT Winter Series | 3,505 |
| 5,852 | 🇬🇧 Nattapong Horthongkum | Super GT | 3,505 |
| 5,853 | 🇷🇺 Nikita Volegov | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,505 |
| 5,854 | 🇺🇸 Brian Keselowski | ARCA Menards Series | 3,504 |
| 5,855 | 🇲🇽 Javier Gonzalez | Italian F4 | 3,504 |
| 5,856 | 🇩🇪 Niko Wieth | FIA GT Championship | 3,504 |
| 5,857 | 🇺🇸 Satakal Khalsa | World Racing League | 3,504 |
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]