Clayton Ketcher is a racing driver who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Saito MotorSport Group. Ketcher has recorded 10 wins and 24 podiums from 56 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,301 ranks Ketcher 6766th 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.
| 2023-06-24 | Watkins Glen International ND2 | P23 | −147 |
| 2023-06-23 | Watkins Glen International ND2 | P14 | −36 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +123 | Sonoma Raceway 2020 | NASA | P3 |
| +121 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2022 | NASA Spec MX-5 | P1 |
| +121 | Sonoma Raceway 2020 | NASA | P4 |
| +118 | Willow Springs Raceway 2022 | SCCA Majors | P1 |
| +105 | Sonoma Raceway 2020 | NASA | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Saito MotorSport Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −183 | 3,426 |
| 2022 | ▸NASA Spec MX-5 | Charlie Hayes Racing | TMC | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +317 | 3,609 |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | ↑472+336 | |||
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +80 | |||
| 2021 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 23 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +557 | 2,403 |
| 2020 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +645 | 2,562 |
| 2019 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P107 | −82 | 1,268 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Clayton WilliamsFIA Silver | 3,134 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 77% |
| 🏳️ Tony Senese | 634 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 81% |
| 🏳️ Laura Braverman | 558 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 76% |
| 🏳️ Paul Turner | 1,854 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 68% |
| 🏳️ Dan Johnson | 1,110 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 95% |
| 🇺🇸 Tomas MejiaFIA Silver | 2,129 | 39 | 11 | 28 | 28% |
| 🏳️ Roy Fulmer IV | 2,937 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 14% |
| 🏳️ Richard Lucquet | 626 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 92% |
| 🏳️ Brett Cox | 872 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 83% |
| 🏳️ Stephen McHenry | 400 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 97% |
| 🇺🇸 Dean ThompsonHigher-rated | 4,856 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KaiserFIA Gold, 1× champion | 4,808 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Trevor HuddlestonHigher-rated, 1× champion | 4,609 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,756 | 🇸🇪 Fredrik Larsson | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,303 |
| 6,757 | 🇩🇪 Moritz Oehme | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,303 |
| 6,758 | 🏳️ Pedro Lins | F4 Brasil | 3,303 |
| 6,759 | 🇳🇱 Remon Vos | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,303 |
| 6,760 | 🇳🇴 Anders Burchardt | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,302 |
| 6,761 | 🇨🇿 David Vrsecky | 24H Series | 3,302 |
| 6,762 | 🇧🇷 Fabio Gamberini | GP3 Series | 3,302 |
| 6,763 | 🇺🇸 Nate Monteith | NASCAR Truck | 3,302 |
| 6,764 | 🇳🇿 René Heremana Malmezac | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,302 |
| 6,765 | 🇦🇺 Winston Smith | S5000 | 3,302 |
| 6,766 | 🏳️ Clayton Ketcher | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,301 |
| 6,767 | 🇨🇴 Juan Esteban Jacobo | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,301 |
| 6,768 | 🇯🇵 Cyndie Allemann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,300 |
| 6,769 | 🇺🇸 Mike Harmon | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,300 |
| 6,770 | 🏳️ Tanner Arms | ARCA Menards East | 3,300 |
| 6,771 | 🇬🇧 Tom CANNING | Le Mans Cup | 3,300 |
| 6,772 | 🇦🇺 Will Harris | TCR World Tour | 3,300 |
| 6,773 | 🇯🇵 COLD MAX | GT World Challenge Asia | 3,299 |
| 6,774 | 🇨🇿 Jaromir Jirik | 24H Series | 3,299 |
| 6,775 | 🇬🇧 Jay Bridger | British GT Championship | 3,299 |
| 6,776 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Spraker | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,299 |
Clayton Ketcher is an entry-level professional competing in national solo spec-car racing in the United States. He races Mazda MX-5 Miatas in spec trim across NASA and SCCA championships. His most recent activity came in 2023 with two starts in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Saito MotorSport Group, where he finished 22nd in the championship standings.[1]
Ketcher spent three seasons in NASA's multiclass championship between 2019 and 2021, accumulating 44 starts with 3 wins and 14 podiums in the Spec Miata class. A significant spike in performance came in 2022, when he took 3 wins in 4 NASA Spec MX-5 starts and swept the SCCA Majors with 3 wins from 4 starts; he added a fourth win across two SCCA Regionals appearances. That year yielded ten wins across his total 56-start career. The 2023 Whelen Cup entry marked his indexed record's end without further results.[2]
In fields mixing amateurs and semi-professionals with graded professionals, Ketcher regularly finished ahead of entry-level professional Clayton Williams and developing competitor Tony Senese. He also beat professional drivers Dean Thompson, a NASCAR Truck and Xfinity regular, twice, and Kyle Kaiser, an Indy NXT champion and former IndyCar driver, on two occasions. His strongest results came in 2022 when he qualified for the Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout after winning consistently in NASA Spec MX-5 and SCCA competition.