Deacon James is a racing driver who last raced in NASA for Mazda NA Miata. James has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 18 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,008 ranks James 30256th 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.
| 2022-10-09 | Sonoma Raceway Spec Miata | P14 | +30 |
| 2022-10-09 | Sonoma Raceway Spec Miata | P14 | +25 |
| 2022-10-08 | Sonoma Raceway Spec Miata | P13 | +37 |
| 2022-08-21 | Sonoma Raceway Spec Miata | P14 | +58 |
| 2022-08-21 | Sonoma Raceway Spec Miata | P15 | +48 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +59 | Sonoma Raceway 2022 | NASA | P16 |
| +58 | Sonoma Raceway 2022 | NASA | P14 |
| +48 | Sonoma Raceway 2022 | NASA | P15 |
| +45 | Sonoma Raceway 2021 | NASA | P16 |
| +44 | Sonoma Raceway 2022 | NASA | P18 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ▸NASA | Mazda NA Miata | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P124 | +184 | 1,013 |
| 2021 | ▸NASA | Mazda NA Miata | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P131 | −35 | 829 |
| 2020 | ▸NASA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P89 | −613 | 737 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Tony Senese | 634 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Richard Lucquet | 626 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% |
| 🏳️ David Tooker | 2,005 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% |
| 🏳️ Stephen McHenry | 400 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 82% |
| 🏳️ Adam Freire | 2,593 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% |
| 🇨🇴 Andres PrietoFIA Bronze | 2,456 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Smith | 1,854 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| 🏳️ Brennan Stammer | 1,645 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| 🏳️ Randy Almand | 1,477 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Brett Cox | 872 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Dean ThompsonHigher-rated | 4,856 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Trevor HuddlestonHigher-rated, 1× champion | 4,609 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇨🇦 Reinhold KRAHNFIA Bronze | 3,874 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30,247 | 🏳️ Charles McCabe | Velocity Invitational | 1,008 |
| 30,248 | 🏳️ Cheryl Lehman Collier | PCA Club Racing | 1,008 |
| 30,249 | 🏳️ Chris Manuel | NASA | 1,008 |
| 30,246 | 🇬🇧 CO Henderson | PCA Club Racing | 1,008 |
| 30,250 | 🏳️ Courtney Hubbard | SCCA Regionals | 1,008 |
| 30,252 | 🏳️ D. Deweese | NASA | 1,008 |
| 30,251 | 🏳️ D Law | PCA Club Racing | 1,008 |
| 30,253 | 🇺🇸 Daniel Jesse | PCA Club Racing | 1,008 |
| 30,254 | 🏳️ Dave Hechler | SCCA Majors | 1,008 |
| 30,255 | 🏳️ David Fazzino | NASA | 1,008 |
| 30,256 | 🏳️ Deacon James | NASA | 1,008 |
| 30,257 | 🏳️ Egmar Klemmer | NASA | 1,008 |
| 30,258 | 🏳️ Fred Freihofner | NASA | 1,008 |
| 30,259 | 🏳️ Gordon Zaddie | SCCA Regionals | 1,008 |
| 30,260 | 🏳️ Hans Gutmann | SVRA | 1,008 |
| 30,261 | 🏳️ Hendrik Webster | NASA | 1,008 |
| 30,262 | 🏳️ Jeffrey M Neiblum | PCA Club Racing | 1,008 |
| 30,263 | 🇦🇺 Keith Jones | PCA Club Racing | 1,008 |
| 30,264 | 🏳️ Kerry Bonner | NASA | 1,008 |
| 30,265 | 🏳️ Kimi Cordier | SCCA Regionals | 1,008 |
| 30,266 | 🏳️ L Dumoulin | PCA Club Racing | 1,008 |
Deacon James is a developing amateur competitor in NASA's national multiclass endurance championship, racing a Mazda MX-5 Miata in the Spec Miata class. His racing career spans three seasons from 2020 to 2022, during which he made 18 starts across the series.[1]
James finished 124th in the NASCAR championship standings across the 11 rounds raced in the 2022 season. Throughout his career he was closely matched with Tony Senese and Richard Lucquet, both developing drivers competing regularly in NASA. He finished ahead of Dean Thompson, a professional with 70 NASCAR Truck starts and experience in higher series, and Trevor Huddleston, a professional and 2025 ARCA Menards West champion.[2]