Dick Downs is a racing driver who last raced in Star Mazda Championship. Downs has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,984 ranks Downs 8703th 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.
| 2002-10-11 | Road Atlanta | P27 | −71 |
| 2002-03-15 | Sebring International Raceway | P18 | +30 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Sebring International Raceway 2002 | Star Mazda Championship | P18 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +1,634 | 2,984 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ian HendersonHigher-rated | 3,985 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Justin PruskowskiHigher-rated | 3,907 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇳🇴 John OlsenHigher-rated | 3,827 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,693 | 🏳️ Mike Rutkoski | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 2,986 |
| 8,694 | 🇨🇳 Richard Li Guang Hua | TCR World Tour | 2,986 |
| 8,695 | 🇨🇦 Dominique Van Wieringen | ARCA Menards Series | 2,985 |
| 8,696 | 🇨🇦 Grant Quinlan | ARCA Menards Series | 2,985 |
| 8,697 | 🇪🇸 Iñigo Bikuña | Formula Renault Eurocup | 2,985 |
| 8,698 | 🇪🇸 Natalia Granada | F1 Academy | 2,985 |
| 8,699 | 🇳🇱 Raymond Coronel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,985 |
| 8,700 | 🇳🇴 Theodor Olsen | IMSA WeatherTech | 2,985 |
| 8,701 | 🇩🇪 Yoshitaka Kuroda | Super GT | 2,985 |
| 8,702 | 🇺🇸 Dan Tomlin III | Star Mazda Championship | 2,984 |
| 8,703 | 🏳️ Dick Downs | Star Mazda Championship | 2,984 |
| 8,704 | 🇺🇸 Jack Murchison | SCCA Majors | 2,984 |
| 8,705 | 🇦🇷 Marcos Quijada | Turismo Carretera | 2,984 |
| 8,706 | 🇬🇧 Owen Hizzey | British GT Championship | 2,984 |
| 8,707 | 🇦🇹 Philipp Mattersdorfer | TCR World Tour | 2,984 |
| 8,708 | 🇯🇵 Yuya Tezuka | Super GT | 2,984 |
| 8,709 | 🇺🇸 Dan Sibille | GT4 America | 2,983 |
| 8,710 | 🇺🇸 Gary OTT | Ferrari Challenge | 2,983 |
| 8,711 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Zacharias | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 2,983 |
| 8,712 | 🇪🇸 Kilian Meyer | Formula Renault Eurocup | 2,983 |
| 8,713 | 🇫🇷 Payton Westcott | F1 Academy | 2,983 |
Dick Downs is a competitive amateur, ranking 2,984 on the Racer Rating scale; this places him at the entry level of organised motorsport, racing against professionals rather than among them, and typically self-funded. His racing record consists of two starts in the Star Mazda Championship during 2002, yielding no wins or podiums. He finished P34 across those two rounds, with an average finishing position of P22.5 in classified starts.[1]
In his limited racing, Downs finished ahead of several drivers of measurably stronger calibre on multiple occasions: he beat Bronze-graded professional Pierre Ehret twice, as well as semi-professional competitors Justin Pruskowski, John Olsen, and Joe Pruskowski once each. These results indicate he was competitive within his field, though his total starts and lack of podium finishes mean the sample is small. Downs' single season of racing concluded in 2002 and he has since retired from active competition.