Eli Ritchey is a racing driver who last raced in American Endurance Racing. Ritchey has recorded 2 wins and 3 podiums from 13 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 784 ranks Ritchey 32342th of 37,606 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.
| 2024-06-02 | VIR · Class 3 | DNF | −115 |
| 2024-06-01 | VIR · Class 3 | P7 | −129 |
| 2024-05-31 | VIR · Class 3 | P4 | +42 |
| 2024-04-07 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex · Class 3 | P1 | +158 |
| 2024-04-06 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex · Class 3 | P1 | +168 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +280 | 784 | |
| 2023 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P148 | −161 | 504 | |
| 2022 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P116 | −75 | 664 | |
| 2021 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P75 | −260 | 740 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ David Gausman | 2,056 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🏳️ Brett Cleer | 2,017 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🏳️ Karsten Richards | 2,086 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Azim Aliriza | 1,594 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Michael Gershon | 1,524 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Ben Wallace | 586 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Jeffrey Muller | 471 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Chad GilsingerFIA BRONZE | 3,226 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Abby LockwoodHIGHER-RATED | 2,109 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Jake KatznelsonHIGHER-RATED · 1× CHAMPION | 2,096 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32,331 | 🏳️ Teddy Alvarado | NASA | 785 |
| 32,332 | 🏳️ Thomas Free | SCCA Regionals | 785 |
| 32,333 | 🏳️ Thomas Spargo | NASA | 785 |
| 32,334 | 🏳️ Virgil Mariani | NASA | 785 |
| 32,336 | 🏳️ Allen H Smith Iii | PCA Club Racing | 784 |
| 32,337 | 🏳️ Barry Bays | PCA Club Racing | 784 |
| 32,338 | 🏳️ Bob Stream | SCCA Regionals | 784 |
| 32,339 | 🏳️ Bruce Scharf | NASA | 784 |
| 32,340 | 🏳️ Carolyn Bayer-Broring | SCCA Regionals | 784 |
| 32,341 | 🏳️ Davis Gregor | NASA | 784 |
| 32,342 | 🏳️ Eli Ritchey | American Endurance Racing | 784 |
| 32,343 | 🏳️ Gabrielle Lynch | NASA | 784 |
| 32,344 | 🏳️ Glen Kruse | American Endurance Racing | 784 |
| 32,345 | 🏳️ Greg Bandeau | NASA | 784 |
| 32,346 | 🏳️ Greg Pizzo | SCCA Regionals | 784 |
| 32,347 | 🏳️ James Sutherland | PCA Club Racing | 784 |
| 32,348 | 🏳️ John Bandow | NASA | 784 |
| 32,349 | 🏳️ Kevin Blondin | American Endurance Racing | 784 |
| 32,350 | 🏳️ Kristina Esposito | NASA | 784 |
| 32,351 | 🏳️ Leyla Safari | NASA | 784 |
| 32,352 | 🏳️ Michael Lerner | PCA Club Racing | 784 |
Eli Ritchey is a retired endurance racing driver with a Racer Rating of 784, placing him in the developing category; this level describes drivers with too few races on record to have moved off the entry level or who consistently finish at the back of competitive fields. Ritchey raced in American Endurance Racing across four seasons from 2021 to 2024, recording 13 starts, 2 wins, and 3 podium finishes. His average finishing position was P4.1, an aggregate that reflects a career whose peaks were genuine but whose consistency against established competition was limited.[1]
Ritchey's record against his most frequent rivals tells the story plainly. Against David Gausman and Brett Cleer, both multi-time American Endurance Racing champions, he finished ahead in 2 of 7 shared races but behind them in 5. Against Karsten Richards and Azim Aliriza, both former American Endurance Racing class champions, he failed to finish ahead in any of six combined meetings. His victories and podiums came partly against drivers at his own level or slightly stronger; he did beat the professional-graded Chad Gilsinger twice and took isolated wins over other established competitors including championship-level drivers such as Jake Katznelson and Alex Rubenstein, but these remain single results rather than patterns of superiority. Ritchey's best performances came in the 2024 season, when he scored 2 wins and 3 podiums in 6 rounds before finishing the championship in eighth place overall.