Elton Sawyer is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity for Brewco Motorsports. Sawyer has recorded 2 wins and 30 podiums from 392 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,808 ranks Sawyer 1412th 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.
| 2002-11-16 | Homestead | P22 | โ43 |
| 2002-11-09 | Phoenix Raceway | P20 | โ36 |
| 2002-11-02 | North Carolina | P22 | โ61 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +167 | Nazareth 1994 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +160 | Loudon 1995 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +158 | Martinsville 1988 | NASCAR Xfinity | P3 |
| +154 | Myrtle Beach 1994 | NASCAR Xfinity | P1 |
| +152 | Richmond 1994 | NASCAR Xfinity | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Brewco Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | โ140 | 5,541 |
| 2001 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Akins Motorsports | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +421 | 5,681 |
| 2000 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Akins Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | โ176 | 5,260 |
| 1999 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Akins-Sutton Motorsports | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +414 | 5,435 |
| 1998 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Akins-Sutton Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +76 | 5,022 |
| 1997 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Akins-Sutton Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | โ139 | 4,946 |
| 1996 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Akins-Sutton Motorsports | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +17 | 5,085 |
| 1995 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Akins-Sutton Motorsports | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P15 | +534 | 5,068 |
| 1994 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Akins-Sutton Motorsports | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +628 | 4,534 |
| 1993 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Akins-Sutton Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | โ57 | 3,906 |
| 1992 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Owen Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | โ94 | 3,963 |
| 1991 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Laughlin Racing Products | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P30 | โ321 | 4,057 |
| 1990 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +161 | 4,378 | |
| 1989 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | โ126 | 4,217 | |
| 1988 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | โ29 | 4,343 | |
| 1987 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | โ445 | 4,372 | |
| 1986 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +300 | 4,817 | |
| 1985 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +3 | 4,517 | |
| 1984 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +489 | 4,515 | |
| 1983 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | +2,676 | 4,026 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ธ Mike McLaughlin | 4,539 | 232 | 107 | 125 | 46% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Randy LaJoie | 4,189 | 229 | 113 | 116 | 49% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jason Keller | 4,358 | 225 | 110 | 115 | 49% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Tommy Houston | 3,993 | 217 | 94 | 123 | 43% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Tim Fedewa | 4,219 | 211 | 118 | 93 | 56% |
| ๐บ๐ธ David Green | 3,966 | 194 | 92 | 102 | 47% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Kenny Wallace | 4,399 | 193 | 76 | 117 | 39% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Phil Parsons | 4,321 | 191 | 103 | 88 | 54% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Ed Berrier | 4,224 | 189 | 118 | 71 | 62% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Todd Bodine | 3,787 | 178 | 69 | 109 | 39% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Tony StewartHigher-rated, 1ร champion | 6,497 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 65% |
| ๐ง๐ท Christian FittipaldiFIA Platinum, 2ร champion | 6,290 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Kevin HarvickHigher-rated, 2ร champion | 6,257 | 66 | 24 | 42 | 36% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,402 | ๐บ๐ธ Austin Beers | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 4,816 |
| 1,403 | ๐บ๐ธ David Reutimann | NASCAR Truck | 4,814 |
| 1,404 | ๐บ๐ธ Mike Marlar | NASCAR Truck | 4,814 |
| 1,405 | ๐ง๐ช Ignacio Montenegro | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,813 |
| 1,406 | ๐ฏ๐ต Toranosuke Takagi | Super GT | 4,813 |
| 1,407 | ๐ฌ๐ง Callum Voisin | Porsche Carrera Cup GB | 4,811 |
| 1,408 | ๐ฉ๐ช Christopher Mies | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,810 |
| 1,409 | ๐ท๐ด Robert Viศoiu | Formula 2 | 4,810 |
| 1,410 | ๐ฉ๐ช Marius Zug | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,809 |
| 1,411 | ๐ฌ๐ง Robbie Kerr | WEC | 4,809 |
| 1,412 | ๐บ๐ธ Elton Sawyer | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,808 |
| 1,413 | ๐บ๐ธ Kyle Kaiser | NASA | 4,808 |
| 1,414 | ๐ซ๐ท Andrea Pizzitola | WEC | 4,806 |
| 1,415 | ๐จ๐ญ Lilian Bryner | FIA GT Championship | 4,806 |
| 1,416 | ๐บ๐ธ Danica Patrick | NASCAR Cup Series | 4,805 |
| 1,417 | ๐บ๐ธ Harrison Burton | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,805 |
| 1,418 | ๐ง๐ช Pierre-Alexandre Jean | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,803 |
| 1,419 | ๐บ๐ธ Anthony Alfredo | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,802 |
| 1,420 | ๐ฒ๐ฝ Alejandro Garcรญa | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,801 |
| 1,421 | ๐บ๐ธ Jazeman Firhan Jaafar | Super GT | 4,801 |
| 1,422 | ๐บ๐ธ Darrell Bubba Wallace Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,800 |
Elton Sawyer is an established professional who raced in NASCAR Xfinity for twenty seasons from 1983 to 2002, primarily for Brewco Motorsports and Akins-Sutton Motorsports. He competed almost exclusively on oval tracks, with 382 of his 392 starts on circuits of that type. His career ran across a field mixing amateur and semi-professional entrants with graded professionals in the same races.[1]
Over two decades Sawyer took 2 wins and 30 podiums from 392 starts. He was a regular opponent for established professionals including Randy LaJoie, a two-time NASCAR Xfinity champion, and Mike McLaughlin; Sawyer finished closely matched against both. His most recent indexed activity came in 2002, when he completed three rounds before finishing 40th in the championship standings. He also finished ahead of Tony Stewart, an IndyCar champion who raced Xfinity as a stepping stone early in his career.[2]