Greg Ray is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for Access Motorsports. Ray is a one-time champion (1999), with 5 wins and 8 podiums from 73 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,314 ranks Ray 778th 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.
| 2004-06-26 | SunTrust Indy Challenge | P15 | −17 |
| 2004-06-12 | Bombardier 500 | P7 | +104 |
| 2004-05-30 | 88th Indianapolis 500-Mille Race | P27 | −69 |
| 2004-04-16 | Indy Japan 300 | P20 | −95 |
| 2004-03-21 | Copper World Indy 200 | P10 | +37 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +180 | Radisson 200 1999 | IndyCar | P1 |
| +179 | Longhorn 500 Presented by MCI WorldCom 1999 | IndyCar | P2 |
| +176 | MBNA Mid-Atlantic 200 1999 | IndyCar | P1 |
| +169 | zMAX 500 2001 | IndyCar | P1 |
| +165 | True Value 500 1998 | IndyCar | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ▸IndyCar | Access Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −78 | 5,314 |
| 2003 | â–¸IndyCar | Access Motorsports | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +410 | 5,391 |
| 2002 | ▸IndyCar | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −370 | 4,982 |
| 2001 | ▸IndyCar | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P15 | −59 | 5,352 |
| 2000 | ▸IndyCar | Menard Racing Team | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | P12 | −152 | 5,410 |
| 1999 | â–¸IndyCar | Team Menard | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P1 | +586 | 5,563 |
| 1998 | ▸IndyCar | Thomas Knapp Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −128 | 4,977 |
| 1997 | â–¸IndyCar | Thomas Knapp Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +3,755 | 5,105 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Scott SharpFIA Platinum | 4,858 | 69 | 25 | 44 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Buddy Lazier | 5,098 | 66 | 24 | 42 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Robbie Buhl | 5,240 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie CheeverFIA Gold | 5,131 | 54 | 19 | 35 | 35% |
| 🇺🇸 Billy Boat | 5,208 | 53 | 19 | 34 | 36% |
| 🇬🇧 Jeff WardFIA Bronze | 5,334 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Mark Dismore | 5,154 | 49 | 19 | 30 | 39% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hornish Jr. | 5,545 | 48 | 10 | 38 | 21% |
| 🇺🇸 Al Unser Jr. | 5,596 | 44 | 14 | 30 | 32% |
| 🇨🇱 Eliseo Salazar | 5,675 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony StewartHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,497 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% |
| 🇬🇧 Dario FranchittiHigher-rated, 4× champion | 6,348 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇳🇿 Scott DixonFIA Platinum, 6× champion | 6,124 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 26% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 768 | 🇺🇸 Dane Cameron | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,326 |
| 769 | 🇧🇷 Enzo Fittipaldi | Indy NXT | 5,325 |
| 770 | 🇦🇷 Juan Cruz Alvarez | GP2 Series | 5,324 |
| 771 | 🇬🇧 Jonny Edgar | WEC | 5,323 |
| 772 | 🇺🇸 Art Cross | Formula 1 | 5,322 |
| 773 | 🇺🇸 Parker Retzlaff | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,320 |
| 774 | 🇬🇧 Phil Andrews | International Formula 3000 | 5,320 |
| 775 | 🇺🇸 Sam Mayer | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,320 |
| 776 | 🇫🇷 Laurent Redon | IndyCar | 5,316 |
| 777 | 🇮🇹 Fabiano Vandone | International Formula 3000 | 5,315 |
| 778 | 🇺🇸 Greg Ray | IndyCar | 5,314 |
| 779 | 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Colombo | WEC | 5,314 |
| 780 | 🇺🇸 Tyce Carlson | IndyCar | 5,313 |
| 781 | 🇧🇷 Pedro Clerot | Formula 3 | 5,312 |
| 782 | 🇩🇪 Mick Schumacher | IndyCar | 5,311 |
| 783 | 🇧🇪 Eric van de Poele | FIA GT Championship | 5,310 |
| 784 | 🇩🇪 Jens Klingmann | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,310 |
| 785 | 🇫🇷 Mathieu Jaminet | WEC | 5,310 |
| 786 | 🇫🇷 Théo Pourchaire | WEC | 5,308 |
| 787 | 🇯🇵 Hiroki Ohtsu | Super GT | 5,306 |
| 788 | 🇳🇿 Ryan Hunter-Reay | IndyCar | 5,306 |
Greg Ray was an established professional racing in IndyCar, the top single-seater championship in the United States. Over eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, he competed exclusively on oval circuits, driving for Access Motorsports. He won the 1999 IndyCar championship, the pinnacle of his racing career.[1]
Ray made 73 starts across his eight seasons, taking five wins and eight podium finishes. His championship year saw him defeat a full season of competitors ranging from amateurs to graded professionals on the same grid. Beyond 1999, he remained a regular in the series through 2004, finishing 19th in the championship standings in his final season.[2]
He raced regularly against established figures in IndyCar of his era. Scott Sharp and Buddy Lazier, themselves both established professionals and regular opponents, ran closely matched with Ray across multiple seasons. Ray finished ahead of Tony Stewart, the 1997 IndyCar champion, on three occasions, and beat Dario Franchitti, who would go on to win four IndyCar titles, twice in direct competition.