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🇺🇸 Jade Buford
Racing driver from United States. Trans-Am TA2.
Driver facts
Full name
Jade Buford
Born
15 February 1988(b. 1988)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
Trans-Am TA2
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
2
Career starts
78
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
3,604
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,604Rank 5426 of 40,308 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Jade Buford is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Trans-Am TA2. Buford has recorded 1 win and 2 podiums from 78 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,604 ranks Buford 5426th of 40,308 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2023 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2023-06-04 | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented By Lear TA2 | P12 | +25 |
| 2023-06-04 | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented By Lear TA2 | P13 | — |
| 2023-06-01 | Lime Rock Park TA2 | P10 | +24 |
| 2023-06-01 | Trans-Am R7 TA2 | P9 | +21 |
| 2023-06-01 | Trans-Am R8 TA2 | P3 | +74 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +171 | Sebring International Raceway 2017 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P1 |
| +155 | Circuit of the Americas 2022 | NASCAR Xfinity | P8 |
| +113 | Daytona International Speedway 2017 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P5 |
| +108 | Charlotte 2020 | NASCAR Xfinity | P8 |
| +104 | Michigan 2021 | NASCAR Xfinity | P9 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −190 | 3,604 | |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −86 | |||
| 2022 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −24 | 3,881 | |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −75 | |||
| 2021 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −268 | 3,979 | |
| ▸ARCA Menards East | Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers (Andy Hillenburg) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −118 | ||
| ▸ARCA Menards Series | Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers ( Andy Hillenburg ) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −63 | ||
| 2020 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | ↑450+228 | 4,274 | |
| ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | PF Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | +73 | ||
| 2019 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | PF Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −31 | 4,276 |
| ▸24H Series | Racers Edge Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −74 | ||
| ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | Wulver Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −48 | ||
| 2018 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | PF Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −5 | 3,947 |
| 2017 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | KohR Motorsports | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | ↑2,600+284 | 3,834 |
| 2008 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −401 | 949 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Buford finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Justin Allgaier | 5,782 | 47 | 7 | 40 | 15% |
| 🇺🇸 Brandon Jones | 5,647 | 47 | 13 | 34 | 28% |
| 🇺🇸 Riley Herbst | 5,115 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Sieg | 4,819 | 47 | 15 | 32 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Myatt Snider | 4,446 | 47 | 13 | 34 | 28% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy Clements | 4,247 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 21% |
| 🇺🇸 Daniel Hemric | 5,116 | 46 | 12 | 34 | 26% |
| 🇺🇸 AJ AllmendingerFIA Gold | 5,555 | 45 | 2 | 43 | 4% |
| 🇺🇸 Noah Gragson | 5,272 | 45 | 6 | 39 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Brandon Brown | 4,153 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,797 | 31 | 4 | 27 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,552 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler ReddickHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,440 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,416 | 🇷🇴 Mihnea STEFAN | Le Mans Cup | 3,606 |
| 5,417 | 🇺🇸 Paul Holton | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,606 |
| 5,418 | 🇦🇺 Shae Davies | 24H Series | 3,606 |
| 5,419 | 🇺🇸 Wyatt Foster | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,606 |
| 5,420 | 🏳️ Brian McAtee | Star Mazda Championship | 3,605 |
| 5,421 | 🇺🇸 Daniel Herrington | International GT | 3,605 |
| 5,422 | 🇫🇷 Guillaume Greuet | Formula 3 Macau | 3,605 |
| 5,423 | 🇺🇸 Jett Noland | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,605 |
| 5,424 | 🇮🇳 Mahaveer RAGHUNATHAN | Formula 2 | 3,605 |
| 5,425 | 🇷🇺 Nerses Isaakyan | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,605 |
| 5,426 | 🇺🇸 Jade Buford | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,604 |
| 5,427 | 🇦🇹 Lance Stewart | SCCA Majors | 3,604 |
| 5,430 | 🇸🇪 Månz Thalin | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,604 |
| 5,428 | 🇫🇷 Marc-Antoine Dannielou | Road to Le Mans | 3,604 |
| 5,429 | 🇪🇸 Miquel Julià | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,604 |
| 5,431 | 🇮🇹 Rosario Messina | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,604 |
| 5,432 | 🇧🇪 Wim Meulders | 24H Series | 3,604 |
| 5,433 | 🇨🇦 Mark Pavan | Star Mazda Championship | 3,603 |
| 5,434 | 🇩🇪 Matthias Luethen | Le Mans Cup | 3,603 |
| 5,435 | 🇺🇸 Nick Mancuso | 24H Series | 3,603 |
| 5,436 | 🇪🇸 Pedro Barral | Formula 3 Macau | 3,603 |
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