🏳️ James Counterman

James Counterman is a club-level amateur driver competing in endurance racing. His Racer Rating of 2,014 places him in the competitive amateur band, meaning he is quick at club level but racing in fields that do not typically include full professionals. Across 102 starts in American Endurance Racing from 2015 to 2026, Counterman has won 19 races and finished on the podium 53 times, averaging a fourth-place finish. He has won two championships in the series: the Class 3 title in 2016 and the Class 2 title in 2020, establishing himself as a consistent front-runner within his category.[1]

Counterman's head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals reflects a competitive amateur's typical standing. Against Panagioti Theodorakopoulos, a driver rated at 1,964 and the 2019 American Endurance Racing Class 3 champion, Counterman finished ahead in 10 of 22 races, showing a slight edge in direct competition. He has dominated lower-rated drivers such as Benny Chong, with whom he finished ahead in 17 of 21 shared races. Against Michael Hurczyn, a Silver-graded professional rated at 3,100 and a two-time class champion, Counterman has finished behind more often than ahead, winning 8 of 19 meetings. He has occasionally beaten drivers of significantly stronger credentials, including isolated victories over Tommy Byrne and Mike Skeen, both FIA Silver-graded professionals rated in the 3,800 to 5,000 range, but these do not form a consistent pattern.

In 2026, Counterman remains active in American Endurance Racing with three podiums across five races, finishing the season in fourth place. His career reflects sustained participation in endurance racing at a disciplined amateur level, with championship success within his class but without establishing himself among the stronger semi-professional fields that populate the series.