James Rothenberger is a racing driver who competes in American Endurance Racing. Rothenberger is a two-time champion (2015, 2016), with 8 wins and 35 podiums from 130 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,327 ranks Rothenberger 23348th of 40,200 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.
| 2026-05-03 | Watkins Glen International Class 1 | P2 | −18 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +161 | New Jersey Motorsports Park 2024 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +147 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex 2022 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +130 | New Jersey Motorsports Park 2018 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +129 | Daytona International Speedway 2016 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +114 | Monticello Motor Club 2017 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −17 | 1,327 | |
| 2024 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +275 | 1,344 | |
| 2023 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −4 | 1,069 | |
| 2022 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +147 | 1,072 | |
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P69 | −241 | |||
| 2021 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +131 | 1,166 | |
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P61 | −215 | |||
| 2020 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −188 | 1,290 | |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −215 | |||
| 2019 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −83 | 1,691 | |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +54 | |||
| 2018 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −55 | 1,682 | |
| 2017 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −21 | 1,397 | |
| 2016 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 18 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +298 | 1,737 | |
| 2015 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +573 | 1,460 | |
| 2014 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +128 | 1,088 | |
| 2013 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +3 | 759 | |
| 2012 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −292 | 756 | |
| 2011 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P41 | −302 | 1,048 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 David Mann | 736 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 56% |
| 🏳️ Jeffrey Muller | 767 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 71% |
| 🏳️ Robbie Wilson | 3,422 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 25% |
| 🏳️ James Beirne | 770 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 81% |
| 🏳️ Joshua Vieira | 1,434 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% |
| 🏳️ Allan Cohen | 1,273 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Patrick James | 1,389 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 70% |
| 🏳️ Iain Bryant | 773 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 87% |
| 🏳️ Van Svenson | 2,338 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 14% |
| 🇳🇿 Peter Richards | 1,384 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 91% |
| 🇲🇽 Daniel SuarezHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,355 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kaz GralaFIA Silver | 4,703 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 John SalernoHigher-rated | 3,409 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23,338 | 🏳️ Robert Kacprowicz | SCCA Majors | 1,328 |
| 23,339 | 🏳️ Albert Watson | NASA | 1,327 |
| 23,340 | 🇺🇸 Caitlyn McDaniel | GB4 | 1,327 |
| 23,341 | 🏳️ Chris Orr | SCCA Majors | 1,327 |
| 23,342 | 🇺🇸 Dale Johnson | American Endurance Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,343 | 🏳️ Daniel Velez | SVRA | 1,327 |
| 23,344 | 🏳️ David Voss | American Endurance Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,345 | 🏳️ Donny Edwards | NASA | 1,327 |
| 23,346 | 🏳️ Erickson / McIntyre | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,347 | 🏳️ Gress / Chamoun | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,348 | 🏳️ James Rothenberger | American Endurance Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,349 | 🏳️ John C Kuitwaard | SCCA Regionals | 1,327 |
| 23,350 | 🏳️ Josh Lyle | ChampCar Endurance Series | 1,327 |
| 23,351 | 🏳️ Paul Bergeron | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,352 | 🏳️ Ryan Rahjes | NASA | 1,327 |
| 23,353 | 🏳️ Sal Molinare | SCCA Regionals | 1,327 |
| 23,354 | 🏳️ Spencer Adams | ChampCar Endurance Series | 1,327 |
| 23,355 | 🏳️ TC McNett | NASA | 1,327 |
| 23,356 | 🏳️ Terry Sayther | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,357 | 🏳️ Tom Doughty | American Endurance Racing | 1,327 |
| 23,358 | 🏳️ Andreas Herzberg | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,326 |
James Rothenberger is a club-level racer with a Racer Rating of 978, placing him among developing to competitive amateur drivers. His record spans 15 seasons from 2011 to 2026, with 130 starts across PCA Club Racing and American Endurance Racing. He won two consecutive PCA Club Racing SP2 championships in 2015 and 2016, the pinnacle of his results; across both series combined, he has recorded 8 wins and 35 podiums, finishing on average in sixth place.[1]
In PCA Club Racing, Rothenberger's primary series across a twelve-year span, he accumulated 6 wins and 29 podiums from 104 starts. His head-to-head record against most frequent rivals shows mixed results: he finished ahead of Jeffrey Muller in 28 of 39 races, and ahead of Peter Richards in 18 of 20 races, but lost consistently to Robbie Wilson, the 2019 PCA Club Racing SP2 champion, finishing ahead only 7 times in 33 meetings. In American Endurance Racing, where he competed from 2019 onward, he posted 2 wins and 6 podiums from 26 starts. His most recent activity in 2022 PCA Club Racing yielded only one podium across five rounds; he finished 106th in that season's standings.