Jeffery Awender is a racing driver who competes in NASA for Thunder Roadster GTR. Awender has recorded 4 wins and 11 podiums from 41 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,300 ranks Awender 24129th 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.
| 2026-09-27 | Sebring International Raceway Thunder Roadster GTR | P6 | +52 |
| 2026-09-26 | Sebring International Raceway Thunder Roadster GTR | P9 | −9 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +195 | Thunderhill Raceway Park 2020 | NASA | P1 |
| +183 | Sonoma Raceway 2020 | NASA | P1 |
| +180 | Thunderhill Raceway Park 2020 | NASA | P1 |
| +169 | Sonoma Raceway 2020 | NASA | P1 |
| +143 | Sonoma Raceway 2017 | NASA | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸NASA | Thunder Roadster GTR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +43 | 1,300 |
| 2021 | ▸NASA | Thunder Roadster GTR | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +46 | 1,257 |
| 2020 | ▸NASA | Inex Thunder Roadster | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +721 | 1,257 |
| 2019 | ▸NASA | Pro Challenge Mazda Road Race | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −41 | 865 |
| 2018 | ▸NASA | INEX Thunder Roadster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −255 | 490 |
| 2017 | ▸NASA | INEX Thunder Roadster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +143 | 531 |
| 2016 | ▸NASA | INEX Thunder Roadster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −21 | 786 |
| 2012 | ▸NASA | 131067 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P78 | −277 | 664 |
| 2010 | ▸NASA | Factory Five Spec Racer | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −410 | 940 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Tom Boyd | 1,122 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% |
| 🏳️ David Standridge | 867 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% |
| 🏳️ Douglas Marshall | 1,250 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% |
| 🏳️ Deejay Riley | 1,509 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🏳️ Larry Moore | 1,470 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🏳️ Steven Ferrario | 1,354 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Bryan McQueen | 1,115 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🏳️ Dan Riley | 755 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🏳️ Thomas Coon | 440 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% |
| 🏳️ Andy Chittum | 1,971 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Sean AronHigher-rated | 2,143 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Henry SchmittFIA Bronze | 2,047 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Raymond ZanottoHigher-rated | 1,928 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24,119 | 🏳️ Michael Plum | NASA | 1,301 |
| 24,120 | 🏳️ Mike Sombeck | SCCA Regionals | 1,301 |
| 24,121 | 🏳️ Neil Verity | SVRA | 1,301 |
| 24,122 | 🏳️ Paul Llanos | American Endurance Racing | 1,301 |
| 24,123 | 🏳️ Scotty Miller | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,301 |
| 24,124 | 🏳️ Charles Hurley | NASA | 1,300 |
| 24,125 | 🇺🇸 Dan Gordon | NASA | 1,300 |
| 24,126 | 🏳️ Darin Polsley | NASA | 1,300 |
| 24,127 | 🏳️ Gregg Cavan | SCCA Regionals | 1,300 |
| 24,128 | 🏳️ Jason Levy | PCA Club Racing | 1,300 |
| 24,129 | 🏳️ Jeffery Awender | NASA | 1,300 |
| 24,130 | 🏳️ John Putnam | SVRA | 1,300 |
| 24,131 | 🇺🇸 Justin Barnes | NASA | 1,300 |
| 24,132 | 🏳️ Kenneth Kozlowski | SCCA Regionals | 1,300 |
| 24,133 | 🏳️ Mark Milligan | NASA | 1,300 |
| 24,134 | 🏳️ Matthew Kasuda | NASA | 1,300 |
| 24,135 | 🏳️ Mike Halpin | NASA | 1,300 |
| 24,136 | 🏳️ Milos Milivojevic | SCCA Regionals | 1,300 |
| 24,137 | 🇦🇷 Nicolás Montanari M. | TC Pista Mouras | 1,300 |
| 24,138 | 🏳️ Olivier Raoust | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,300 |
| 24,139 | 🏳️ Rice Robinson | SCCA Majors | 1,300 |
Jeffery Awender is a developing amateur racer competing in NASA, a multiclass national championship mixing amateur through professional drivers in single rounds. He races Factory Five Challenge roadsters, Legends Masters coupes, and Spec E30 BMW 3-series across the series' various classes.[1]
Over 16 seasons from 2010 through his current 2026 campaign, Awender has started 41 times and taken 4 wins and 11 podiums. His 2020 season brought a championship in the Factory Five Challenge class. He currently sits 22nd in the 2026 standings with two rounds completed and more still to come.[2]
Awender's regular competition comes from other developing drivers at NASA. He runs closely matched against Tom Boyd and David Standridge, both developing amateurs with extensive NASA records. He has beaten competitive amateur Sean Aron twice and Henry Schmitt, a competitive amateur and FIA Bronze-graded driver, once. His primary team operation has fielded two drivers in the index, with Awender as its strongest entry.