Jim McWithey is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Epperly. McWithey has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,379 ranks McWithey 2004th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1960-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P29 | −112 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Epperly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −112 | 3,379 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +10 | 3,424 |
Jim McWithey was an American single-seater driver who competed in Formula 1 during the 1959 and 1960 seasons. His career consisted of two starts, both for the Epperly team, without reaching the podium. He finished classified in only one of those starts, placing 28th in his most recent outing in 1960; across his two races on record, his average finishing position was 22.5. His rating of 3,379 places him within the semi-professional range of drivers active in that era.[1]
In his limited time at the highest level, McWithey occasionally bettered drivers of considerably stronger standing. He finished ahead of Al Herman and Dick Rathmann, both of whom were established professionals with ratings around 4,500 or higher, on single occasions. He also outran Len Sutton, a driver of comparable rating to himself. These results were isolated events rather than patterns of sustained competitiveness at Formula 1 level, reflecting the variability of results in a brief career. The Epperly team in which he raced was a competitive outfit that won races and would later field Jim Rathmann, a championship-calibre driver, but McWithey's tenure with the squad yielded no points or breakthrough performances.