Jody Ridley is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.. Ridley has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,510 ranks Ridley 5833th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1985-05-25 | Charlotte | P29 | −52 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +141 | Daytona International Speedway 1982 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +129 | Darlington 1982 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −52 | 3,576 |
| 1982 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +2,257 | 3,607 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dale Arnold Jarrett | 4,439 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Tommy Houston | 3,993 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack Ingram | 3,905 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Porter | 3,858 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Tommy Ellis | 3,759 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam ArdHigher-rated, 2× champion | 5,204 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Charlie LuckFIA Bronze | 4,469 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Rusty WallaceHigher-rated | 4,413 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,823 | 🇺🇸 Tyler Stone | GT4 America | 3,513 |
| 5,824 | 🇺🇸 Angela Ruch | NASCAR Truck | 3,512 |
| 5,825 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Hightower | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,512 |
| 5,826 | 🇵🇹 Edgar Florindo | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 3,512 |
| 5,827 | 🇧🇪 Peter Guelinckx | 24H Series | 3,512 |
| 5,828 | 🇩🇪 Zino-Ferret Fahlke | Prototype Cup Europe | 3,512 |
| 5,829 | 🇧🇷 Adalberto Baptista | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,511 |
| 5,830 | 🏳️ Mia Flewitt | British GT Championship | 3,511 |
| 5,831 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Booth | Radical Cup NA | 3,511 |
| 5,832 | 🇭🇰 Sunny Wong | TCR World Tour | 3,511 |
| 5,833 | 🇺🇸 Jody Ridley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,510 |
| 5,834 | 🇨🇦 John Lloyd | Star Mazda Championship | 3,510 |
| 5,835 | 🇩🇪 Siegfried Venema | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,510 |
| 5,836 | 🇧🇪 Albert Vanierschot | FIA GT Championship | 3,509 |
| 5,837 | 🇺🇸 Brian Johnson | Star Mazda Championship | 3,508 |
| 5,838 | 🇬🇧 Isaac Smith | TCR World Tour | 3,508 |
| 5,839 | 🇯🇵 Masataka Kawaguchi | Super GT | 3,508 |
| 5,840 | 🇮🇹 Barry Waddell | Zenith Racing Series | 3,507 |
| 5,841 | 🇨🇦 Brody Goble | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,507 |
| 5,842 | 🇨🇦 Connor Bell | NASCAR Canada Series | 3,507 |
| 5,843 | 🇺🇸 Dwayne Leik | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,507 |
Jody Ridley was a professional driver who competed in NASCAR Xfinity, the second-tier national stock car championship, racing oval tracks for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. between 1982 and 1985. His indexed record comprises three starts across that span.[1]
Ridley took two podiums from his three Xfinity starts. His career on this database ends with a 33rd-place points finish in the 1985 Xfinity season. Before his Xfinity campaign, he had earned the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and scored a victory at Dover International Speedway in the top series, the only race win in the history of Donlavey Racing.[2]
In Xfinity, Ridley typically finished ahead of Dale Jarrett and Tommy Houston, both regular opponents, with Jarrett going on to race 329 starts in the series and Houston 417. He also beat Sam Ard twice, a driver who won the Xfinity championship in both 1983 and 1984, and Charlie Luck, a professional who later added four starts in GT World Challenge America to his résumé.