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🇺🇸 John Benson

Racing driver from United States. SCCA Majors.
Driver facts
Full name
John Benson
Born
27 June 1963(b. 1963)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
SCCA Majors
Status
Active
Career wins
0
Career podiums
4
Career starts
8
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
1,557
John Benson
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
1,557
Rank 20326 of 39,268 indexed, -94 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

John Benson is a racing driver from United States who competes in SCCA Majors. Benson has recorded 0 wins and 4 podiums from 8 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 1,557 ranks Benson 20326th of 39,268 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 8 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-01-04HMS Road Course FFSCCA MajorsP3+56
2026-01-03HMS Road Course FFSCCA MajorsP6−149
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+76Homestead-Miami Speedway 2023SCCA MajorsP3
+76HMS Road Course 2025SCCA MajorsP3
+56Homestead-Miami Speedway 2023SCCA MajorsP3
+56HMS Road Course 2026SCCA MajorsP3
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸SCCA Majors201000P11−941,557
2025▸SCCA Majors301000P15−1321,651
2024▸SCCA Regionals100000—−491,783
2023▸SCCA Majors202000P15+4821,832
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Benson finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🏳️ Dom Seddio96175271%
🏳️ Daniel Thorogood1,83862433%
🏳️ Neil Radloff1,24653260%
🏳️ Jonathan Kotyk2,6624040%
🇺🇸 Brian Graham1,47543175%
🏳️ James Morgan1,71732167%
🏳️ Wesley GundlerHigher-rated2,70521150%
🏳️ David AdornoHigher-rated2,025220100%
🏳️ Bj ShawHigher-rated1,797110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,268 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
20,316🇫🇷 José Fernandes24H Series1,558
20,317🏳️ Matthew SeimSCCA Regionals1,558
20,319🇫🇷 Michael da Costa24H Series1,558
20,318🏳️ Michael OrificiAmerican Endurance Racing1,558
20,320🏳️ Peter KrawchykAmerican Endurance Racing1,558
20,321🇫🇷 Rocco Spano24H Series1,558
20,322🏳️ Scot CrownerAmerican Endurance Racing1,558
20,323🏳️ Scott ShadelSVRA1,558
20,324🏳️ Steven LadermanNASA1,558
20,325🏳️ Jim HansenAmerican Endurance Racing1,557
20,326🇺🇸 John BensonSCCA Majors1,557
20,327🏳️ Martin KaemenaNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,557
20,328🏳️ Peter DiamantesAmerican Endurance Racing1,557
20,329🏳️ Samantha SilverSCCA Majors1,557
20,330🇩🇪 Thomas GeilenNürburgring 24 Hours1,557
20,331🏳️ Thomas MoorhoffAmerican Endurance Racing1,557
20,332🏳️ Tony ZwainAmerican Endurance Racing1,557
20,333🏳️ Umur SelekNASA1,557
20,334🏳️ Uwe SahlerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,557
20,336🏳️ Alex MacLellanSCCA Regionals1,556
20,337🏳️ Alexander HuberNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,556
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John Benson is a racing driver from United States who competes in SCCA Majors. Benson has recorded 0 wins and 4 podiums from 8 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 1,557 ranks Benson 20326th of 39,268 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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