John Benton is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASA for Nissan 350Z. Benton has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,137 ranks Benton 26424th 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.
| 2021-10-03 | High Plains Raceway Spec Z | P4 | +54 |
| 2021-10-03 | High Plains Raceway Spec Z | P4 | +48 |
| 2021-10-02 | High Plains Raceway Spec Z | P3 | +105 |
| 2021-05-22 | Pueblo Motorsports Park Spec Z | P5 | +65 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +105 | High Plains Raceway 2021 | NASA | P3 |
| +65 | Pueblo Motorsports Park 2021 | NASA | P5 |
| +57 | High Plains Raceway 2018 | NASA | P3 |
| +54 | High Plains Raceway 2021 | NASA | P4 |
| +48 | High Plains Raceway 2021 | NASA | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ▸NASA | Nissan 350Z | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +272 | 1,262 |
| 2018 | ▸NASA | Nissan 350Z | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −359 | 991 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Ashley Burt | 2,041 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Steve DunnFIA Bronze | 3,273 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Matthew Dirks | 2,869 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Kevin Maxwell | 400 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Daniel Williams | 2,645 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Danny Suter | 1,092 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian Jordan | 1,051 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Keith Schmidt | 856 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Daniel Brigham | 824 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Pete Norman | 622 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Salil ShuklaHigher-rated | 1,184 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Garrett KastenHigher-rated | 1,176 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,414 | 🏳️ Andrew Baxter | PCA Club Racing | 1,137 |
| 26,415 | 🏳️ Brenton Williams | SCCA Majors | 1,137 |
| 26,416 | 🇦🇷 Carlos López | TC Pista Mouras | 1,137 |
| 26,417 | 🏳️ Dan Little | SCCA Regionals | 1,137 |
| 26,418 | 🏳️ Erick Koehler | PCA Club Racing | 1,137 |
| 26,419 | 🏳️ Gamaliel Aguilar-Game | SCCA Majors | 1,137 |
| 26,420 | 🏳️ George Cichon | SCCA Runoffs | 1,137 |
| 26,421 | 🏳️ J Frank | PCA Club Racing | 1,137 |
| 26,422 | 🏳️ Joe Landry | NASA | 1,137 |
| 26,423 | 🏳️ Joel Feinberg | NASA | 1,137 |
| 26,424 | 🇺🇸 John Benton | NASA | 1,137 |
| 26,425 | 🏳️ Jonathan Hansen | SVRA | 1,137 |
| 26,426 | 🏳️ Lance Watkins | NASA | 1,137 |
| 26,427 | 🏳️ Matt Million Tmc | NASA | 1,137 |
| 26,428 | 🏳️ Michael Yaskin | NASA | 1,137 |
| 26,429 | 🏳️ Robert Ocamb | SCCA Regionals | 1,137 |
| 26,430 | 🏳️ Tyler S Comat | PCA Club Racing | 1,137 |
| 26,431 | 🏳️ B. Billey | NASA | 1,136 |
| 26,432 | 🏳️ Dave Standridge | NASA | 1,136 |
| 26,433 | 🏳️ Eb Vazquez | SCCA Regionals | 1,136 |
| 26,434 | 🏳️ Ethan Stone | NASA | 1,136 |
John Benton raced in NASA, a national multiclass championship mixing amateurs and professionals in road racing. He drove a spec Nissan 350Z in the Spec Z class and competed for the main team across six of his seven starts between 2018 and 2021.[1]
His indexed record spans two seasons with seven starts and two podiums. In 2021, his final year of racing, he finished seventh in the championship standings after four rounds, taking one podium. He typically finished behind his regular opponents; Ashley Burt, a competitive amateur with 112 NASA starts, and Steve Dunn, an entry-level professional with a wider resume across NASA, club racing and international GT series, were drivers he raced most often and usually trailed. He beat Steve Dunn once and finished ahead of Salil Shukla once in their single meeting.[2]
Benton shared the grid with a mix of developing and entry-level professional drivers. The team he drove for across most of his starts fielded competitors of similar calibre and has produced entry-level professionals such as David Levine among its 26 drivers.