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🇺🇸 John Green

Racing driver from United States. NASA, Mazda Miata.
Driver facts
Full name
John Green
Nationality
United States
Current team
Mazda Miata
Series
NASA
Status
Retired
Career wins
3
Career podiums
8
Career starts
42
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
1,674
Driver photo · 3:4
Racer Rating
1,674
RANK 12183 / 37,621 INDEXED · +0 SEASON
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM
SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

John Green is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASA for Mazda Miata. Green has recorded 3 wins and 8 podiums from 42 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 1,674 ranks Green 12183th of 37,621 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.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
2012 form
LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
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2012-05-13Putnam Park Road Course · Spec MiataNASAP13−30
2012-05-12Putnam Park Road Course · Spec MiataNASAP13−24
2012-04-15Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course · Spec MiataNASAP13−37
2012-04-14Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course · Spec MiataNASAP15−64
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2012▸NASAMazda Miata400000P267−1561,674
2011▸NASAMazda Miata900000P70−3611,830
2010▸NASAMazda Miata1101000P48−6702,191
2009▸NASAAda MI200000P125−1342,861
2007▸NASA128315200000—−2442,995
2005▸NASALegends1036000P5−8143,239
2004▸Star Mazda ChampionshipStar Race Cars100000P27+364,053
2003▸Star Mazda Championship301000P11+2674,017
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
MOST-RACED & STRONGEST-BEATEN · TIMES GREEN FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🏳️ Christopher Williams1,9492471729%
🏳️ Chris Price1,630231224%
🏳️ Robert Keller1,03021101148%
🏳️ Justin Hille2,9602041620%
🏳️ David Spencer1,4821941521%
🏳️ William Biel8731813572%
🏳️ Jeff Buttrum7271716194%
🏳️ Frank Todaro1,7151610663%
🏳️ T.J. Graven1,202167944%
🏳️ Jay North1,0321411379%
🇺🇸 Michael McDowellFIA GOLD · 1× CHAMPION6,17742250%
🇺🇸 Ryan JusticeHIGHER-RATED4,082440100%
🇺🇸 Jamie BachHIGHER-RATED3,93742250%
RACED WHEEL-TO-WHEEL, NOT AS TEAM-MATES
On the leaderboard
GLOBAL RANK · 37,621 DRIVERS INDEXED
#DriverSeriesRating
12,173🏳️ Darrell AndersonSCCA Regionals1,676
12,174🏳️ Mark T HupferPCA Club Racing1,676
12,175🏳️ Oliver HönigNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,676
12,176🇬🇧 Alistair DavidsonNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,675
12,177🏳️ Christian BraunlichSCCA Majors1,675
12,178🇬🇧 Guy PoveyNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,675
12,179🇬🇧 Jeff WyattNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,675
12,180🇩🇪 Alexander WeberNürburgring 24 Hours1,674
12,181🏳️ Douglas CrossmanPCA Club Racing1,674
12,182🏳️ James HakewillSCCA Regionals1,674
12,183🇺🇸 John GreenNASA1,674
12,184🏳️ Ken BouquillonSCCA Majors1,674
12,185🏳️ Phil TupperAmerican Endurance Racing1,674
12,186🏳️ Robert SachsSCCA Regionals1,674
12,187🇩🇪 Robin ReimerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,674
12,188🏳️ Steve StepanianNASA1,674
12,189🏳️ Derek ChanSCCA Majors1,673
12,190🏳️ James LibeccoTrans-Am TA Sprint1,673
12,191🇺🇸 Ryan GemmellSVRA1,673
12,192🏳️ Taz HarveySCCA Regionals1,673
12,193🏳️ Tony FornettiSCCA Regionals1,673
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SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 25H AGO

John Green was a semi-professional driver who competed in the Star Mazda Championship across 2003 and 2004, earning a Racer Rating of 3,628. This places him in the semi-professional band, a level most commonly found in pro-am and one-make racing where drivers beat amateurs comfortably but do not sustain success among full professionals. His competitive record bears this out; across four starts he secured one podium finish and averaged a finishing position of 7.8, showing mid-pack consistency rather than front-running pace.[1]

Green's racing fell entirely within the Star Mazda Championship, competing for Star Race Cars across both seasons. His rivals included Michael McDowell, the 2004 Star Mazda champion and an elite-level professional rated 6,310, against whom Green split their four shared races two wins and two losses. However, he was outpaced more decisively by Luis Schiavo, the 2003 championship winner, who beat him in all four of their meetings. Against less established drivers such as Ryan Justice, Green held a perfect 4-0 record, though his overall tally of one podium from four starts suggests these gains were isolated rather than sustained.[2]

Green's competitive career on the single-seater scene was brief and modest in scale. His most recent activity came in 2004, finishing 27th in his final Star Mazda outing. He did not secure a championship or develop into a front-runner in the series he contested.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia
Author John Green’s Indy 500 tradition includes a bike ride, a beer and Turn 2 seats[1]
The New York Times
24 MAY 2026
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Racing against antibiotic resistance[2]
Harvard Gazette
27 AUG 2025
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John Green writes a love letter to the Indianapolis 500[3]
IndyStar
01 MAY 2025
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