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🇺🇸 John Lee Paul Jr.
Racing driver from United States. IndyCar, McCormack Motorsports.
Driver facts
Full name
John Lee Paul Jr.
Born
3 December 1939(b. 1939)
Nationality
United States
Current team
McCormack Motorsports
Series
IndyCar
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
1
Career starts
24
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,419
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,419Rank 687 of 40,213 indexed, -20 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
John Lee Paul Jr. is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for McCormack Motorsports. Paul Jr. has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 24 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,419 ranks Paul Jr. 687th of 40,213 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1999 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1999-10-17 | Mall.com 500 | P18 | −47 |
| 1999-03-28 | MCI WorldCom 200 | P22 | −92 |
| 1999-01-24 | TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 | P11 | +39 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +168 | Lone Star 500 1998 | IndyCar | P1 |
| +122 | Las Vegas 500K 1998 | IndyCar | P4 |
| +97 | 82nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race 1998 | IndyCar | P7 |
| +97 | Visionaire 500 1998 | IndyCar | P6 |
| +87 | Pennzoil 200 1997 | IndyCar | P7 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ▸IndyCar | McCormack Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −101 | 5,439 |
| 1998 | ▸IndyCar | Byrd-Cunningham Racing | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +107 | 5,539 |
| 1997 | ▸IndyCar | PDM Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +147 | 5,432 |
| 1996 | ▸IndyCar | PDM Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +3,981 | 5,331 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Paul Jr. finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Stéphane Grégoire | 5,380 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 42% |
| 🇺🇸 Davey Hamilton | 5,091 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie CheeverFIA Gold | 5,188 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 48% |
| 🇺🇸 Buddy Lazier | 5,098 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Stewart | 6,497 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 33% |
| 🇳🇱 Arie Luyendyk | 5,503 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48% |
| 🇺🇸 Buzz Calkins | 5,488 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott SharpFIA Platinum | 4,858 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38% |
| 🇧🇷 Marco Greco | 5,550 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Robbie Buhl | 5,240 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% |
| 🇮🇹 Vincenzo SospiriFIA Silver, 1× champion | 5,869 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇨🇱 Eliseo SalazarHigher-rated | 5,675 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇨🇦 Scott GoodyearHigher-rated, 1× champion | 5,665 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 42% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,213 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 677 | 🇬🇧 Gareth Rees | International Formula 3000 | 5,429 |
| 678 | 🇬🇧 Derek Bell | Formula 1 | 5,426 |
| 679 | 🇧🇷 Luiz Razia | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,426 |
| 680 | 🇧🇷 Iori Kimura | Super GT | 5,423 |
| 681 | 🇫🇷 Alain Ferté | 24H Series | 5,422 |
| 682 | 🇮🇹 Luca Badoer | Formula 1 | 5,422 |
| 683 | 🇫🇷 Patrick Lemarié | International Formula 3000 | 5,421 |
| 684 | 🇩🇪 Manfred Winkelhock | Formula 1 | 5,420 |
| 685 | 🇷🇺 Mikhail Aleshin | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,420 |
| 686 | 🇦🇺 James Wharton | Formula 3 | 5,419 |
| 687 | 🇺🇸 John Lee Paul Jr. | IndyCar | 5,419 |
| 688 | 🇺🇸 Robby Unser | IndyCar | 5,419 |
| 689 | 🇳🇿 Ryan Wood | Supercars Championship | 5,419 |
| 690 | 🇯🇵 Kamui Kobayashi | WEC | 5,417 |
| 691 | 🇩🇪 Maximilian Götz | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,417 |
| 692 | 🇺🇸 Robby McGehee | IndyCar | 5,417 |
| 693 | 🇬🇧 Christian Mansell | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,415 |
| 694 | 🇺🇸 Connor Zilisch | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,415 |
| 695 | 🇦🇺 Cam Waters | Bathurst 12 Hour | 5,414 |
| 696 | 🇦🇷 Esteban Guerrieri | TCR World Tour | 5,414 |
| 697 | 🇩🇪 Martin Tomczyk | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 5,412 |
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