John Valenta is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Majors. Valenta has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 21 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 411 ranks Valenta 40174th 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.
| 2026-04-12 | World Wide Technology Raceway SM | P10 | −52 |
| 2026-04-11 | World Wide Technology Raceway SM | P7 | +10 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +54 | World Wide Technology Raceway 2022 | SCCA Majors | P3 |
| +54 | Hallett Backassward 2024 | SCCA Majors | P5 |
| +38 | World Wide Technology Raceway 2023 | SCCA Majors | P4 |
| +10 | World Wide Technology Raceway 2026 | SCCA Majors | P7 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P57 | −42 | 411 | |
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P51 | −59 | 454 | |
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Majors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −136 | 502 | |
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Majors | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −79 | 637 | |
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P64 | −634 | 716 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Justin Lautz | 1,805 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Tyler Ladd | 2,112 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% |
| 🏳️ David Guinn | 400 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Quinton Doerr | 1,166 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🏳️ Joshua Holsworth | 1,291 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Connor Thomas | 924 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🏳️ Matt Stretch | 2,819 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Matthew Davis | 1,330 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Jason Hartwell | 796 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Logan Stretch | 3,007 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Tyler QuanceHigher-rated | 2,405 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Voytek BurdzyHigher-rated | 2,063 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Nick StaglHigher-rated | 1,463 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40,164 | 🏳️ Ben Minch | SCCA Regionals | 412 |
| 40,165 | 🏳️ Jack Kellum | SCCA Regionals | 412 |
| 40,166 | 🏳️ John Houston | PCA Club Racing | 412 |
| 40,167 | 🏳️ John Stuart | SCCA Regionals | 412 |
| 40,168 | 🏳️ Jonathan Pearson | PCA Club Racing | 412 |
| 40,169 | 🏳️ Mike Sefcovic | NASA | 412 |
| 40,170 | 🏳️ Robert Ablard | SCCA Regionals | 412 |
| 40,171 | 🏳️ Brion Martin | NASA | 411 |
| 40,172 | 🏳️ Dominik Wilderer | NASA | 411 |
| 40,173 | 🏳️ Eric Balgoyen | NASA | 411 |
| 40,174 | 🏳️ John Valenta | SCCA Majors | 411 |
| 40,175 | 🏳️ Michael Seningen | PCA Club Racing | 411 |
| 40,176 | 🏳️ Ralph Bush | NASA | 411 |
| 40,177 | 🏳️ Steve Byrkit | SCCA Majors | 411 |
| 40,178 | 🏳️ Tad Segars | SCCA Regionals | 411 |
| 40,179 | 🏳️ Cole Partelo | SCCA Regionals | 410 |
| 40,180 | 🏳️ Dominic Mandile | SCCA Regionals | 410 |
| 40,181 | 🏳️ Jason Moritz | NASA | 410 |
| 40,182 | 🏳️ Lawrence Slivinski | SCCA Regionals | 410 |
| 40,183 | 🏳️ Nancy Akers | NASA | 410 |
| 40,184 | 🏳️ Will Haden | NASA | 410 |
John Valenta is a developing-level driver racing in SCCA Majors, a national multiclass championship where amateur, semi-professional and professional drivers share the track across 25 classes. He competes in the SM class, which runs spec 1990-2005 Mazda MX-5 Miatas, and has been active in the series since 2021.[1]
Over five seasons Valenta has taken one podium from 21 starts. In 2026 he sits 57th in the championship standings through two rounds so far, with more racing still to come.[2]
Valenta typically finishes behind his regular opponents Justin Lautz, a club-level regular with 16 SCCA Majors starts, and Tyler Ladd, a competitive amateur and two-time SCCA Runoffs EP champion. He has beaten semi-professional Matt Stretch once and competitive amateur Tyler Quance once, each among drivers with significantly more experience in the series.