John Witherspoon is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Majors. Witherspoon has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 622 ranks Witherspoon 37601th 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.
| 2025-06-07 | Road America FE2 | P13 | −46 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +31 | Road America 2024 | SCCA Majors | P12 |
| +16 | Road America 2024 | SCCA Majors | P12 |
| +2 | Road America 2024 | SCCA Majors | P12 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Majors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −46 | 622 | |
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P46 | +13 | 667 | |
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −109 | 654 | |
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −587 | 763 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Dean Oppermann | 1,425 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Steve Whitston | 1,849 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Amy Hollowell | 1,175 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🏳️ Adam Jennerjahn | 2,065 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇬🇧 Tom Burt | 1,567 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Kelton Jago | 1,554 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Jonathan Weisheit | 1,149 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Caleb Shrader | 3,031 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Paul Marino | 1,726 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Roy Hillenburg | 769 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37,591 | 🏳️ Geoffrey Youngdahl | SCCA Regionals | 623 |
| 37,592 | 🏳️ Gerald Douglas | NASA | 623 |
| 37,593 | 🏳️ Jim Winne | NASA | 623 |
| 37,594 | 🏳️ John Lingle | NASA | 623 |
| 37,595 | 🏳️ Lee Romine | SCCA Majors | 623 |
| 37,596 | 🏳️ Manny Alban | PCA Club Racing | 623 |
| 37,597 | 🏳️ Pete Wilson | NASA | 623 |
| 37,598 | 🇺🇸 Christopher Cook | NASA | 622 |
| 37,599 | 🇬🇧 Elizabeth Martin | SCCA Regionals | 622 |
| 37,600 | 🏳️ James Gouveia Jr. | NASA | 622 |
| 37,601 | 🏳️ John Witherspoon | SCCA Majors | 622 |
| 37,602 | 🏳️ Kevin O'Driscoll | SCCA Regionals | 622 |
| 37,603 | 🏳️ Pete Norman | NASA | 622 |
| 37,604 | 🏳️ Steven Bright | NASA | 622 |
| 37,605 | 🏳️ Dave Dotson | NASA | 621 |
| 37,606 | 🏳️ G. Evans | NASA | 621 |
| 37,607 | 🏳️ Lee Shierts | NASA | 621 |
| 37,608 | 🏳️ Michael Bradley | PCA Club Racing | 621 |
| 37,609 | 🏳️ Mike Havlick | SCCA Regionals | 621 |
| 37,610 | 🏳️ Mike Walter | SVRA | 621 |
| 37,611 | 🏳️ Robert Hargesheimer | PCA Club Racing | 621 |
John Witherspoon holds a Racer Rating of 491, placing him at the developing level of competitive racing; this describes a driver consistently at the back of club fields, or with too few races on record to have moved off the entry level. Witherspoon has made nine starts in SCCA Majors racing across four seasons from 2021 to 2025, with no wins or podium finishes. His average finishing position stands at 13th, and he remains active as of 2025.[1]
In head-to-head competition, Witherspoon has faced a field of club-level rivals with ratings ranging from 695 to 2,104. Against Dean Oppermann, a club-rated driver, Witherspoon finished ahead once in eight shared races. He has beaten Amy Hollowell twice across seven meetings, and has single race victories over Adam Jennerjahn, a semi-professional competitor, and Paul Marino. Against Steve Whitston, the 2024 SCCA Majors FE2 champion, Witherspoon completed seven races without finishing ahead. His most consistent losing record is against Whitston and Jonathan Weisheit, finishing behind both in every shared race save one against Weisheit.
Witherspoon's record reflects a driver working through the early stages of club racing competition, with occasional competitive moments against established rivals but no sustained pattern of strong performance across his nine race starts.