Justin Adakonis is a racing driver from United States who competes in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for McCumbee McAleer Racing. Adakonis has recorded 5 wins and 14 podiums from 35 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,778 ranks Adakonis 4560th of 38,983 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.
| 2026-06-07 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P1 | +89 |
| 2026-06-06 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P5 | +60 |
| 2026-03-01 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) ND2 | P1 | +114 |
| 2026-02-28 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) ND2 | P35 | −144 |
| 2026-01-23 | Daytona International Speedway ND2 | P10 | +44 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +130 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway 2021 | SKUSA SuperNationals | P3 |
| +114 | St- Petersburg Street Course (MX-5) 2026 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P1 |
| +109 | VIRginia International Raceway 2025 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P4 |
| +108 | Road Atlanta 2025 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P3 |
| +104 | Daytona International Speedway 2026 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +266 | 3,778 |
| 2025 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | McCumbee McAleer Racing Mazda | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −40 | 3,511 |
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Majors | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | ↑180+646 | 3,551 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +80 | |||
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +30 | |||
| 2022 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ↑415+15 | 2,615 | |
| 2021 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +130 | 2,185 | |
| 2019 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +705 | 2,055 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy Fletcher | 3,810 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Helio Meza | 3,783 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55% |
| 🇺🇸 Nathan Nicholson | 3,838 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Ethan Jacobs | 3,651 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| 🇺🇸 Bobby Gossett | 3,383 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Parker Delong | 3,366 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,024 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 55% |
| 🇺🇸 Grant West | 3,123 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70% |
| 🇺🇸 Westin WorkmanFIA Silver | 4,318 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Noah Harmon | 3,458 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% |
| 🇳🇿 Earl BamberFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 5,640 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Jesse LoveHigher-rated, 2× champion | 5,279 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇲🇽 Ernesto RiveraHigher-rated | 5,244 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,550 | 🇺🇸 Ed Ferree | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,781 |
| 4,551 | 🇦🇹 Gerhard Tweraser | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,781 |
| 4,552 | 🇺🇸 John Zartarian | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,781 |
| 4,553 | 🇬🇧 Oliver Bryant | 24H Series | 3,781 |
| 4,554 | 🇺🇸 Ford Koch | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,780 |
| 4,555 | 🇮🇹 Jesús Diez | 24H Series | 3,780 |
| 4,556 | 🇬🇧 Bill Aston | Formula 1 | 3,779 |
| 4,557 | 🇷🇺 Denis Remenyako | 24H Series | 3,779 |
| 4,558 | 🇪🇸 Eliseo Martinez Merono | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,778 |
| 4,559 | 🇹🇷 Ibrahim Okyay | World Touring Car Championship | 3,778 |
| 4,560 | 🇺🇸 Justin Adakonis | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,778 |
| 4,561 | 🇺🇸 Matt Turner | FIA GT Championship | 3,778 |
| 4,562 | 🇿🇦 Paddy Driver | Formula 1 | 3,778 |
| 4,563 | 🇬🇧 Dick Gibson | Formula 1 | 3,777 |
| 4,564 | 🇺🇸 Eddie Falk | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,777 |
| 4,565 | 🇺🇸 Joe Thurman | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,777 |
| 4,566 | 🇷🇺 Mikhail Kozlovskiy | World Touring Car Championship | 3,777 |
| 4,567 | 🇯🇵 Muneyuki Kurihara | Super GT | 3,777 |
| 4,568 | 🏳️ Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,776 |
| 4,569 | 🇦🇷 Otto Fritzler | Turismo Carretera | 3,776 |
| 4,570 | 🇧🇪 Benjamin Bailly | ADAC Formula 4 | 3,775 |
Justin Adakonis is an entry-level professional racing in a national solo sprint series; he competes in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for McCumbee McAleer Racing, driving a spec 2006-2015 Mazda MX-5. His rating of 3,778 places him in the professional band, marking a driver who has moved beyond amateur competition and is racing regularly against established professionals.[1]
Adakonis turned to road racing in 2024 after earlier kart racing. In his first SCCA season that year, he won three SCCA Majors races and took seven podiums across nine starts in the SMX class, also podiuming in both the SCCA Regionals and the SCCA Runoffs. He joined the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup in 2025 and has taken two wins and four podiums across 21 starts over the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Through six rounds of the 2026 season, he leads the championship with two wins and three podiums so far; more rounds remain to be contested.[2]
Against the regular professional opposition in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup, Adakonis has a mixed record. He is closely matched with Helio Meza, an entry-level professional with experience in three series, but usually finishes behind Jeremy Fletcher, the 2025 ND2 class champion. Beyond his peers, he has finished ahead of established professionals including Earl Bamber, a Platinum-graded driver with 80 IMSA starts and a 2019 GTLM championship, twice; and Jesse Love, a two-time ARCA champion, once. His run to the current championship lead marks his strongest sustained performance at this level.