Kelly McDonald (Teen SM) is a racing driver who last raced in NASA for Mazda Spec Miata. SM) has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 828 ranks SM) 35251th of 40,200 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.
| 2014-05-04 | Pueblo Motorsports Park Spec Miata | P10 | −62 |
| 2014-05-03 | Pueblo Motorsports Park Spec Miata | P14 | −110 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ▸NASA | Mazda Spec Miata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P100 | −522 | 828 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Nicolas AretakisHigher-rated | 1,206 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Kane Greenleaf (Teen SM)Higher-rated | 1,010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35,241 | 🏳️ Clarence Brewer | BMW CCA Club Racing | 828 |
| 35,242 | 🏳️ Courtney Jahn | SCCA Regionals | 828 |
| 35,243 | 🏳️ David Alberto Pacheco Soto | NASA | 828 |
| 35,244 | 🏳️ David Roth | SCCA Majors | 828 |
| 35,245 | 🏳️ Eric Rahenkamp | PCA Club Racing | 828 |
| 35,246 | 🏳️ Fernando Seferlis | NASA | 828 |
| 35,247 | 🇺🇸 James Ryan | NASA | 828 |
| 35,248 | 🏳️ Jeff Tanzar | NASA | 828 |
| 35,249 | 🏳️ John Fatse | PCA Club Racing | 828 |
| 35,250 | 🏳️ Keith Gillespie | SCCA Majors | 828 |
| 35,251 | 🏳️ Kelly McDonald (Teen SM) | NASA | 828 |
| 35,252 | 🏳️ Kurt L Smith | PCA Club Racing | 828 |
| 35,235 | 🏳️ (Mak) Ma likie | SCCA Regionals | 828 |
| 35,253 | 🏳️ Michael Hopp | NASA | 828 |
| 35,254 | 🏳️ Olivia Hammac | SCCA Regionals | 828 |
| 35,255 | 🏳️ Randy Schoaf | NASA | 828 |
| 35,256 | 🏳️ Richard Pankhurst | PCA Club Racing | 828 |
| 35,257 | 🏳️ Robert Welch | NASA | 828 |
| 35,258 | 🏳️ Roelof Blok | SCCA Regionals | 828 |
| 35,259 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Spencer | SCCA Regionals | 828 |
| 35,260 | 🏳️ Sean Hester | SCCA Regionals | 828 |
Kelly McDonald is a developing driver rated 828, a rank reflecting minimal experience in competitive racing. The rating describes a driver at the entry level of club and regional competition; this is racing with a real competition licence and real results, but in fields that do not routinely include professionals. McDonald's record spans a single season in 2014, with two starts in NASA competition driving a Mazda Spec Miata.[1]
McDonald finished twelfth on average across the two classified races, which places the driver at the front of entry-level fields but without sufficient consistency or sample size to claim sustained competitive standing. Across those two starts, McDonald finished ahead of drivers rated between 562 and 1,202, including Nicolas Aretakis, Kane Greenleaf, Vinay Chandra and Natalie Fenaroli; these were isolated results rather than a pattern of regular head-to-head competition. The Mazda Spec Miata team McDonald raced for has a strong record overall with 49 wins and 124 drivers across the index, though its strongest driver, Kyle Kaiser, operates at a vastly higher level.
McDonald retired from racing after 2014 and has not returned to competition since.