Ken Payson is a racing driver who last raced in SCCA Regionals. Payson has recorded 7 wins and 13 podiums from 17 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,207 ranks Payson 25281th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2023-09-10 | Palmer Motorsports Park ITS | P2 | +31 |
| 2023-09-10 | Palmer Motorsports Park ITS | P3 | −93 |
| 2023-09-09 | Palmer Motorsports Park ITS | P1 | +112 |
| 2023-07-30 | New Hampshire Mtr Spdway S/F ITS | P1 | +102 |
| 2023-07-29 | New Hampshire Mtr Spdway S/F ITS | P1 | +113 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +154 | New Hampshire Mtr Spdway S/F 2023 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +140 | New Hampshire Mtr Spdway S/F 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +139 | New Hampshire Mtr Spdway S/F 2023 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +129 | Thompson Road Course - Long 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +113 | New Hampshire Mtr Spdway S/F 2023 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +377 | 1,287 | |
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +39 | 910 | |
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Majors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −479 | 871 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Mark Murphy | 1,007 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| 🏳️ Brian Bagnall | 546 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Bridjet Duffy | 1,366 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Garrett Miskoe | 1,318 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Bennett Sikes | 891 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Peter Beaulieu | 2,764 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Keith Goldin | 2,037 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ John Adamczyk | 1,595 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Doug Fambrough | 1,491 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Steve Hawley | 1,421 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Matt MiskoeHigher-rated | 1,374 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Isaac MiskoeHigher-rated | 1,309 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,271 | 🏳️ Kahlil Natirboff | SCCA Regionals | 1,208 |
| 25,272 | 🏳️ Mike Wirrick | SVRA | 1,208 |
| 25,273 | 🏳️ Nathan Del Carmen | SCCA Majors | 1,208 |
| 25,274 | 🏳️ Rick Deerwester | NASA | 1,208 |
| 25,275 | 🇦🇷 Ariel Anino | TC Mouras | 1,207 |
| 25,276 | 🇦🇷 Ariel Balmaceda | TC Pista Mouras | 1,207 |
| 25,277 | 🏳️ Ben Snyder | NASA | 1,207 |
| 25,278 | 🏳️ C. Michael Smellie | SCCA Regionals | 1,207 |
| 25,279 | 🏳️ Chip Eggleton | PCA Club Racing | 1,207 |
| 25,280 | 🇳🇿 Jim Booth | SCCA Majors | 1,207 |
| 25,281 | 🏳️ Ken Payson | SCCA Regionals | 1,207 |
| 25,282 | 🏳️ Mark Beyer | SCCA Regionals | 1,207 |
| 25,283 | 🇦🇺 Mark Cross | NASA | 1,207 |
| 25,284 | 🏳️ Michael Lansky | PCA Club Racing | 1,207 |
| 25,285 | 🇺🇸 Robert Rosa Jr | SCCA Regionals | 1,207 |
| 25,286 | 🏳️ Ron Etzyon | SCCA Regionals | 1,207 |
| 25,287 | 🏳️ Berck Nash | SVRA | 1,206 |
| 25,288 | 🏳️ Brian Bosien | SCCA Majors | 1,206 |
| 25,289 | 🏳️ Chris Bond | NASA | 1,206 |
| 25,290 | 🏳️ Eric Coppock | SVRA | 1,206 |
| 25,291 | 🏳️ Greg Obadia | NASA | 1,206 |
Ken Payson is a developing-level amateur competitor who raced in SCCA Regionals and SCCA Majors between 2021 and 2023. He drove in the ITS class at Regionals, which runs production-based cars with limited modifications, and in the T4 class at Majors, which runs near-stock modern street cars. Both series are national multiclass championships mixing amateur, semi-professional and graded professional drivers across 25 classes in single races.[1]
Payson's record totalled 17 starts across SCCA competition, with 7 wins and 13 podiums. His sole Majors entry came in 2021. The bulk of his racing was in Regionals over 2022 and 2023, where he took 5 wins and 8 podiums across 10 rounds and finished fifth in the season standings in his most recent year.[2]
In the regular company at Regionals, Payson typically finished ahead of developing-level opponents including Mark Murphy and Brian Bagnall, both with multiple starts in the series. He also beat Doug Fambrough and Matt Miskoe, club-level drivers with deeper records in Regionals and related competition.