Kurt Roehrig is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Formula Cars East. Roehrig has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,612 ranks Roehrig 5386th 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.
| 2004-10-16 | Laguna Seca | P16 | +56 |
| 2004-09-24 | Road Atlanta | P25 | −69 |
| 2004-08-21 | Road America | P31 | −71 |
| 2004-07-03 | Lime Rock Park | P19 | −12 |
| 2004-06-26 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | P27 | −43 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Laguna Seca 2004 | Star Mazda Championship | P16 |
| +2 | Sebring International Raceway 2004 | Star Mazda Championship | P17 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Formula Cars East | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +2,262 | 3,612 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Michael McDowellFIA Gold | 5,925 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Brad ColemanFIA Bronze | 4,527 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇨🇦 Daniel Di Leo | 4,246 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,083 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Potekhen | 4,059 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇻🇪 Luis Schiavo | 4,049 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Jenkins | 3,972 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jamie Bach | 3,937 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Nick Steele | 3,870 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 André Desmarais | 3,862 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Jonathan BomaritoFIA Platinum | 5,553 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 John PewFIA Silver | 5,098 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian FrisselleHigher-rated | 4,883 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,376 | 🇺🇸 Garth Rickards | Indy NXT | 3,613 |
| 5,377 | 🇺🇸 Grant Talkie | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,613 |
| 5,378 | 🇨🇭 Mauro Calamia | 24H Series | 3,613 |
| 5,379 | 🇵🇱 Piotr Wisnicki | Formula 3 | 3,613 |
| 5,380 | 🏳️ Rick Waddell | Star Mazda Championship | 3,613 |
| 5,381 | 🇱🇺 Yury Wagner | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,613 |
| 5,382 | 🇯🇵 Yuusaku Shibata | Super GT | 3,613 |
| 5,383 | 🇺🇸 Brian Donley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,612 |
| 5,384 | 🇺🇸 Jason Kitzmiller | ARCA Menards Series | 3,612 |
| 5,385 | 🏳️ Joe Robillard | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 3,612 |
| 5,386 | 🇺🇸 Kurt Roehrig | Star Mazda Championship | 3,612 |
| 5,387 | 🇮🇹 Marcello Puglisi | GP2 Series | 3,612 |
| 5,388 | 🇳🇱 Paul Meijer | 24H Series | 3,612 |
| 5,389 | 🏳️ Todd Lamb | SCCA Majors | 3,612 |
| 5,390 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Harrison | Pro Mazda Championship | 3,611 |
| 5,391 | 🇩🇪 Johannes Dr. Kirchhoff | 24H Series | 3,611 |
| 5,392 | 🇺🇸 Mark Thompson | NASCAR Cup Series | 3,611 |
| 5,393 | 🇦🇺 Paul Radford | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,611 |
| 5,394 | 🇨🇦 Alex Tagliani | NASCAR Canada Series | 3,610 |
| 5,395 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Quinton | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,610 |
| 5,396 | 🇨🇳 David Zhu | TCR World Tour | 3,610 |
Kurt Roehrig competed as a semi-professional driver, a ranking supported by his Racer Rating of 3,608, which places him in the competitive amateur to semi-professional range. His single season of documented racing came in 2004 in the Star Mazda Championship, where he competed for Formula Cars East across six rounds without securing a podium finish. His average finishing position of 22.5 reflects consistent mid-field or lower-field performance throughout that season.[1]
Roehrig's campaign placed him against a notably strong field. His most frequent rivals included Michael McDowell, who won the 2004 Star Mazda Championship and holds an FIA Gold rating at the elite professional level; Luis Schiavo, the 2003 Star Mazda champion; and Moses Smith, the 2002 Star Mazda champion. Against this calibre of opposition, Roehrig managed isolated results of note, beating McDowell once and encountering established professionals such as Jonathan Bomarito and Colin Braun on at least one occasion each, though his head-to-head records against all significant rivals remained heavily weighted toward finishes behind them. His competitive record suggests he was outpaced by the front-running contingent of the field.[2]
Roehrig's documented racing career was brief and culminated with that 2004 season. Outside his driving activities, he became known as a motorsports engineer and later as the head of Roehrig Motorsports, a NASCAR Cup Series team, indicating his primary contribution to motorsport lay in team ownership and engineering rather than competition.