🏳️ Leland Blanding

Leland Blanding competed in American Endurance Racing across the 2015 and 2016 seasons, accumulating four starts with one podium finish. His Racer Rating of 1,014 places him in the developing category; this represents the entry level of competition, typically drivers with limited race experience or consistent results toward the rear of club-level fields. Blanding's average finish of seventh across his starts reflects an uneven performance across a small sample of races.[1]

Blanding raced primarily against semi-professional and club-level competitors in endurance racing. His head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals was mixed; he finished behind Kyle Tilley, a Silver-graded professional, in three of four shared races but ahead of him once. Against Alex Rubenstein, a multiple-time American Endurance Racing Class 4 champion, Blanding split results evenly. His most notable individual performances came against stronger drivers such as Sandro Espinosa, a former NASA Spec E30 and E46 champion, whom he beat twice, and Kyle Tilley, whom he outfinished on one occasion. However, these represent isolated results rather than sustained competitiveness at that level.

Blanding's racing career ended after 2016, leaving him with a brief two-season record in endurance competition. His single podium result and occasional victories over established rivals suggest moments of competitive performance, but his overall rating and finishing positions place him firmly among developing drivers with limited experience at this level of racing.