Matthew Connolly is a racing driver who competes in American Endurance Racing. Connolly has recorded 5 wins and 24 podiums from 88 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,521 ranks Connolly 21426th 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.
| 2026-06-27 | Summit Point Motorsports Park Class 2 | P10 | −92 |
| 2026-06-26 | Summit Point Motorsports Park Class 2 | DNF | −139 |
| 2026-05-30 | VIR Class 2 | P4 | +15 |
| 2026-05-29 | VIR Class 2 | P6 | −35 |
| 2026-05-03 | Watkins Glen International Class 2 | P2 | +105 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +177 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2025 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +155 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2021 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +142 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2021 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +134 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex 2022 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +130 | New Jersey Motorsports Park 2019 | American Endurance Racing | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −171 | 1,521 | |
| 2025 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +118 | 1,692 | |
| 2024 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −5 | 1,574 | |
| 2023 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +95 | 1,579 | |
| 2022 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +61 | 1,484 | |
| 2021 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +24 | 1,423 | |
| 2020 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −11 | 1,269 | |
| 2019 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P4 | −48 | 1,390 | |
| 2018 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −9 | 1,702 | |
| 2017 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +40 | 1,390 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Iain Barber | 2,607 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 34% |
| 🏳️ Thomas Lee | 2,782 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 30% |
| 🏳️ Shawn Dewey | 2,588 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 41% |
| 🏳️ Chris Hebert | 1,233 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 36% |
| 🏳️ Sam Keller | 1,959 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 41% |
| 🏳️ Brian Cincera | 1,881 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 26% |
| 🏳️ Panagioti Theodorakopoulos | 2,281 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42% |
| 🏳️ Carl Becker | 1,950 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38% |
| 🇬🇧 Adam George | 2,899 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% |
| 🏳️ James Counterman | 2,319 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 35% |
| 🇲🇽 Daniel SuárezHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,271 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kaz GralaFIA Silver | 4,700 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike SkeenFIA Silver, 1× champion | 4,209 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21,416 | 🏳️ Michael Kutky | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,522 |
| 21,417 | 🏳️ Michal Kuna | SCCA Majors | 1,522 |
| 21,418 | 🏳️ Rich Abraham | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,522 |
| 21,419 | 🏳️ Timur Terpis | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,522 |
| 21,420 | 🏳️ William Maher | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,522 |
| 21,421 | 🏳️ Aaron Ellis | SCCA Majors | 1,521 |
| 21,422 | 🏳️ Alex Levinson | American Endurance Racing | 1,521 |
| 21,423 | 🏳️ Bill Glavin, Jr. | American Endurance Racing | 1,521 |
| 21,424 | 🏳️ Chuck White | American Endurance Racing | 1,521 |
| 21,425 | 🏳️ Kris Possien | American Endurance Racing | 1,521 |
| 21,426 | 🏳️ Matthew Connolly | American Endurance Racing | 1,521 |
| 21,427 | 🇮🇹 Nicola Benucci | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,521 |
| 21,428 | 🇩🇪 Nils Renken | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,521 |
| 21,429 | 🏳️ Nora Göltenbodt | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,521 |
| 21,430 | 🇩🇪 Philipp Romboy | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,521 |
| 21,431 | 🏳️ Raj Gohil | American Endurance Racing | 1,521 |
| 21,432 | 🏳️ Tobias Köhnlein | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,521 |
| 21,433 | 🏳️ Victor Disharoon | SCCA Regionals | 1,521 |
| 21,434 | 🏳️ Christopher Plemenos | American Endurance Racing | 1,520 |
| 21,435 | 🏳️ Dirk Vleufels | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,520 |
| 21,436 | 🏳️ Dylan Adeli | SCCA Regionals | 1,520 |
Matthew Connolly is a club-level driver racing in American Endurance Racing, a multiclass endurance championship where production-based cars share the track across multiple classes and drivers take turns in shared-car racing. He competes across the series' Class 2, 3 and 4 grids and has been active since 2017.[1]
Over ten seasons, Connolly has taken 5 wins and 24 podiums from 88 starts. His record sits solidly within a semi-professional field; he regularly races against established competitors including Thomas Lee, the 2024 and 2025 American Endurance Racing Class 2 champion, and Iain Barber, a semi-professional regular, though he typically finishes behind both. He has finished ahead of Mike Skeen, a professional and Trans-Am TA2 champion, once, and Steven Thomas, a professional with a 2025 international GT title, once. In 2026, his current season, Connolly has taken one podium from seven rounds raced so far and sits sixth in the championship standings.[2]