🏳️ Matthew Stretch

Matthew Stretch is a competitive amateur racer with a Racer Rating of 2,175, placing him in the club and regional racing band. This level describes drivers who hold a real competition licence and produce real results in fields that do not yet meet the threshold of professional racing. Stretch has completed five seasons of active racing from 2020 to 2025, with 25 starts across NASA and SCCA Majors competition in Mazda Miata machinery.[1]

Stretch's record shows consistency within amateur fields. He has recorded 6 wins and 16 podiums from 25 starts, averaging a finishing position of P4.8 in classified races. His dominant head-to-head record against most frequent rivals demonstrates clear mastery of his peer group; he finished ahead of Christopher Shaffer 15 times from 18 shared races, ahead of Scott Deffebach 12 times from 15 shared races, and ahead of Phillip McCammon and Robert Watson on 9 occasions each. His record against Trevor Mccallion, who won the 2008 NASA Spec Miata Challenge, stood at 7 wins to 5 losses across 12 races, showing competitive parity with a past champion at his own level. Stretch has occasionally encountered stronger drivers; he defeated professional-ranked competitors including Justin Gravett twice and Justin Oakes, the 2021 Trans-Am SGT champion, on two occasions, though these remain isolated results rather than patterns of sustained competition at that level.

Stretch's most recent activity places him in 2025 SCCA Majors racing, where he scored 1 win and 2 podiums from 2 rounds. His current focus remains amateur regional competition in single-make Miata racing, a category that has formed the backbone of his entire five-year record.