Michael Carter is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Majors. Carter is a one-time champion (2020), with 12 wins and 36 podiums from 81 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,211 ranks Carter 7154th of 40,200 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.
| 2026-06-07 | Road America SM | P8 | −17 |
| 2026-06-06 | Road America SM | P4 | +27 |
| 2026-04-18 | Roebling Road Raceway SM | P1 | +19 |
| 2026-01-10 | Sebring International Raceway SM | P17 | −30 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +149 | Roebling Road Raceway 2015 | NASA | P1 |
| +122 | Roebling Road Raceway 2015 | NASA | P2 |
| +112 | Circuit of the Americas 2019 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P4 |
| +107 | Barber Motorsports Park 2019 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P3 |
| +90 | Portland International Raceway 2019 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸SCCA Majors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P48 | −20 | 3,211 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P50 | +19 | |||
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P54 | −256 | 3,212 | |
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P66 | −12 | 3,468 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P76 | −8 | |||
| 2023 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −225 | 3,488 |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P52 | −140 | |||
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P48 | +25 | |||
| ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Saito MotorSport Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −13 | ||
| 2022 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Carter Racing Enterprises | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −719 | 3,840 |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P95 | −7 | |||
| 2021 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Carter Racing Enterprises | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +109 | 4,567 |
| 2020 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Carter Racing Enterprises | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P1 | +621 | 4,581 |
| 2019 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Copeland Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P4 | ↑1,704+862 | 3,944 |
| 2015 | ▸NASA | Mazda Miata | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P62 | −79 | 1,271 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Selin Rollan | 3,551 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 48% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA Bronze | 3,161 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 92% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver | 3,916 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 53% |
| 🇺🇸 Justin PiscitellFIA Silver | 3,743 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 73% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,024 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 54% |
| 🇺🇸 David StaabFIA Bronze | 3,679 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 92% |
| 🇺🇸 Moisey UretskyFIA Bronze | 4,033 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 94% |
| 🇺🇸 Aaron JeansonneFIA Silver | 4,493 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert NoakerFIA Silver | 4,449 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 54% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam PaleyFIA Silver | 3,664 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 62% |
| 🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA Gold, 2× champion | 5,416 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Parker KligermanFIA Silver | 5,006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Luca MarsFIA Silver, 2× champion | 4,609 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,144 | 🇮🇹 Filippo Barberi | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,212 |
| 7,145 | 🇺🇸 Josh Richeson | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,212 |
| 7,146 | 🇩🇪 Kersten Jodexnis | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,212 |
| 7,147 | 🇬🇧 Philip Quaife | 24H Series | 3,212 |
| 7,148 | 🇨🇳 Zou Si Rui | GB3 | 3,212 |
| 7,149 | 🇦🇺 Adam Garwood | S5000 | 3,211 |
| 7,150 | 🏳️ Claude BOVET | Le Mans Cup | 3,211 |
| 7,151 | 🏳️ Eric Thompson | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 3,211 |
| 7,152 | 🇧🇷 Felipe Maluhy | Stock Car Pro Series | 3,211 |
| 7,153 | 🇺🇾 Frederick Balbi | TCR World Tour | 3,211 |
| 7,154 | 🏳️ Michael Carter | SCCA Majors | 3,211 |
| 7,155 | 🇧🇷 Sergio Pasian | Le Mans Cup | 3,211 |
| 7,156 | 🇪🇸 Dario Cabanelas | French F4 | 3,210 |
| 7,157 | 🇩🇪 Michele di Martino | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,210 |
| 7,158 | 🇫🇷 Sebastien Lajoux | 24H Series | 3,210 |
| 7,159 | 🇺🇸 Will Kimmel | ARCA Menards Series | 3,210 |
| 7,160 | 🇩🇪 Wolfgang Haugg | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,210 |
| 7,161 | 🇩🇪 Arno Klasen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,209 |
| 7,162 | 🇲🇽 Gerardo Nieto | TCR World Tour | 3,209 |
| 7,163 | 🇲🇽 Horia-Traian Chirigut | TCR World Tour | 3,209 |
| 7,164 | 🏳️ John Black | SCCA Majors | 3,209 |
Michael Carter is a semi-professional racing driver with a Racer Rating of 3,925, placing him at the competitive level of drivers who win consistently in pro-am fields and run mid-pack among full-time professionals. His single season of prominence came in 2020, when he won the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin ND2 championship; across his five-season career from 2019 to 2023, all spent in that series, he recorded 6 wins and 21 podiums from 50 starts, averaging a finishing position of sixth.[1]
Carter's record against his regular rivals shows a mixed picture typical of a mid-field professional. He had slightly the worse of it against the series' strongest performers: he finished behind Jared Thomas, who won the championship three times during Carter's tenure, in 17 of 36 shared races, and behind Gresham Wagner, the 2021 champion, in 23 of 42 meetings. Against Selin Rollan, a driver of nearly identical strength, the head-to-head was notably close, with Carter ahead in 23 races and behind in 26. His clearest advantage lay over Alex Bachoura, whom he beat decisively 41 times in 45 shared races. Carter also demonstrated occasional ability to finish ahead of drivers rated considerably higher; he beat Connor Zilisch, an established professional and 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, five times across their meetings, and Robert Noaker, another established professional, thirteen times.[2]
Carter retired from racing after 2023, with his final two races in the series producing no podiums and a finish of 25th. He has since moved into a role as director of racing at The Meadows, marking a transition from driver to administrator in the sport.