Michael Whelden is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites for Extreme Speed Motorsports. Whelden has recorded 1 win and 5 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,602 ranks Whelden 1495th of 12,418 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites | Extreme Speed Motorsports | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +204 | 2,704 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Clark Toppe | 2,803 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin Versteeg | 2,730 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle Masson | 2,283 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% |
| 🇺🇸 Joel Janco | 1,883 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% |
| 🇨🇦 James Dayson | 1,725 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% |
| 🇺🇸 Maxwell Hanratty | 2,566 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Gary Gibson | 1,566 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 🇺🇸 Gerhard Watzinger | 1,747 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🏳️ Dave House | 1,562 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian Alder | 2,274 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
Michael Whelden is a driver from the United States whose career is on record in the IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites series, competing for Extreme Speed Motorsports. Across 11 career starts, Whelden secured 1 win and 5 podium finishes, though no championship titles were captured during his time in the series. His current status in the database is listed as retired.[1]
During the 2026 season, which stands as the primary campaign reflected in his statistics, Whelden competed in all 11 rounds for Extreme Speed Motorsports, converting the season into 1 win and 5 podiums, and finishing sixth in the final standings. His Racer Rating stands at 2,602, placing him 1495th among active drivers on the database's Elo-style scale, where top competitors typically register between 10,000 and 11,500. That figure, combined with his podium consistency across a limited number of starts, marks Whelden's record as that of a competitive mid-pack entrant within the IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites series.