Mickey Thomas is a racing driver who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Formidable Racing. Thomas has recorded 13 wins and 17 podiums from 24 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,802 ranks Thomas 9982th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2022-02-26 | St- Petersburg Street Course ND2 | P23 | −69 |
| 2022-02-25 | St- Petersburg Street Course ND2 | P27 | −105 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +162 | Carolina Motorsports Park 2018 | NASA | P1 |
| +141 | Roebling Road Raceway 2019 | NASA | P1 |
| +134 | Road Atlanta 2018 | NASA | P1 |
| +123 | Roebling Road Raceway 2019 | NASA | P1 |
| +123 | Road Atlanta 2016 | NASA | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Formidable Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | ↑907−173 | 2,802 |
| 2021 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +267 | 2,068 |
| 2020 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +258 | 2,068 |
| 2019 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +297 | 1,542 |
| 2018 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −42 | 1,430 |
| 2017 | ▸NASA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +119 | 1,217 | |
| 2016 | ▸NASA | Porsche 944 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −181 | 1,169 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ John Torgersen | 501 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 76% |
| 🏳️ John Duffy | 1,114 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| 🏳️ Larry Helm | 1,178 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% |
| 🏳️ John Perkins | 1,500 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| 🏳️ Pete Yousko | 1,837 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Tim Pruitt | 1,978 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ John Taylor | 656 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| 🇦🇺 Jason Stanley | 2,159 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🏳️ Bradford Tompkins | 1,589 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| 🏳️ Brian Evans | 925 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Anthony McIntoshFIA Bronze, 3× champion | 4,116 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler GonzalezFIA Silver, 1× champion | 3,720 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Bryce CornetHigher-rated | 2,966 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,972 | 🇵🇱 Adam Szydlowski | French F4 | 2,802 |
| 9,973 | 🇮🇹 Carlo Commis | FIA GT Championship | 2,802 |
| 9,974 | 🇮🇹 David Leslie | FIA GT Championship | 2,802 |
| 9,975 | 🇺🇸 David Simko | NASCAR Xfinity | 2,802 |
| 9,976 | 🇮🇹 Francesco GALLI | Ferrari Challenge | 2,802 |
| 9,977 | 🇮🇹 Gianni Giudici | FIA GT Championship | 2,802 |
| 9,978 | 🇧🇪 Jean-Michel Gerome | 24H Series | 2,802 |
| 9,979 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Oakley | NASCAR Xfinity | 2,802 |
| 9,980 | 🇩🇪 Lars-Erik Nielsen | FIA GT Championship | 2,802 |
| 9,981 | 🇭🇰 Lo Ka Chun | World Touring Car Championship | 2,802 |
| 9,982 | 🏳️ Mickey Thomas | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,802 |
| 9,983 | 🇮🇹 Raffaele Raimondi | FIA GT Championship | 2,802 |
| 9,984 | 🇺🇸 Russ Galindo | NASCAR Xfinity | 2,802 |
| 9,985 | 🇮🇹 Santi De Filippis | FIA GT Championship | 2,802 |
| 9,986 | 🇯🇵 Akira Ishikawa | FIA GT Championship | 2,801 |
| 9,987 | 🇷🇺 Aleksandr Bolduev | 24H Series | 2,801 |
| 9,988 | 🏳️ Andrew Dobbie | Formula Regional Americas | 2,801 |
| 9,989 | 🇩🇪 Charles Ford | NASA | 2,801 |
| 9,990 | 🇺🇸 Danny Lawson | NASCAR Xfinity | 2,801 |
| 9,991 | 🇫🇷 Emil Caumes | GT World Challenge Europe | 2,801 |
| 9,992 | 🇩🇪 Herbert Drexler | FIA GT Championship | 2,801 |
Mickey Thomas is a competitive amateur, as defined by a Racer Rating of 2,621. This level describes drivers at the entry end of professional racing; quick enough to compete in organized championships but typically racing against a mix of professionals and amateurs rather than within full professional fields.[1]
Thomas contested the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin in 2022, completing two starts with Formidable Racing. He did not score wins or podiums in the series, finishing 26th overall. His average finishing position across his two classified starts was 25th. Despite the modest results, Thomas finished ahead of several more accomplished drivers in individual races, including Bronze-graded sportscar professional Anthony Mcintosh, Silver-graded amateur Tyler Gonzalez, and semi-professional Sean Varwig, each beaten once. This pattern of occasional strong results against higher-level competitors suggests competitive pace, though the small sample size and lack of consistency limited his impact in the championship.
Thomas's career on four-wheel road racing records spans only 2022 and is now retired from that discipline. Recent activity references suggest involvement with off-road racing at Crandon International Raceway, though those results fall outside the scope of this database's coverage.