Mike Kaeske is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Blueacre Motorsports. Kaeske has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,341 ranks Kaeske 4468th of 17,494 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.
| 2005-05-20 | Mid-Ohio | P31 | −25 |
| 2005-04-15 | Road Atlanta | P32 | −59 |
| 2005-03-16 | Sebring | P25 | −4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Blueacre Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −89 | 3,341 |
| 2004 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Blueacre Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −321 | 3,429 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,119 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇻🇪 Luis Schiavo | 4,101 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Jenkins | 4,016 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇧🇷 Rafa Matos | 3,990 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Ross SmithFIA SILVER | 3,953 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Anderson | 3,931 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Jonathan Klein | 3,930 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 CR CrewsFIA BRONZE | 3,722 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 John Faulkner | 3,647 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian ThienesFIA BRONZE | 3,065 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Bryan SellersFIA GOLD · 2× CHAMPION | 5,238 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Sean GuthrieHIGHER-RATED | 4,460 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇨🇦 Mark WilkinsFIA GOLD · 1× CHAMPION | 4,339 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,458 | 🇫🇮 Patrick Kujala | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 3,345 |
| 4,459 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Garibotti | Pro Mazda Championship | 3,344 |
| 4,460 | 🏳️ Randy Wars | Star Mazda Championship | 3,344 |
| 4,461 | 🇲🇾 Adrian Henry D'Silva | Super GT | 3,343 |
| 4,462 | 🏳️ Camden Murphy | SVRA | 3,343 |
| 4,463 | 🇺🇸 Chad Finchum | NASCAR Cup Series | 3,342 |
| 4,464 | 🏳️ Korbin Forrister | NASCAR Truck Series | 3,342 |
| 4,465 | 🇳🇴 Mads Siljehaug | GT World Challenge America | 3,342 |
| 4,466 | 🇮🇹 Edoardo Morricone | Italian F4 | 3,341 |
| 4,467 | 🇩🇪 José Manuel Balbiani | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,341 |
| 4,468 | 🇺🇸 Mike Kaeske | Star Mazda Championship | 3,341 |
| 4,469 | 🇺🇸 Alex Bachoura | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,340 |
| 4,470 | 🇦🇹 Emma Felbermayr | F1 Academy | 3,340 |
| 4,471 | 🇨🇭 Jean-Louis Hertenstein | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,340 |
| 4,472 | 🇺🇸 Lucas Downs | Star Mazda Championship | 3,340 |
| 4,473 | 🇫🇷 Roméo Leurs | French F4 | 3,340 |
| 4,474 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Aoki | Super GT | 3,340 |
| 4,475 | 🇨🇭 Moritz Müller-Crepon | ADAC Formula 4 | 3,339 |
| 4,476 | 🏳️ Paul Dallenbach | Star Mazda Championship | 3,339 |
| 4,477 | 🇧🇷 Claudio Cantelli Jr. | Formula V8 3.5 | 3,338 |
| 4,478 | 🏳️ Marvin Kirchhoefer | Bathurst 12 Hour | 3,337 |
Mike Kaeske competed as a semi-professional driver in single-seater racing, holding a Racer Rating of 3,341. This places him in the semi-professional band, meaning he raced at the entry end of professional fields but finished well off the pace of full-time competitors. His career spans two seasons, 2004 to 2005, with eight starts in the Star Mazda Championship, a series that fielded drivers across a range of abilities.[1]
Kaeske's record shows consistent difficulty against the field. He completed all eight races but never finished on the podium and averaged a finishing position of 28th. Against his most frequent rivals, a group of professional and semi-professional drivers, he ran behind the pace: he finished behind Ryan Justice five times in eight shared races, behind Luis Schiavo six times in eight, and behind Rafa Matos eight times in eight. Matos went on to win the 2005 Star Mazda Championship that season and later claimed multiple national titles. Jenkins and Ross Smith, both semi-professionals with slightly higher ratings, finished ahead of Kaeske in every one of their eight shared races. He managed occasional results against stronger drivers, notably finishing ahead of Gold-graded professional Bryan Sellers once and mark Wilkins, the 2019 IMSA Pilot Challenge champion, once, but these were isolated moments in an otherwise difficult campaign. Kaeske raced for Blueacre Motorsports throughout, a team that fielded multiple drivers but recorded no wins during the period on record.