Mike McDowell is a racing driver who last raced in Star Mazda Championship. McDowell has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,763 ranks McDowell 6670th of 37,621 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.
| 2002-05-18 | Sonoma Raceway | P3 | +135 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +135 | 2,777 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ryan JusticeHIGHER-RATED | 4,082 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Bret ArsenaultHIGHER-RATED | 3,931 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Justin PruskowskiHIGHER-RATED | 3,907 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,660 | 🇨🇿 Jan Koller | Euroformula Open | 2,764 |
| 6,661 | 🇺🇸 Joey Rainey | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,764 |
| 6,662 | 🏳️ Juan Manuel Gonzalez | NASCAR Truck Series | 2,764 |
| 6,663 | 🇬🇧 Lewis Gilbert | GB3 | 2,764 |
| 6,664 | 🇳🇱 Michael Claessens | GB3 | 2,764 |
| 6,665 | 🏳️ Michael Wonnenberg | SCCA Majors | 2,764 |
| 6,666 | 🏳️ Harry Voigt | NASA | 2,763 |
| 6,667 | 🏳️ Jim Hall II | Star Mazda Championship | 2,763 |
| 6,668 | 🇮🇹 Massimo Torre | Formula Renault Eurocup | 2,763 |
| 6,669 | 🇵🇹 Miguel Pedro Ramos | WEC | 2,763 |
| 6,670 | 🏳️ Mike McDowell | Star Mazda Championship | 2,763 |
| 6,671 | 🏳️ Morgan Alexander | NASCAR Truck Series | 2,763 |
| 6,672 | 🇫🇷 Saqer Almousherji | Formula Regional European | 2,763 |
| 6,673 | 🇺🇸 Tanner Defabis | USF Pro 2000 | 2,763 |
| 6,674 | 🏳️ Al Prieto | Trans-Am TA2 | 2,762 |
| 6,675 | 🇦🇩 Alex Loan | Formula Renault Eurocup | 2,762 |
| 6,676 | 🇨🇭 Denis DE MARCO | Ferrari Challenge | 2,762 |
| 6,677 | 🇺🇸 Jerry Bohlman | NASCAR Truck Series | 2,762 |
| 6,678 | 🇺🇸 Paul LaHaye | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 2,762 |
| 6,679 | 🏳️ Robert Bell | WEC | 2,762 |
| 6,680 | 🇺🇸 Timothy Pappas | WEC | 2,762 |
Mike McDowell's racing record on this database consists of a single start in the 2002 Star Mazda Championship, a competitive amateur category that represents the entry end of professional open-wheel racing. His Racer Rating of 2,764 places him at the competitive amateur level; drivers at this standing typically race in club and regional fields or at the bottom rung of professional competition. In his sole Star Mazda outing, McDowell finished third, which put him ahead of several drivers with stronger Elo ratings including Moses Smith, the 2002 Star Mazda champion, as well as Ryan Justice, Tim Jennings, and James Goughary. That single podium result against a national-level field represents the extent of his recorded racing activity.[1]
McDowell is listed as retired from racing in this database, with no activity recorded after 2002. The biographical context indicates he went on to become a professional stock car racing driver in NASCAR's top series, but those results do not appear in this record and therefore cannot be summarized here. What is documented is a brief open-wheel campaign that ended more than two decades ago.[2]