Paul Wooding is a racing driver who last raced in American Endurance Racing. Wooding is a one-time champion (2022), with 6 wins and 22 podiums from 61 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,359 ranks Wooding 12782th of 37,606 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.
| 2024-05-03 | Watkins Glen · Class 3 | P8 | +15 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P120 | +15 | 1,423 | |
| 2023 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −400 | 1,407 | |
| 2022 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +340 | 1,807 | |
| 2021 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +117 | 1,467 | |
| 2020 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +409 | 1,490 | |
| 2019 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P48 | −66 | 1,118 | |
| 2018 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P67 | +33 | 1,008 | |
| 2017 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P52 | −29 | 1,007 | |
| 2016 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +4 | 1,021 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Assen N. Rachev | 400 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65% |
| 🏳️ Brian Cincera | 1,714 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 29% |
| 🏳️ James Counterman | 2,293 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Cody Ace | 2,170 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Trevor Dawe | 1,963 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Matthew Connolly | 1,062 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58% |
| 🏳️ Jacob Dallegro | 523 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 76% |
| 🏳️ Mo Karamat | 1,147 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% |
| 🏳️ Carl Becker | 1,516 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% |
| 🏳️ Alex Rubenstein | 2,075 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% |
| 🇨🇦 Misha GoikhbergFIA BRONZE | 4,404 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Aristotle BaloghFIA BRONZE | 3,914 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Gregory LiefoogheFIA SILVER | 3,774 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12,772 | 🏳️ Roger Johnson | PCA Club Racing | 1,361 |
| 12,773 | 🏳️ Sven de Vries | SCCA Majors | 1,361 |
| 12,774 | 🏳️ Alan Deininger | SCCA Majors | 1,360 |
| 12,775 | 🏳️ Cecil Stevens | SCCA Regionals | 1,360 |
| 12,776 | 🏳️ Mark Buskuhl | NASA | 1,360 |
| 12,777 | 🏳️ Roman Lifson | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,360 |
| 12,778 | 🏳️ Bobby Watson | NASA | 1,359 |
| 12,779 | 🏳️ Brian Hooper | SCCA Regionals | 1,359 |
| 12,780 | 🏳️ Masaaki Hatano | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,359 |
| 12,781 | 🏳️ Matt Deming | American Endurance Racing | 1,359 |
| 12,782 | 🏳️ Paul Wooding | American Endurance Racing | 1,359 |
| 12,783 | 🏳️ Tara Brewster | NASA | 1,359 |
| 12,784 | 🏳️ Ann Doherty | SCCA Majors | 1,358 |
| 12,785 | 🏳️ Bob Schneider | PCA Club Racing | 1,358 |
| 12,786 | 🇺🇸 Bryce Miller | IMSA WeatherTech | 1,358 |
| 12,787 | 🏳️ Eric Presbrey | SVRA | 1,358 |
| 12,788 | 🏳️ John C Kuitwaard | SCCA Regionals | 1,358 |
| 12,789 | 🏳️ Olivier Jean | SCCA Majors | 1,358 |
| 12,790 | 🏳️ Proctor Teague | American Endurance Racing | 1,358 |
| 12,792 | 🏳️ robert gayton | NASA | 1,358 |
| 12,791 | 🇺🇸 Sam McDougall | Radical Cup NA | 1,358 |
Paul Wooding competed in American Endurance Racing over nine seasons from 2016 to 2024, accumulating 61 starts with 6 wins and 22 podiums. His Racer Rating of 1,359 places him in the club racing band, describing a driver competing consistently in regional and amateur fields rather than among professionals. His average finishing position of fifth across all starts reflects competitive performance within that environment, though his most recent appearance in 2024 resulted in a 120th-place finish.[1]
Wooding won the 2022 American Endurance Racing Class 3 championship, his sole title on record. His competitive record against frequent rivals shows mixed results typical of this level; he maintained a winning record against Assen Rachev, a 2017 Class 2 champion, over 23 shared races, but finished consistently behind stronger drivers such as James Counterman and Cody Ace, both multiple class champions, losing those head-to-head records decisively. He occasionally finished ahead of professionally-graded drivers including FIA Silver and Bronze-categorised competitors, though these instances were isolated rather than establishing a pattern of dominance at a higher level.
Wooding is now retired from racing. His nine-year tenure in American Endurance Racing represents a sustained amateur career in a single series, where he achieved success within his class but did not establish himself as a threat to the championship-calibre drivers who shared the grid.