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 1,704 ranks Wooding 18806th 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.
| 2024-05-03 | Watkins Glen International Class 3 | P8 | +19 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +128 | Road Atlanta 2020 | American Endurance Racing | P2 |
| +121 | Lime Rock Park 2020 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +113 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2021 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +109 | Road Atlanta 2022 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +105 | New Jersey Motorsports Park 2016 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P41 | +18 | 1,727 | |
| 2023 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −391 | 1,709 | |
| 2022 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +234 | 2,099 | |
| 2021 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +61 | 1,865 | |
| 2020 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +338 | 1,898 | |
| 2019 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −68 | 1,637 | |
| 2018 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +19 | 1,535 | |
| 2017 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −41 | 1,535 | |
| 2016 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +219 | 1,569 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ James Counterman | 2,319 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 36% |
| 🏳️ Assen N. Rachev | 936 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Cody Ace | 2,301 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 26% |
| 🏳️ Trevor Dawe | 2,158 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 26% |
| 🏳️ Brian Cincera | 1,881 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 30% |
| 🏳️ Matthew Connolly | 1,521 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55% |
| 🏳️ Carl Becker | 1,948 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 45% |
| 🏳️ Mo Karamat | 1,627 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% |
| 🏳️ Chris Hebert | 1,233 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Jacob Dallegro | 1,100 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72% |
| 🇲🇽 Daniel SuarezHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,355 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kaz GralaFIA Silver | 4,703 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇦 Misha GoikhbergFIA Bronze | 4,472 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18,796 | 🏳️ Greg Blaser | SCCA Majors | 1,705 |
| 18,797 | 🇱🇧 Johny Khazzoum | 24H Series | 1,705 |
| 18,798 | 🏳️ Keita Tomomune | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,705 |
| 18,799 | 🏳️ Kenneth Goldberg | American Endurance Racing | 1,705 |
| 18,800 | 🏳️ Richard Schickler | American Endurance Racing | 1,705 |
| 18,801 | 🇨🇭 Sarah Toniutti | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,705 |
| 18,802 | 🇩🇪 Stefan Kenntemich | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,705 |
| 18,803 | 🏳️ Steve Fensler Jr. | NASA | 1,705 |
| 18,804 | 🏳️ Cassandra Reichle | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,704 |
| 18,805 | 🇺🇸 Mark Crigler | Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West | 1,704 |
| 18,806 | 🏳️ Paul Wooding | American Endurance Racing | 1,704 |
| 18,807 | 🏳️ Sean Crane | American Endurance Racing | 1,704 |
| 18,808 | 🏳️ Stephanie Andersen | SCCA Majors | 1,704 |
| 18,809 | 🇩🇪 Sub7BTG | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,704 |
| 18,810 | 🏳️ Timo Kaatz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,704 |
| 18,811 | 🏳️ Yannick Bieniek | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,704 |
| 18,812 | 🏳️ Zsolt Ferenczy | SCCA Majors | 1,704 |
| 18,813 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Sabbatini | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,703 |
| 18,814 | 🏳️ Johannes Nieman | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,703 |
| 18,815 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Deflorian | 24H Series | 1,703 |
| 18,816 | 🇦🇷 Maximiliano Vivot | TC Mouras | 1,703 |
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.