Ray Middleman is a racing driver who last raced in American Endurance Racing. Middleman has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 870 ranks Middleman 20332th of 23,088 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.
| 2017-10-21 | Mid-Ohio · Class 4 | P2 | +129 |
| 2017-09-16 | Summit Point · Class 4 | DNF | −115 |
| 2017-05-20 | New Jersey Motorsports Park · Class 4 | DNF | −133 |
| 2017-04-23 | Watkins Glen · Class 4 | P10 | −29 |
| 2017-04-22 | Watkins Glen · Class 5 | P6 | −2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P76 | −149 | 870 | |
| 2016 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P99 | +19 | 855 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Olaaf Rossi | 902 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Laura HayesFIA BRONZE | 2,888 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Alex Rubenstein | 2,402 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Van Svenson | 2,140 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Donnie Isley | 1,675 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Kale Fortenberry | 1,076 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Paul Nilles | 833 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Aristotle BaloghFIA BRONZE | 3,925 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Gregory LiefoogheFIA SILVER | 3,848 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇲🇽 Jeronimo GuzmanFIA BRONZE | 3,323 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20,322 | 🏳️ Chuck Brehem | SVRA | 870 |
| 20,323 | 🏳️ Connor Woodham | SCCA Regionals | 870 |
| 20,324 | 🏳️ Jason Paterniti | SCCA Regionals | 870 |
| 20,325 | 🏳️ Jeff Winter | SVRA | 870 |
| 20,326 | 🏳️ John Goeden | SCCA Majors | 870 |
| 20,327 | 🏳️ John Shine | SCCA Regionals | 870 |
| 20,328 | 🏳️ Jon Browne | SCCA Majors | 870 |
| 20,329 | 🏳️ Jorge Jaramillo | SCCA Regionals | 870 |
| 20,330 | 🏳️ Nico Seibert | American Endurance Racing | 870 |
| 20,331 | 🏳️ Phil Gumpert | SVRA | 870 |
| 20,332 | 🏳️ Ray Middleman | American Endurance Racing | 870 |
| 20,333 | 🏳️ Thomas Stone | SCCA Majors | 870 |
| 20,334 | 🏳️ Alan Sevadjian | SVRA | 869 |
| 20,335 | 🏳️ David Cass | SCCA Regionals | 869 |
| 20,336 | 🏳️ David Dicharry | SCCA Regionals | 869 |
| 20,337 | 🏳️ Emily Ryan | SCCA Regionals | 869 |
| 20,338 | 🏳️ George Vidovic | SVRA | 869 |
| 20,339 | 🏳️ Guy Bellingham | SCCA Regionals | 869 |
| 20,340 | 🏳️ H enry Kenneth | SCCA Majors | 869 |
| 20,341 | 🏳️ John Westberg | SVRA | 869 |
| 20,342 | 🏳️ Lara Vernon | American Endurance Racing | 869 |
Ray Middleman is a developing driver whose rating of 870 places him among club-level competitors; this represents racing in regional fields with limited professional presence, typically involving self-funded drivers competing for experience rather than prizes. His career spans two seasons of American Endurance Racing in 2016 and 2017, yielding six starts, one podium finish, and no wins. He finished 76th in the final 2017 standings. He is now retired from racing.[1]
Middleman's record against his peers shows mixed results typical of a driver at the entry level. He ran level with Olaaf Rossi, a club-rated competitor, finishing ahead in two of four shared races. Against semi-professional drivers, his record was weighted downward; he finished behind Alex Rubenstein, a multiple American Endurance Racing Class 4 champion, twice in three races, and behind Van Svenson and Kale Fortenberry in most of their encounters. His strongest performances came against established professionals: he finished ahead of Aristotle Balogh, an FIA Bronze sportscar driver rated 3,925, twice across their races, and beat Gregory Liefooghe, an FIA Silver driver rated 3,848, on two occasions. These isolated results against much stronger opposition stand out against a broader pattern of finishing behind semi-professional and professional fields.