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🇺🇸 Rip Michels
Racing driver from United States. ARCA Menards West, Jan's Towing (Jan Qualkenbush).
Driver facts
Full name
Rip Michels
Born
3 May 1965(b. 1965)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Jan's Towing (Jan Qualkenbush)
Series
ARCA Menards West
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
4
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
2,938
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
2,938Rank 8953 of 40,700 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Rip Michels is a racing driver from United States who last raced in ARCA Menards West for Jan's Towing (Jan Qualkenbush). Michels has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,938 ranks Michels 8953th of 40,700 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2024 form
Last 4 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2024-11-08 | Phoenix Raceway | P20 | −48 |
| 2024-10-26 | Kern County Raceway Park | P8 | +78 |
| 2024-10-05 | All American Speedway | P14 | −102 |
| 2024-09-28 | Madera Speedway | P9 | +21 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +77 | Kern County Raceway Park 2024 | ARCA Menards West | P8 |
| +21 | Madera Speedway 2024 | ARCA Menards West | P9 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸ARCA Menards West | Jan's Towing (Jan Qualkenbush) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +1,588 | 2,938 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Michels finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Trevor Huddleston | 4,609 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Sean Hingorani | 4,559 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler Reif | 4,314 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack Wood | 4,138 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle Keller | 3,667 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Eric Johnson Jr | 3,598 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Eric Nascimento | 3,276 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇯🇵 Takuma Koga | 2,908 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇨🇦 David Smith | 2,366 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Jaron Giannini | 3,425 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Robbie KennealyHigher-rated | 4,015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,943 | 🇬🇧 Barry Horne | BTCC | 2,939 |
| 8,944 | 🇮🇹 Edoardo Bacci | 24H Series | 2,939 |
| 8,945 | 🇺🇸 L.B. Skaggs | ARCA Menards Series | 2,939 |
| 8,946 | 🇩🇪 Pierre Ehret | GT Winter Series | 2,939 |
| 8,947 | 🏳️ Qarrar Firhand | British F4 | 2,939 |
| 8,948 | 🏳️ Sara Thorne | NASCAR Canada Series | 2,939 |
| 8,949 | 🇫🇷 Simon ESCALLIER | Road to Le Mans | 2,939 |
| 8,950 | 🇺🇸 Britt Casey | Mustang Challenge | 2,938 |
| 8,951 | 🇯🇵 Makoto Fujiwara | Super Formula Lights | 2,938 |
| 8,952 | 🏳️ Nick Joanides | ARCA Menards West | 2,938 |
| 8,953 | 🇺🇸 Rip Michels | ARCA Menards West | 2,938 |
| 8,954 | 🏳️ Ronan Murphy | US F4 | 2,938 |
| 8,955 | 🇦🇹 Daniel Drexel | 24H Series | 2,937 |
| 8,956 | 🇦🇷 Rodrigo Lugón | Turismo Carretera | 2,937 |
| 8,957 | 🏳️ Roy Fulmer IV | Trans-Am TA2 | 2,937 |
| 8,958 | 🇺🇸 Sabre Cook | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 2,937 |
| 8,959 | 🏳️ Andrew Gordon-Colebrooke | 24H Series | 2,936 |
| 8,960 | 🏳️ Andrew Whitston | SCCA Majors | 2,936 |
| 8,961 | 🇩🇰 Buus Bastian | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,936 |
| 8,962 | 🇬🇧 Calum Lockie | IMSA WeatherTech | 2,936 |
| 8,963 | 🇪🇸 Daniel Juncadella Perez-Sala | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,936 |
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