Ron Rhead is a racing driver who competes in American Endurance Racing. Rhead has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,143 ranks Rhead 12663th 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.
| 2026-05-03 | Watkins Glen · Class 3 | P5 | +39 |
| 2026-05-02 | Watkins Glen · Class 3 | P4 | +97 |
| 2026-05-01 | Watkins Glen · Class 3 | P6 | +30 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +165 | 1,143 | |
| 2025 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P125 | −212 | 977 | |
| 2023 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | +172 | 1,189 | |
| 2022 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P90 | +17 | 1,017 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Michael Koepke | 1,248 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Harry Sukumaran | 1,331 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🏳️ Kenneth Rutyna | 1,386 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Karsten Richards | 2,219 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Cody Ace | 2,082 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ James Counterman | 2,014 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Azim Aliriza | 1,548 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Aaron Pincus | 1,197 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Romain Eugene | 1,122 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Jay Parmenter | 1,081 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler ChambersHIGHER-RATED | 3,484 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Thomas LeeHIGHER-RATED · 2× CHAMPION | 2,682 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ David TuatyHIGHER-RATED | 2,532 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12,653 | 🏳️ John DiGiovanni | SVRA | 1,145 |
| 12,654 | 🏳️ Nik Romano | SCCA Regionals | 1,145 |
| 12,655 | 🏳️ Mike Donick | Zenith Racing Series | 1,144 |
| 12,656 | 🏳️ Nicolas Andre | SCCA Regionals | 1,144 |
| 12,657 | 🏳️ Peter Engels | Zenith Racing Series | 1,144 |
| 12,658 | 🏳️ Robert Bax | SCCA Majors | 1,144 |
| 12,659 | 🏳️ Travis Weltzien | Zenith Racing Series | 1,144 |
| 12,660 | 🏳️ George Podgorski | SCCA Regionals | 1,143 |
| 12,661 | 🇩🇪 Michael von Zabiensky | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,143 |
| 12,662 | 🏳️ Raffaele Sammut | SCCA Majors | 1,143 |
| 12,663 | 🏳️ Ron Rhead | American Endurance Racing | 1,143 |
| 12,664 | 🏳️ Thomas Pendergrass | SCCA Majors | 1,143 |
| 12,665 | 🏳️ Cedric Ohayon | Radical Cup NA | 1,142 |
| 12,666 | 🏳️ Don Boespflug | SVRA | 1,142 |
| 12,667 | 🏳️ Ed Cangialosi | American Endurance Racing | 1,142 |
| 12,668 | 🏳️ Massimo Cangialosi | American Endurance Racing | 1,142 |
| 12,669 | 🏳️ Valerie Bachmann | Radical Cup Europe | 1,142 |
| 12,670 | 🏳️ Davis Hardee | SCCA Majors | 1,141 |
| 12,671 | 🏳️ James (Jim) Perry | SCCA Regionals | 1,141 |
| 12,672 | 🏳️ Johannes Nieman | American Endurance Racing | 1,141 |
| 12,673 | 🇩🇪 Marcel Unland | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,141 |
Ron Rhead is a club-level competitor with a Racer Rating of 1,143, placing him in the developing to club racing band. His career spans four seasons from 2022 to 2026 in American Endurance Racing, where he has contested nine races. His single win and podium finish in that span reflect occasional success in a competitive field, though his average finishing position of P5.4 indicates inconsistent results across his limited race record.[1]
Rhead's head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals presents a mixed picture. Against Michael Koepke, a 2023 American Endurance Racing Class 3 champion, Rhead has split eight races evenly at four apiece. He has likewise exchanged wins and losses with Kenneth Rutyna, another 2023 Class 3 champion, in six shared starts. Against Harry Sukumaran, Rhead trails 4-3 over seven races. His record against the stronger drivers in his field is notably uneven; he has beaten semi-professional level competitors such as Karsten Richards, a multi-time American Endurance Racing champion, Cody Ace and James Counterman once apiece in limited head-to-heads, though he has also finished behind them in other races. In 2026, his most recent season, Rhead failed to score a podium across three rounds and finished P17.
Rhead remains active in the series as of 2026. His results indicate a club-level racer capable of occasional competitive performances against mid-tier rivals but without the consistency or frequency of strong finishes that would suggest advancement to higher competitive tiers.