Wade Carter is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Northwest Autosport. Carter has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,506 ranks Carter 3899th of 17,494 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.
| 2005-07-29 | Portland | P19 | +19 |
| 2005-07-15 | Sonoma Raceway | P27 | −36 |
| 2005-07-15 | Sonoma Raceway | P37 | −113 |
| 2005-05-20 | Mid-Ohio | P34 | −67 |
| 2005-03-16 | Sebring | P28 | −47 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Northwest Autosport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −244 | 3,506 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Graham RahalFIA GOLD | 6,122 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 James HinchcliffeFIA GOLD | 5,035 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Sean Guthrie | 4,460 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Robbie Pecorari | 4,353 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇨🇦 Mark WilkinsFIA GOLD | 4,339 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Adrian Carrio | 4,301 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Marco AndrettiFIA GOLD | 4,277 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,119 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 John PewFIA SILVER | 4,073 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Jenkins | 4,016 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Bryan SellersFIA GOLD · 2× CHAMPION | 5,238 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,889 | 🇺🇸 Parker DeLong | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,508 |
| 3,890 | 🇻🇪 Bruno Palli | Star Mazda Championship | 3,507 |
| 3,891 | 🇨🇦 Luke Chudleigh | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,507 |
| 3,892 | 🇲🇽 Raul Guzman | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,507 |
| 3,893 | 🇩🇪 Wolfgang Triller | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,507 |
| 3,894 | 🇺🇸 Jon Branam | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,506 |
| 3,895 | 🇬🇧 Liam Griffin | WEC | 3,506 |
| 3,896 | 🇮🇹 Lodovico Laurini | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,506 |
| 3,897 | 🇩🇪 Nicolas Pohler | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,506 |
| 3,898 | 🇺🇸 Phillippe Denes | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,506 |
| 3,899 | 🇺🇸 Wade Carter | Star Mazda Championship | 3,506 |
| 3,900 | 🇨🇦 Alex Ellis | GT4 America | 3,505 |
| 3,901 | 🇩🇪 Alexander Tauscher | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,505 |
| 3,902 | 🇺🇸 Henry Schmitt | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,505 |
| 3,903 | 🇮🇹 Pietro Delli Guanti | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,505 |
| 3,904 | 🇮🇹 Emanuele Busnelli | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,504 |
| 3,905 | 🇸🇪 Håkan Olausson | Formula 3 Macau | 3,504 |
| 3,906 | 🇲🇽 Javier Gonzalez | Italian F4 | 3,504 |
| 3,907 | 🇬🇧 John DHILLON | Ferrari Challenge | 3,504 |
| 3,908 | 🇬🇧 Ross Martin | British F4 | 3,504 |
| 3,909 | 🏳️ Russell McDonough | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,504 |
Wade Carter is a semi-professional driver whose competitive record places him in the mid-pack tier of club and entry-level professional racing, with a Racer Rating of 3,506. His sole season of documented racing came in 2005, when he competed in the Star Mazda Championship for Northwest Autosport across five rounds without securing a win or podium finish. He averaged a finishing position of 29th, placing him well outside the competitive envelope of that field.[1]
Carter's 2005 campaign was spent largely against drivers considerably stronger than his results suggest. His rivals included Graham Rahal, a front-running professional then establishing himself in open-wheel racing, and several drivers who would go on to win or compete at higher levels; James Hinchcliffe, Adrian Carrio (who won the 2006 Star Mazda Championship), and Bryan Sellers and Marco Andretti, both of whom would later earn their FIA Gold grades in sportscar racing. Against this experienced field, Carter finished ahead of Rahal once and Guthrie once, but accumulated a 1-24 head-to-head record across all five shared competitors. His best relative performance came against Graham Rahal, though he finished behind the Gold-graded professional in four of their five meetings.
The gap between Carter's 2005 season and recent activity dating to 2009 and later suggests a shift away from single-seater competition. Current headlines reference vintage and historic racing entries including a McLaren M8FP and appearances at historic events through 2022, indicating a retirement from contemporary professional racing but continued involvement in historic motorsport.