Woody Heimann is a racing driver from United States who competes in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for JTR Motorsports Engineering. Heimann has recorded 7 wins and 26 podiums from 97 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,560 ranks Heimann 12252th of 40,308 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.
| 2026-06-07 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P20 | +31 |
| 2026-06-06 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ND2 | P29 | −35 |
| 2026-01-23 | Daytona International Speedway ND2 | P44 | −97 |
| 2026-01-22 | Daytona International Speedway ND2 | P38 | −65 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +146 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2018 | NASA | P2 |
| +143 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2018 | NASA | P2 |
| +134 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2018 | NASA | P2 |
| +120 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2024 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P5 |
| +120 | Daytona International Speedway 2023 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P7 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | JTR Motorsports Engineering | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −166 | 2,560 |
| 2025 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | JTR Motorsports Engineering | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +212 | 2,726 |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −114 | |||
| 2024 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | JTR Motorsports Engineering | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −86 | 2,628 |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P56 | −207 | |||
| 2023 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | JTR Motorsports Engineering | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +255 | 2,921 |
| 2022 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | JTR Motorsports Engineering | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −82 | 2,666 |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +63 | |||
| 2021 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | JTR Motorsports Engineering | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | ↑1,236−247 | 2,685 |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −43 | |||
| 2020 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P49 | −158 | 2,658 | |
| 2019 | ▸NASA | Bmw M3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +261 | 1,739 |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +102 | |||
| 2018 | ▸NASA | Scion Frs | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +582 | 1,864 |
| 2017 | ▸NASA | Scion Frs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +158 | 1,508 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver | 3,916 | 58 | 13 | 45 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,056 | 57 | 9 | 48 | 16% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA Bronze | 3,161 | 56 | 22 | 34 | 39% |
| 🇺🇸 Aaron JeansonneFIA Silver | 4,614 | 52 | 14 | 38 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 John Jodoin | 2,960 | 46 | 13 | 33 | 28% |
| 🏳️ Selin Rollan | 3,551 | 40 | 6 | 34 | 15% |
| 🇺🇸 Peter AtwaterFIA Bronze | 3,013 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy Fletcher | 3,922 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler GonzalezFIA Silver | 4,033 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 34% |
| 🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA Gold | 5,455 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 18% |
| 🇺🇸 Jesse LoveHigher-rated, 2× champion | 5,320 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Parker KligermanFIA Silver | 5,004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇦 Misha GoikhbergFIA Bronze | 4,626 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12,242 | 🏳️ Will Vanjonack | World Racing League | 2,561 |
| 12,243 | 🏳️ Eduardo de Leon | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama | 2,560 |
| 12,244 | 🏳️ Enzo Mestre | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,560 |
| 12,245 | 🇺🇸 Johnny Johnson | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,560 |
| 12,246 | 🏳️ Kevin Ludi | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,560 |
| 12,247 | 🇩🇪 Laura Luft | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,560 |
| 12,248 | 🏳️ Marcello Panniccia | SCCA Majors | 2,560 |
| 12,249 | 🏳️ Michael Avansino | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,560 |
| 12,250 | 🇩🇪 Michael Paatz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,560 |
| 12,251 | 🇧🇪 Nick Geelen | 24H Series | 2,560 |
| 12,252 | 🇺🇸 Woody Heimann | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,560 |
| 12,253 | 🏳️ Joey Barros | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,559 |
| 12,254 | 🇦🇺 Mac Harrison | SCCA Majors | 2,559 |
| 12,255 | 🏳️ Michael Vincec | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,559 |
| 12,256 | 🏳️ Aaron Young | Trans-Am | 2,558 |
| 12,257 | 🇪🇸 Ander Vilariño | 24H Series | 2,558 |
| 12,258 | 🇬🇧 Callum Bradshaw | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,558 |
| 12,259 | 🏳️ Cody Diede | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,558 |
| 12,260 | 🏳️ Colin Warren | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,558 |
| 12,261 | 🏳️ Grant Hebner | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,558 |
| 12,262 | 🏳️ Ibrahim Badawi | GT Winter Series | 2,558 |
Woody Heimann is a competitive amateur racer with a Racer Rating of 2,778, placing him at the entry level of competitive club and regional racing. This rating reflects a driver who competes regularly but struggles to match the pace of established professionals and semi-professionals. Heimann has spent his entire recorded career in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup, a one-make series, accumulating 58 starts across six seasons from 2021 to 2026 with JTR Motorsports Engineering. He remains active as of 2026.[1]
Throughout his tenure in the MX-5 Cup, Heimann has not recorded a win or podium finish. His average finishing position sits at P17.6, placing him in the middle-to-back portion of the field. The competitive context reveals a consistent gap to the drivers around him. In 58 shared races against Gresham Wagner, a two-time champion rated as a professional, Heimann finished ahead only 13 times against 45 behind. Against Jared Thomas, a three-time Silver-graded champion, the disparity is even starker: 9 wins to 48 losses across 57 races. Heimann has shown occasional flashes against higher-calibre drivers, notably beating Gold-graded professional Connor Zilisch six times, but these instances are isolated and do not constitute a pattern of competitive advantage. His head-to-head records against semi-professional and amateur rivals show mixed results, with particular difficulty against Aaron Jeansonne (12 ahead, 38 behind) and Selin Rollan (6 ahead, 34 behind).