Rusty Mitchell (born November 29, 1982) is an American racing driver from Midland, Texas.
In 2007 and 2008, Mitchell drove in Formula SCCA competition, winning the June Sprints and Southwest Division title in 2007 and finishing second in the Southwest division in 2008. In 2008, he also made his Star Mazda Series debut driving for his own team in nine races and finishing seventeenth in the championship. In 2009, he drove full-time in Star Mazda and finished twelfth in points. In 2010, he returned to Star Mazda, merging his team with Juncos Racing in the middle of the season, he again finished ninth in the championship.[1] In 2011, he has signed with Intersport Racing to drive in the American Le Mans Series' LMPC class[2] and signed with Team E to make his Firestone Indy Lights debut at the Long Beach Grand Prix.[3] He finished eleventh in the race. Later in the season, he signed to compete in the Freedom 100 for the team and four more late-season races.