Driver Rating1,6085#29

Matthew Patton2

First startFeb 2710 startsMar 1750 startsMay 13100 startsAug 1First winApr 19$100 career winningsMar 23$500 career winningsApr 13$1,000 career winningsJul 1First penaltyMar 8PEAK 1,608116 RACESLAST RACED Sep 9
$832Earnings — filtered
2Wins
9Top 5s
32Races
31%Cash rate
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32 OF 116 CAREER RACES
NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
ScopeALL TIMESEASON 2026 · 32 RACESLAST 30DCharts · cards · ranks below
Percentile ranks · vs 200 active drivers in scope

Rank is this driver's place among the 200 drivers in scope, and the line under it says what slice that is: #5 of 200 is the top 3%. A % value is a share of their own races unless the row says otherwise. Tap a name for the full definition.

EARNINGS32 RACEs
#4
TOP 2%
ENTRY FEES
ENTRY FEES · Total entry fees paid. Ranked so the biggest spender is #1 — it is a measure of activity, not skill.Rank #4 of 200 · TOP 2% · higher is better
Paid to enter 32 races
-$551
#5
TOP 3%
RACE INCOME
RACE INCOME · Payouts plus bonuses won, before entry fees and fines.Rank #5 of 200 · TOP 3% · higher is better
Prize money won across 32 races
$832
#10
TOP 5%
NET EARNINGS
NET EARNINGS · Race income minus everything paid out — entry fees and fines. Positive means the driver came out ahead.Rank #10 of 200 · TOP 5% · higher is better
Income minus entry fees and fines
+$261
#12
TOP 6%
CASH STREAK
CASH STREAK · The longest stretch of consecutive races that paid something.Rank #12 of 200 · TOP 6% · higher is better
Longest run of paid finishes in a row
2RACES
#13
TOP 7%
LARGEST PAYOUT
LARGEST PAYOUT · The most prize money won in one race.Rank #13 of 200 · TOP 7% · higher is better
Biggest single-race payout
$150
MONEY EFFICIENCY32 RACEs
#18
MID FIELD
AVG WHEN PAID
AVG WHEN PAID · Average net on nights that finished in profit. Drivers with no profitable night are not ranked.Rank #18 of 62 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average profit on the 9 nights that came out ahead
+$76
#29
TOP 15%
NET PER RACE
NET PER RACE · Net earnings ÷ races started. What an average night is worth.Rank #29 of 200 · TOP 15% · higher is better
Profit per start, after entry fees and fines
+$8
#29
TOP 15%
RETURN ON ENTRY FEES
RETURN ON ENTRY FEES · Net earnings as a share of entry fees paid. +100% means the fees came back twice over. Drivers with no entry fees are not ranked.Rank #29 of 200 · TOP 15% · higher is better
$261 profit on $551 paid in
+47%
#29
MID FIELD
NET MARGIN
NET MARGIN · Net earnings as a share of race income. How much of each dollar won was kept after fees and fines.Rank #29 of 67 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Kept 31¢ of every $1 won, after fees
+31%
#38
TOP 19%
CASH RATE
CASH RATE · Share of races that paid anything. Paid races ÷ races started.Rank #38 of 200 · TOP 19% · higher is better
Paid in 10 of 32 races
31.3%
FINISH PERFORMANCE32 RACEs
#17
TOP 9%
WIN RATE
WIN RATE · Share of races won. Wins ÷ races started.Rank #17 of 200 · TOP 9% · higher is better
Won 2 of 32 races
6.3%
#33
TOP 17%
PODIUM RATE
PODIUM RATE · Share of races finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd.Rank #33 of 200 · TOP 17% · higher is better
Finished top 3 in 5 races
15.6%
#37
TOP 19%
TOP-5 RATE
TOP-5 RATE · Share of races finished 5th or better.Rank #37 of 200 · TOP 19% · higher is better
Finished top 5 in 9 races
28.1%
#49
TOP 25%
AVG FINISH
AVG FINISH · Average finishing position across every race started. Lower is better.Rank #49 of 200 · TOP 25% · lower is better
Average finishing position · lower is better
P12.5
#59
MID FIELD
TOP-10 RATE
TOP-10 RATE · Share of races finished 10th or better.Rank #59 of 200 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 10 in 15 races
46.9%
LEADING PERFORMANCE32 RACEs
#16
BOTTOM 25%
LAPS LED IN WINS
LAPS LED IN WINS · Of the laps run in races this driver won, the share they led. High means wins came from the front, low means late moves. Drivers with no wins are not ranked.Rank #16 of 20 ranked drivers · BOTTOM 25% · higher is better
Led 14 of 97 laps across 2 wins
14.4%
#33
TOP 17%
MOST LAPS LED
MOST LAPS LED · Share of races where this driver led more laps than any other driver in the field.Rank #33 of 200 · TOP 17% · higher is better
Led more laps than anyone in 1 race
3.1%
#37
TOP 19%
LAPS LED PER RACE
LAPS LED PER RACE · Total laps led divided by races started.Rank #37 of 200 · TOP 19% · higher is better
46 laps led ÷ 32 races
1.4LAPS
#39
TOP 20%
LAPS LED RATE
LAPS LED RATE · Laps led as a share of every lap this driver completed.Rank #39 of 200 · TOP 20% · higher is better
Led 46 of 1,378 laps run
3.3%
#43
TOP 22%
RACES LED RATE
RACES LED RATE · Share of races where this driver led at least one lap.Rank #43 of 200 · TOP 22% · higher is better
Led at least one lap in 12 of 32 races
37.5%
STRONG FIELDS12 OF 32 RACEs

How this driver does when the field is in the top third for strength (SOF).

#8
TOP 7%
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS · Driver Rating points gained or lost, summed over top-third-strength races only.Rank #8 of 120 ranked drivers · TOP 7% · higher is better
Net rating change over 12 strong-field races
+66PTS
#10
TOP 9%
WIN RATE IN STRONG FIELDS
WIN RATE IN STRONG FIELDS · Wins ÷ starts, counting only races whose field strength (SOF) was in the top third of the scope. Drivers with no strong-field race are not ranked.Rank #10 of 120 ranked drivers · TOP 9% · higher is better
Won 1 of 12 strong-field races
8.3%
#30
TOP 25%
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS · Average finishing position in top-third-strength fields only. Lower is better.Rank #30 of 120 ranked drivers · TOP 25% · lower is better
Average position in strong fields · lower is better
P12.8
#38
MID FIELD
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS · Share of top-third-strength races that paid anything.Rank #38 of 120 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Paid in 3 of 12 strong-field races
25.0%
#116
MID FIELD
FIELD STRENGTH FACED
FIELD STRENGTH FACED · Average strength of field (SOF) — the mean Driver Rating of the cars entered — across every race started. Higher means tougher company.Rank #116 of 200 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average SOF across 32 rated races
1,509SOF
RACECRAFT & CONDUCT32 RACEs

Lower is better on every row, so a high rank number means more drivers were cleaner.

#1
TOP 1%
DISQUALIFIED
DISQUALIFIED · Disqualifications. Ranked per race started. Lower is better.Rank #1 of 200 · TOP 1% · lower is better
Never
0
#19
TOP 10%
CLEAN RACES
CLEAN RACES · Share of races with zero incident points, no penalty and no fine.Rank #19 of 200 · TOP 10% · higher is better
No incidents, penalties or fines in 0 of 32 races
0.0%
#106
MID FIELD
INCIDENTS PER RACE
INCIDENTS PER RACE · iRacing incident points per race started. Lower is better.Rank #106 of 200 · MID FIELD · lower is better
371 incident points ÷ 32 races
11.6/RACE
#179
BOTTOM 11%
PENALTIES
PENALTIES · Penalties handed out by officials. Ranked per race started so busy drivers are not punished for volume. Lower is better.Rank #179 of 200 · BOTTOM 11% · lower is better
Penalties served in 32 races
1
#184
BOTTOM 9%
SENT TO THE BACK
SENT TO THE BACK · End-of-line (EOL) penalties — ordered to restart from the back of the field. Ranked per race started. Lower is better.Rank #184 of 200 · BOTTOM 9% · lower is better
End-of-line penalties in 32 races
1
Penalty & fine record5 total
1Penalty
$20In fines
Aug 26Last incident · 3 races clean
EOL cause of cautionAug 26
−$5PenaltyAug 26
−$5Cause of CautionJun 18
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−$5Cause of CautionJun 4
−$5Cause of CautionMay 10