Driver Rating1,46214#123

Jeff D Merck

First startMar 510 startsApr 150 startsJun 25First winMay 5$100 career winningsApr 30$500 career winningsJun 21First penaltyAug 4PEAK 1,55186 RACESLAST RACED Sep 15
$485Earnings — filtered
0Wins
8Top 5s
26Races
31%Cash rate
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26 OF 86 CAREER RACES
NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
ScopeALL TIME · 26 RACESSEASON 2026LAST 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.

EARNINGS26 RACEs
#6
TOP 3%
CASH STREAK
CASH STREAK · The longest stretch of consecutive races that paid something.Rank #6 of 200 · TOP 3% · higher is better
Longest run of paid finishes in a row
3RACES
#6
TOP 3%
ENTRY FEES
ENTRY FEES · Total entry fees paid. Ranked so the biggest spender is #1 — it is a measure of activity, not skill.Rank #6 of 200 · TOP 3% · higher is better
Paid to enter 26 races
-$441
#12
TOP 6%
LARGEST PAYOUT
LARGEST PAYOUT · The most prize money won in one race.Rank #12 of 200 · TOP 6% · higher is better
Biggest single-race payout
$155
#13
TOP 7%
RACE INCOME
RACE INCOME · Payouts plus bonuses won, before entry fees and fines.Rank #13 of 200 · TOP 7% · higher is better
Prize money won across 26 races
$485
#30
TOP 15%
NET EARNINGS
NET EARNINGS · Race income minus everything paid out — entry fees and fines. Positive means the driver came out ahead.Rank #30 of 200 · TOP 15% · higher is better
Income minus entry fees and fines
+$44
MONEY EFFICIENCY26 RACEs
#36
TOP 18%
NET PER RACE
NET PER RACE · Net earnings ÷ races started. What an average night is worth.Rank #36 of 200 · TOP 18% · higher is better
Profit per start, after entry fees and fines
+$2
#36
TOP 18%
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 #36 of 200 · TOP 18% · higher is better
$44 profit on $441 paid in
+10%
#36
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 #36 of 67 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Kept of every $1 won, after fees
+9%
#39
TOP 20%
CASH RATE
CASH RATE · Share of races that paid anything. Paid races ÷ races started.Rank #39 of 200 · TOP 20% · higher is better
Paid in 8 of 26 races
30.8%
#39
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 #39 of 62 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average profit on the 8 nights that came out ahead
+$47
FINISH PERFORMANCE26 RACEs
#21
TOP 11%
WIN RATE
WIN RATE · Share of races won. Wins ÷ races started.Rank #21 of 200 · TOP 11% · higher is better
Won 0 of 26 races
0.0%
#32
TOP 16%
TOP-5 RATE
TOP-5 RATE · Share of races finished 5th or better.Rank #32 of 200 · TOP 16% · higher is better
Finished top 5 in 8 races
30.8%
#35
TOP 18%
PODIUM RATE
PODIUM RATE · Share of races finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd.Rank #35 of 200 · TOP 18% · higher is better
Finished top 3 in 4 races
15.4%
#61
MID FIELD
TOP-10 RATE
TOP-10 RATE · Share of races finished 10th or better.Rank #61 of 200 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 10 in 12 races
46.2%
#81
MID FIELD
AVG FINISH
AVG FINISH · Average finishing position across every race started. Lower is better.Rank #81 of 200 · MID FIELD · lower is better
Average finishing position · lower is better
P15.1
LEADING PERFORMANCE26 RACEs
#25
TOP 13%
RACES LED RATE
RACES LED RATE · Share of races where this driver led at least one lap.Rank #25 of 200 · TOP 13% · higher is better
Led at least one lap in 13 of 26 races
50.0%
#32
TOP 16%
MOST LAPS LED
MOST LAPS LED · Share of races where this driver led more laps than any other driver in the field.Rank #32 of 200 · TOP 16% · higher is better
Led more laps than anyone in 1 race
3.8%
#34
TOP 17%
LAPS LED PER RACE
LAPS LED PER RACE · Total laps led divided by races started.Rank #34 of 200 · TOP 17% · higher is better
44 laps led ÷ 26 races
1.7LAPS
#35
TOP 18%
LAPS LED RATE
LAPS LED RATE · Laps led as a share of every lap this driver completed.Rank #35 of 200 · TOP 18% · higher is better
Led 44 of 1,228 laps run
3.6%
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.Not ranked in this scope
Led 0 of 0 laps across 0 wins
STRONG FIELDS10 OF 26 RACEs

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

#11
TOP 10%
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 #11 of 120 ranked drivers · TOP 10% · higher is better
Won 0 of 10 strong-field races
0.0%
#34
MID FIELD
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS · Share of top-third-strength races that paid anything.Rank #34 of 120 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Paid in 3 of 10 strong-field races
30.0%
#65
MID FIELD
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS · Average finishing position in top-third-strength fields only. Lower is better.Rank #65 of 120 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · lower is better
Average position in strong fields · lower is better
P18.7
#76
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 #76 of 200 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average SOF across 26 rated races
1,515SOF
#96
BOTTOM 21%
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS · Driver Rating points gained or lost, summed over top-third-strength races only.Rank #96 of 120 ranked drivers · BOTTOM 21% · higher is better
Net rating change over 10 strong-field races
-35PTS
RACECRAFT & CONDUCT26 RACEs

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

#1
TOP 1%
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 #1 of 200 · TOP 1% · lower is better
End-of-line penalties in 26 races
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 26 races
0.0%
#134
MID FIELD
INCIDENTS PER RACE
INCIDENTS PER RACE · iRacing incident points per race started. Lower is better.Rank #134 of 200 · MID FIELD · lower is better
338 incident points ÷ 26 races
13.0/RACE
#181
BOTTOM 10%
PENALTIES
PENALTIES · Penalties handed out by officials. Ranked per race started so busy drivers are not punished for volume. Lower is better.Rank #181 of 200 · BOTTOM 10% · lower is better
Penalties served in 26 races
1
#195
BOTTOM 3%
DISQUALIFIED
DISQUALIFIED · Disqualifications. Ranked per race started. Lower is better.Rank #195 of 200 · BOTTOM 3% · lower is better
Disqualified from 1 of 26 races
1
By promoter
Penalty record1 total
1Penalty
$0In fines
Sep 1Last incident · 3 races clean
Admin Race DQ · Cause of CautionSep 1