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
$964#30Career earnings
2Wins
18Top 5s
87Races
25%Cash rate
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ScopeALL TIMESEASON 2026LAST 30D · 16 RACESCharts · cards · ranks below
RATING TREND
1,441▲66 · 7D
PER-RACE CHANGE — UNDER 100 RACES
1,500 · STARTING RATINGWin · rating 1456PEAK 1,474Current rating 14411,441
AUG 18SEP 1SEP 15
RATINGWINGAINEDLOST
Percentile ranks · vs 114 active drivers in scope

Rank is this driver's place among the 114 drivers in scope, and the line under it says what slice that is: #5 of 114 is the top 5%. A % value is a share of their own races unless the row says otherwise. Tap a name for the full definition.

EARNINGS16 RACEs
#8
TOP 8%
CASH STREAK
CASH STREAK · The longest stretch of consecutive races that paid something.Rank #8 of 114 · TOP 8% · higher is better
Longest run of paid finishes in a row
2RACES
#16
TOP 15%
ENTRY FEES
ENTRY FEES · Total entry fees paid. Ranked so the biggest spender is #1 — it is a measure of activity, not skill.Rank #16 of 114 · TOP 15% · higher is better
Paid to enter 16 races
-$311
#34
MID FIELD
RACE INCOME
RACE INCOME · Payouts plus bonuses won, before entry fees and fines.Rank #34 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Prize money won across 16 races
$145
#36
MID FIELD
LARGEST PAYOUT
LARGEST PAYOUT · The most prize money won in one race.Rank #36 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Biggest single-race payout
$80
#106
BOTTOM 8%
NET EARNINGS
NET EARNINGS · Race income minus everything paid out — entry fees and fines. Positive means the driver came out ahead.Rank #106 of 114 · BOTTOM 8% · higher is better
Income minus entry fees and fines
-$176
MONEY EFFICIENCY16 RACEs
#47
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 #47 of 63 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average profit on the 3 nights that came out ahead
+$33
#49
MID FIELD
CASH RATE
CASH RATE · Share of races that paid anything. Paid races ÷ races started.Rank #49 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Paid in 3 of 16 races
18.8%
#54
MID FIELD
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 #54 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
$176 lost on $311 paid in
-57%
#54
BOTTOM 16%
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 #54 of 63 ranked drivers · BOTTOM 16% · higher is better
Fees and fines outweighed the prize money
-121%
#55
MID FIELD
NET PER RACE
NET PER RACE · Net earnings ÷ races started. What an average night is worth.Rank #55 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Profit per start, after entry fees and fines
-$11
FINISH PERFORMANCE16 RACEs
#18
TOP 16%
WIN RATE
WIN RATE · Share of races won. Wins ÷ races started.Rank #18 of 114 · TOP 16% · higher is better
Won 1 of 16 races
6.3%
#41
MID FIELD
TOP-5 RATE
TOP-5 RATE · Share of races finished 5th or better.Rank #41 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 5 in 3 races
18.8%
#43
MID FIELD
PODIUM RATE
PODIUM RATE · Share of races finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd.Rank #43 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 3 in 1 race
6.3%
#64
MID FIELD
TOP-10 RATE
TOP-10 RATE · Share of races finished 10th or better.Rank #64 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 10 in 5 races
31.3%
#89
BOTTOM 23%
AVG FINISH
AVG FINISH · Average finishing position across every race started. Lower is better.Rank #89 of 114 · BOTTOM 23% · lower is better
Average finishing position · lower is better
P18.9
LEADING PERFORMANCE16 RACEs
#8
MID FIELD
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 #8 of 20 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Led 12 of 49 laps across 1 win
24.5%
#20
TOP 18%
MOST LAPS LED
MOST LAPS LED · Share of races where this driver led more laps than any other driver in the field.Rank #20 of 114 · TOP 18% · higher is better
Led more laps than anyone in 1 race
6.3%
#36
MID FIELD
LAPS LED RATE
LAPS LED RATE · Laps led as a share of every lap this driver completed.Rank #36 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Led 21 of 635 laps run
3.3%
#37
MID FIELD
LAPS LED PER RACE
LAPS LED PER RACE · Total laps led divided by races started.Rank #37 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
21 laps led ÷ 16 races
1.3LAPS
#44
MID FIELD
RACES LED RATE
RACES LED RATE · Share of races where this driver led at least one lap.Rank #44 of 114 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Led at least one lap in 4 of 16 races
25.0%
STRONG FIELDS2 OF 16 RACEs

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

#11
TOP 14%
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 84 ranked drivers · TOP 14% · higher is better
Won 0 of 2 strong-field races
0.0%
#37
MID FIELD
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS · Share of top-third-strength races that paid anything.Rank #37 of 84 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Paid in 0 of 2 strong-field races
0.0%
#45
MID FIELD
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS · Driver Rating points gained or lost, summed over top-third-strength races only.Rank #45 of 84 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Net rating change over 2 strong-field races
-6PTS
#71
BOTTOM 17%
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS · Average finishing position in top-third-strength fields only. Lower is better.Rank #71 of 84 ranked drivers · BOTTOM 17% · lower is better
Average position in strong fields · lower is better
P21.5
#93
BOTTOM 20%
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 #93 of 114 · BOTTOM 20% · higher is better
Average SOF across 16 rated races
1,513SOF
RACECRAFT & CONDUCT16 RACEs

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

#18
TOP 16%
CLEAN RACES
CLEAN RACES · Share of races with zero incident points, no penalty and no fine.Rank #18 of 114 · TOP 16% · higher is better
No incidents, penalties or fines in 1 of 16 races
6.3%
#33
MID FIELD
INCIDENTS PER RACE
INCIDENTS PER RACE · iRacing incident points per race started. Lower is better.Rank #33 of 114 · MID FIELD · lower is better
161 incident points ÷ 16 races
10.1/RACE
#95
BOTTOM 18%
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 #95 of 114 · BOTTOM 18% · lower is better
End-of-line penalties in 16 races
2
#104
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 #104 of 114 · BOTTOM 10% · lower is better
Penalties served in 16 races
4
#109
BOTTOM 6%
DISQUALIFIED
DISQUALIFIED · Disqualifications. Ranked per race started. Lower is better.Rank #109 of 114 · BOTTOM 6% · lower is better
Disqualified from 2 of 16 races
2
Penalty & fine record8 total
6Penalties
$25In fines
Sep 10Last incident · 4 races clean
Admin Race DQ · Cause of CautionSep 10
EOL cause of cautionSep 8
−$5PenaltySep 8
All incidents →
Admin Race DQ · Cause of CautionSep 1
−$5EOL cause of caution · PenaltyAug 21
−$5EOL cause of caution · PenaltyAug 14
−$5EOL cause of caution · PenaltyAug 4
−$5Cause of CautionMar 26
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Race history
September 20269 races · $145 won
August 202616 races · $75 won
July 20268 races · $200 won
June 202618 races · $195 won
May 202611 races · $170 won
April 202616 races · $149 won
March 20269 races · $30 won