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
$807Earnings — filtered
1Wins
13Top 5s
64Races
25%Cash rate
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64 OF 86 CAREER RACES
Talladega Superspeedway
ScopeALL TIMESEASON 2026LAST 30D · 10 RACESCharts · cards · ranks below
EARNINGS TREND
-$140▼$140 · 30D
PER-RACE BARS — UNDER 100 RACES
-$150-$100-$50BREAK EVEN-$140 total-$140
AUG 18SEP 1SEP 15
RUNNING TOTALWINEARNEDLOSS
RATING TREND
1,422▲40 · 7D
PER-RACE CHANGE — UNDER 100 RACES
1,500 · STARTING RATINGPEAK 1,488Current rating 14221,422
AUG 18SEP 1SEP 15
RATINGWINGAINEDLOST
Percentile ranks · vs 96 active drivers in scope

Rank is this driver's place among the 96 drivers in scope, and the line under it says what slice that is: #5 of 96 is the top 6%. A % value is a share of their own races unless the row says otherwise. Tap a name for the full definition.

EARNINGS10 RACEs
#15
TOP 16%
CASH STREAK
CASH STREAK · The longest stretch of consecutive races that paid something.Rank #15 of 96 · TOP 16% · higher is better
Longest run of paid finishes in a row
1RACES
#17
TOP 18%
ENTRY FEES
ENTRY FEES · Total entry fees paid. Ranked so the biggest spender is #1 — it is a measure of activity, not skill.Rank #17 of 96 · TOP 18% · higher is better
Paid to enter 10 races
-$210
#30
MID FIELD
LARGEST PAYOUT
LARGEST PAYOUT · The most prize money won in one race.Rank #30 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Biggest single-race payout
$80
#38
MID FIELD
RACE INCOME
RACE INCOME · Payouts plus bonuses won, before entry fees and fines.Rank #38 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Prize money won across 10 races
$80
#91
BOTTOM 7%
NET EARNINGS
NET EARNINGS · Race income minus everything paid out — entry fees and fines. Positive means the driver came out ahead.Rank #91 of 96 · BOTTOM 7% · higher is better
Income minus entry fees and fines
-$140
MONEY EFFICIENCY10 RACEs
#30
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 #30 of 56 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average profit on the 1 night that came out ahead
+$55
#53
MID FIELD
CASH RATE
CASH RATE · Share of races that paid anything. Paid races ÷ races started.Rank #53 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Paid in 1 of 10 races
10.0%
#53
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 #53 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
$140 lost on $210 paid in
-67%
#53
BOTTOM 8%
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 #53 of 56 ranked drivers · BOTTOM 8% · higher is better
Fees and fines outweighed the prize money
-175%
#56
MID FIELD
NET PER RACE
NET PER RACE · Net earnings ÷ races started. What an average night is worth.Rank #56 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Profit per start, after entry fees and fines
-$14
FINISH PERFORMANCE10 RACEs
#16
TOP 17%
WIN RATE
WIN RATE · Share of races won. Wins ÷ races started.Rank #16 of 96 · TOP 17% · higher is better
Won 0 of 10 races
0.0%
#36
MID FIELD
PODIUM RATE
PODIUM RATE · Share of races finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd.Rank #36 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 3 in 0 races
0.0%
#48
MID FIELD
TOP-5 RATE
TOP-5 RATE · Share of races finished 5th or better.Rank #48 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 5 in 1 race
10.0%
#58
MID FIELD
TOP-10 RATE
TOP-10 RATE · Share of races finished 10th or better.Rank #58 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 10 in 3 races
30.0%
#75
BOTTOM 23%
AVG FINISH
AVG FINISH · Average finishing position across every race started. Lower is better.Rank #75 of 96 · BOTTOM 23% · lower is better
Average finishing position · lower is better
P17.2
LEADING PERFORMANCE10 RACEs
#19
TOP 20%
MOST LAPS LED
MOST LAPS LED · Share of races where this driver led more laps than any other driver in the field.Rank #19 of 96 · TOP 20% · higher is better
Led more laps than anyone in 0 races
0.0%
#38
MID FIELD
LAPS LED RATE
LAPS LED RATE · Laps led as a share of every lap this driver completed.Rank #38 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Led 9 of 349 laps run
2.6%
#40
MID FIELD
LAPS LED PER RACE
LAPS LED PER RACE · Total laps led divided by races started.Rank #40 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
9 laps led ÷ 10 races
0.9LAPS
#46
MID FIELD
RACES LED RATE
RACES LED RATE · Share of races where this driver led at least one lap.Rank #46 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Led at least one lap in 3 of 10 races
30.0%
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 FIELDS2 OF 10 RACEs

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

#5
TOP 8%
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS · Average finishing position in top-third-strength fields only. Lower is better.Rank #5 of 64 ranked drivers · TOP 8% · lower is better
Average position in strong fields · lower is better
P5.0
#7
TOP 11%
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 #7 of 64 ranked drivers · TOP 11% · higher is better
Won 0 of 2 strong-field races
0.0%
#9
TOP 15%
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS · Driver Rating points gained or lost, summed over top-third-strength races only.Rank #9 of 64 ranked drivers · TOP 15% · higher is better
Net rating change over 2 strong-field races
+43PTS
#10
TOP 16%
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS · Share of top-third-strength races that paid anything.Rank #10 of 64 ranked drivers · TOP 16% · higher is better
Paid in 1 of 2 strong-field races
50.0%
#72
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 #72 of 96 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average SOF across 10 rated races
1,508SOF
RACECRAFT & CONDUCT10 RACEs

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

#11
TOP 12%
CLEAN RACES
CLEAN RACES · Share of races with zero incident points, no penalty and no fine.Rank #11 of 96 · TOP 12% · higher is better
No incidents, penalties or fines in 0 of 10 races
0.0%
#32
MID FIELD
INCIDENTS PER RACE
INCIDENTS PER RACE · iRacing incident points per race started. Lower is better.Rank #32 of 96 · MID FIELD · lower is better
96 incident points ÷ 10 races
9.6/RACE
#87
BOTTOM 11%
DISQUALIFIED
DISQUALIFIED · Disqualifications. Ranked per race started. Lower is better.Rank #87 of 96 · BOTTOM 11% · lower is better
Disqualified from 1 of 10 races
1
#89
BOTTOM 9%
PENALTIES
PENALTIES · Penalties handed out by officials. Ranked per race started so busy drivers are not punished for volume. Lower is better.Rank #89 of 96 · BOTTOM 9% · lower is better
Penalties served in 10 races
3
#90
BOTTOM 8%
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 #90 of 96 · BOTTOM 8% · lower is better
End-of-line penalties in 10 races
2
Penalty & fine record5 total
3Penalties
$15In fines
Sep 8Last incident · 4 races clean
EOL cause of cautionSep 8
−$5PenaltySep 8
Admin Race DQ · Cause of CautionSep 1
All incidents →
−$5EOL cause of caution · PenaltyAug 21
−$5Cause of CautionMar 26
Team history
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Race history
September 20266 races · $80 won
August 202610 races · $75 won
July 20268 races · $200 won
June 202611 races · $125 won
May 20269 races · $170 won
April 202613 races · $127 won
March 20267 races · $30 won