Driver Rating1,48924#105

Justin Melichar

First startFeb 2710 startsMar 1650 startsJun 25First winMar 23$100 career winningsMar 16$500 career winningsApr 6$1,000 career winningsJun 1First penaltyMar 9PEAK 1,68759 RACESLAST RACED Sep 15
$345Earnings — filtered
1Wins
6Top 5s
21Races
24%Cash rate
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21 OF 59 CAREER RACES
NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
ScopeALL TIMESEASON 2026 · 21 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.

EARNINGS21 RACEs
#13
TOP 7%
ENTRY FEES
ENTRY FEES · Total entry fees paid. Ranked so the biggest spender is #1 — it is a measure of activity, not skill.Rank #13 of 200 · TOP 7% · higher is better
Paid to enter 21 races
-$373
#17
TOP 9%
RACE INCOME
RACE INCOME · Payouts plus bonuses won, before entry fees and fines.Rank #17 of 200 · TOP 9% · higher is better
Prize money won across 21 races
$345
#20
TOP 10%
CASH STREAK
CASH STREAK · The longest stretch of consecutive races that paid something.Rank #20 of 200 · TOP 10% · higher is better
Longest run of paid finishes in a row
1RACES
#23
TOP 12%
LARGEST PAYOUT
LARGEST PAYOUT · The most prize money won in one race.Rank #23 of 200 · TOP 12% · higher is better
Biggest single-race payout
$125
#145
MID FIELD
NET EARNINGS
NET EARNINGS · Race income minus everything paid out — entry fees and fines. Positive means the driver came out ahead.Rank #145 of 200 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Income minus entry fees and fines
-$33
MONEY EFFICIENCY21 RACEs
#33
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 #33 of 62 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average profit on the 5 nights that came out ahead
+$55
#43
TOP 22%
NET PER RACE
NET PER RACE · Net earnings ÷ races started. What an average night is worth.Rank #43 of 200 · TOP 22% · higher is better
Profit per start, after entry fees and fines
-$2
#43
TOP 22%
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 #43 of 200 · TOP 22% · higher is better
$33 lost on $373 paid in
-9%
#43
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 #43 of 67 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Fees and fines outweighed the prize money
-10%
#45
TOP 23%
CASH RATE
CASH RATE · Share of races that paid anything. Paid races ÷ races started.Rank #45 of 200 · TOP 23% · higher is better
Paid in 5 of 21 races
23.8%
FINISH PERFORMANCE21 RACEs
#18
TOP 9%
WIN RATE
WIN RATE · Share of races won. Wins ÷ races started.Rank #18 of 200 · TOP 9% · higher is better
Won 1 of 21 races
4.8%
#20
TOP 10%
PODIUM RATE
PODIUM RATE · Share of races finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd.Rank #20 of 200 · TOP 10% · higher is better
Finished top 3 in 5 races
23.8%
#35
TOP 18%
TOP-5 RATE
TOP-5 RATE · Share of races finished 5th or better.Rank #35 of 200 · TOP 18% · higher is better
Finished top 5 in 6 races
28.6%
#67
MID FIELD
TOP-10 RATE
TOP-10 RATE · Share of races finished 10th or better.Rank #67 of 200 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Finished top 10 in 8 races
38.1%
#92
MID FIELD
AVG FINISH
AVG FINISH · Average finishing position across every race started. Lower is better.Rank #92 of 200 · MID FIELD · lower is better
Average finishing position · lower is better
P16.3
LEADING PERFORMANCE21 RACEs
#4
TOP 20%
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 #4 of 20 ranked drivers · TOP 20% · higher is better
Led 10 of 31 laps across 1 win
32.3%
#16
TOP 8%
LAPS LED RATE
LAPS LED RATE · Laps led as a share of every lap this driver completed.Rank #16 of 200 · TOP 8% · higher is better
Led 63 of 782 laps run
8.1%
#19
TOP 10%
RACES LED RATE
RACES LED RATE · Share of races where this driver led at least one lap.Rank #19 of 200 · TOP 10% · higher is better
Led at least one lap in 13 of 21 races
61.9%
#22
TOP 11%
LAPS LED PER RACE
LAPS LED PER RACE · Total laps led divided by races started.Rank #22 of 200 · TOP 11% · higher is better
63 laps led ÷ 21 races
3.0LAPS
#25
TOP 13%
MOST LAPS LED
MOST LAPS LED · Share of races where this driver led more laps than any other driver in the field.Rank #25 of 200 · TOP 13% · higher is better
Led more laps than anyone in 2 races
9.5%
STRONG FIELDS6 OF 21 RACEs

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

#3
TOP 3%
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 #3 of 120 ranked drivers · TOP 3% · higher is better
Won 1 of 6 strong-field races
16.7%
#27
TOP 23%
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS · Share of top-third-strength races that paid anything.Rank #27 of 120 ranked drivers · TOP 23% · higher is better
Paid in 2 of 6 strong-field races
33.3%
#55
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 #55 of 120 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · lower is better
Average position in strong fields · lower is better
P17.0
#63
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 #63 of 120 ranked drivers · MID FIELD · higher is better
Net rating change over 6 strong-field races
-8PTS
#108
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 #108 of 200 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average SOF across 21 rated races
1,510SOF
RACECRAFT & CONDUCT21 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
#16
TOP 8%
CLEAN RACES
CLEAN RACES · Share of races with zero incident points, no penalty and no fine.Rank #16 of 200 · TOP 8% · higher is better
No incidents, penalties or fines in 1 of 21 races
4.8%
#72
MID FIELD
INCIDENTS PER RACE
INCIDENTS PER RACE · iRacing incident points per race started. Lower is better.Rank #72 of 200 · MID FIELD · lower is better
204 incident points ÷ 21 races
9.7/RACE
#182
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 #182 of 200 · BOTTOM 10% · lower is better
Penalties served in 21 races
1
#186
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 #186 of 200 · BOTTOM 8% · lower is better
End-of-line penalties in 21 races
1
Penalty & fine record2 total
1Penalty
$5In fines
Mar 30Last incident · 15 races clean
−$5Cause of CautionMar 30
EOLMar 9