Chet Zerlin is a racing driver who last raced in SCCA Majors. Zerlin has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 10 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 513 ranks Zerlin 39097th of 40,200 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2023-06-04 | Watkins Glen Long Course FE2 | P8 | +41 |
| 2023-06-03 | Watkins Glen Long Course FE2 | P8 | +54 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +54 | Watkins Glen Long Course 2023 | SCCA Majors | P8 |
| +41 | Watkins Glen Long Course 2023 | SCCA Majors | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | +95 | 513 | |
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −236 | 418 | |
| 2021 | ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −695 | 655 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Adam Zerlin | 749 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇦🇺 Connor Roberts | 3,229 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Charles Russell | 2,732 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Bailey Monette | 2,358 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Todd Vanacore | 2,019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Max Grau | 1,307 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Amy Hollowell | 1,092 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Alastair McEwan | 943 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Paul RavarisHigher-rated, 1× champion | 1,675 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Robert VanmanHigher-rated | 1,490 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ David FlyntHigher-rated | 1,375 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39,087 | 🏳️ Jeff Hardesty | SVRA | 515 |
| 39,088 | 🏳️ Peter Raymond | NASA | 515 |
| 39,089 | 🇺🇸 Scott Peterson | SCCA Majors | 515 |
| 39,090 | 🏳️ Brett Becker | NASA | 514 |
| 39,091 | 🏳️ Christopher Shoemaker | SVRA | 514 |
| 39,092 | 🏳️ David A McBee SR | PCA Club Racing | 514 |
| 39,093 | 🇺🇸 Emily Bishop | SCCA Regionals | 514 |
| 39,094 | 🏳️ Kevin Mitchell | PCA Club Racing | 514 |
| 39,095 | 🏳️ Robert Barton | SCCA Regionals | 514 |
| 39,096 | 🏳️ Tony Farinacci | SCCA Regionals | 514 |
| 39,097 | 🏳️ Chet Zerlin | SCCA Majors | 513 |
| 39,098 | 🏳️ Douglas Cross | SCCA Regionals | 513 |
| 39,099 | 🏳️ Joe McCallum | NASA | 513 |
| 39,100 | 🏳️ Joseph McGrath | NASA | 513 |
| 39,101 | 🏳️ Matt Beale | SCCA Regionals | 513 |
| 39,102 | 🏳️ Mychal Russo | SCCA Regionals | 513 |
| 39,103 | 🇨🇭 Richard Mathias | NASA | 513 |
| 39,104 | 🇬🇧 Rory Gamble | NASA | 513 |
| 39,105 | 🏳️ Thomas C Strickler | BMW CCA Club Racing | 513 |
| 39,106 | 🏳️ Carl Janin | SCCA Majors | 512 |
| 39,107 | 🏳️ David Pazdur | SCCA Regionals | 512 |
Chet Zerlin is a developing driver, rated 659, competing at the entry level of club racing. Between 2021 and 2023, Zerlin made six starts in SCCA Majors competition without recording a win or podium finish. The average finishing position across classified races stood at 12th, reflecting consistent mid-field placement among a field of club-level competitors. Most recent activity came in 2023, finishing 42nd across two rounds. Zerlin is now retired from active racing.[1]
Throughout the career, Zerlin competed directly against a stable group of rivals, finishing behind the strongest three, Charles Russell, Bailey Monette, and Max Grau, in all shared races. Zerlin recorded a losing head-to-head record of 0–3 against each. The only consistent head-to-head success came against Amy Hollowell and a fellow driver named Adam Zerlin, finishing ahead in one of three shared races against each. Isolated wins over Robert Vanman, Alex Conger, and Paul Ravaris show Zerlin capable of beating drivers from across the field but do not establish a pattern.