🇺🇸 Dwight Merriman

Racing driver from United States. IMSA WeatherTech, Era Motorsport.

Driver facts

Full name

Dwight Merriman

Born

5 August 1968(b. 1968)

Nationality

United States

Current team

Era Motorsport

Series

IMSA WeatherTech

Status

Retired

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

2,429

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

2,429

RANK 4372 / 12,348 INDEXED · -111 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Bronze

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 4H AGO

Dwight Merriman is an American racing driver whose career path diverges from the typical motorsport trajectory, having first built a reputation as an internet executive and entrepreneur in New York City's Silicon Alley. He co-founded DoubleClick and served as its CTO for a decade, and later co-founded MongoDB, where he has held roles as chairman and board member. That background in technology and business preceded his move into competitive racing, where he has driven for Era Motorsport in the IMSA WeatherTech series.[1]

Across nine career starts in IMSA WeatherTech competition, Merriman has recorded two wins and four podium finishes, though he has yet to secure a series championship. His Racer Rating stands at 2,429, placing him 4,374th among active drivers on the platform's Elo-style scale. In the 2026 season, Merriman posted two wins and four podiums across five rounds, finishing the campaign 40th in the standings. He is currently listed as retired from competition.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Dwight Merriman is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for Era Motorsport. Merriman has recorded 2 wins and 4 podiums from 9 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,429 ranks Merriman 4372th of 12,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS

2024 form

LAST 9 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED JUST NOW AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Poles	Points	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2024	IMSA WeatherTech	Era Motorsport	5	2	4	0	0	0	P40	+695	2,540
2021	European Le Mans Series	IDEC Sport	4	0	0	0	0	0	P34	+45	1,845

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES MERRIMAN FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇫🇷 Paul-Loup Chatin	4,648	9	4	5	44%
🇬🇧 Ben Hanley	3,671	7	6	1	86%
🇮🇪 Charlie Eastwood	3,528	7	3	4	43%
🇩🇰 Mikkel Jensen	5,227	6	2	4	33%
🇩🇰 Nicklas Nielsen	5,051	5	4	1	80%
🇲🇨 Paul di Resta	4,969	5	4	1	80%
🇫🇷 Tom Dillmann	4,785	5	3	2	60%
🇵🇱 Jakub Smiechowski	4,761	5	3	2	60%
🇺🇸 Pj Hyett	4,157	5	4	1	80%
🇧🇷 Felipe Fraga	4,105	5	3	2	60%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 4H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia