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🏳️ Matthew Dirks

Racing driver. Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, McCumbee McAleer Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Matthew Dirks
Current team
McCumbee McAleer Racing
Series
Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
2
Career starts
34
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
2,839
Driver photo · 3:4
Racer Rating
2,839
RANK 6020 / 17,038 INDEXED · -91 SEASON
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM
SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Matthew Dirks is a racing driver who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for McCumbee McAleer Racing. Dirks has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 34 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,839 ranks Dirks 6020th of 17,038 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
2023 form
LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
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2023-06-24Watkins Glen International · ND2Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP20−75
2023-06-23Watkins Glen International · ND2Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP23−100
2023-05-14Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca · ND2Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP12+22
2023-05-13Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca · ND2Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP23−118
2023-03-04St- Petersburg Street Course · ND2Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP21−105
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2023▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinMcCumbee McAleer Racing800000P28−4792,930
2022▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinMcCumbee McAleer Racing1402000P9+3993,409
2020▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinWhite Racing1200000P10+4103,010
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
MOST-RACED & STRONGEST-BEATEN · TIMES DIRKS FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🏳️ Selin Rollan3,7483462818%
🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA SILVER4,1493352815%
🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA BRONZE3,1683223972%
🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA SILVER4,0642962321%
🇺🇸 Justin PiscitellFIA SILVER3,88126121446%
🇺🇸 Sam PaleyFIA SILVER4,1492491538%
🇺🇸 Aaron JeansonneFIA SILVER4,7962271532%
🏳️ Michael Carter3,6142251723%
🇺🇸 John Jodoin2,94822121055%
🇺🇸 Woody Heimann2,4862213959%
🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA GOLD · 1× CHAMPION5,8452041620%
🇺🇸 Robert NoakerFIA SILVER · 2× CHAMPION5,3562031715%
🇺🇸 Parker KligermanFIA SILVER4,946220100%
RACED WHEEL-TO-WHEEL, NOT AS TEAM-MATES
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GLOBAL RANK · 17,038 DRIVERS INDEXED
#DriverSeriesRating
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6,013🇿🇦 Alan van der MerweFormula 3 Macau2,840
6,014🇮🇹 Fabrizio GiovanardiFormula 3 Macau2,840
6,015🏳️ Gregory RaylNASCAR Truck Series2,840
6,016🇺🇸 Kent VaccaroFormula Regional Americas2,840
6,017🇬🇧 Martin O'ConnellFormula 3 Macau2,840
6,018🇪🇸 Pedro QuesadaFormula Renault Eurocup2,840
6,019🇺🇸 Daniel WuSVRA2,839
6,020🏳️ Matthew DirksWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin2,839
6,021🇵🇹 Pedro ChavesFormula 3 Macau2,839
6,022🏳️ Pier-Luc OuelletteSKUSA SuperNationals2,839
6,023🏳️ Xen De RuweSKUSA SuperNationals2,839
6,024🏳️ Brett RevettaSKUSA SuperNationals2,838
6,025🇫🇷 Christian VidalFormula 3 Macau2,838
6,026🏳️ Cory PollockSKUSA SuperNationals2,838
6,027🏳️ Derric CarterSVRA2,838
6,028🇲🇽 Esteban BECKMANNFerrari Challenge2,838
6,029🇬🇧 Henry ArundelFormula 3 Macau2,838
6,030🏳️ James KennedySKUSA SuperNationals2,838
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Matthew Dirks competed in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin from 2020 through 2023, amassing 34 starts with McCumbee McAleer Racing and one other entry. He recorded two podium finishes across that span and averaged a 12th place finish overall. His Racer Rating of 2,839 places him in a club or semi-professional competitive band, appropriate to the single-make cup series in which he raced.[1]

Dirks faced a consistent field of established competitors throughout his tenure. Against his most frequent rivals, he compiled a mixed record; he finished ahead of Selin Rollan in 6 of 34 shared races but trailed FIA Silver graded competitors Jared Thomas, Gresham Wagner, and Sam Paley in the majority of their encounters. His head-to-head record against Alex Bachoura, another FIA Bronze graded driver, was notably stronger; he finished ahead of Bachoura in 23 of 32 races. Against several stronger drivers who visited the series, Dirks scored occasional results of note, including four finishes ahead of FIA Gold graded champion Connor Zilisch and seven ahead of FIA Silver graded Aaron Jeansonne, though these were isolated outcomes rather than patterns.

Dirks retired after the 2023 season, having finished 28th in the final eight-round championship. His three seasons in the Mazda Cup represented his recorded racing career.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
Rollan Makes Mazda MX-5 Cup Victory Lane Return at Watkins Glen[1]
IMSA
24 JUN 2023
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Zilisch sweeps MX-5 Cup weekend at Road America[2]
RACER - Racing News
03 JUL 2022
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MAZDA MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES DRIVERS ELIGIBLE FOR MAZDA ROAD TO 24 SHOOTOUT[3]
Mazda USA Newsroom
31 OCT 2019
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