Murphy Nichols is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Regionals. Nichols has recorded 3 wins and 7 podiums from 27 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,181 ranks Nichols 25171th 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.
| 2025-10-11 | Summit Point Motorsports Park ITA | P3 | +93 |
| 2025-09-01 | Summit Point Motorsports Park ITA | P5 | −136 |
| 2025-08-31 | Summit Point Motorsports Park ITA | P3 | +26 |
| 2025-08-31 | Summit Point Motorsports Park ITA | P4 | −31 |
| 2025-08-30 | Summit Point Motorsports Park ITA | P4 | −31 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +188 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2025 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +181 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2025 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +139 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2025 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +134 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2024 | SCCA Regionals | P2 |
| +100 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2025 | SCCA Regionals | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +530 | 1,181 | |
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −158 | 651 | |
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −541 | 809 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Jed Prentice | 400 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 80% |
| 🏳️ Keith Fraser | 1,484 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% |
| 🏳️ Frank Alessi | 1,045 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% |
| 🏳️ Jeff Liller | 400 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🏳️ Steven Schuh | 2,092 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Nick Chivily | 965 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Robert Gehret | 400 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 🏳️ Joel Gambino | 2,026 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Steve Martin | 1,500 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🏳️ Christopher Graham | 2,607 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 David CookHigher-rated | 3,344 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Theo PeppesHigher-rated | 1,954 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ T. Wade HerrenHigher-rated | 1,851 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,161 | 🏳️ Grayson Strathma | SCCA Majors | 1,181 |
| 25,162 | 🏳️ Greg Merril | PCA Club Racing | 1,181 |
| 25,163 | 🏳️ Gregg Patrick | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,181 |
| 25,165 | 🇦🇷 Héctor García | TC Pista Mouras | 1,181 |
| 25,164 | 🏳️ Henry Vicioso | SVRA | 1,181 |
| 25,166 | 🏳️ Ian Brewer | PCA Club Racing | 1,181 |
| 25,167 | 🏳️ Jesse Wurmbrand | NASA | 1,181 |
| 25,168 | 🏳️ John Cawley | NASA | 1,181 |
| 25,169 | 🏳️ Kevin Capone | SVRA | 1,181 |
| 25,170 | 🏳️ Michael Raff | PCA Club Racing | 1,181 |
| 25,171 | 🏳️ Murphy Nichols | SCCA Regionals | 1,181 |
| 25,172 | 🏳️ Rich Hromin | NASA | 1,181 |
| 25,173 | 🏳️ Rick Bartuska | SCCA Regionals | 1,181 |
| 25,174 | 🏳️ Scott Plunkett | PCA Club Racing | 1,181 |
| 25,175 | 🏳️ Steven Farrell (TeenSM) | NASA | 1,181 |
| 25,176 | 🏳️ Travis Chambers | PCA Club Racing | 1,181 |
| 25,177 | 🏳️ Wyatt Brennan | NASA | 1,181 |
| 25,178 | 🏳️ Zach Dresslaer | SCCA Majors | 1,181 |
| 25,179 | 🏳️ Carolina Candas | SCCA Majors | 1,180 |
| 25,180 | 🏳️ Dan Gregory | American Endurance Racing | 1,180 |
| 25,181 | 🏳️ Danilo Oliveira | SCCA Regionals | 1,180 |
Murphy Nichols races in SCCA Regionals, a national multiclass championship where amateur, semi-professional and professional drivers share the track across 25 classes. Nichols competes in three classes within the series: BIT, ITA and ITS, which run production-based and mixed closed-wheel cars. The driver is an amateur competitor with a rating of 1,181, placing them among developing drivers in the Elo-style scale.[1]
Across three seasons from 2023 to 2025, Nichols has taken 27 starts and scored three wins and seven podiums. The 2025 season, in progress through nine rounds, has yielded three wins and six podiums, with Nichols currently ninth in the championship standings.[2]
Nichols finishes ahead of regular opponent Jed Prentice, a developing driver with 58 SCCA Regionals starts, and has beaten Joel Gambino, the four-time SCCA Regionals ITA champion, three times across their meetings. Nichols typically finishes behind Keith Fraser, a club-level driver with 77 SCCA Regionals starts and 12 starts in SCCA Majors, and has split results with David Cook, an entry-level professional with prior experience in International Formula 3000.