Murphy Nichols is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Regionals. Nichols has recorded 3 wins and 8 podiums from 29 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,319 ranks Nichols 23918th of 40,700 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.
| 2026-09-06 | Summit Point Main Circuit ITA | P3 | +85 |
| 2026-09-05 | Summit Point Main Circuit ITA | P4 | +54 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | +138 | 1,319 | |
| 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 | 1,577 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% |
| 🏳️ Joel Gambino | 2,219 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🏳️ Frank Alessi | 1,203 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% |
| 🏳️ Jeff Liller | 400 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🏳️ Steven Schuh | 2,211 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Nick Chivily | 962 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Robert Gehret | 400 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 🇺🇸 Steve Martin | 1,490 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🏳️ Justin Shepard | 1,007 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇬🇧 David CookHigher-rated | 3,344 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Peter DoaneHigher-rated | 1,976 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🏳️ Theo PeppesHigher-rated | 1,956 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23,908 | 🏳️ Rob Sherwood | SCCA Regionals | 1,320 |
| 23,909 | 🏳️ Suniel Sunny Sabnani | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,320 |
| 23,910 | 🏳️ Dana Webster | SCCA Majors | 1,319 |
| 23,911 | 🏳️ Doug Deweese | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,319 |
| 23,912 | 🏳️ Johann Schwartz | NASA | 1,319 |
| 23,913 | 🏳️ Lars Mapstead | SCCA Regionals | 1,319 |
| 23,914 | 🏳️ Mario Korf | American Endurance Racing | 1,319 |
| 23,915 | 🏳️ Michael Partenio | American Endurance Racing | 1,319 |
| 23,916 | 🏳️ Mike Rea | NASA | 1,319 |
| 23,917 | 🇨🇦 Mike White | American Endurance Racing | 1,319 |
| 23,918 | 🏳️ Murphy Nichols | SCCA Regionals | 1,319 |
| 23,919 | 🏳️ Oliver Schumacher | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,319 |
| 23,920 | 🏳️ Pat Wehmeyer | NASA | 1,319 |
| 23,921 | 🇨🇭 Renato Kirin | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,319 |
| 23,922 | 🏳️ Shane Ballard | NASA | 1,319 |
| 23,923 | 🏳️ Steve Phillips | NASA | 1,319 |
| 23,924 | 🇩🇪 Wolfgang Müller | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,319 |
| 23,925 | 🏳️ Zoe Brady | American Endurance Racing | 1,319 |
| 23,926 | 🏳️ Barry Moore | ChampCar Endurance Series | 1,318 |
| 23,927 | 🏳️ Brian Goldburg | SCCA Majors | 1,318 |
| 23,928 | 🏳️ Garrett Miskoe | SCCA Regionals | 1,318 |
Murphy Nichols is a developing driver racing in SCCA Regionals, a national multiclass championship where up to 25 classes compete in a single race. He runs in the BIT, ITA and ITS classes, which bracket competitors by lap time or production-based specification. Across four seasons from 2023 to 2026, he has started 29 times and taken three wins and eight podiums.[1]
His record shows mid-pack consistency within a mixed field of amateurs and semi-professionals. He has finished ahead of Joel Gambino, a competitive amateur with 72 SCCA Regionals starts, in four of their meetings, and has beaten David Cook, an entry-level professional who raced International Formula 3000, three times. Against his most frequent rivals, the picture is more measured; he usually finishes ahead of Jed Prentice, another developing driver, but regularly runs behind Keith Fraser, a club-level regular with substantial experience across SCCA Regionals and Majors. In the 2026 season, which remains in progress after two rounds, Nichols holds a podium finish and sits 33rd in the championship standings.[2]