Sam Schechter is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Majors. Schechter is a one-time champion (2022), with 12 wins and 26 podiums from 57 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,444 ranks Schechter 13598th of 38,983 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.
| 2026-05-03 | VIRginia International Raceway SRF3 | P2 | +29 |
| 2026-05-02 | VIRginia International Raceway SRF3 | P2 | +30 |
| 2026-04-19 | Summit Point Main Circuit SRF3 | P1 | +74 |
| 2026-04-18 | Summit Point Main Circuit SRF3 | P1 | +80 |
| 2026-04-05 | VIRginia International Raceway SRF3 | P13 | +6 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +129 | Summit Point Raceway 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +114 | Summit Point Raceway 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P3 |
| +112 | Summit Point Raceway 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +91 | Summit Point Raceway 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +88 | Summit Point Raceway 2022 | SCCA Majors | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸SCCA Majors | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +10 | 2,444 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +60 | |||
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Majors | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +190 | 2,374 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P101 | +28 | |||
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −60 | |||
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P41 | −4 | 2,216 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P50 | +4 | |||
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +355 | 2,216 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +98 | |||
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +413 | 1,763 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P49 | +45 | |||
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +26 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Keith Fraser | 1,530 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 96% |
| 🇦🇺 Mac Harrison | 2,374 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% |
| 🏳️ Jeffrey Lehner | 2,242 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 68% |
| 🏳️ Joe Blanks | 1,805 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Jisu Kim | 1,575 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Brian Cates | 1,928 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 63% |
| 🏳️ Craig Chase | 1,505 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 88% |
| 🏳️ Andrew Waldorf | 931 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 88% |
| 🇮🇪 Chris Current | 720 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| 🏳️ Brian Schofield | 3,194 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| 🇺🇸 Ismaeel EllahiFIA Silver | 3,548 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Sandy SatulloFIA Silver | 3,514 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Steven ThomasFIA Bronze, 1× champion | 3,485 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13,588 | 🇺🇸 Adam Johnson | ChampCar Endurance Series | 2,445 |
| 13,589 | 🏳️ Lloyd Mack Jr. | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,445 |
| 13,590 | 🏳️ Pipo Massa | GT Winter Series | 2,445 |
| 13,591 | 🏳️ D Hetzer Thomas | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,444 |
| 13,592 | 🏳️ E. Maiman Grant | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,444 |
| 13,593 | 🇩🇪 Jan von der Heyde | Racing Prodigy | 2,444 |
| 13,594 | 🏳️ Jordan Bernloehr | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,444 |
| 13,595 | 🏳️ Oliver Dutt | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,444 |
| 13,596 | 🏳️ Paul Weismann | World Racing League | 2,444 |
| 13,597 | 🏳️ R. Uglum John | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,444 |
| 13,598 | 🏳️ Sam Schechter | SCCA Majors | 2,444 |
| 13,599 | 🇬🇧 Archie Davies | GB4 | 2,443 |
| 13,600 | 🏳️ Colin Long | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,443 |
| 13,601 | 🏳️ Gabriele PETN-AM Piana | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,443 |
| 13,602 | 🇺🇸 John MCKENNA | Ferrari Challenge | 2,443 |
| 13,603 | 🇩🇪 Olaf Hoppelshäuser | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,443 |
| 13,604 | 🇫🇷 Romain Sarazin | 24H Series | 2,443 |
| 13,605 | 🏳️ Seth Aldretti | US F4 | 2,443 |
| 13,606 | 🏳️ Tomas Ballester | International GT | 2,443 |
| 13,607 | 🏳️ Zac Meyer | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,443 |
| 13,608 | 🇺🇸 Barrett Wolfe | Formula Regional Americas | 2,442 |
Sam Schechter competes at club level, the entry end of motorsport where drivers are building experience in small fields without the sustained competition of professional championships. Schechter holds a Racer Rating of 1,392, placing him in the developing category; this reflects a driver early in their racing career with limited race starts on record. Across two seasons from 2022 to 2025, Schechter has made two starts in the SCCA Runoffs, averaging a finishing position of P18.5 with no wins or podiums recorded.[1]
The competitive context shows Schechter has occasionally finished ahead of drivers with stronger credentials. In isolated instances, Schechter has beaten Sandy Satullo, an FIA Silver graded driver rated at 3,363; Denny Stripling, an FIA Bronze graded driver at 2,801; and Matt Gray at 2,248. These remain isolated results rather than patterns of consistent outperformance, as the driver's small sample size and average finishing position indicate competition at club level against mixed fields. Schechter remains active in the series as of 2025, still in the early stages of developing a racing record.