Sam Schechter is a racing driver who competes in SCCA Regionals. Schechter is a one-time champion (2023), with 35 wins and 56 podiums from 94 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,930 ranks Schechter 8928th of 40,349 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.
| 2026-09-07 | Summit Point Main Circuit SRF3 | P1 | +37 |
| 2026-09-06 | Summit Point Main Circuit SRF3 | P1 | +39 |
| 2026-09-06 | Summit Point Main Circuit SRF3 | P2 | +25 |
| 2026-09-05 | Summit Point Main Circuit SRF3 | P3 | +18 |
| 2026-07-19 | Summit Point Main Circuit SRF3 | P2 | −6 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +109 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P2 |
| +94 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P2 |
| +93 | NJMP Thunderbolt Pro 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P1 |
| +93 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2022 | SCCA Regionals | P4 |
| +82 | Summit Point Motorsports Park 2022 | SCCA Majors | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +304 | 2,930 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −116 | |||
| 2025 | ▸SCCA Majors | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −38 | 2,742 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +219 | |||
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −78 | |||
| 2024 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +194 | 2,639 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P50 | −55 | |||
| 2023 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 17 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +654 | 2,500 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +102 | |||
| 2022 | ▸SCCA Regionals | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +394 | 1,744 | |
| ▸SCCA Majors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P49 | +37 | |||
| ▸SCCA Runoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +30 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Keith Fraser | 1,571 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 98% |
| 🏳️ Joe Blanks | 1,747 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇦🇺 Mac Harrison | 2,559 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 73% |
| 🏳️ Steven Schuh | 2,209 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 80% |
| 🏳️ Brian Cates | 2,010 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 67% |
| 🏳️ J Mark Wendling | 670 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Jason Pintar | 2,298 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 91% |
| 🏳️ Jisu Kim | 1,518 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 79% |
| 🏳️ Mike Kosuth | 697 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 97% |
| 🏳️ Andrew Waldorf | 841 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 94% |
| 🇺🇸 Morgan BurkhardFIA Silver | 3,896 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% |
| 🇺🇸 Steven ThomasFIA Bronze, 1× champion | 3,852 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Brayton WilliamsFIA Bronze | 3,588 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,918 | 🏳️ Juan Lopez-Santini | International GT | 2,931 |
| 8,919 | 🇵🇱 Seweryn Mazur | GT Winter Series | 2,931 |
| 8,920 | 🏳️ Tony Musolino | ARCA Menards Series | 2,931 |
| 8,921 | 🇬🇧 Torrin Byrne | GB4 | 2,931 |
| 8,922 | 🏳️ Cory Howard | ARCA Menards Series | 2,930 |
| 8,923 | 🇺🇸 Dave Machavern | IMSA WeatherTech | 2,930 |
| 8,924 | 🇳🇱 Dominick Muermans | Formula 3 Euro Series | 2,930 |
| 8,925 | 🇺🇸 Hayden Duerson | Star Mazda Championship | 2,930 |
| 8,926 | 🇺🇸 Henry Barton | ARCA Menards West | 2,930 |
| 8,927 | 🇺🇸 Joel Johnson | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup | 2,930 |
| 8,928 | 🏳️ Sam Schechter | SCCA Regionals | 2,930 |
| 8,929 | 🇯🇵 Taichi Watarai | 24H Series | 2,930 |
| 8,930 | 🇳🇱 Will Lin | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 2,930 |
| 8,931 | 🇷🇺 Andrey Borodin | British GT Championship | 2,929 |
| 8,932 | 🇩🇰 Christian BRUNSBORG | Ferrari Challenge | 2,929 |
| 8,933 | 🏳️ Donovan Bonilla | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,929 |
| 8,934 | 🇺🇸 Gavin Harlien | ARCA Menards Series | 2,929 |
| 8,935 | 🏳️ Landon Brown | ARCA Menards Series | 2,929 |
| 8,936 | 🇺🇸 Marc Austin | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 2,929 |
| 8,937 | 🇳🇱 Martin Lanting | 24H Series | 2,929 |
| 8,938 | 🇺🇸 Maximilian Hewitt | TGRNA GR Cup North America | 2,929 |
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.