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🇺🇸 Thomas Merrill

Racing driver from United States. IMSA Pilot Challenge, Circle H Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Thomas Merrill
Born
18 April 1986(b. 1986)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Circle H Racing
Series
IMSA Pilot Challenge
Status
Active
Championships
12022
Career wins
12
Career podiums
38
Career starts
112
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
3,323
Thomas Merrill
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,323
Rank 6511 of 38,983 indexed, -222 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Thomas Merrill is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for Circle H Racing. Merrill is a one-time champion (2022), with 12 wins and 38 podiums from 112 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,323 ranks Merrill 6511th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-01Road America GSIMSA Pilot ChallengeP20−29
2026-07-19Watkins Glen International TA2Trans-Am TA2P4+106
2026-07-11Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GSIMSA Pilot ChallengeP24−56
2026-06-27Watkins Glen International GSIMSA Pilot ChallengeP8+116
2026-06-21Indianapolis Motor Speedway TA2Trans-Am TA2P28−124
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+164Lime Rock Park 2019Trans-Am TA2P1
+1466H - Watkins Glen International 2021IMSA WeatherTechP1
+145LE MANS 2022WECP2
+144Daytona International Speedway 2026IMSA Pilot ChallengeP2
+141Circuit of the Americas 2026GT World Challenge AmericaP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Daytona International Speedway5 starts+30
Watkins Glen International6 starts+30
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course7 starts+12
Road Atlanta4 starts+8
Struggles
Sebring International Raceway12 starts-28
Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca5 starts-26
Lime Rock Park5 starts-19
Road America5 starts-17
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeCircle H Racing701000P13−413,323
▸GT World Challenge AmericaWright Motorsports401000—+137
▸Trans-Am TA2400000P17−319
2025▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeAR Motorsports700000P21−1173,545
▸Trans-Am TA2601000P13−437
▸GT4 AmericaArchangel Motorsports501000P14−149
2024▸Trans-Am TA21227000P2+1804,248
▸IMSA WeatherTechAWA200000P37−207
▸Michelin 992 Endurance CupTeam Laptime-Performance100000—−66
2023▸Trans-Am TA21214000P4−684,340
▸Porsche Carrera Cup NANOLASPORT1001000P10−265
▸Asian Le Mans SeriesWalkenhorst Motorsport400000—−132
▸IMSA WeatherTechTurner Motorsport211000P16+176
2022▸Trans-Am TA21138000P1+1074,629
▸IMSA Prototype ChallengeJr III Racing101000P11+71
▸WECWeatherTech Racing101000P16+145
2021▸Trans-Am TA2713000P4−3964,306
▸IMSA WeatherTechWIN Autosport412000P7↑452+102
2020▸Trans-Am TA2512000P4+2404,411
▸IMSA Prototype ChallengeK2R Motorsports201000P13+78
2019▸Trans-Am TA2523000P4+2,6804,030
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Merrill finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇧🇷 Rafa Matos3,49359233639%
🏳️ Tom Sheehan2,87256421475%
🏳️ Adrian Wlostowski3,80753361768%
🏳️ Keith Prociuk3,29451381375%
🏳️ Barry Boes3,2004738981%
🏳️ Jim Gallaugher2,42245351078%
🇺🇸 Doug PetersonFIA Bronze2,0374032880%
🇺🇸 Mike SkeenFIA Silver3,91035132237%
🇺🇸 Dillon MachavernFIA Silver4,24434201459%
🇺🇸 Doug Winston2,8343426876%
🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion6,83232167%
🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion6,77121150%
🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 2× champion6,68521150%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
6,501🇲🇽 Joel CortesGT America3,325
6,502🏳️ Stef DusseldorfNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,325
6,503🇬🇧 Andrew BakerLe Mans Cup3,324
6,504🇺🇸 Carter FartuchNASCAR Truck3,324
6,505🏳️ Claude BOVETLe Mans Cup3,324
6,506🇨🇴 Lucas MedinaFormula Regional European3,324
6,507🇲🇽 Ricardo EscottoIndy NXT3,324
6,508🇭🇺 Ferenc RatkaiFIA GT Championship3,323
6,509🇩🇪 Gina AdenauerFormula 3 Euro Series3,323
6,510🇽🇰 Kristian ThaqiADAC Formula 43,323
6,511🇺🇸 Thomas MerrillIMSA Pilot Challenge3,323
6,512🇺🇸 Craig LyonsIMSA Pilot Challenge3,322
6,513🇱🇹 Eimantas NavikauskasGT Winter Series3,322
6,514🇫🇷 Emmanuel PigetFormula V8 3.53,322
6,515🇮🇹 Francesco BraschiPorsche Mobil 1 Supercup3,322
6,516🇬🇧 Mike BushellBTCC3,322
6,517🇹🇭 Munkong Sathienthirakul24H Series3,322
6,518🇺🇸 Perry TrippNASCAR Xfinity3,322
6,519🇺🇸 Willie MullinsARCA Menards Series3,322
6,520🏳️ Capers ZentmeyerSCCA Majors3,321
6,521🇺🇸 Jett BowlingFormula Regional Americas3,321
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Thomas Merrill is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for Circle H Racing. Merrill is a one-time champion (2022), with 12 wins and 38 podiums from 112 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,323 ranks Merrill 6511th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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