Race Recap GT3-Coffee Cup
Nürburgring Combined
Sun, Mar 22, 2026Round 12
Merriam Dominates Nürburgring Combined: Leads from Pole to Victory
Race at a Glance
Field Size
37
Laps
11
Avg Lap Time
8:13.844
Clean Runners
1
Lead Lap Finishers
25
Margin
+40.989s
Winner Spotlight
Ryan Merriam
P1 Finish
Race Story
Ryan Merriam captured the victory at Nürburgring Combined in ///OGRL Old Guy Racing League GT3-Coffee Cup action, besting a competitive field of 37 cars to take the checkered flag from P1.
Starting from the pole, Ryan Merriam led a dominant race, controlling the field throughout the event. The win saw Ryan Merriam leading the majority of the race laps.
Tim Probert2 finished in the runner-up spot, trailing Ryan Merriam by +40.989s. Jeremy Cheney rounded out the podium in third.
The hard charger award goes to Damijan Horvatin, who gained 24 positions from the starting grid to the checkered flag.
With the win, Ryan Merriam adds another trophy to the cabinet. Full results below.
Top Movers
Damijan Horvatin306
▲ +24Dustin Dias27
▲ +18Pál Király10
▲ +14Finishing Order
| Finish | Start | +/- | Car # | Driver | Inc | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ryan Merriam | 5x | — |
| 2 | 3 | +1 | 12 | Tim Probert | 10x | — |
| 3 | 6 | +3 | 15 | Jeremy Cheney | 8x | — |
| 4 | 28 | +24 | 306 | Damijan Horvatin | 22x | — |
| 5 | 11 | +6 | 89 | Bradley Tidwell | 2x | — |
| 6 | 2 | -4 | 7 | Vladyslav Poklonskyi | 18x | — |
| 7 | 4 | -3 | 42 | Sebastiaan Fack | 8x | — |
| 8 | 13 | +5 | 71 | Jonathan Williams | 3x | — |
| 9 | 8 | -1 | 17 | Alan Purser | 3x | — |
| 10 | 7 | -3 | 3 | Jelle Soens | 21x | — |
| 11 | 14 | +3 | 367 | Brent Cook | 1x | — |
| 12 | 10 | -2 | 29 | Bradley Lovings | 24x | — |
| 13 | 12 | -1 | 771 | Raul Gabriel Pasta | 15x | — |
| 14 | 19 | +5 | 11 | Pernell Hanelt | 7x | — |
| 15 | 17 | +2 | 555 | Chris Slaine | 10x | — |
| 16 | 30 | +14 | 10 | Pál Király | 14x | — |
| 17 | 20 | +3 | 43 | John Gardner Sr | 0x | — |
| 18 | 36 | +18 | 27 | Dustin Dias | 12x | — |
| 19 | 15 | -4 | 2 | Will F Bailey | 19x | — |
| 20 | 31 | +11 | 21 | Cody Bonte | 22x | — |
| 21 | 21 | 0 | 398 | Danny OBrien | 18x | — |
| 22 | 16 | -6 | 73 | Heath Olinger | 5x | — |
| 23 | 22 | -1 | 99 | Brian Dudkowski | 13x | — |
| 24 | 25 | +1 | 527 | Wesley Smith | 19x | — |
| 25 | 26 | +1 | 22 | JT Sawyer | 15x | — |
| 26 | 29 | +3 | 20 | Alex Claudio | 15x | — |
| 27 | 37 | +10 | 117 | Micah Dickerson | 31x | — |
| 28 | 34 | +6 | 16 | Mitchell Williams | 28x | — |
| 29 | 35 | +6 | 86 | Charles A Obrien | 18x | — |
| 30 | 23 | -7 | 55 | Curtis J Matthews | 19x | — |
| 31 | 24 | -7 | 32 | Robert Sackett | 13x | — |
| 32 | 9 | -23 | 883 | Aaron Gearing | 4x | — |
| 33 | 32 | -1 | 33 | Quinten Price | 13x | — |
| 34 | 27 | -7 | 31 | Scott Carlson | 17x | — |
| 35 | 33 | -2 | 44 | John Schneible | 7x | — |
| 36 | 5 | -31 | 46 | Hayden Young | 5x | — |
| 37 | 18 | -19 | 444 | Stephen Smalley | 4x | — |