Dwight Merriman

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Dwight Merriman (born August 5, 1968)[1] is an American Internet executive, racing driver, and entrepreneur in New York City's Silicon Alley. Best known for co-founding DoubleClick with Kevin O'Connor[2] and serving as its CTO for 10 years, Merriman currently serves on the Board of Directors of MongoDB Inc., where he was previously cofounder and chairman.[3]

Born (1968-08-05) August 5, 1968 (age 57)
Racing licence FIA Bronze
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Dwight Merriman
Born (1968-08-05) August 5, 1968 (age 57)
EducationMiami University
OccupationsEntrepreneur
Racing driver
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Known forCo-founder of DoubleClick and MongoDB Inc.
Websitewww.mongodb.com
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An Oreca 07 LMP2 driven by Dwight Merriman

Business career

DoubleClick was sold in 2005 for $1.1 billion to Hellman and Friedman LLC, and Merriman stepped down as CTO shortly thereafter. DoubleClick was acquired by Google for $3.1 billion in March 2008.[4]

After leaving DoubleClick, Merriman, along with former DoubleClick CEO Kevin Ryan, founded AlleyCorp, a network of affiliated Internet companies, including MongoDB Inc., ShopWiki, Business Insider, and Gilt Groupe.[5]

Racing career

Merriman began his racing career in 2018, driving a Volkswagen Golf for Heinlein Racing Development in the Pirelli World Challenge. He ended 9th overall at the end of the season.[6] Two years later, in 2020, Merriman made his debut in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Era Motorsport alongside drivers Kyle Tilley, Ryan Lewis, and Nicolas Minassian. They finished fourth in their class, 11th overall.[citation needed]

In 2021, Merriman returned with Era Motorsport to the 24 Hours of Daytona alongside Tilley, Ryan Dalziel, and Paul-Loup Chatin. The group recorded 787 laps, winning their class.[7]

Racing record

Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Pirelli World Challenge - TCR Heinlein Racing Development 12 0 0 0 0 130 9th
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport 4 0 0 0 3 92 5th
2021 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Am Era Motorsport 4 4 1 0 4 104 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 7 2 0 0 3 1620 4th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 4 0 0 0 0 2 31st
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport 7 1 0 1 3 1892 2nd
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport 7 0 0 0 2 1740 5th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport 5 2 0 0 4 1597 14th
2025 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Era Motorsport
24H Series - GT3
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Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)

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Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2020 Era Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
3
SEB
4
ELK
4
ATL
6
ATL LGA SEB 5th 92
2021 Era Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
2
WGI
5
WGL ELK
1
LGA
4
ATL
5
4th 1620
2022 Era Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
10
SEB
3
LGA
2
MDO
5
WGL
7
ELK
1
PET
5
2nd 1892
2023 Era Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
9
SEB
3
LGA
7
WGL
2
ELK
6
IMS
6
PET
5
5th 1740
2024 Era Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
1
WGL
12
MOS ELK IMS
3
ATL
3
14th 1597
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Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Engine Class No. 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points
2021 United States Era Motorsport Greece Andreas Laskaratos
United Kingdom Kyle Tilley
Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 Am 18 DUB
1

1
DUB
2

1
ABU
1

1
ABU
2

1
1st 104
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24 Hours of Daytona results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2020 United States Era Motorsport United Kingdom Ryan Lewis
France Nicolas Minassian
United Kingdom Kyle Tilley
Oreca 07 LMP2 800 11th 3rd
2021 United States Era Motorsport France Paul-Loup Chatin
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
United Kingdom Kyle Tilley
Oreca 07 LMP2 787 6th 1st
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