Aaron Merriman wound up with 873 driving victories during 2015 to lead North American drivers for the first time.

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Aaron Merriman wound up with 873 driving victories during 2015 to lead North American drivers for the first time.

Fittingly, he won the last race of the season he competed in, the 15th at Northfield Wednesday night (Dec. 30), rallying out of the pocket to win with Duke Uh Brava.

He had four winners on Wednesday night.

Merriman’s total of 873 wins in 2015 gives him the fifth-highest total ever among North American leaders, and seventh place overall among drivers’ victories in one season:

2015 — Aaron Merriman — 873

2008 — Anthony Morgan — 959
(2nd in ’08) — Tim Tetrick — 902

2007 — Tim Tetrick — 1,189
(2nd in ’07) — Anthony Morgan — 879

2006 — Anthony Morgan — 1,004

1998 — Walter Case Jr. — 1,077

The complete 2015 list of top North American drivers by wins can be found at this link.