Josh Mertz

Josh Mertz (born 4 July, 1996) is an American racing driver who represents the nation of Germany.

2012A
Josh purchased a Citroën Xsara from the Citroën World Rally Team in preparation for the NASA RallyCross Challenge. He started the season well with a heat win and a second place in Croft. In Island Rally, he ended up spinning in his heat and barely missed the podium, an accident with Elliot Porterfield in Turn One ruined his chances at victory. Later on in the lap, a collision with Brandon Lambert broke the steering arm on the car, and without factory support for his Citroën, the car was unusable. He was later offered a works team with Subaru, which he held until the end of 2012B. In Negus, he finished second in his heat and third in the race, to Brandon Lambert and new teammate Cody Erdmann. Riverside was a big race for Mertz's MRT team, as they entered five cars for the race. Himself, Cody Erdmann, Adam Simons (who left rivals Revolution Racing), Dako, and Adam Sweet. A collision while battling for the lead with Dylan Livengood in the heat found him and Livengood drag racing out of the sand. In a cruel twist of fate, his teammate Simons went on to win the heat. In the LCQ, another prang with Livengood found him off in Turn One on lap one. Later on, a final instance of contact with his teammate Sweet found the suspension collapsed, and the #81 missed his first final ever.

(key) (Races in bold indicate winner of their heat; Races in italics indicate the driver transferred through via the LCQ)

Trivia

 * Interestingly, Mertz has only finished second once in his career, the 2012A Round of Croft.