BoP Lab / Classes / B-Spec
B-Spec vs FE2 vs SM vs SMX pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of B-Spec is each class's best lap as a share of B-Spec's on the same day, so the conditions drop out: 100% is level, less is quicker, and a move in it is the class getting faster or slower against the field.
Closest to the field: B-Spec 100.0% of B-Spec John Heinricy, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · FE2 76.4% of B-Spec Porter Aiken, Road America Runoffs 2024 qualifying · SM 92.8% of B-Spec Andrew Carbonell, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 qualifying · SMX 90.5% of B-Spec Ethan Lampe, Road America Runoffs 2024 qualifying
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs B-Spec | % of B-Spec | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs B-Spec | % of B-Spec | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs B-Spec | % of B-Spec | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28 | 2:51.987Josh Schmidt · fastest of 23 · top 5 within 1.3s-0.224s (-0.13%) | 2:51.633Josh Schmidt · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.7s-1.980s (-1.14%) | 112.5Ricky Holmstrom-0.2 mph (-0.1%) | 2:12.326Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 1.9s-0.149s (-0.11%) | 2:11.881Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 1.6s-1.458s (-1.09%) | 143.5Steve Whitston-5.5 mph (-3.7%) | -39.752squal -39.661s | 76.8%qual 76.9% | 2:42.173Brett Kowalski · fastest of 34 · top 5 within 0.3s-0.938s (-0.58%) | 2:42.725Francisco Barroso · fastest of 35 · top 5 within 0.2s-1.705s (-1.04%) | 119.6Wyatt Couch+0.3 mph (+0.3%) | -8.908squal -9.814s | 94.8%qual 94.3% | 2:36.472Skyler Cottrell · fastest of 21 · top 5 within 0.4s+0.240s (+0.15%) | 2:36.414Cam Ebben · fastest of 21 · top 5 within 1.1s-0.677s (-0.43%) | 128.4Christian Hoagland-0.6 mph (-0.5%) | -15.219squal -15.515s | 91.1%qual 91.0% | ||
21 rule changes (B-Spec: 16, FE2: 1, SM: 2, SMX: 2)5 suspension & brakes · 5 weight · 1 engine · 1 induction · 2 wording · 7 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 2:52.211Josh Schmidt · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 0.8s+0.184s (+0.11%) | 2:53.613Daniel Conway · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 0.4s+1.724s (+1.00%) | 112.7Stewart Black-0.4 mph (-0.3%) | 2:12.475Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 1.4s+0.969s (+0.74%) | 2:13.339Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 0.6s+0.591s (+0.45%) | 149.0Steve Whitston+3.7 mph (+2.6%) | -40.274squal -39.736s | 76.8%qual 76.9% | 2:43.111Bobby Gossett · fastest of 32 · top 5 within 0.3s+2.005s (+1.24%) | 2:44.430Kyle Greenhill · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 0.3s+2.944s (+1.82%) | 119.3Francisco Barroso-0.6 mph (-0.5%) | -9.183squal -9.100s | 94.7%qual 94.7% | 2:36.232Cam Ebben · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 0.2s+0.581s (+0.37%) | 2:37.091Michael Tinis · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 0.3s+0.813s (+0.52%) | 129.1Camden Gruber-0.4 mph (-0.3%) | -16.522squal -15.979s | 90.5%qual 90.7% | ||
33 rule changes (B-Spec: 23, FE2: 1, SM: 4, SMX: 5)5 induction · 5 suspension & brakes · 3 weight · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 cars added · 1 engine · 3 wording · 13 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01 | 2:52.027Daniel Conway · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 0.7s-0.006s (-0.00%) | 2:51.889Rob Piekarczyk · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 0.6s-0.958s (-0.55%) | 113.1Joe McClughan+1.5 mph (+1.4%) | 2:11.506Porter Aiken · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 0.5s-1.300s (-0.98%) | 2:12.748Porter Aiken · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 2.0s-0.523s (-0.39%) | 145.3Porter Aiken+1.9 mph (+1.3%) | -39.141squal -40.521s | 77.2%qual 76.4% | 2:41.106Ethan Goulart · fastest of 49 · top 5 within 0.5s-1.103s (-0.68%) | 2:41.486Brett Kowalski · fastest of 43 · top 5 within 0.3s-2.262s (-1.38%) | 119.9Alex Bertagnoli-1.4 mph (-1.2%) | -10.403squal -10.921s | 93.9%qual 93.7% | 2:35.651Ethan Lampe · fastest of 23 · top 5 within 0.7s | 2:36.278Ethan Jacobs · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 0.7s | 129.5Michael Borden | -15.611squal -16.376s | 90.9%qual 90.5% | ||
38 rule changes (B-Spec: 30, SM: 4, SMX: 4)7 suspension & brakes · 5 engine · 5 tyres & wheels · 4 weight · 3 induction · 2 removed · 1 cars added · 3 wording · 8 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23 | 2:22.707Riley Salyer · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 1.0s-0.238s (-0.17%) | 2:23.732Richard Hromin · fastest of 23 · top 5 within 0.4s-0.087s (-0.06%) | 110.7Chris Daughtery-1.6 mph (-1.4%) | 1:50.665Charles Russell Turner · fastest of 26 · top 5 within 2.3s-0.188s (-0.17%) | 1:51.098Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 1.4s-20.947s (-15.86%) | 141.3Franklin Futrelle-0.6 mph (-0.4%) | -32.634squal -32.042s | 77.3%qual 77.5% | 2:14.986Danny Steyn · fastest of 52 · top 5 within 0.1s+0.322s (+0.24%) | 2:16.229Julian DaCosta · fastest of 46 · top 5 within 0.3s-2.878s (-2.07%) | 120.3Jim Drago+1.1 mph (+0.9%) | -7.503squal -7.721s | 94.8%qual 94.6% | 2:11.435Nathan Nicholson · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:12.616Noah Harmon · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 0.1s | 127.8Noah Harmon | -11.116squal -11.272s | 92.3%qual 92.1% | ||
22 rule changes (B-Spec: 21, SM: 1)8 weight · 3 induction · 3 suspension & brakes · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 cars added · 1 engine · 4 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20222022-09-24 | 2:22.945Steve Introne · fastest of 30 · top 5 within 1.3s+0.577s (+0.41%) | 2:23.819Riley Salyer · fastest of 30 · top 5 within 0.8s+1.725s (+1.21%) | 112.3Matt Giuffre+0.1 mph (+0.1%) | 1:50.853Charles Russell Turner · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 1.1s-0.209s (-0.19%) | 2:12.045Jason Conzo · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.8s+19.891s (+17.74%) | 141.9Eric Cruz-0.6 mph (-0.5%) | -11.774squal -32.092s | 91.8%qual 77.5% | 2:14.664Danny Steyn · fastest of 60 · top 5 within 0.2s+0.112s (+0.08%) | 2:19.107Travis Wiley · fastest of 58 · top 5 within 0.9s+2.648s (+1.94%) | 119.2Jonathan Neudorf-0.6 mph (-0.5%) | -4.712squal -8.281s | 96.7%qual 94.2% | |||||||
11 rule changes (B-Spec: 10, SM: 1)6 suspension & brakes · 3 cars added · 1 induction · 1 wordingshow
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20212021-09-25 | 2:03.121John Phillips · fastest of 60 · top 5 within 1.2s-0.045s (-0.04%) | 2:03.971Steve Introne · fastest of 60 · top 5 within 0.4s-0.079s (-0.06%) | 111.2David Oliveira | 1:36.395Max Grau · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 0.7s | 1:36.655Max Grau · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 0.7s | 146.2Gray Fowler | -27.316squal -26.726s | 78.0%qual 78.3% | 1:57.695Brian Henderson · fastest of 90 · top 5 within 0.5s-0.611s (-0.52%) | 1:58.837Brian Henderson · fastest of 88 · top 5 within 0.3s-0.263s (-0.22%) | 119.8Kyle Greenhill | -5.134squal -5.426s | 95.9%qual 95.6% | |||||||
23 rule changes (B-Spec: 22, SM: 1)6 suspension & brakes · 4 induction · 2 cars added · 2 tyres & wheels · 2 weight · 2 wording · 5 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20202020-10-02 | 2:52.033David Daughtery · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 1.9s | 2:52.847Riley Salyer · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 0.8s | 111.5Robert Iversen | 2:12.806Scott Rettich · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:13.271Owen McAllister · fastest of 23 · top 5 within 0.7s | 143.4Owen McAllister | -39.576squal -39.227s | 77.1%qual 77.2% | 2:42.209Kyle Greenhill · fastest of 77 · top 5 within 0.5s | 2:43.748Preston Pardus · fastest of 75 · top 5 within 1.0s | 121.3Kyle Greenhill | -9.099squal -9.824s | 94.7%qual 94.3% | |||||||
21 rule changes (B-Spec: 17, FE2: 2, SM: 2)4 cars added · 3 weight · 2 induction · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 engine · 6 wording · 3 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 2:22.368Frank Schwartz · fastest of 26 · top 5 within 0.8s | 2:22.094David Daughtery · fastest of 24 · top 5 within 0.8s | 112.2John Phillips | 1:51.062Liam Snyder · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.3s | 1:52.154Liam Snyder · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 0.7s | 142.6Robert Vanman | -29.940squal -31.306s | 78.9%qual 78.0% | 2:14.552Todd Buras · fastest of 60 · top 5 within 0.2s | 2:16.459Elivan Goulart · fastest of 56 · top 5 within 0.4s | 119.8Jim Drago | -5.635squal -7.816s | 96.0%qual 94.5% | |||||||
12 rule changes (B-Spec: 8, SM: 4)2 cars added · 1 engine · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 weight · 5 wording · 2 othershow
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| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 1:59.321Oscar Jackson · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.2s | 1:59.852Jake Pipal · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 1.0s | 101.0Frank Schwartz | 1:35.040Flinn Lazier · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 1.5s | 1:35.563Flinn Lazier · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 1.7s | 126.8Scott Rettich | -24.289squal -24.281s | 79.7%qual 79.7% | 1:54.355Ken Sutherland · fastest of 48 · top 5 within 0.7s | 1:55.278Michael Carter · fastest of 48 · top 5 within 0.3s | 102.2Danny Steyn | -4.574squal -4.966s | 96.2%qual 95.8% | |||||||
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 2:03.166David Daughtery · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 2.5s | 2:04.050David Daughtery · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 2.3s | 1:58.306Chris Haldeman · fastest of 86 · top 5 within 0.5s | 1:59.100Michael Gagliardo · fastest of 83 · top 5 within 0.6s | -4.950squal -4.860s | 96.0%qual 96.1% | ||||||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:46.865David Daughtery · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.0s | 1:46.930John Heinricy · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 0.6s | 1:40.514Justin Hille · fastest of 45 · top 5 within 0.3s | 1:40.764Michael Carter · fastest of 44 · top 5 within 0.3s | -6.166squal -6.351s | 94.2%qual 94.1% | ||||||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 2:29.366John Heinricy · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 1.2s | 2:29.465John Heinricy · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 0.4s | 2:18.661Andrew Carbonell · fastest of 62 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:24.067Todd Lamb · fastest of 59 · top 5 within 0.8s | -5.398squal -10.705s | 96.4%qual 92.8% | ||||||||||||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of B-Spec | Best | Latest |
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| Road America | 4 | 100.0% | 100.0%Runoffs 2020 | 100.0%Runoffs 2026 |
| Virginia International Raceway | 3 | 100.0% | 100.0%Runoffs 2019 | 100.0%Runoffs 2023 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 2 | 100.0% | 100.0%Runoffs 2017 | 100.0%Runoffs 2021 |
| Daytona International Speedway | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0%Runoffs 2015 | 100.0%Runoffs 2015 |
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0%Runoffs 2016 | 100.0%Runoffs 2016 |
| Sonoma Raceway | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0%Runoffs 2018 | 100.0%Runoffs 2018 |
About this data
Every event the class ran, at any track, oldest to newest on the chart and newest first in the table. Each point is the class's best lap as a share of B-Spec's best on the same day: the weather and the day cancel out, so one figure compares across years where lap times cannot; a class that suits one track more than another still reads differently there. It still moves when the yardstick's own balance changes or its field thins, and an event the yardstick did not run has no point. A best from fewer than three cars is greyed. The rule changes that took effect between two events are folded between their rows.