BoP Lab / Classes / F5
F5 vs FP vs SM vs FE2 pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of F5 is each class's best lap as a share of F5'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: F5 100.0% of F5 Matthew Strand, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · FP 97.0% of F5 Mason Workman, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2022 race · SM 98.1% of F5 Travis Wiley, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2022 race · FE2 93.1% of F5 Jason Conzo, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2022 race
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs F5 | % of F5 | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs F5 | % of F5 | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs F5 | % of F5 | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28 | 2:33.275Stephen Simonds · fastest of 26 · top 5 within 1.0s+0.880s (+0.58%) | 2:33.240David Strittmatter · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 1.7s-1.031s (-0.67%) | 132.4David Strittmatter±0.0 mph (±0.0%) | 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%) | 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%) | |||||||||||
37 rule changes (FP: 34, SM: 2, FE2: 1)10 weight · 9 engine · 7 induction · 2 cars added · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 5 wording · 2 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 2:32.395David Strittmatter · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 2.9s+0.068s (+0.04%) | 2:34.271Chris Bovis · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 1.8s+1.025s (+0.67%) | 132.4David Strittmatter-1.1 mph (-0.8%) | 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%) | 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%) | |||||||||||
22 rule changes (FP: 17, SM: 4, FE2: 1)7 weight · 4 induction · 2 cars added · 1 engine · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 6 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01 | 2:32.327Cliff Ira · fastest of 26 · top 5 within 2.1s+0.913s (+0.60%) | 2:33.246Kevin Ruck · fastest of 24 · top 5 within 1.4s-0.787s (-0.51%) | 133.5David Strittmatter+0.3 mph (+0.2%) | 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%) | 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%) | |||||||||||
25 rule changes (FP: 21, SM: 4)9 weight · 3 engine · 3 induction · 2 cars added · 1 suspension & brakes · 4 wording · 3 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23 | 2:08.248Cliff Ira · fastest of 21 · top 5 within 1.0s+2.031s (+1.61%) | 2:07.787Cliff Ira · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 0.8s-9.854s (-7.16%) | 133.7Cliff Ira+1.1 mph (+0.9%) | 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%) | 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%) | |||||||||||
7 rule changes (FP: 6, SM: 1)2 cars added · 2 induction · 1 weight · 2 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20222022-09-24 | 1:57.689James Weida · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 3.9s+0.328s (+0.28%) | 2:21.862Sven de Vries · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 14.3s+24.290s (+20.66%) | 142.9Calvin Stewart+0.1 mph (+0.1%) | 2:06.217Eric Prill · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 1.5s-1.219s (-0.96%) | 2:17.641Mason Workman · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 3.2s+9.565s (+7.47%) | 132.5Cliff Ira+1.2 mph (+0.9%) | -4.221squal +8.528s | 97.0%qual 107.2% | 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%) | -2.755squal +16.975s | 98.1%qual 114.4% | 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%) | -9.817squal -6.836s | 93.1%qual 94.2% | ||
32 rule changes (F5: 6, FP: 25, SM: 1)11 induction · 6 engine · 4 cars added · 3 weight · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 wording · 4 othershow
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20212021-09-25 | 1:42.619Ryan Mayfield · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.6s-0.517s (-0.50%) | 1:43.140Sven de Vries · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.7s+0.280s (+0.27%) | 144.4James Weida | 1:51.082Craig Chima · fastest of 39 · top 5 within 1.2s-1.009s (-0.90%) | 1:59.933Cliff Ira · fastest of 33 · top 5 within 5.4s+6.926s (+6.13%) | 131.8Cliff Ira | +16.793squal +8.463s | 116.3%qual 108.2% | 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 | +15.697squal +15.076s | 115.2%qual 114.7% | 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 | -6.485squal -6.224s | 93.7%qual 93.9% | ||
25 rule changes (F5: 3, FP: 21, SM: 1)7 cars added · 7 weight · 4 engine · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 induction · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20202020-10-02 | 2:20.954Calvin Stewart · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.8s | 2:21.391James Weida · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.5s | 143.2Aaron Ellis | 2:31.414Ethan Shippert · fastest of 23 · top 5 within 2.2s | 2:34.033Kevin Ruck · fastest of 21 · top 5 within 2.3s | 133.2Sam Henry | +12.642squal +10.460s | 108.9%qual 107.4% | 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 | +22.357squal +21.255s | 115.8%qual 115.1% | 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 | -8.120squal -8.148s | 94.3%qual 94.2% | ||
29 rule changes (F5: 6, FP: 19, SM: 2, FE2: 2)7 engine · 5 cars added · 5 induction · 4 weight · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 3 wording · 3 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 1:57.361Wiley Mcmahan · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 3.8s | 1:57.572Wiley Mcmahan · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 4.0s | 142.8Eric McRee | 2:07.436Eric Prill · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:08.076Eric Prill · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 0.8s | 131.4Ken Kannard | +10.504squal +10.075s | 108.9%qual 108.6% | 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 | +18.887squal +17.191s | 116.1%qual 114.6% | 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 | -5.418squal -6.299s | 95.4%qual 94.6% | ||
14 rule changes (F5: 1, FP: 9, SM: 4)3 weight · 2 induction · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 cars added · 1 engine · 1 suspension & brakes · 2 wording · 2 othershow
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| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 1:41.807Jeff Jorgenson · fastest of 5 · top 5 within 6.6s | 1:42.491David Lapham · fastest of 5 · top 5 within 9.5s | 113.3David Lapham | 1:47.588Joe Huffaker · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 3.0s | 1:48.481Joe Huffaker · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 2.2s | 109.1Joe Huffaker | +5.990squal +5.781s | 105.8%qual 105.7% | 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 | +12.787squal +12.548s | 112.5%qual 112.3% | 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 | -6.928squal -6.767s | 93.2%qual 93.4% | ||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 1:43.136Wiley Clinton McMahan · fastest of 38 · top 5 within 1.4s | 1:42.860Wiley Clinton McMahan · fastest of 37 · top 5 within 1.6s | 1:52.091Eric Prill · fastest of 42 · top 5 within 1.2s | 1:53.007Eric Prill · fastest of 40 · top 5 within 0.7s | +10.147squal +8.955s | 109.9%qual 108.7% | 1:58.306Chris Haldeman · fastest of 86 · top 5 within 0.5s | 1:59.100Michael Gagliardo · fastest of 83 · top 5 within 0.6s | +16.240squal +15.170s | 115.8%qual 114.7% | ||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:28.528Calvin Stewart · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 3.9s | 1:29.853Steven Thompson · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 4.5s | 1:35.938John Walker · fastest of 33 · top 5 within 0.4s | 1:36.399John Walker · fastest of 27 · top 5 within 0.3s | +6.546squal +7.410s | 107.3%qual 108.4% | 1:40.514Justin Hille · fastest of 45 · top 5 within 0.3s | 1:40.764Michael Carter · fastest of 44 · top 5 within 0.3s | +10.911squal +11.986s | 112.1%qual 113.5% | ||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 2:01.824W. Clint McMahan · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 3.0s | 2:03.298Matthew Strand · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 4.9s | 2:11.009Kevin Ruck · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.6s | 2:12.419Kevin Ruck · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 1.1s | +9.121squal +9.185s | 107.4%qual 107.5% | 2:18.661Andrew Carbonell · fastest of 62 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:24.067Todd Lamb · fastest of 59 · top 5 within 0.8s | +20.769squal +16.837s | 116.8%qual 113.8% | ||||||||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of F5 | Best | Latest |
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| Road America | 4 | 100.0%1 of 4 with F5 | 100.0%Runoffs 2020 | 100.0%Runoffs 2020 |
| Virginia International Raceway | 3 | 100.0%2 of 3 with F5 | 100.0%Runoffs 2019 | 100.0%Runoffs 2022 |
| 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 F5'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.