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F5 vs AS vs SM vs P1 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 · AS 87.8% of F5 Gregory Eaton, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2022 race · SM 98.1% of F5 Travis Wiley, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2022 race · P1 80.4% of F5 John Mcaleer, 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 | 2:26.911Andrew McDermid · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 3.4s+0.119s (+0.08%) | 2:28.471Andrew McDermid · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 2.4s-0.761s (-0.51%) | 151.0Andrew McDermid-0.6 mph (-0.4%) | 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%) | ||||||||||||||
15 rule changes (AS: 13, SM: 2)5 weight · 3 engine · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 induction · 1 removed · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 2:26.792Andrew McDermid · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 3.9s+0.214s (+0.15%) | 2:29.232Gregory Eaton · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 4.0s+2.803s (+1.91%) | 151.5Andrew McDermid+1.9 mph (+1.3%) | 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%) | ||||||||||||||
15 rule changes (AS: 11, SM: 4)5 engine · 3 weight · 2 induction · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 3 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01 | 2:26.578Gregory Eaton · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 2.6s-0.467s (-0.32%) | 2:26.429Gregory Eaton · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 2.5s-1.239s (-0.84%) | 149.6Gregory Eaton+0.4 mph (+0.3%) | 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%) | 2:00.476Chip Romer · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 1.5s-0.625s (-0.52%) | 2:00.418Matt Romer · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 2.1s-1.452s (-1.19%) | 168.3Jason Miller+8.7 mph (+5.4%) | |||||||||||
21 rule changes (AS: 11, SM: 4, P1: 6)6 cars added · 4 engine · 2 induction · 2 weight · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 4 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23 | 2:03.082Daniel Richardson · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 2.2s+0.920s (+0.75%) | 2:04.120Gregory Eaton · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 3.0s-0.458s (-0.37%) | 154.6James Jost+3.7 mph (+2.5%) | 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%) | 1:42.602Todd Vanacore · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 0.9s+1.001s (+0.99%) | 1:44.329Todd Vanacore · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 0.7s-9.766s (-8.56%) | 158.5Jason Miller+1.2 mph (+0.8%) | |||||||||||
12 rule changes (AS: 4, SM: 1, P1: 7)3 induction · 3 tyres & wheels · 2 aero · 2 engine · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 weightshow
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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%) | 2:02.162Kurt Rezzetano · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 2.3s-0.776s (-0.63%) | 2:04.578Gregory Eaton · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 2.9s+0.678s (+0.55%) | 150.9James Jost-3.0 mph (-2.0%) | -17.284squal +4.473s | 87.8%qual 103.8% | 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% | 1:41.601Todd Slusher · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 2.3s-1.073s (-1.05%) | 1:54.095John Mcaleer · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 1.4s+10.597s (+10.24%) | 157.2Jason Miller+1.3 mph (+0.8%) | -27.767squal -16.088s | 80.4%qual 86.3% | ||
19 rule changes (F5: 6, AS: 9, SM: 1, P1: 3)3 engine · 3 induction · 3 weight · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 2 wording · 5 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 | 1:50.427Drew Cattell · fastest of 31 · top 5 within 1.9s+5.207s (+4.95%) | 1:50.606Gregory Eaton · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 1.7s-0.901s (-0.81%) | 153.8James Jost | +7.466squal +7.808s | 107.2%qual 107.6% | 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% | 1:29.011Lee Alexander · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 2.5s-1.783s (-1.96%) | 1:29.225Lee Alexander · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 3.5s-2.274s (-2.49%) | 160.1Jason Miller | -13.915squal -13.608s | 86.5%qual 86.7% | ||
29 rule changes (F5: 3, AS: 14, SM: 1, P1: 11)10 weight · 9 engine · 3 cars added · 1 induction · 1 tyres & wheels · 3 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 | 2:27.045Gregory Eaton · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:27.668Gregory Eaton · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 1.5s | 149.2Gregory Eaton | +6.277squal +6.091s | 104.4%qual 104.3% | 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% | 2:01.101James French · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 1.1s | 2:01.870James French · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 1.8s | 159.7David Locke | -19.521squal -19.853s | 86.2%qual 85.9% | ||
28 rule changes (F5: 6, AS: 16, SM: 2, P1: 4)6 engine · 5 induction · 4 weight · 3 suspension & brakes · 2 cars added · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 aero · 5 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 | 2:02.938Gregory Eaton · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 0.8s | 2:03.900James Jost · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 2.1s | 153.9James Jost | +6.328squal +5.577s | 105.4%qual 104.8% | 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% | 1:42.674Todd Slusher · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.5s | 1:43.498Todd Slusher · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 1.0s | 155.9Jim Devenport | -14.074squal -14.687s | 88.0%qual 87.5% | ||
23 rule changes (F5: 1, AS: 4, SM: 4, P1: 14)6 engine · 3 induction · 3 weight · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 cars added · 1 removed · 1 suspension & brakes · 3 wording · 3 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 | 1:47.782Andrew McDermid · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 1.9s | 1:50.345John Heinricy · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 2.3s | 105.0Kevin Fandozzi | +7.854squal +5.975s | 107.7%qual 105.9% | 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% | 1:27.714Todd Slusher · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 2.1s | 1:28.786Perry Richardson · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 0.9s | 144.0Johnnie Crean | -13.705squal -14.093s | 86.6%qual 86.2% | ||
| 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 | 1:45.220James Jost · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 6.7s | 1:51.507Bryan Long · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 0.9s | +8.647squal +2.084s | 108.4%qual 102.0% | 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% | 1:30.794Jim Devenport · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 2.8s | 1:31.499Jim Devenport · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 2.2s | -11.361squal -12.342s | 89.0%qual 88.0% | ||||||
| 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 | 1:30.651Tom Sloe · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 3.6s | 1:33.424Edward Hosni · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.0s | +3.571squal +2.123s | 104.0%qual 102.4% | 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% | 1:17.308James Devenport · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 2.7s | 1:19.407Gianpaolo Ciancimino · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 1.8s | -10.446squal -11.220s | 88.4%qual 87.3% | ||||||
| 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 | 2:01.746Tom Sloe · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 2.6s | 2:02.922Andy McDermid · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 2.2s | -0.376squal -0.078s | 99.7%qual 99.9% | 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% | 1:49.219Jim Downing · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 2.2s | 1:49.792Gianpaolo Ciancimino · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.7s | -13.506squal -12.605s | 89.0%qual 89.7% | ||||||
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.