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FC vs AS vs FF vs SMX pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of FC is each class's best lap as a share of FC'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: FC 100.0% of FC Yufeng Luo, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · AS 97.4% of FC Gregory Eaton, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2022 race · FF 107.0% of FC Tim Kautz, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 qualifying · SMX 118.3% of FC Ethan Lampe, Road America Runoffs 2024 qualifying
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FC | % of FC | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FC | % of FC | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FC | % of FC | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28 | 2:10.686Brandon Dixon · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 4.0s-0.573s (-0.44%) | 2:11.389Brandon Dixon · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 2.7s-1.435s (-1.08%) | 143.3Dean Kiriluk-1.8 mph (-1.2%) | 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%) | +17.082squal +16.225s | 113.0%qual 112.4% | 2:23.047David Ybarra · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.4s-1.858s (-1.28%) | 2:23.686Nathan Down · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.6s-1.855s (-1.27%) | 138.9Tazio Stefanelli+0.5 mph (+0.3%) | +12.297squal +12.361s | 109.4%qual 109.5% | 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%) | +25.025squal +25.786s | 119.0%qual 119.7% | ||
19 rule changes (FC: 2, AS: 13, FF: 2, SMX: 2)6 weight · 4 engine · 3 tyres & wheels · 1 induction · 1 removed · 1 wording · 3 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 2:11.259Brandon Dixon · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 2.7s-0.367s (-0.28%) | 2:12.824Brandon Dixon · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 2.3s+1.290s (+0.98%) | 145.1Brandon Dixon+0.9 mph (+0.6%) | 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%) | +16.408squal +15.533s | 112.4%qual 111.8% | 2:24.905Jonathan Kotyk · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 1.1s+2.353s (+1.65%) | 2:25.541Calvin Kautz · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 0.5s+3.484s (+2.45%) | 138.4Tazio Stefanelli-2.3 mph (-1.6%) | +12.717squal +13.646s | 109.6%qual 110.4% | 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%) | +24.267squal +24.973s | 118.3%qual 119.0% | ||
22 rule changes (FC: 2, AS: 11, FF: 4, SMX: 5)6 weight · 5 engine · 4 tyres & wheels · 2 induction · 1 wording · 4 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01 | 2:11.626Timothy Minor · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.3s-1.018s (-0.77%) | 2:11.534Michael Varacins · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 1.8s-2.074s (-1.55%) | 144.2Michael Varacins+1.8 mph (+1.2%) | 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%) | +14.895squal +14.952s | 111.3%qual 111.4% | 2:22.552Calvin Kautz · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 1.1s-0.364s (-0.25%) | 2:22.057Sebastian Mateo Naranjo · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 0.6s-2.211s (-1.53%) | 140.7Calvin Kautz+2.6 mph (+1.9%) | +10.523squal +10.926s | 108.0%qual 108.3% | 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 | +24.744squal +24.025s | 118.8%qual 118.3% | ||
19 rule changes (FC: 2, AS: 11, FF: 2, SMX: 4)6 cars added · 3 engine · 2 weight · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 5 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23 | 1:50.281Nolan Allaer · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 2.3s+0.386s (+0.35%) | 1:51.169Nolan Allaer · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 2.5s-16.690s (-13.05%) | 143.5Robert Allaer+2.3 mph (+1.7%) | 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%) | +12.951squal +12.801s | 111.6%qual 111.6% | 1:59.249Nolan Allaer · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 2.8s+0.034s (+0.03%) | 2:00.583Jonathan Kotyk · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 0.4s-17.775s (-12.85%) | 138.4Calvin Kautz+0.1 mph (+0.1%) | +9.414squal +8.968s | 108.5%qual 108.1% | 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 | +21.447squal +21.154s | 119.3%qual 119.2% | ||
8 rule changes (FC: 3, AS: 4, FF: 1)4 engine · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 weightshow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20222022-09-24 | 1:49.895Nolan Allaer · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 1.5s-1.305s (-1.17%) | 2:07.859Nolan Allaer · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 3.8s+15.685s (+13.98%) | 141.2Tim Minor-0.6 mph (-0.4%) | 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%) | -3.281squal +12.267s | 97.4%qual 111.2% | 1:59.215Jonathan Kotyk · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 1.2s-0.348s (-0.29%) | 2:18.358Jonathan Kotyk · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 2.4s-2.116s (-1.51%) | 138.3Tim Kautz+2.2 mph (+1.6%) | +10.499squal +9.320s | 108.2%qual 108.5% | |||||||
14 rule changes (FC: 5, AS: 9)4 engine · 2 weight · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 3 wording · 3 othershow
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20212021-09-25 | 1:36.787Trent Walko · fastest of 31 · top 5 within 1.7s+0.451s (+0.47%) | 1:36.980Simon Sikes · fastest of 31 · top 5 within 2.0s+0.090s (+0.09%) | 141.6Tim Minor | 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 | +13.626squal +13.640s | 114.1%qual 114.1% | 1:44.359Jonathan Kotyk · fastest of 24 · top 5 within 1.1s-0.242s (-0.23%) | 1:55.676Jonathan Kotyk · fastest of 23 · top 5 within 1.8s+11.152s (+10.67%) | 141.6Nicholas Sheppard | +18.696squal +7.572s | 119.3%qual 107.8% | |||||||
18 rule changes (FC: 1, AS: 14, FF: 3)7 weight · 5 engine · 3 cars added · 3 wordingshow
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| Road America Runoffs 20202020-10-02 | 2:12.644Robert Allaer · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 2.1s | 2:13.608Robert Allaer · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 1.2s | 142.4Robert Allaer | 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 | +14.060squal +14.401s | 110.5%qual 110.9% | 2:22.916Simon Sikes · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.6s | 2:24.268Jeffrey Bartz · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 0.4s | 138.1Jeffrey Bartz | +10.660squal +10.272s | 108.0%qual 107.7% | |||||||
24 rule changes (FC: 4, AS: 16, FF: 4)8 engine · 3 induction · 3 tyres & wheels · 3 weight · 2 cars added · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 aero · 2 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 1:51.200Robert Allaer · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 3.1s | 1:52.174Robert Allaer · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 2.7s | 141.8Robert Allaer | 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 | +11.726squal +11.738s | 110.5%qual 110.6% | 1:59.563Tyler O'Connor · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.4s | 2:20.474Jonathan Kotyk · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 6.3s | 136.2Derek Ketchie | +28.300squal +8.363s | 125.2%qual 107.5% | |||||||
9 rule changes (FC: 2, AS: 4, FF: 3)3 weight · 2 engine · 1 cars added · 1 induction · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 othershow
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| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 1:32.571Timothy de Silva · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.8s | 1:34.053Mitch Egner · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 1.6s | 133.1Robert Armington | 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 | +16.292squal +15.211s | 117.3%qual 116.4% | 1:41.612Jonathon Kotyk · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.7s | 1:42.049Jonathon Kotyk · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.3s | 115.7Denny Renfrow | +7.996squal +9.041s | 108.5%qual 109.8% | |||||||
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 1:36.336Austin McCusker · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 2.3s | 1:36.890Tim Minor · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 3.8s | 1:45.220James Jost · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 6.7s | 1:51.507Bryan Long · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 0.9s | +14.617squal +8.884s | 115.1%qual 109.2% | 1:44.601Zach Holden · fastest of 36 · top 5 within 1.2s | 1:44.524Jonathon Kotyk · fastest of 36 · top 5 within 0.5s | +7.634squal +8.265s | 107.9%qual 108.6% | ||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:21.962John LaRue · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 2.6s | 1:22.049Nigel Saurino · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 3.0s | 1:30.651Tom Sloe · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 3.6s | 1:33.424Edward Hosni · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.0s | +11.375squal +8.689s | 113.9%qual 110.6% | 1:29.213Neil Verhagen · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 2.1s | 1:30.133Neil Verhagen · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.4s | +8.084squal +7.251s | 109.9%qual 108.8% | ||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 1:54.477Yufeng Luo · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 2.5s | 1:55.135Yufeng Luo · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 2.1s | 2:01.746Tom Sloe · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 2.6s | 2:02.922Andy McDermid · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 2.2s | +7.787squal +7.269s | 106.8%qual 106.3% | 2:02.489Tim Kautz · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 1.1s | 2:03.383Rick Payne · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 0.8s | +8.248squal +8.012s | 107.2%qual 107.0% | ||||||||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of FC | 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 FC'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.