BoP Lab / Classes / FC
FC vs FM vs FB vs EP 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 · FM 102.5% of FC Joseph Burton-Harris, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · FB 95.7% of FC J R Osborne, Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 2018 qualifying · EP 108.1% of FC Kip Van Steenburg, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 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%) | 2:29.239Jon Brakke · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 5.2s+1.946s (+1.32%) | 2:27.869Jon Brakke · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 5.2s-0.887s (-0.60%) | 137.0Jon Brakke-3.8 mph (-2.7%) | +16.480squal +18.553s | 112.5%qual 114.2% | ||||||||||||
23 rule changes (FC: 2, EP: 21)7 weight · 5 induction · 4 engine · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 3 wording · 2 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%) | 2:27.293Jon Brakke · fastest of 21 · top 5 within 2.1s+0.490s (+0.33%) | 2:28.756Tyler Ladd · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 1.9s+0.887s (+0.60%) | 140.8Jon Brakke+0.1 mph (+0.1%) | +15.932squal +16.034s | 112.0%qual 112.2% | ||||||||||||
16 rule changes (FC: 2, EP: 14)8 weight · 3 induction · 1 cars added · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 2 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%) | 2:26.803Tyler Ladd · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 4.1s-0.519s (-0.35%) | 2:27.869Tyler Ladd · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 3.6s-1.178s (-0.79%) | 140.7Bill Miller-1.0 mph (-0.7%) | +16.335squal +15.177s | 112.4%qual 111.5% | ||||||||||||
16 rule changes (FC: 2, EP: 14)9 weight · 2 cars added · 2 engine · 1 induction · 1 wording · 1 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%) | 2:03.215John Hainsworth · fastest of 24 · top 5 within 4.3s+0.889s (+0.73%) | 2:04.050Greg Ira · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 5.3s-26.805s (-17.77%) | 144.6Greg Ira+3.1 mph (+2.2%) | +12.881squal +12.934s | 111.6%qual 111.7% | ||||||||||||
16 rule changes (FC: 3, EP: 13)4 engine · 3 induction · 3 weight · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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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%) | 2:02.326Jesse Prather · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 3.2s+1.339s (+1.11%) | 2:30.855Jesse Prather · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 2.5s+29.224s (+24.03%) | 141.5Jesse Prather-6.0 mph (-4.1%) | +22.996squal +12.431s | 118.0%qual 111.3% | ||||||||||||
26 rule changes (FC: 5, EP: 21)7 engine · 6 induction · 3 cars added · 3 tyres & wheels · 3 weight · 2 wording · 2 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 | 1:48.181Jesse Prather · fastest of 31 · top 5 within 3.2s-1.416s (-1.29%) | 1:49.928Jesse Prather · fastest of 27 · top 5 within 0.9s-0.468s (-0.42%) | 143.4Jon Brakke | +12.948squal +11.394s | 113.4%qual 111.8% | ||||||||||||
15 rule changes (FC: 1, EP: 14)6 weight · 3 cars added · 2 engine · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 induction · 1 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 | 2:27.322Jesse Prather · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 2.5s | 2:29.047Jesse Prather · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 2.8s | 141.7Jesse Prather | +15.439squal +14.678s | 111.6%qual 111.1% | ||||||||||||
18 rule changes (FC: 4, EP: 14)6 engine · 6 induction · 2 cars added · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 weight · 1 wordingshow
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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 | 1:55.124Bryce Cornet · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 2.3s | 2:15.816Bryce Cornet · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 4.9s | 135.7Bryce Cornet | +23.642squal +3.924s | 121.1%qual 103.5% | 1:54.469Pete Frost · only car | 1:57.688Pete Frost · only car | 145.9Pete Frost | +5.514squal +3.269s | 104.9%qual 102.9% | 2:00.987Jesse Prather · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 2.2s | 2:01.631Jesse Prather · fastest of 24 · top 5 within 1.4s | 147.5Kip Van Steenburg | +9.457squal +9.787s | 108.4%qual 108.8% | ||
12 rule changes (FC: 2, EP: 10)3 weight · 2 induction · 1 cars added · 1 engine · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 2 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 | 1:37.598Bryce Cornet · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 0.9s | 1:37.909Bryce Cornet · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 1.3s | 124.1Melvin David Kemper Jr | +3.856squal +5.027s | 104.1%qual 105.4% | 1:28.612J R Osborne · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 3.3s | 1:31.189J R Osborne · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 3.7s | 140.5J R Osborne | -2.864squal -3.959s | 97.0%qual 95.7% | 1:45.828Glen McCready · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 4.3s | 1:46.518Glen McCready · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 2.8s | 106.5Aaron Downey | +12.465squal +13.257s | 113.3%qual 114.3% | ||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1:41.231Jarret Voorhies · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.7s | 1:41.146Jarret Voorhies · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.2s | +4.256squal +4.895s | 104.4%qual 105.1% | 1:33.746Gary Hickman · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 3.3s | 1:33.702Alex Mayer · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 3.0s | -3.188squal -2.590s | 96.7%qual 97.3% | 1:49.597Matt Reynolds · fastest of 44 · top 5 within 1.2s | 1:50.396Matt Reynolds · fastest of 45 · top 5 within 0.5s | +13.506squal +13.261s | 113.9%qual 113.8% | ||||||
| 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 | 1:26.043Jacob Loomis · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 3.1s | 1:27.922Jacob Loomis · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 2.7s | +5.873squal +4.081s | 107.2%qual 105.0% | 1:19.886Alex Mayer · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.5s | 1:21.015Jeremy Hill · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.2s | -1.034squal -2.076s | 98.7%qual 97.5% | 1:33.847Michael Galati · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 0.8s | 1:34.266Michael Galati · fastest of 23 · top 5 within 1.3s | +12.217squal +11.885s | 114.9%qual 114.5% | ||||||
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| 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 | 1:57.804Joseph Burton-Harris · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 2.3s | 1:58.029Joseph Burton-Harris · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.7s | +2.894squal +3.327s | 102.5%qual 102.9% | 1:50.711J R Osborne · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.1s | 1:51.616J R Osborne · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 2.1s | -3.519squal -3.766s | 96.9%qual 96.7% | 2:03.794Kip Van Steenburg · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 3.2s | 2:05.109Kip Van Steenburg · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 3.3s | +9.974squal +9.317s | 108.7%qual 108.1% | ||||||
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.