BoP Lab / Classes / FE2
FE2 vs FF vs P vs SMX pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of FE2 is each class's best lap as a share of FE2'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: FE2 100.0% of FE2 Flinn Lazier, Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 2018 race · FF 104.8% of FE2 Jonathan Kotyk, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2022 race · P 91.5% of FE2 Lee Alexander, Road America Runoffs 2025 qualifying · SMX 117.7% of FE2 Ethan Jacobs, Road America Runoffs 2024 race
| Event | FE2 | FF | P | SMX | ||||||||||||||||
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FE2 | % of FE2 | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FE2 | % of FE2 | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FE2 | % of FE2 | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28 | 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%) | 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%) | +11.805squal +10.721s | 109.0%qual 108.1% | 2:02.281Perry Richardson · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.3s+1.101s (+0.91%) | 2:03.283Lawrence Loshak · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 0.8s+1.161s (+0.95%) | 165.6Jason Miller+0.7 mph (+0.4%) | -8.598squal -10.045s | 93.5%qual 92.4% | 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%) | +24.533squal +24.146s | 118.6%qual 118.2% | ||
6 rule changes (FE2: 1, FF: 2, P: 1, SMX: 2)1 engine · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 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%) | 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%) | +12.202squal +12.430s | 109.2%qual 109.4% | 2:01.180Lee Alexander · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.5s | 2:02.122Bart Wolf · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 2.1s | 165.0Jason Miller | -11.217squal -11.295s | 91.6%qual 91.5% | 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%) | +23.752squal +23.757s | 117.8%qual 117.9% | ||
17 rule changes (FE2: 1, FF: 4, P: 7, SMX: 5)4 tyres & wheels · 4 weight · 2 induction · 1 engine · 1 wording · 5 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01 | 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%) | 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%) | +9.309squal +11.046s | 107.0%qual 108.4% | 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 | +23.530squal +24.145s | 117.7%qual 118.4% | |||||||
| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23 | 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%) | 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%) | +9.485squal +8.584s | 108.5%qual 107.8% | 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 | +21.518squal +20.770s | 119.4%qual 118.8% | |||||||
1 rule change (FF: 1)1 engineshow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20222022-09-24 | 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%) | 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%) | +6.313squal +8.362s | 104.8%qual 107.5% | ||||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20212021-09-25 | 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 | 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 | +19.021squal +7.964s | 119.7%qual 108.3% | ||||||||||||
3 rule changes (FF: 3)2 engine · 1 wordingshow | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Road America Runoffs 20202020-10-02 | 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 | 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 | +10.997squal +10.110s | 108.3%qual 107.6% | ||||||||||||
6 rule changes (FE2: 2, FF: 4)3 engine · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 weight · 1 wordingshow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 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 | 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 | +28.320squal +8.501s | 125.3%qual 107.7% | ||||||||||||
3 rule changes (FF: 3)2 engine · 1 inductionshow | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 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 | 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 | +6.486squal +6.572s | 106.8%qual 106.9% | ||||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 1:44.601Zach Holden · fastest of 36 · top 5 within 1.2s | 1:44.524Jonathon Kotyk · fastest of 36 · top 5 within 0.5s | ||||||||||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:29.213Neil Verhagen · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 2.1s | 1:30.133Neil Verhagen · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.4s | ||||||||||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 2:02.489Tim Kautz · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 1.1s | 2:03.383Rick Payne · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 0.8s | ||||||||||||||||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of FE2 | 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%1 of 2 with FE2 | 100.0%Runoffs 2021 | 100.0%Runoffs 2021 |
| Daytona International Speedway | 1 | 0 of 1 with FE2 | ||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | 1 | 0 of 1 with FE2 | ||
| 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 FE2'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.