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FE vs F5 vs SRF vs P pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of FE is each class's best lap as a share of FE'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: FE 100.0% of FE Scott Rettich, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · F5 99.2% of FE Steven Thompson, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 2016 race · SRF 107.8% of FE Todd Harris, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 2016 race
| Event | FE | F5 | SRF | P | ||||||||||||||||
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FE | % of FE | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FE | % of FE | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FE | % of FE | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28 | 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%) | |||||||||||||||||
| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
32 rule changes (FE: 10, SRF: 15, P: 7)8 tyres & wheels · 6 suspension & brakes · 4 weight · 2 induction · 1 aero · 1 engine · 2 wording · 8 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%) | |||||||||||||||||
13 rule changes (FE: 4, F5: 6, SRF: 3)4 engine · 2 induction · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 weight · 3 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 | |||||||||||||||||
13 rule changes (FE: 4, F5: 3, SRF: 6)3 engine · 3 tyres & wheels · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 weight · 2 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 | |||||||||||||||||
16 rule changes (FE: 5, F5: 6, SRF: 5)3 suspension & brakes · 3 weight · 2 aero · 2 engine · 1 induction · 1 tyres & wheels · 4 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 1:54.710Mark Snyder · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 1.3s | 1:55.648Mark Snyder · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 0.9s | 135.5James Libecco | 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 | +1.924squal +2.651s | 101.7%qual 102.3% | ||||||||||||
7 rule changes (FE: 5, F5: 1, SRF: 1)3 tyres & wheels · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 weight · 2 othershow
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| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 1:37.517Mark Snyder · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.4s | 1:38.504Lee Rackley · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 0.8s | 124.7Quinten Nelson | 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 | +3.987squal +4.290s | 104.0%qual 104.4% | ||||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 1:39.177Elliot Finlayson · fastest of 35 · top 5 within 1.3s | 1:39.726Elliot Finlayson · fastest of 35 · top 5 within 0.8s | 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 | +3.134squal +3.959s | 103.1%qual 104.0% | 1:51.573Thomas Kirchman · fastest of 50 · top 5 within 2.8s | 1:53.769Todd Harris · fastest of 45 · top 5 within 0.2s | +14.043squal +12.396s | 114.1%qual 112.5% | ||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:27.636Scott Rettich · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 1.7s | 1:30.563Hanna Zellers · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 2.2s | 1:28.528Calvin Stewart · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 3.9s | 1:29.853Steven Thompson · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 4.5s | -0.710squal +0.892s | 99.2%qual 101.0% | 1:37.344Mike Miserendino · fastest of 27 · top 5 within 0.8s | 1:37.621Todd Harris · fastest of 27 · top 5 within 0.6s | +7.058squal +9.708s | 107.8%qual 111.1% | ||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 1:57.824Scott Rettich · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.0s | 1:59.040Scott Rettich · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.3s | 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 | +4.258squal +4.000s | 103.6%qual 103.4% | 2:14.306Cliff White · fastest of 39 · top 5 within 1.2s | 2:16.700Cliff White · fastest of 38 · top 5 within 0.5s | +17.660squal +16.482s | 114.8%qual 114.0% | ||||||||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of FE | Best | Latest |
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| Road America | 3 | 0 of 3 with FE | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 2 | 100.0%1 of 2 with FE | 100.0%Runoffs 2017 | 100.0%Runoffs 2017 |
| Virginia International Raceway | 2 | 100.0%1 of 2 with FE | 100.0%Runoffs 2019 | 100.0%Runoffs 2019 |
| 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 FE'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.