BoP Lab / Classes / FM
FM vs SM vs FP vs FV pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of FM is each class's best lap as a share of FM'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: FM 100.0% of FM Joseph Burton-Harris, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · SM 100.5% of FM Elivan Goulart, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2019 race · FP 94.3% of FM Eric Prill, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2019 race · FV 101.8% of FM Zachary Whitston, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2019 race
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FM | % of FM | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FM | % of FM | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FM | % of FM | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28 | 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%) | 2:33.275Stephen Simonds · fastest of 26 · top 5 within 1.0s+0.880s (+0.58%) | 2:33.240David Strittmatter · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 1.7s-1.031s (-0.67%) | 132.4David Strittmatter±0.0 mph (±0.0%) | 2:46.536Zachary Whitston · fastest of 37 · top 5 within 1.7s+2.435s (+1.48%) | 2:45.272Brian Farnham · fastest of 34 · top 5 within 1.3s-1.464s (-0.88%) | 117.4Rick Shields+0.2 mph (+0.1%) | |||||||||||
36 rule changes (SM: 2, FP: 34)10 weight · 9 engine · 7 induction · 2 cars added · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 5 wording · 1 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 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%) | 2:32.395David Strittmatter · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 2.9s+0.068s (+0.04%) | 2:34.271Chris Bovis · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 1.8s+1.025s (+0.67%) | 132.4David Strittmatter-1.1 mph (-0.8%) | 2:44.101Andrew Abbott · fastest of 34 · top 5 within 1.3s+1.458s (+0.90%) | 2:46.736Zachary Whitston · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 0.6s+1.902s (+1.15%) | 117.2Zachary Whitston+0.7 mph (+0.6%) | |||||||||||
21 rule changes (SM: 4, FP: 17)7 weight · 4 induction · 2 cars added · 1 engine · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 5 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01 | 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%) | 2:32.327Cliff Ira · fastest of 26 · top 5 within 2.1s+0.913s (+0.60%) | 2:33.246Kevin Ruck · fastest of 24 · top 5 within 1.4s-0.787s (-0.51%) | 133.5David Strittmatter+0.3 mph (+0.2%) | 2:42.643Andrew Whitston · fastest of 27 · top 5 within 2.3s-1.351s (-0.82%) | 2:44.834Andrew Abbott · fastest of 27 · top 5 within 0.9s-0.982s (-0.59%) | 116.5Brian Farnham-0.7 mph (-0.6%) | |||||||||||
27 rule changes (SM: 4, FP: 21, FV: 2)9 weight · 3 engine · 3 induction · 2 cars added · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 4 wording · 3 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23 | 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%) | 2:08.248Cliff Ira · fastest of 21 · top 5 within 1.0s+2.031s (+1.61%) | 2:07.787Cliff Ira · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 0.8s-9.854s (-7.16%) | 133.7Cliff Ira+1.1 mph (+0.9%) | 2:15.639Andrew Whitston · fastest of 27 · top 5 within 1.4s+0.523s (+0.39%) | 2:16.611Andrew Abbott · fastest of 23 · top 5 within 1.6s-1.482s (-1.07%) | 115.6Brian Farnham-0.2 mph (-0.2%) | |||||||||||
7 rule changes (SM: 1, FP: 6)2 cars added · 2 induction · 1 weight · 2 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20222022-09-24 | 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%) | 2:06.217Eric Prill · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 1.5s-1.219s (-0.96%) | 2:17.641Mason Workman · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 3.2s+9.565s (+7.47%) | 132.5Cliff Ira+1.2 mph (+0.9%) | 2:15.116Brian Farnham · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 1.1s-0.596s (-0.44%) | 2:18.093Andrew Whitston · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 1.2s-0.196s (-0.14%) | 115.8Jonathan Weisheit+1.1 mph (+0.9%) | |||||||||||
30 rule changes (SM: 1, FP: 25, FV: 4)9 induction · 7 weight · 4 cars added · 4 engine · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20212021-09-25 | 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 | 1:51.082Craig Chima · fastest of 39 · top 5 within 1.2s-1.009s (-0.90%) | 1:59.933Cliff Ira · fastest of 33 · top 5 within 5.4s+6.926s (+6.13%) | 131.8Cliff Ira | 1:57.479Andrew Whitston · fastest of 48 · top 5 within 0.8s+1.720s (+1.49%) | 1:57.234Alex Scaler · fastest of 47 · top 5 within 1.0s+1.311s (+1.13%) | 124.0Mark Edwards | |||||||||||
22 rule changes (SM: 1, FP: 21)7 cars added · 7 weight · 3 engine · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 induction · 2 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20202020-10-02 | 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 | 2:31.414Ethan Shippert · fastest of 23 · top 5 within 2.2s | 2:34.033Kevin Ruck · fastest of 21 · top 5 within 2.3s | 133.2Sam Henry | 2:43.994Hunter Phelps-Barron · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:45.816Alex Scaler · fastest of 24 · top 5 within 1.5s | 117.1Hunter Phelps-Barron | |||||||||||
27 rule changes (SM: 2, FP: 19, FV: 6)7 tyres & wheels · 5 cars added · 5 engine · 4 induction · 3 weight · 1 suspension & brakes · 2 wordingshow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 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 | 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 | +0.643squal +19.428s | 100.5%qual 116.9% | 2:07.436Eric Prill · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:08.076Eric Prill · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 0.8s | 131.4Ken Kannard | -7.740squal +12.312s | 94.3%qual 110.7% | 2:15.712Andrew Whitston · fastest of 26 · top 5 within 1.5s | 2:18.289Zachary Whitston · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 0.4s | 114.8Roger Siebenaler | +2.473squal +20.588s | 101.8%qual 117.9% | ||
19 rule changes (SM: 4, FP: 9, FV: 6)3 induction · 3 tyres & wheels · 2 suspension & brakes · 2 weight · 1 cars added · 1 engine · 2 wording · 5 othershow
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| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 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 | 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 | +17.369squal +16.757s | 117.7%qual 117.2% | 1:47.588Joe Huffaker · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 3.0s | 1:48.481Joe Huffaker · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 2.2s | 109.1Joe Huffaker | +10.572squal +9.990s | 110.8%qual 110.2% | 1:52.637Skip Streets · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 1.6s | 1:53.639Alex Scaler · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 0.4s | 106.3Skip Streets | +15.730squal +15.039s | 116.1%qual 115.4% | ||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 1:41.231Jarret Voorhies · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.7s | 1:41.146Jarret Voorhies · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.2s | 1:58.306Chris Haldeman · fastest of 86 · top 5 within 0.5s | 1:59.100Michael Gagliardo · fastest of 83 · top 5 within 0.6s | +17.954squal +17.075s | 117.8%qual 116.9% | 1:52.091Eric Prill · fastest of 42 · top 5 within 1.2s | 1:53.007Eric Prill · fastest of 40 · top 5 within 0.7s | +11.861squal +10.860s | 111.7%qual 110.7% | 1:55.759Michael Varacins · fastest of 39 · top 5 within 1.0s | 1:55.923Michael Varacins · fastest of 32 · top 5 within 1.3s | +14.777squal +14.528s | 114.6%qual 114.4% | ||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:26.043Jacob Loomis · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 3.1s | 1:27.922Jacob Loomis · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 2.7s | 1:40.514Justin Hille · fastest of 45 · top 5 within 0.3s | 1:40.764Michael Carter · fastest of 44 · top 5 within 0.3s | +12.842squal +14.471s | 114.6%qual 116.8% | 1:35.938John Walker · fastest of 33 · top 5 within 0.4s | 1:36.399John Walker · fastest of 27 · top 5 within 0.3s | +8.477squal +9.895s | 109.6%qual 111.5% | 1:37.942Alex Scaler · fastest of 41 · top 5 within 0.3s | 1:38.066Flinn Lazier · fastest of 38 · top 5 within 0.7s | +10.144squal +11.899s | 111.5%qual 113.8% | ||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 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 | 2:18.661Andrew Carbonell · fastest of 62 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:24.067Todd Lamb · fastest of 59 · top 5 within 0.8s | +26.038squal +20.857s | 122.1%qual 117.7% | 2:11.009Kevin Ruck · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.6s | 2:12.419Kevin Ruck · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 1.1s | +14.390squal +13.205s | 112.2%qual 111.2% | 2:21.167Roger Siebenaler · fastest of 31 · top 5 within 0.8s | 2:21.142Andrew Whitston · fastest of 30 · top 5 within 1.1s | +23.113squal +23.363s | 119.6%qual 119.8% | ||||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of FM | Best | Latest |
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| Road America | 4 | 0 of 4 with FM | ||
| Virginia International Raceway | 3 | 100.0%1 of 3 with FM | 100.0%Runoffs 2019 | 100.0%Runoffs 2019 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 2 | 100.0%1 of 2 with FM | 100.0%Runoffs 2017 | 100.0%Runoffs 2017 |
| 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 FM'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.