BoP Lab / Classes / FP
FP vs FF vs FB vs FE2 pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of FP is each class's best lap as a share of FP'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: FP 100.0% of FP Kevin Ruck, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · FF 92.5% of FP Jonathon Kotyk, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 2017 race · FB 82.4% of FP J R Osborne, Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 2018 qualifying · FE2 80.6% of FP Max Grau, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 2021 race
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FP | % of FP | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FP | % of FP | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FP | % of FP | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28 | 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%) | 2:23.047David 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%) | -9.554squal -10.228s | 93.8%qual 93.3% | 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%) | -21.359squal -20.949s | 86.1%qual 86.3% | |||||||
37 rule changes (FP: 34, FF: 2, FE2: 1)10 engine · 10 weight · 7 induction · 2 cars added · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 suspension & brakes · 4 wording · 1 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 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%) | 2:24.905Jonathan 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%) | -8.730squal -7.490s | 94.3%qual 95.1% | 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%) | -20.932squal -19.920s | 86.4%qual 86.9% | |||||||
22 rule changes (FP: 17, FF: 4, FE2: 1)9 weight · 4 induction · 2 cars added · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 engine · 4 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01 | 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%) | 2:22.552Calvin 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%) | -11.189squal -9.775s | 92.7%qual 93.6% | 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%) | -20.498squal -20.821s | 86.6%qual 86.3% | |||||||
23 rule changes (FP: 21, FF: 2)9 weight · 3 engine · 3 induction · 2 cars added · 3 wording · 3 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23 | 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%) | 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%) | -7.204squal -8.999s | 94.4%qual 93.0% | 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%) | -16.689squal -17.583s | 86.9%qual 86.3% | |||||||
7 rule changes (FP: 6, FF: 1)2 cars added · 2 induction · 1 engine · 2 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20222022-09-24 | 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%) | 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%) | +0.717squal -7.002s | 100.5%qual 94.5% | 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%) | -5.596squal -15.364s | 95.9%qual 87.8% | |||||||
25 rule changes (FP: 25)9 induction · 4 cars added · 4 engine · 3 weight · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20212021-09-25 | 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 | 1:44.359Jonathan 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 | -4.257squal -6.723s | 96.5%qual 93.9% | 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 | -23.278squal -14.687s | 80.6%qual 86.8% | |||||||
24 rule changes (FP: 21, FF: 3)7 cars added · 7 weight · 5 engine · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 induction · 1 wording · 1 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20202020-10-02 | 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 | 2:22.916Simon Sikes · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.6s | 2:24.268Jeffrey Bartz · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 0.4s | 138.1Jeffrey Bartz | -9.765squal -8.498s | 93.7%qual 94.4% | 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 | -20.762squal -18.608s | 86.5%qual 87.7% | |||||||
25 rule changes (FP: 19, FF: 4, FE2: 2)7 engine · 5 cars added · 4 induction · 4 weight · 2 tyres & wheels · 3 wordingshow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 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 | 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 | +12.398squal -7.873s | 109.7%qual 93.8% | 1:54.469Pete Frost · only car | 1:57.688Pete Frost · only car | 145.9Pete Frost | -10.388squal -12.967s | 91.9%qual 89.8% | 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 | -15.922squal -16.374s | 87.6%qual 87.2% | ||
12 rule changes (FP: 9, FF: 3)3 induction · 2 engine · 1 cars added · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 weight · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 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 | 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 | -6.432squal -5.976s | 94.1%qual 94.4% | 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 | -17.292squal -18.976s | 84.1%qual 82.4% | 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 | -12.918squal -12.548s | 88.1%qual 88.3% | ||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 1:52.091Eric Prill · fastest of 42 · top 5 within 1.2s | 1:53.007Eric Prill · fastest of 40 · top 5 within 0.7s | 1:44.601Zach Holden · fastest of 36 · top 5 within 1.2s | 1:44.524Jonathon Kotyk · fastest of 36 · top 5 within 0.5s | -8.483squal -7.490s | 92.5%qual 93.3% | 1:33.746Gary Hickman · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 3.3s | 1:33.702Alex Mayer · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 3.0s | -19.305squal -18.345s | 82.9%qual 83.6% | ||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:35.938John Walker · fastest of 33 · top 5 within 0.4s | 1:36.399John Walker · fastest of 27 · top 5 within 0.3s | 1:29.213Neil Verhagen · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 2.1s | 1:30.133Neil Verhagen · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.4s | -6.266squal -6.725s | 93.5%qual 93.0% | 1:19.886Alex Mayer · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.5s | 1:21.015Jeremy Hill · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.2s | -15.384squal -16.052s | 84.0%qual 83.3% | ||||||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 2:11.009Kevin Ruck · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.6s | 2:12.419Kevin Ruck · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 1.1s | 2:02.489Tim Kautz · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 1.1s | 2:03.383Rick Payne · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 0.8s | -9.036squal -8.520s | 93.2%qual 93.5% | 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 | -20.803squal -20.298s | 84.3%qual 84.5% | ||||||||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of FP | 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 FP'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.