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GTL pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of the field is each class's best lap as a share of the field's on the same day (every class that ran that day but the ones shown, each scaled by its usual pace against SM and averaged, with each shown class's own track character taken out, so one figure reads the same across years and tracks), 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: GTL 93.6% of the field Scott Twomey, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 2021 race
| Event | GTL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qual best | Race best | Trap | % of the field | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01 | 2:30.858Peter Shadowen · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 4.4s-1.085s (-0.71%) | 2:30.844Chris Bovis · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 3.7s-0.757s (-0.50%) | 133.3Peter Shadowen+1.8 mph (+1.4%) | 94.6%qual 95.1% | ||
16 rule changes (GTL: 16)5 cars added · 5 engine · 3 weight · 2 induction · 1 aeroshow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23 | 2:09.564Peter Shadowen · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 4.9s+1.775s (+1.39%) | 2:11.277Graham Fuller · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 2.4s-9.903s (-7.01%) | 142.7Peter Shadowen+6.7 mph (+4.9%) | 98.1%qual 97.7% | ||
7 rule changes (GTL: 7)3 engine · 2 weight · 1 cars added · 1 inductionshow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20222022-09-24 | 2:07.789Peter Shadowen · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 2.2s+0.792s (+0.62%) | 2:21.180Michael Lewis · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 2.1s+13.343s (+10.44%) | 136.0Peter Shadowen+4.9 mph (+3.7%) | 95.2%qual 96.8% | ||
3 rule changes (GTL: 3)2 cars added · 1 suspension & brakesshow | ||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20212021-09-25 | 1:51.819Christopher Bovis · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.8s+1.488s (+1.35%) | 1:51.952Scott Twomey · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 1.7s-0.116s (-0.10%) | 129.5Brian Linn | 93.6%qual 96.7% | ||
8 rule changes (GTL: 8)2 weight · 1 cars added · 1 engine · 1 induction · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 1 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20202020-10-02 | 2:31.943Chris Bovis · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 6.3s | 2:31.601Peter Shadowen · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 7.2s | 131.4Peter Shadowen | 93.9%qual 95.1% | ||
17 rule changes (GTL: 17)7 aero · 4 induction · 3 cars added · 2 weight · 1 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 2:06.997Peter Shadowen · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 4.0s | 2:07.837Bill Ball · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 4.2s | 131.1Peter Shadowen | 94.2%qual 96.1% | ||
13 rule changes (GTL: 13)4 cars added · 4 weight · 2 engine · 1 induction · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheelsshow
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| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 1:47.885Troy Ermish · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 4.5s | 1:49.458Troy Ermish · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 3.6s | 109.3Charles Leonard | 94.6%qual 96.9% | ||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 1:50.331Christopher Bovis · fastest of 26 · top 5 within 1.5s | 1:52.068Christopher Bovis · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.0s | 95.9%qual 95.2% | |||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:35.377Wilson Wright · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 1.2s | 1:35.912Kyle Disque · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 1.1s | 95.7%qual 96.4% | |||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 2:11.387Jim Dentici · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 2.2s | 2:13.564Jim Dentici · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 2.0s | 97.1%qual 96.4% | |||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of the field | Best | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia International Raceway | 3 | 95.2% | 94.2%Runoffs 2019 | 98.1%Runoffs 2023 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 2 | 93.6% | 93.6%Runoffs 2021 | 93.6%Runoffs 2021 |
| Road America | 2 | 93.9% | 93.9%Runoffs 2020 | 94.6%Runoffs 2024 |
| Daytona International Speedway | 1 | 97.1% | 97.1%Runoffs 2015 | 97.1%Runoffs 2015 |
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | 1 | 95.7% | 95.7%Runoffs 2016 | 95.7%Runoffs 2016 |
| Sonoma Raceway | 1 | 94.6% | 94.6%Runoffs 2018 | 94.6%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 the field's best on the same day (every class that ran that day but the ones shown, each scaled by its usual pace against SM and averaged, with each shown class's own track character taken out, so one figure reads the same across years and tracks): the weather and the day cancel out, so one figure compares across years where lap times cannot, and across tracks too, since the class's own character at each track is taken out. A track with only one or two events on record is corrected less, since there is less to go on. A best from fewer than three cars is greyed. The rule changes that took effect between two events are folded between their rows.