BoP Lab / Classes / GTL
GTL vs FM vs SRF3 vs FB pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of GTL is each class's best lap as a share of GTL'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: GTL 100.0% of GTL Jim Dentici, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · FM 88.4% of GTL Joseph Burton-Harris, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · SRF3 95.2% of GTL David Ogburn, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2023 race · FB 82.1% of GTL J R Osborne, Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 2018 qualifying
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs GTL | % of GTL | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs GTL | % of GTL | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs GTL | % of GTL | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28 | 2:27.443Tyler Stephens · fastest of 44 · top 5 within 0.3s-0.783s (-0.53%) | 2:29.257Peyton Long · fastest of 42 · top 5 within 0.3s-0.582s (-0.39%) | 134.1Bobby Sak+0.4 mph (+0.3%) | |||||||||||||||||
| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 2:28.226Bobby Sak · fastest of 43 · top 5 within 0.6s+0.453s (+0.31%) | 2:29.839Morgan Burkhard · fastest of 42 · top 5 within 0.3s+1.710s (+1.15%) | 133.7Bobby Sak-1.5 mph (-1.1%) | |||||||||||||||||
6 rule changes (GTL: 3, SRF3: 3)2 weight · 1 aero · 1 engine · 2 othershow
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| 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%) | 2:27.773Denny Stripling · fastest of 57 · top 5 within 0.3s-2.013s (-1.34%) | 2:28.129S Sandy Satullo III · fastest of 52 · top 5 within 0.7s-2.909s (-1.93%) | 135.2Denny Stripling+3.4 mph (+2.6%) | -2.715squal -3.085s | 98.2%qual 98.0% | ||||||||||||
26 rule changes (GTL: 16, SRF3: 10)5 cars added · 5 engine · 5 weight · 3 suspension & brakes · 3 tyres & wheels · 2 induction · 1 aero · 2 othershow
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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%) | 2:03.842Morgan Burkhard · fastest of 40 · top 5 within 0.2s+0.126s (+0.10%) | 2:04.911David Ogburn · fastest of 39 · top 5 within 0.3s-17.155s (-12.08%) | 134.5Bobby Sak+0.1 mph (+0.0%) | -6.366squal -5.722s | 95.2%qual 95.6% | ||||||||||||
11 rule changes (GTL: 7, SRF3: 4)3 engine · 3 tyres & wheels · 2 weight · 1 cars added · 1 induction · 1 suspension & brakesshow
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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%) | 2:03.716Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 44 · top 5 within 0.6s-0.908s (-0.73%) | 2:22.066Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 40 · top 5 within 1.2s+17.311s (+13.88%) | 134.5David Ogburn+2.1 mph (+1.6%) | +0.886squal -4.073s | 100.6%qual 96.8% | ||||||||||||
6 rule changes (GTL: 3, SRF3: 3)2 cars added · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 weightshow
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| 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 | 1:49.520Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 84 · top 5 within 0.5s-0.304s (-0.28%) | 1:50.095John Black · fastest of 82 · top 5 within 0.2s+0.313s (+0.29%) | 132.1Matthew Horst | -1.857squal -2.299s | 98.3%qual 97.9% | ||||||||||||
14 rule changes (GTL: 8, SRF3: 6)3 engine · 3 weight · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 cars added · 1 induction · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 wording · 2 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 | 2:29.786TJ Acker · fastest of 59 · top 5 within 0.5s | 2:31.038Justin Hille · fastest of 55 · top 5 within 0.2s | 131.9Charles Russell Turner | -0.563squal -2.157s | 99.6%qual 98.6% | ||||||||||||
24 rule changes (GTL: 17, SRF3: 7)7 aero · 4 induction · 4 suspension & brakes · 3 cars added · 3 weight · 1 tyres & wheels · 2 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 | 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 | +7.979squal -11.873s | 106.2%qual 90.7% | 2:04.624Brian Schofield · fastest of 54 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:04.755Bobby Sak · fastest of 53 · top 5 within 0.3s | 132.4Bobby Sak | -3.082squal -2.373s | 97.6%qual 98.1% | 1:54.469Pete Frost · only car | 1:57.688Pete Frost · only car | 145.9Pete Frost | -10.149squal -12.528s | 92.1%qual 90.1% | ||
16 rule changes (GTL: 13, SRF3: 3)4 cars added · 4 weight · 2 engine · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 induction · 1 tyres & wheels · 2 othershow
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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 | 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 | -11.549squal -10.287s | 89.4%qual 90.5% | 1:46.117Robeson Clay Russell · fastest of 36 · top 5 within 0.5s | 1:47.053TJ Acker · fastest of 35 · top 5 within 0.2s | 110.2Steve Fogg | -2.405squal -1.768s | 97.8%qual 98.4% | 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 | -18.269squal -19.273s | 83.3%qual 82.1% | ||
| 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 | 1:41.231Jarret Voorhies · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.7s | 1:41.146Jarret Voorhies · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.2s | -10.922squal -9.100s | 90.3%qual 91.8% | 1:49.824John Black · fastest of 101 · top 5 within 0.5s | 1:49.782Tray Ayres · fastest of 94 · top 5 within 0.4s | -2.286squal -0.507s | 98.0%qual 99.5% | 1:33.746Gary Hickman · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 3.3s | 1:33.702Alex Mayer · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 3.0s | -18.366squal -16.585s | 83.6%qual 85.0% | ||||||
| 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 | 1:26.043Jacob Loomis · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 3.1s | 1:27.922Jacob Loomis · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 2.7s | -7.990squal -9.334s | 91.7%qual 90.2% | 1:34.363John Black · fastest of 41 · top 5 within 0.5s | 1:34.947Cliff White · fastest of 39 · top 5 within 0.3s | -0.965squal -1.014s | 99.0%qual 98.9% | 1:19.886Alex Mayer · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.5s | 1:21.015Jeremy Hill · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.2s | -14.897squal -15.491s | 84.5%qual 83.8% | ||||||
| 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 | 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 | -15.535squal -13.583s | 88.4%qual 89.7% | 2:08.557Kerry Jacobsen · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 1.1s | 2:10.215Chad Galloway · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 0.3s | -3.349squal -2.830s | 97.5%qual 97.8% | 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 | -21.948squal -20.676s | 83.6%qual 84.3% | ||||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of GTL | Best | Latest |
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| Road America | 4 | 100.0%2 of 4 with GTL | 100.0%Runoffs 2020 | 100.0%Runoffs 2024 |
| 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 GTL'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.