BoP Lab / Classes / SM
SM vs AS vs P2 pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of SM is each class's best lap as a share of SM'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: SM 100.0% of SM Todd Lamb, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · AS 85.3% of SM Andy McDermid, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · P2 77.6% of SM Jeff Shafer, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 2017 qualifying
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs SM | % of SM | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs SM | % of SM | |||
| 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%) | 2:26.911Andrew McDermid · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 3.4s+0.119s (+0.08%) | 2:28.471Andrew McDermid · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 2.4s-0.761s (-0.51%) | 151.0Andrew McDermid-0.6 mph (-0.4%) | -14.254squal -15.262s | 91.2%qual 90.6% | 2:10.606Greg Gyann · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 5.3s+3.201s (+2.51%) | 2:09.441Mike Reupert · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 4.2s+1.119s (+0.87%) | 155.0Matt Strand+2.4 mph (+1.6%) | -33.284squal -31.567s | 79.5%qual 80.5% | ||
15 rule changes (SM: 2, AS: 13)5 weight · 3 engine · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 induction · 1 removed · 1 wording · 2 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%) | 2:26.792Andrew McDermid · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 3.9s+0.214s (+0.15%) | 2:29.232Gregory Eaton · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 4.0s+2.803s (+1.91%) | 151.5Andrew McDermid+1.9 mph (+1.3%) | -15.198squal -16.319s | 90.8%qual 90.0% | |||||||
16 rule changes (SM: 4, AS: 11, P2: 1)5 engine · 4 weight · 2 induction · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 3 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%) | 2:26.578Gregory Eaton · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 2.6s-0.467s (-0.32%) | 2:26.429Gregory Eaton · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 2.5s-1.239s (-0.84%) | 149.6Gregory Eaton+0.4 mph (+0.3%) | -15.057squal -14.528s | 90.7%qual 91.0% | 2:07.405Bart Wolf · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 3.0s-1.109s (-0.86%) | 2:08.322Bart Wolf · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 0.6s-1.471s (-1.13%) | 152.5Lucian Pancea-0.6 mph (-0.4%) | -33.164squal -33.701s | 79.5%qual 79.1% | ||
20 rule changes (SM: 4, AS: 11, P2: 5)6 cars added · 6 engine · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 wording · 4 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%) | 2:03.082Daniel Richardson · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 2.2s+0.920s (+0.75%) | 2:04.120Gregory Eaton · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 3.0s-0.458s (-0.37%) | 154.6James Jost+3.7 mph (+2.5%) | -12.109squal -11.904s | 91.1%qual 91.2% | 1:48.590Greg Gyann · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 1.7s+1.024s (+0.95%) | 1:48.829Lucian Pancea · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 0.9s-27.005s (-19.88%) | 150.9Lucian Pancea-0.2 mph (-0.2%) | -27.400squal -26.396s | 79.9%qual 80.4% | ||
13 rule changes (SM: 1, AS: 4, P2: 8)4 engine · 4 weight · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 cars added · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 wordingshow
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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%) | 2:02.162Kurt Rezzetano · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 2.3s-0.776s (-0.63%) | 2:04.578Gregory Eaton · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 2.9s+0.678s (+0.55%) | 150.9James Jost-3.0 mph (-2.0%) | -14.529squal -12.502s | 89.6%qual 90.7% | 1:47.566Tim Day Jr · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 3.0s-1.545s (-1.42%) | 2:15.834Greg Gyann · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 10.1s+25.576s (+23.20%) | 151.1Robert Iversen+1.8 mph (+1.2%) | -3.273squal -27.098s | 97.6%qual 79.9% | ||
20 rule changes (SM: 1, AS: 9, P2: 10)3 engine · 3 tyres & wheels · 3 weight · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 aero · 3 wording · 5 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 | 1:50.427Drew Cattell · fastest of 31 · top 5 within 1.9s+5.207s (+4.95%) | 1:50.606Gregory Eaton · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 1.7s-0.901s (-0.81%) | 153.8James Jost | -8.231squal -7.268s | 93.1%qual 93.8% | 1:33.235Tim Day Jr · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 3.3s+1.409s (+1.53%) | 1:35.322Tim Day Jr · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 4.8s+2.841s (+3.07%) | 150.3Robert Iversen | -23.515squal -24.460s | 80.2%qual 79.2% | ||
23 rule changes (SM: 1, AS: 14, P2: 8)6 engine · 6 weight · 3 cars added · 1 induction · 1 tyres & wheels · 2 wording · 4 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 | 2:27.045Gregory Eaton · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:27.668Gregory Eaton · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 1.5s | 149.2Gregory Eaton | -16.080squal -15.164s | 90.2%qual 90.7% | 2:08.514Robert Iversen · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 3.0s | 2:09.793Robert Iversen · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 3.9s | 153.1Robert Iversen | -33.955squal -33.695s | 79.3%qual 79.2% | ||
24 rule changes (SM: 2, AS: 16, P2: 6)6 engine · 4 induction · 3 cars added · 3 suspension & brakes · 2 aero · 2 tyres & wheels · 2 weight · 2 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 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 | 2:02.938Gregory Eaton · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 0.8s | 2:03.900James Jost · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 2.1s | 153.9James Jost | -12.559squal -11.614s | 90.8%qual 91.4% | 1:49.111Robert Iversen · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 0.8s | 1:50.258Greg Gyann · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 0.4s | 149.4Robert Iversen | -26.201squal -25.441s | 80.8%qual 81.1% | ||
17 rule changes (SM: 4, AS: 4, P2: 9)5 engine · 4 weight · 2 induction · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 cars added · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 wording · 1 othershow
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| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 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 | 1:47.782Andrew McDermid · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 1.9s | 1:50.345John Heinricy · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 2.3s | 105.0Kevin Fandozzi | -4.933squal -6.573s | 95.7%qual 94.3% | 1:28.784Tim Day Jr · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 5.0s | 1:32.071Chuck Bona · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 0.9s | 144.4Tim Day Jr | -23.207squal -25.571s | 79.9%qual 77.6% | ||
| No rule changes on record between these events | |||||||||||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 1:58.306Chris Haldeman · fastest of 86 · top 5 within 0.5s | 1:59.100Michael Gagliardo · fastest of 83 · top 5 within 0.6s | 1:45.220James Jost · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 6.7s | 1:51.507Bryan Long · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 0.9s | -7.593squal -13.086s | 93.6%qual 88.9% | 1:31.826Jeff Shafer · fastest of 26 · top 5 within 4.9s | 1:32.481Jeff Shafer · fastest of 24 · top 5 within 3.8s | -26.619squal -26.480s | 77.6%qual 77.6% | |||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | |||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:40.514Justin Hille · fastest of 45 · top 5 within 0.3s | 1:40.764Michael Carter · fastest of 44 · top 5 within 0.3s | 1:30.651Tom Sloe · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 3.6s | 1:33.424Edward Hosni · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.0s | -7.340squal -9.863s | 92.7%qual 90.2% | 1:20.188Jeff Shafer · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 4.0s | 1:20.904Jeff Shafer · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 2.2s | -19.860squal -20.326s | 80.3%qual 79.8% | |||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | |||||||||||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 2:18.661Andrew Carbonell · fastest of 62 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:24.067Todd Lamb · fastest of 59 · top 5 within 0.8s | 2:01.746Tom Sloe · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 2.6s | 2:02.922Andy McDermid · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 2.2s | -21.145squal -16.915s | 85.3%qual 87.8% | 1:51.825Chris Farrell · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 3.6s | 1:52.355Jeff Shafer · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 2.8s | -31.712squal -26.836s | 78.0%qual 80.6% | |||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of SM | 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 SM'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.