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SMX 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.

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Closest to the field: SMX 97.0% of the field Cam Ebben, Road America Runoffs 2026 race

2:102:202:302:404 rule changes between Runoffs 2023 and Runoffs 20244 ▾5 rule changes between Runoffs 2024 and Runoffs 20255 ▾2 rule changes between Runoffs 2025 and Runoffs 20262 ▾SMX race best at Runoffs 2023: 2:12.616 (Noah Harmon)SMX race best at Runoffs 2024: 2:36.278 (Ethan Jacobs)SMX race best at Runoffs 2025: 2:37.091 (Michael Tinis)SMX race best at Runoffs 2026: 2:36.414 (Cam Ebben)SMX qualifying best at Runoffs 2023: 2:11.435 (Nathan Nicholson)SMX qualifying best at Runoffs 2024: 2:35.651 (Ethan Lampe)SMX qualifying best at Runoffs 2025: 2:36.232 (Cam Ebben)SMX qualifying best at Runoffs 2026: 2:36.472 (Skyler Cottrell)Virginia International Raceway · Runoffs 2023Runoffs2023Road America · Runoffs 2024Runoffs2024Road America · Runoffs 2025Runoffs2025Road America · Runoffs 2026Runoffs2026
SMXsolid race · dashed qualifying · slower is lowerRoad AmericaVirginia International Raceway
97%97.5%98%98.5%99%4 rule changes between Runoffs 2023 and Runoffs 20244 ▾5 rule changes between Runoffs 2024 and Runoffs 20255 ▾2 rule changes between Runoffs 2025 and Runoffs 20262 ▾SMX race best at Runoffs 2023: 99.0% of Field's (Noah Harmon)SMX race best at Runoffs 2024: 97.2% of Field's (Ethan Jacobs)SMX race best at Runoffs 2025: 97.0% of Field's (Michael Tinis)SMX race best at Runoffs 2026: 97.0% of Field's (Cam Ebben)SMX qualifying best at Runoffs 2023: 99.0% of Field's (Nathan Nicholson)SMX qualifying best at Runoffs 2024: 97.3% of Field's (Ethan Lampe)SMX qualifying best at Runoffs 2025: 97.3% of Field's (Cam Ebben)SMX qualifying best at Runoffs 2026: 97.2% of Field's (Skyler Cottrell)Virginia International Raceway · Runoffs 2023Runoffs2023Road America · Runoffs 2024Runoffs2024Road America · Runoffs 2025Runoffs2025Road America · Runoffs 2026Runoffs2026
SMXsolid race · dashed qualifying · each class's best lap as a share of the field's at the same event (the field index, changeable above); 100% is level, less is quicker, so up the chart is quickerRoad AmericaVirginia International Raceway
EventSMX
Qual best Race best Trap % of the field 
Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-282:36.472Skyler Cottrell · fastest of 21 · top 5 within 0.4s+0.240s (+0.15%)2:36.414Cam Ebben · fastest of 21 · top 5 within 1.1s-0.677s (-0.43%)128.4Christian Hoagland-0.6 mph (-0.5%)97.0%qual 97.2%
2 rule changes (SMX: 2)1 wording · 1 othershowhide
  • Rear Toe Link #40271other
  • Part Number Change Request #39914wording
Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-292:36.232Cam Ebben · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 0.2s+0.581s (+0.37%)2:37.091Michael Tinis · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 0.3s+0.813s (+0.52%)129.1Camden Gruber-0.4 mph (-0.3%)97.0%qual 97.3%
5 rule changes (SMX: 5)1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 3 othershowhide
  • SMX Data Submission - Penalties #38248other
  • SMX Penaly Clarification updated language #38337wording
  • Clarify Tire Marking Regs #38004tyres & wheels
  • SMX Data Submission Timeframe #38039other
  • E&O SMX Regs 9.1.7.1.D.5.u-.w #37070other
Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-012:35.651Ethan Lampe · fastest of 23 · top 5 within 0.7s2:36.278Ethan Jacobs · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 0.7s129.5Michael Borden97.2%qual 97.3%
4 rule changes (SMX: 4)1 engine · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 wording · 1 othershowhide
  • SMX Camera Rule Correction #36496wording
  • AIM ECU Protocol #36556engine
  • OE versus OEM Definitons #36608other
  • Shifter Bushing #36611suspension & brakes
Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-232:11.435Nathan Nicholson · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 0.6s2:12.616Noah Harmon · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 0.1s127.8Noah Harmon99.0%qual 99.0%

By track

TrackEvents Typical % of the field Best Latest 
Road America397.0%97.0%Runoffs 202697.0%Runoffs 2026
Virginia International Raceway199.0%99.0%Runoffs 202399.0%Runoffs 2023
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.