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STL 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: STL 85.9% of the field Danny Steyn, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2022 race
| Event | STL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qual best | Race best | Trap | % of the field | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28 | 2:30.537Derek Ketchie · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 2.9s-1.528s (-1.00%) | 2:30.657Danny Steyn · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 0.6s-1.470s (-0.97%) | 134.8Mike Taylor+2.6 mph (+2.0%) | 94.8%qual 94.9% | ||
| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 2:32.065Jose Osiris Pena · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 3.4s+2.002s (+1.33%) | 2:32.127Jose Osiris Pena · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 2.4s+1.882s (+1.25%) | 132.2Jon Sewell-2.1 mph (-1.5%) | 95.3%qual 96.1% | ||
3 rule changes (STL: 3)2 weight · 1 tyres & wheelsshow | ||||||
| Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01 | 2:30.063Joe Moser · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 3.7s-1.357s (-0.90%) | 2:30.245Joe Moser · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 4.2s-1.870s (-1.23%) | 134.3Joe Moser+1.3 mph (+1.0%) | 94.9%qual 95.2% | ||
| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23 | 2:05.779Danny Steyn · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 3.4s+0.305s (+0.24%) | 2:06.682Joe Moser · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.5s-1.150s (-0.90%) | 131.8Danny Steyn+0.1 mph (+0.1%) | 94.6%qual 94.8% | ||
2 rule changes (STL: 2)2 tyres & wheelsshow | ||||||
| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20222022-09-24 | 2:05.474Danny Steyn · fastest of 24 · top 5 within 2.3s-1.729s (-1.36%) | 2:07.832Danny Steyn · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.9s+0.559s (+0.44%) | 131.7Trever Degioanni-3.2 mph (-2.3%) | 85.9%qual 95.1% | ||
5 rule changes (STL: 5)2 induction · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 weight · 1 wordingshow | ||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20212021-09-25 | 1:51.665Danny Steyn · fastest of 42 · top 5 within 1.7s-0.982s (-0.87%) | 2:02.711Joe Moser · fastest of 37 · top 5 within 3.2s+10.122s (+8.99%) | 131.8Max Gee | 101.6%qual 95.2% | ||
15 rule changes (STL: 15)2 aero · 2 engine · 2 induction · 2 suspension & brakes · 2 weight · 1 cars added · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20202020-10-02 | 2:31.420Danny Steyn · fastest of 33 · top 5 within 3.1s | 2:32.115Joe Moser · fastest of 30 · top 5 within 1.5s | 132.9Darin Treakle | 94.8%qual 95.3% | ||
11 rule changes (STL: 11)4 induction · 2 engine · 1 aero · 1 cars added · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 weight · 1 wordingshow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 2:07.203Danny Steyn · fastest of 36 · top 5 within 1.8s | 2:07.273Cliff Ira · fastest of 35 · top 5 within 1.4s | 134.8Cliff Ira | 93.8%qual 96.3% | ||
11 rule changes (STL: 11)4 weight · 2 induction · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 cars added · 1 engine · 1 wordingshow
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| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 1:49.138Danny Steyn · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 2.5s | 1:49.754Danny Steyn · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 2.5s | 103.2Craig McHaffie | 93.8%qual 97.0% | ||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 1:52.647Adam Roberts · fastest of 57 · top 5 within 0.8s | 1:52.589Eric Kutil · fastest of 50 · top 5 within 1.2s | 95.1%qual 95.9% | |||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:35.439John Schmitt · fastest of 34 · top 5 within 1.5s | 1:36.625Kevin Boehm · fastest of 31 · top 5 within 0.6s | 95.7%qual 95.8% | |||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 2:09.672Kevin Boehm · fastest of 37 · top 5 within 2.5s | 2:10.269Kevin Boehm · fastest of 37 · top 5 within 2.1s | 94.7%qual 95.2% | |||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of the field | Best | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road America | 4 | 94.8% | 94.8%Runoffs 2026 | 94.8%Runoffs 2026 |
| Virginia International Raceway | 3 | 93.8% | 85.9%Runoffs 2022 | 94.6%Runoffs 2023 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 2 | 95.1% | 95.1%Runoffs 2017 | 101.6%Runoffs 2021 |
| Daytona International Speedway | 1 | 94.7% | 94.7%Runoffs 2015 | 94.7%Runoffs 2015 |
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | 1 | 95.7% | 95.7%Runoffs 2016 | 95.7%Runoffs 2016 |
| Sonoma Raceway | 1 | 93.8% | 93.8%Runoffs 2018 | 93.8%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.