BoP Lab / Classes / STL
STL vs P1 vs SM pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of STL is each class's best lap as a share of STL'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: STL 100.0% of STL Kevin Boehm, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · P1 72.7% of STL Lee Alexander, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 2021 race · SM 96.8% of STL Brian Henderson, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 2021 race
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs STL | % of STL | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs STL | % of STL | |||
| 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%) | 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%) | +12.068squal +11.636s | 108.0%qual 107.7% | |||||||
| 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%) | 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%) | +12.303squal +11.046s | 108.1%qual 107.3% | |||||||
7 rule changes (STL: 3, SM: 4)2 tyres & wheels · 2 weight · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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| 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%) | 2:00.476Chip Romer · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 1.5s-0.625s (-0.52%) | 2:00.418Matt Romer · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 2.1s-1.452s (-1.19%) | 168.3Jason Miller+8.7 mph (+5.4%) | -29.827squal -29.587s | 80.1%qual 80.3% | 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%) | +11.241squal +11.043s | 107.5%qual 107.4% | ||
14 rule changes (STL: 4, P1: 6, SM: 4)4 induction · 3 engine · 3 weight · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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| 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%) | 1:42.602Todd Vanacore · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 0.9s+1.001s (+0.99%) | 1:44.329Todd Vanacore · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 0.7s-9.766s (-8.56%) | 158.5Jason Miller+1.2 mph (+0.8%) | -22.353squal -23.177s | 82.4%qual 81.6% | 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%) | +9.547squal +9.207s | 107.5%qual 107.3% | ||
10 rule changes (STL: 2, P1: 7, SM: 1)4 tyres & wheels · 3 induction · 2 aero · 1 weightshow
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| 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%) | 1:41.601Todd Slusher · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 2.3s-1.073s (-1.05%) | 1:54.095John Mcaleer · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 1.4s+10.597s (+10.24%) | 157.2Jason Miller+1.3 mph (+0.8%) | -13.737squal -23.873s | 89.3%qual 81.0% | 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%) | +11.275squal +9.190s | 108.8%qual 107.3% | ||
9 rule changes (STL: 5, P1: 3, SM: 1)3 induction · 2 tyres & wheels · 2 weight · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 wordingshow
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| 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 | 1:29.011Lee Alexander · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 2.5s-1.783s (-1.96%) | 1:29.225Lee Alexander · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 3.5s-2.274s (-2.49%) | 160.1Jason Miller | -33.486squal -22.654s | 72.7%qual 79.7% | 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 | -3.874squal +6.030s | 96.8%qual 105.4% | ||
27 rule changes (STL: 15, P1: 11, SM: 1)7 engine · 6 weight · 3 induction · 2 aero · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 cars added · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 4 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 | 2:01.101James French · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 1.1s | 2:01.870James French · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 1.8s | 159.7David Locke | -30.245squal -30.319s | 80.1%qual 80.0% | 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 | +11.633squal +10.789s | 107.6%qual 107.1% | ||
17 rule changes (STL: 11, P1: 4, SM: 2)6 induction · 3 engine · 3 weight · 1 aero · 1 cars added · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 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 | 1:42.674Todd Slusher · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.5s | 1:43.498Todd Slusher · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 1.0s | 155.9Jim Devenport | -23.775squal -24.529s | 81.3%qual 80.7% | 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 | +9.186squal +7.349s | 107.2%qual 105.8% | ||
29 rule changes (STL: 11, P1: 14, SM: 4)7 engine · 5 induction · 5 weight · 2 suspension & brakes · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 cars added · 1 removed · 4 wording · 2 othershow
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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 | 1:27.714Todd Slusher · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 2.1s | 1:28.786Perry Richardson · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 0.9s | 144.0Johnnie Crean | -20.968squal -21.424s | 80.9%qual 80.4% | 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 | +5.524squal +5.217s | 105.0%qual 104.8% | ||
| 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 | 1:30.794Jim Devenport · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 2.8s | 1:31.499Jim Devenport · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 2.2s | -21.090squal -21.853s | 81.3%qual 80.6% | 1:58.306Chris Haldeman · fastest of 86 · top 5 within 0.5s | 1:59.100Michael Gagliardo · fastest of 83 · top 5 within 0.6s | +6.511squal +5.659s | 105.8%qual 105.0% | |||||
| 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 | 1:17.308James Devenport · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 2.7s | 1:19.407Gianpaolo Ciancimino · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 1.8s | -17.218squal -18.131s | 82.2%qual 81.0% | 1:40.514Justin Hille · fastest of 45 · top 5 within 0.3s | 1:40.764Michael Carter · fastest of 44 · top 5 within 0.3s | +4.139squal +5.075s | 104.3%qual 105.3% | |||||
| 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 | 1:49.219Jim Downing · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 2.2s | 1:49.792Gianpaolo Ciancimino · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.7s | -20.477squal -20.453s | 84.3%qual 84.2% | 2:18.661Andrew Carbonell · fastest of 62 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:24.067Todd Lamb · fastest of 59 · top 5 within 0.8s | +13.798squal +8.989s | 110.6%qual 106.9% | |||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of STL | 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 STL'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.