BoP Lab / Classes / STU
STU vs FM vs FB vs SRF3 pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of STU is each class's best lap as a share of STU'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: STU 100.0% of STU Eric Heinrich, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · FM 91.9% of STU Bryce Cornet, Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 2018 race · FB 85.6% of STU J R Osborne, Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 2018 race · SRF3 93.2% of STU Franklin Futrelle, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2022 race
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs STU | % of STU | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs STU | % of STU | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs STU | % of STU | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28 | 2:24.912Richard Astacio · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 2.6s+1.829s (+1.28%) | 2:26.416Richard Astacio · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.5s+1.919s (+1.33%) | 145.1Hugh Stewart+0.8 mph (+0.5%) | 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%) | +2.841squal +2.531s | 101.9%qual 101.7% | ||||||||||||
17 rule changes (STU: 15, SRF3: 2)7 weight · 4 induction · 3 tyres & wheels · 1 engine · 2 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 2:23.083Peter Cunningham · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 2.6s-3.144s (-2.15%) | 2:24.497Chip Herr · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 3.8s-1.327s (-0.91%) | 144.3Chip Herr-1.0 mph (-0.7%) | 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%) | +5.342squal +5.143s | 103.7%qual 103.6% | ||||||||||||
21 rule changes (STU: 18, SRF3: 3)8 weight · 3 engine · 3 tyres & wheels · 1 cars added · 1 induction · 1 wording · 4 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01 | 2:26.227Thomas Noble · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 2.3s-1.656s (-1.12%) | 2:25.824Thomas Noble · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 2.4s-2.586s (-1.74%) | 145.3Thomas Noble+1.1 mph (+0.8%) | 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%) | +2.305squal +1.546s | 101.6%qual 101.1% | ||||||||||||
14 rule changes (STU: 4, SRF3: 10)3 suspension & brakes · 3 tyres & wheels · 3 weight · 1 induction · 4 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23 | 2:00.389Johan Schwartz · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 2.3s-0.226s (-0.19%) | 2:02.302Mark Liller · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.6s-30.055s (-19.73%) | 144.0Mark Liller+0.1 mph (+0.1%) | 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%) | +2.609squal +3.453s | 102.1%qual 102.9% | ||||||||||||
7 rule changes (STU: 3, SRF3: 4)3 tyres & wheels · 1 cars added · 1 induction · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 weightshow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20222022-09-24 | 2:00.615Johan Schwartz · fastest of 21 · top 5 within 2.6s+0.667s (+0.56%) | 2:32.357Mark Liller · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 4.3s+31.874s (+26.46%) | 143.9Johan Schwartz+0.1 mph (+0.1%) | 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%) | -10.291squal +3.101s | 93.2%qual 102.6% | ||||||||||||
24 rule changes (STU: 21, SRF3: 3)9 weight · 4 engine · 2 cars added · 2 induction · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 aero · 1 suspension & brakes · 3 othershow
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20212021-09-25 | 1:47.078Joe Moser · fastest of 30 · top 5 within 2.0s-1.843s (-1.69%) | 1:47.441Joe Moser · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 1.8s-1.946s (-1.78%) | 146.9Kip VanSteenburg | 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 | +2.654squal +2.442s | 102.5%qual 102.3% | ||||||||||||
18 rule changes (STU: 12, SRF3: 6)5 weight · 3 engine · 3 tyres & wheels · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 aero · 1 cars added · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20202020-10-02 | 2:27.883David Fiorelli · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 4.1s | 2:28.410Anthony Geraci · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 3.1s | 144.2David Fiorelli | 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 | +2.628squal +1.903s | 101.8%qual 101.3% | ||||||||||||
24 rule changes (STU: 17, SRF3: 7)6 induction · 6 weight · 4 suspension & brakes · 3 engine · 2 aero · 1 tyres & wheels · 2 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 1:59.948Kevin Boehm · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 3.5s | 2:00.483Kevin Boehm · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 2.5s | 143.8Kevin Boehm | 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 | +15.333squal -4.824s | 112.7%qual 96.0% | 1:54.469Pete Frost · only car | 1:57.688Pete Frost · only car | 145.9Pete Frost | -2.795squal -5.479s | 97.7%qual 95.4% | 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 | +4.272squal +4.676s | 103.5%qual 103.9% | ||
25 rule changes (STU: 22, SRF3: 3)6 induction · 5 weight · 3 aero · 3 cars added · 3 suspension & brakes · 1 engine · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 2 othershow
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| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 1:19.234Franklin Church · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 21.5s | 1:46.514Kevin Boehm · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 7.4s | 103.0Franklin Church | 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 | -8.605squal +18.364s | 91.9%qual 123.2% | 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 | -15.325squal +9.378s | 85.6%qual 111.8% | 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 | +0.539squal +26.883s | 100.5%qual 133.9% | ||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 1:48.921Rob Huffmaster · fastest of 34 · top 5 within 2.0s | 1:49.387Rob Huffmaster · fastest of 31 · top 5 within 2.4s | 1:41.231Jarret Voorhies · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.7s | 1:41.146Jarret Voorhies · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.2s | -8.241squal -7.690s | 92.5%qual 92.9% | 1:33.746Gary Hickman · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 3.3s | 1:33.702Alex Mayer · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 3.0s | -15.685squal -15.175s | 85.7%qual 86.1% | 1:49.824John Black · fastest of 101 · top 5 within 0.5s | 1:49.782Tray Ayres · fastest of 94 · top 5 within 0.4s | +0.395squal +0.903s | 100.4%qual 100.8% | ||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:32.738Joe Moser · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 2.5s | 1:34.597Cameron Maugeri · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 0.8s | 1:26.043Jacob Loomis · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 3.1s | 1:27.922Jacob Loomis · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 2.7s | -6.675squal -6.695s | 92.9%qual 92.8% | 1:19.886Alex Mayer · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.5s | 1:21.015Jeremy Hill · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.2s | -13.582squal -12.852s | 85.6%qual 86.1% | 1:34.363John Black · fastest of 41 · top 5 within 0.5s | 1:34.947Cliff White · fastest of 39 · top 5 within 0.3s | +0.350squal +1.625s | 100.4%qual 101.8% | ||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 2:05.494Eric Heinrich · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 4.6s | 2:06.756Eric Heinrich · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 3.5s | 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 | -8.727squal -7.690s | 93.1%qual 93.9% | 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 | -15.140squal -14.783s | 88.1%qual 88.2% | 2:08.557Kerry Jacobsen · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 1.1s | 2:10.215Chad Galloway · fastest of 29 · top 5 within 0.3s | +3.459squal +3.063s | 102.7%qual 102.4% | ||||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of STU | 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 STU'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.