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Against the front of the class, by track and class
| Track | Class | Sessions | Typical gap to class best | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road America (4.05 mi) | FV | 18 | +5.974s (3.65%) | +0.000s (0.00%) |
| Road America | FV | 1 | ||
| Watkins Glen International (3.40 mi) | FV | 18 | +3.735s (2.70%) | +0.000s (0.00%) |
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.40 mi) | FV | 10 | +3.013s (2.98%) | +1.356s (1.19%) |
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.53 mi) | FV | 1 | +4.337s (4.09%) | +4.337s (4.09%) |
| Virginia International Raceway (3.27 mi) | FV | 4 | +3.067s (2.21%) | +3.067s (2.21%) |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.59 mi) | FV | 8 | +2.839s (2.36%) | +1.722s (1.44%) |
| Pittsburgh International Race Complex (2.78 mi) | FV | 5 | +4.651s (3.82%) | +3.516s (2.87%) |
| Unknown track (2.14 mi) | FV | 2 | +0.009s (0.01%) | +0.009s (0.01%) |
| Unknown track (2.14 mi) | GT2 | 1 |
Gap is the driver's best lap in a session against the fastest lap in their class in that same session (zero is fastest in class), shown as time lost and as a share of the lap, so conditions cancel out and tracks can be compared. Typical is the median session.
Road America (4.05 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runoffs 2026 | Tue Grp 2 FF FV F6 Run 3 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 20/19 | 2:44.896Alex Scaler | |||||
| Runoffs 2026 | Tue Grp 2 FF FV Run 2 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 18/21 | 2:59.063 | 2:45.891Alex Scaler | +13.172s (7.94%) | 110.69/21 | 113.5Zachary Whitston | -2.9 mph (-2.6%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | Tue Grp 2 FF FV Run 1 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 14/19 | 2:56.976 | 2:28.907Raymond Carmody | +28.069s (18.85%) | 110.39/19 | 129.5Raymond Carmody | -19.2 mph (-14.8%) |
| June Sprints 2026 | Grp 2 FF FV F6 Race 2 | FV | 31 | Bullet SB-1 | 7/20 | 2:49.722 | 2:43.748Andrew Whitston | +5.974s (3.65%) | 109.214/20 | 115.2Zachary Whitston | -6.0 mph (-5.2%) |
| June Sprints 2026 | Grp 2 FF FV F6 Race 1 | FV | 31 | Bullet SB-1 | 4/20 | 2:47.668 | 2:44.832Andrew Whitston | +2.836s (1.72%) | 112.26/20 | 114.4Steve Whitston | -2.2 mph (-1.9%) |
| June Sprints 2026 | Grp 2 FF FV F6 Qual 2 | FV | 31 | Bullet SB-1 | 9/21 | 2:46.999 | 34.782Hunter Phelps-Barron | +132.217s (380.13%) | 113.27/21 | 115.6Simon Stallings | -2.4 mph (-2.1%) |
| June Sprints 2026 | Grp 2 FF FV F6 Qual 1 | FV | 31 | Bullet SB-1 | 3/17 | 3:05.752 | 3:02.764Steve Whitston | +2.988s (1.63%) | 99.67/9 | 106.7Zachary Whitston | -7.2 mph (-6.7%) |
| June Sprints 2025 | Grp 10 FF FV F6 Race 1 | FV | 3 | Bullit SB-1 | 6/12 | 2:46.589 | 2:46.363Ron Whitston | +0.226s (0.14%) | 114.31/12 | 114.3you | +0.0 mph (0.0%) |
| Runoffs 2024 | Run 2 F600, FF, FV Mon | FV | 3x | Bullet SB-1 | 9/11 | 2:49.995 | 2:24.810Mark Richardson | +25.185s (17.39%) | 108.88/11 | 132.4Mark Richardson | -23.6 mph (-17.8%) |
| Runoffs 2024 | Run 1 F600, FF, FV Mon | FV | 3x | Bullet SB-1 | 5/7 | 2:49.521 | 2:46.181Rick Shields | +3.340s (2.01%) | 107.46/7 | 111.5Rick Shields | -4.1 mph (-3.7%) |
| Runoffs 2024 | Run 4 F600, FF, FV, SRF3 Sat | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 4/3 | 2:49.657Raymond Carmody | |||||
| Runoffs 2024 | Run 3 F600, FF, FV, SRF3 Sat | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 3/4 | 2:51.406 | 2:46.421Brian Farnham | +4.985s (3.00%) | 106.53/4 | 108.9Brian Farnham | -2.4 mph (-2.2%) |
| Runoffs 2024 | Run 2 F600, FF, FV, SRF3 Sat | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 4/2 | 2:45.926Brian Farnham | |||||
| Runoffs 2024 | Run 1 F600, FF, FV, SRF3 Sat | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 3/4 | 1:22.992 | 1:22.992you | +0.000s (0.00%) | 104.43/4 | 105.8Brian Farnham | -1.5 mph (-1.4%) |
| June Sprints 2024 | Grp 1 FV F6 FF Race 2 | FV | 31 | Protoform P2 | 11/17 | 2:50.219 | 2:44.162Zachary Whitson | +6.057s (3.69%) | |||
| June Sprints 2024 | Grp 1 FV F6 FF Race 1 | FV | 31 | Protoform P2 | 10/15 | 3:23.167 | 3:04.180Brandon Abbott | +18.987s (10.31%) | 96.512/15 | 106.6Andrew Abbott | -10.1 mph (-9.4%) |
| June Sprints 2024 | Grp 1 FV F6 FF Qual | FV | 31 | Protoform P2 | 11/19 | 2:49.434 | 2:43.853Andrew Whitston | +5.581s (3.41%) | 109.712/19 | 115.2Andrew Whitston | -5.4 mph (-4.7%) |
| June Sprints 2024 | Grp 1 FV F6 FF Prac | FV | 31 | Protoform P2 | 11/15 | 2:52.820 | 2:45.364Andrew Whitston | +7.456s (4.51%) | 108.212/15 | 112.5Andrew Abbott | -4.3 mph (-3.8%) |
Road America
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runoffs 2026 | Tue Grp 2 FF FV Run 3 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 2 |
Watkins Glen International (3.40 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finger Lakes Region SCCA Hoosier Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 1 FF FV F6 Race 2 | FV | 3 | Bullit 1 | 2/6 | 2:21.178 | 2:18.218Brian Farnham | +2.960s (2.14%) | 107.73/6 | 109.7Brian Farnham | -2.0 mph (-1.8%) |
| Finger Lakes Region SCCA Hoosier Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 1 FF FV F6 Race 1 | FV | 3 | Bullit 1 | 3/5 | 2:21.959 | 2:18.224Brian Farnham | +3.735s (2.70%) | 113.21/5 | 113.2you | +0.0 mph (0.0%) |
| Finger Lakes Region SCCA Hoosier Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 1 FF FV F6 Qualifying 2 | FV | 3 | Bullit 1 | 5/7 | 2:19.349 | 2:05.554Alex Scaler | +13.795s (10.99%) | 109.03/7 | 111.1Brian Farnham | -2.1 mph (-1.9%) |
| Finger Lakes Region SCCA Hoosier Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 1 FF FV F6 Qualifying 1 | FV | 3 | Bullit 1 | 6/7 | 2:22.891 | 2:18.558Alex Scaler | +4.333s (3.13%) | 103.96/7 | 106.0Raymond Carmody | -2.2 mph (-2.0%) |
| Finger Lakes Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 1 F6 FF FV Race 2 | FV | 3 | Protoform P2 | 7/9 | 2:20.396 | 2:16.708Alex Scaler | +3.688s (2.70%) | 105.38/9 | 110.1David Scaler | -4.8 mph (-4.4%) |
| Finger Lakes Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 1 F6 FF FV Race 1 | FV | 3 | Protoform P2 | 8/9 | 2:20.999 | 2:16.622Jonathan Weisheit | +4.377s (3.20%) | 108.57/9 | 112.9Rick Shields | -4.3 mph (-3.9%) |
| Finger Lakes Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 1 F6 FF FV Qual | FV | 3 | Protoform P2 | 8/9 | 2:21.829 | 2:16.987Alex Scaler | +4.842s (3.53%) | 103.78/9 | 116.2Jonathan Weisheit | -12.5 mph (-10.8%) |
| Finger Lakes Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 1 F6 FF FV Prac | FV | 3 | Protoform P2 | 9/9 | 2:25.391 | 2:19.318Alex Scaler | +6.073s (4.36%) | 103.89/9 | 110.7Jonathan Weisheit | -6.9 mph (-6.2%) |
| Finger Lakes Region 2022 Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 6 F5,FF,FV Race 2 | FV | 3 | Bullet | 7/12 | 2:16.753 | 2:15.246Mitchell Ferguson | +1.507s (1.11%) | 111.64/12 | 114.8Jonathan Weisheit | -3.3 mph (-2.9%) |
| Finger Lakes Region 2022 Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 6 F5,FF,FV Race 1 | FV | 3 | Bullet | 9/12 | 2:16.906 | 2:15.986Alex Scaler | +0.920s (0.68%) | 111.75/12 | 113.6Jonathan Weisheit | -1.9 mph (-1.6%) |
| Finger Lakes Region 2022 Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 6 F5,FF,FV Qual 2 | FV | 3 | Bullet | 7/12 | 2:16.632 | 2:14.422Alex Scaler | +2.210s (1.64%) | 111.91/12 | 111.9you | +0.0 mph (0.0%) |
| Finger Lakes Region 2022 Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 6 F5,FF,FV Qual 1 | FV | 3 | Bullet | 6/13 | 2:18.272 | 2:15.535Brian Farnham | +2.737s (2.02%) | 110.53/13 | 113.1Jonathan Weisheit | -2.6 mph (-2.3%) |
| Finger Lakes Region 2022 Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 6 F5,FF,FV Prac | FV | 15 | Bullit SB-1 | 1/14 | 2:17.093 | 2:17.093you | +0.000s (0.00%) | 108.53/14 | 109.6Jonathan Weisheit | -1.2 mph (-1.1%) |
| Glen Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 5 F5,FF,FV Race 2 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 20/22 | 2:22.121 | 2:16.074Andrew Whitston | +6.047s (4.44%) | 107.016/22 | 116.1Jonathan Weisheit | -9.1 mph (-7.8%) |
| Glen Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 5 F5,FF,FV Race 1 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 12/22 | 2:20.380 | 2:16.616Steve Whitston | +3.764s (2.76%) | 107.513/22 | 112.9Roger Siebenaler | -5.5 mph (-4.8%) |
| Glen Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 5 F5,FF,FV Qual 2 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 10/22 | 2:23.819 | 2:16.697Andrew Whitston | +7.122s (5.21%) | 105.414/22 | 110.7Andrew Whitston | -5.3 mph (-4.8%) |
| Glen Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 5 F5,FF,FV Qual 1 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 8/22 | 2:20.099 | 2:18.488Alex Scaler | +1.611s (1.16%) | 107.37/22 | 109.8Alex Scaler | -2.4 mph (-2.2%) |
| Glen Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Watkins Glen International | Grp 5 F5,FF,FV Prac | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 10/21 | 2:21.266 | 1:29.077Ron Whitston | +52.189s (58.59%) | 105.510/21 | 108.5Rick Shields | -2.9 mph (-2.7%) |
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.40 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 3 FF FV F6 Race 2 | FV | 3 | Bullit SB-1 | 6/13 | 2:00.277 | 1:53.309Andrew Whitston | +6.968s (6.15%) | 102.510/13 | 107.1Brian Farnham | -4.6 mph (-4.3%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 3 FF FV F6 Race 1 | FV | 3 | Bullit SB-1 | 6/13 | 1:54.941 | 1:53.585Andrew Whitston | +1.356s (1.19%) | 105.75/13 | 107.5Andrew Whitston | -1.8 mph (-1.7%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 3 FF FV F6 Qual 2 | FV | 3 | Bullit SB-1 | 9/11 | 1:43.184 | 1:41.076Andrew Abbott | +2.108s (2.09%) | 110.71/11 | 110.7you | +0.0 mph (0.0%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 3 FF FV F6 Qual 1 | FV | 3 | Bullit SB-1 | 10/12 | 1:46.665 | 1:42.320Andrew Whitston | +4.345s (4.25%) | 106.310/12 | 109.1Steve Whitston | -2.8 mph (-2.6%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2024 | Grp 3 FV FF F6 Race 2 | FV | 3 | Protoform P2 | 11/10 | 1:40.181Andrew Whitston | |||||
| Great Lakes Champions 2024 | Grp 3 FV FF F6 Race 1 | FV | 3 | Protoform P2 | 10/11 | 1:43.999 | 1:40.986Brian Farnham | +3.013s (2.98%) | |||
| Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2017 | Grp 7 FV,F5,FF Race 1 | FV | 75 | 200365 | 16/14 | 1:40.284Michael Varacins | |||||
| Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2017 | Grp 7 FV,F5,FF Qual 2 | FV | 75 | 200365 | 16/14 | 1:39.032Michael Varacins | |||||
| Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2017 | Grp 7 FV,F5,FF Race 2 | FV | 75 | 200365 | 16/13 | 1:40.553Michael Varacins | |||||
| Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2017 | Grp 7 FV,F5,FF | FV | 75 | 200365 | 14/16 | 1:49.485 | 1:40.972Brian Farnham | +8.513s (8.43%) |
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.53 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Champions 2024 | Grp 3 FV FF F6 Qual | FV | 3 | Protoform P2 | 6/10 | 1:50.350 | 1:46.013Brian Farnham | +4.337s (4.09%) |
Virginia International Raceway (3.27 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Region Dual Conference Hoosier SCCA Super Tour & Test Day @ Virginia International Raceway | Grp 1 FF FV F6 Race 2 | FV | 3 | Bullit SB-1 | 8/7 | 2:18.941Donnie Isley | |||||
| North Carolina Region Dual Conference Hoosier SCCA Super Tour & Test Day @ Virginia International Raceway | Grp 1 FF FV F6 Race 1 | FV | 3 | Bullit SB-1 | 10/9 | 2:18.626Mike Lawrence | |||||
| North Carolina Region Dual Conference Hoosier SCCA Super Tour & Test Day @ Virginia International Raceway | Grp 1 FF FV F6 Qual | FV | 3 | Bullit SB-1 | 9/10 | 2:21.603 | 2:18.536Brian Farnham | +3.067s (2.21%) | 109.53/10 | 111.5Mitchell Ferguson | -2.1 mph (-1.9%) |
| North Carolina Region Dual Conference Hoosier SCCA Super Tour & Test Day @ Virginia International Raceway | Grp 1 FF FV F6 Prac | FV | 3 | Bullit SB-1 | 8/9 | 2:23.638 | 2:20.374Mike Lawrence | +3.264s (2.33%) | 107.68/9 | 113.2Stevan Davis | -5.7 mph (-5.0%) |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.59 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runoffs 2021 | FV Race | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 25/47 | 2:01.022 | 1:57.234Alex Scaler | +3.788s (3.23%) | 113.718/47 | 124.0Mark Edwards | -10.3 mph (-8.3%) |
| Runoffs 2021 | FV Qual 3 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 16/46 | 1:59.934 | 1:57.479Andrew Whitston | +2.455s (2.09%) | 112.79/46 | 124.0Mark Edwards | -11.4 mph (-9.2%) |
| Runoffs 2021 | FV Qual 2 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 16/46 | 2:01.671 | 1:58.463Andrew Abbott | +3.208s (2.71%) | 108.524/46 | 119.5Mark Edwards | -11.0 mph (-9.2%) |
| Runoffs 2021 | FV Qual 1 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 14/47 | 2:00.845 | 1:58.104Andrew Whitston | +2.741s (2.32%) | 111.414/47 | 120.7Mark Edwards | -9.4 mph (-7.8%) |
| Runoffs 2021 | Grp 2 Run 2 F500,FC,FF,FV Mon | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 10/24 | 2:02.448 | 1:59.331Andrew Whitston | +3.117s (2.61%) | 108.313/24 | 112.9Jonathan Weisheit | -4.6 mph (-4.0%) |
| Runoffs 2021 | Grp 2 Run 3 F500,FC,FF,FV Sun | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 6/16 | 2:02.939 | 2:00.100Rick Shields | +2.839s (2.36%) | 112.41/16 | 112.4you | +0.0 mph (0.0%) |
| Runoffs 2021 | Grp 2 Run 2 F500,FC,FF,FV | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 4/14 | 2:01.557 | 1:59.835Alex Scaler | +1.722s (1.44%) | 111.23/14 | 112.2Rick Shields | -1.1 mph (-0.9%) |
| Runoffs 2021 | Grp 2 Run 1 F500,FC,FF,FV | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 5/13 | 2:03.795 | 2:00.369Alex Scaler | +3.426s (2.85%) | 108.55/13 | 110.1Rick Shields | -1.6 mph (-1.5%) |
Pittsburgh International Race Complex (2.78 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Classic 2021 | Grp 1 FF, FV, F5 Race 2 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 7/12 | 2:07.178 | 2:03.293Brian Farnham | +3.885s (3.15%) | 95.96/9 | 99.3Rick Shields | -3.4 mph (-3.4%) |
| Cumberland Classic 2021 | Grp 1 FF, FV, F5 Race 1 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 6/14 | 2:06.307 | 2:01.656Rick Shields | +4.651s (3.82%) | 96.68/13 | 99.9Stevan Davis | -3.3 mph (-3.3%) |
| Cumberland Classic 2021 | Grp 1 FF, FV, F5 Qual 2 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 7/14 | 2:06.170 | 2:02.654Brian Farnham | +3.516s (2.87%) | 98.62/13 | 99.8Rick Shields | -1.2 mph (-1.2%) |
| Cumberland Classic 2021 | Grp 1 FF, FV, F5 Qual 1 | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 5/10 | 2:24.679 | 2:15.253Jeff Filipkowski | +9.426s (6.97%) | |||
| Cumberland Classic 2021 | Grp 1 FF, FV, F5 Practice | FV | 3 | Bullet SB-1 | 7/11 | 2:17.517 | 2:08.549Brian Farnham | +8.968s (6.98%) |
Unknown track (2.14 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majors @ GingerMan Raceway | Qualifying Sun | GT2 | 66 | NEO | 5/2 | 1:32.221Jonathan Start | |||||
| Majors @ GingerMan Raceway | Grp 2 Race Sat | FV | 66 | NEO | 15/14 | 1:43.205Chris Jennerjahn | |||||
| Majors @ GingerMan Raceway | Qualifying | FV | 66 | NEO | 3/14 | 1:44.304 | 1:44.295Andrew Thomas Abbott | +0.009s (0.01%) |