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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: SM 92.8% of the field Travis Wiley, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2022 race

1:402:002:202:404 rule changes between Runoffs 2018 and Runoffs 20194 ▾2 rule changes between Runoffs 2019 and Runoffs 20202 ▾1 rule change between Runoffs 2020 and Runoffs 20211 ▾1 rule change between Runoffs 2021 and Runoffs 20221 ▾1 rule change between Runoffs 2022 and Runoffs 20231 ▾4 rule changes between Runoffs 2023 and Runoffs 20244 ▾4 rule changes between Runoffs 2024 and Runoffs 20254 ▾2 rule changes between Runoffs 2025 and Runoffs 20262 ▾SM race best at Runoffs 2015: 2:24.067 (Todd Lamb)SM race best at Runoffs 2016: 1:40.764 (Michael Carter)SM race best at Runoffs 2017: 1:59.100 (Michael Gagliardo)SM race best at Runoffs 2018: 1:55.278 (Michael Carter)SM race best at Runoffs 2019: 2:16.459 (Elivan Goulart)SM race best at Runoffs 2020: 2:43.748 (Preston Pardus)SM race best at Runoffs 2021: 1:58.837 (Brian Henderson)SM race best at Runoffs 2022: 2:19.107 (Travis Wiley)SM race best at Runoffs 2023: 2:16.229 (Julian DaCosta)SM race best at Runoffs 2024: 2:41.486 (Brett Kowalski)SM race best at Runoffs 2025: 2:44.430 (Kyle Greenhill)SM race best at Runoffs 2026: 2:42.725 (Francisco Barroso)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2015: 2:18.661 (Andrew Carbonell)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2016: 1:40.514 (Justin Hille)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2017: 1:58.306 (Chris Haldeman)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2018: 1:54.355 (Ken Sutherland)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2019: 2:14.552 (Todd Buras)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2020: 2:42.209 (Kyle Greenhill)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2021: 1:57.695 (Brian Henderson)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2022: 2:14.664 (Danny Steyn)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2023: 2:14.986 (Danny Steyn)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2024: 2:41.106 (Ethan Goulart)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2025: 2:43.111 (Bobby Gossett)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2026: 2:42.173 (Brett Kowalski)Daytona International Speedway · Runoffs 2015R2015Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course · Runoffs 2016R2016Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Runoffs 2017R2017Sonoma Raceway · Runoffs 2018R2018Virginia International Raceway · Runoffs 2019R2019Road America · Runoffs 2020R2020Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Runoffs 2021R2021Virginia International Raceway · Runoffs 2022R2022Virginia International Raceway · Runoffs 2023R2023Road America · Runoffs 2024R2024Road America · Runoffs 2025R2025Road America · Runoffs 2026R2026
SMsolid race · dashed qualifying · slower is lowerRoad AmericaVirginia International RacewayIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayDaytona International SpeedwayMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseSonoma Raceway
98%99%100%101%102%4 rule changes between Runoffs 2018 and Runoffs 20194 ▾2 rule changes between Runoffs 2019 and Runoffs 20202 ▾1 rule change between Runoffs 2020 and Runoffs 20211 ▾1 rule change between Runoffs 2021 and Runoffs 20221 ▾1 rule change between Runoffs 2022 and Runoffs 20231 ▾4 rule changes between Runoffs 2023 and Runoffs 20244 ▾4 rule changes between Runoffs 2024 and Runoffs 20254 ▾2 rule changes between Runoffs 2025 and Runoffs 20262 ▾Off the chart: SM race best at Runoffs 2015: 103.9% of Field's (Todd Lamb)SM race best at Runoffs 2016: 100.4% of Field's (Michael Carter)SM race best at Runoffs 2017: 100.3% of Field's (Michael Gagliardo)SM race best at Runoffs 2018: 98.5% of Field's (Michael Carter)SM race best at Runoffs 2019: 99.8% of Field's (Elivan Goulart)SM race best at Runoffs 2020: 100.6% of Field's (Preston Pardus)SM race best at Runoffs 2021: 97.8% of Field's (Brian Henderson)Off the chart: SM race best at Runoffs 2022: 92.8% of Field's (Travis Wiley)SM race best at Runoffs 2023: 101.0% of Field's (Julian DaCosta)SM race best at Runoffs 2024: 100.5% of Field's (Brett Kowalski)SM race best at Runoffs 2025: 101.6% of Field's (Kyle Greenhill)SM race best at Runoffs 2026: 101.0% of Field's (Francisco Barroso)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2015: 100.8% of Field's (Andrew Carbonell)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2016: 101.5% of Field's (Justin Hille)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2017: 100.4% of Field's (Chris Haldeman)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2018: 101.6% of Field's (Ken Sutherland)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2019: 101.0% of Field's (Todd Buras)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2020: 100.7% of Field's (Kyle Greenhill)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2021: 100.0% of Field's (Brian Henderson)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2022: 101.2% of Field's (Danny Steyn)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2023: 100.9% of Field's (Danny Steyn)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2024: 100.7% of Field's (Ethan Goulart)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2025: 101.6% of Field's (Bobby Gossett)SM qualifying best at Runoffs 2026: 100.8% of Field's (Brett Kowalski)Daytona International Speedway · Runoffs 2015R2015Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course · Runoffs 2016R2016Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Runoffs 2017R2017Sonoma Raceway · Runoffs 2018R2018Virginia International Raceway · Runoffs 2019R2019Road America · Runoffs 2020R2020Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Runoffs 2021R2021Virginia International Raceway · Runoffs 2022R2022Virginia International Raceway · Runoffs 2023R2023Road America · Runoffs 2024R2024Road America · Runoffs 2025R2025Road America · Runoffs 2026R2026
SMsolid 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 RacewayIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayDaytona International SpeedwayMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseSonoma Raceway
EventSM
Qual best Race best Trap % of the field 
Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-282:42.173Brett 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%)101.0%qual 100.8%
2 rule changes (SM: 2)1 wording · 1 othershowhide
  • Rear Toe Link #40271other
  • Part Number Change Request #39914wording
Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-292:43.111Bobby 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%)101.6%qual 101.6%
4 rule changes (SM: 4)1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 2 othershowhide
  • SMX Data Submission - Penalties #38248other
  • SMX Penaly Clarification updated language #38337wording
  • Clarify Tire Marking Regs #38005tyres & wheels
  • E&O SMX Regs 9.1.7.1.D.5.u-.w #37070other
Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-012:41.106Ethan 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%)100.5%qual 100.7%
4 rule changes (SM: 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 20232023-09-232:14.986Danny 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%)101.0%qual 100.9%
1 rule change (SM: 1)1 weightshowhide
  • BOP for NB1 and NB2 #32309weight
Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20222022-09-242:14.664Danny 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%)92.8%qual 101.2%
1 rule change (SM: 1)1 suspension & brakesshowhide
  • Update GCR Section 9.1.7.3.A.1. #32217suspension & brakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20212021-09-251:57.695Brian 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 Greenhill97.8%qual 100.0%
1 rule change (SM: 1)1 othershowhide
  • Updates - Obsolete Parts & BOP Parts #30438other
Road America Runoffs 20202020-10-022:42.209Kyle Greenhill · fastest of 77 · top 5 within 0.5s2:43.748Preston Pardus · fastest of 75 · top 5 within 1.0s121.3Kyle Greenhill100.6%qual 100.7%
2 rule changes (SM: 2)1 engine · 1 suspension & brakesshowhide
  • Radiator E&O Clarifications #29294engine
  • Modifications to prevent failures of Rear Brake Caliper Pin #28953suspension & brakes
Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-052:14.552Todd Buras · fastest of 60 · top 5 within 0.2s2:16.459Elivan Goulart · fastest of 56 · top 5 within 0.4s119.8Jim Drago99.8%qual 101.0%
4 rule changes (SM: 4)1 engine · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 weight · 1 wordingshowhide
  • Request to allow aftermarket fuel filters. #26370wording
  • Request 99-00 replacement Wire harnesses #25602engine
  • Organize and Clarify 9.1.7.C.1.o. #25913weight
  • Strike Tire Tread Language #26123tyres & wheels
Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-101:54.355Ken Sutherland · fastest of 48 · top 5 within 0.7s1:55.278Michael Carter · fastest of 48 · top 5 within 0.3s102.2Danny Steyn98.5%qual 101.6%
No rule changes on record between these events
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-251:58.306Chris Haldeman · fastest of 86 · top 5 within 0.5s1:59.100Michael Gagliardo · fastest of 83 · top 5 within 0.6s100.3%qual 100.4%
No rule changes on record between these events
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-191:40.514Justin Hille · fastest of 45 · top 5 within 0.3s1:40.764Michael Carter · fastest of 44 · top 5 within 0.3s100.4%qual 101.5%
No rule changes on record between these events
Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-212:18.661Andrew Carbonell · fastest of 62 · top 5 within 0.6s2:24.067Todd Lamb · fastest of 59 · top 5 within 0.8s103.9%qual 100.8%

By track

TrackEvents Typical % of the field Best Latest 
Road America4100.6%100.5%Runoffs 2024101.0%Runoffs 2026
Virginia International Raceway399.8%92.8%Runoffs 2022101.0%Runoffs 2023
Indianapolis Motor Speedway297.8%97.8%Runoffs 202197.8%Runoffs 2021
Daytona International Speedway1103.9%103.9%Runoffs 2015103.9%Runoffs 2015
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course1100.4%100.4%Runoffs 2016100.4%Runoffs 2016
Sonoma Raceway198.5%98.5%Runoffs 201898.5%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.