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Raymond Blethen

Against the front of the class, by track

Track	Sessions	Typical gap to class best	Closest
Road America (4.05 mi)	12	+2.524s (1.62%)	+1.445s (0.93%)
Virginia International Raceway (3.27 mi)	5	+1.070s (0.82%)	+0.027s (0.02%)
Unknown track (3.27 mi)	8	+1.703s (1.30%)	+0.235s (0.18%)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.59 mi)	14	+2.403s (2.08%)	+0.133s (0.12%)
Virginia International Raceway	1	+1.781s (1.34%)	+1.781s (1.34%)
Unknown track (2.59 mi)	2

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
Runoffs 2026	T4 National Championship Race	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	4/12	2:38.438	2:35.757Matt Spicuzzi	+2.681s (1.72%)	124.7
Runoffs 2026	T4 Qualifying 3	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	6/11	2:38.717	2:35.876Matt Spicuzzi	+2.841s (1.82%)	123.4
Runoffs 2026	T3/T4/STL Qualifying 2	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	4/11	3:00.269	2:57.107Mario Carini	+3.162s (1.79%)	119.8
Runoffs 2026	T3/T4/STL Qualifying 1	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	10/9		3:00.708Kevin Fryer
Runoffs 2024	T4 Race	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	4/14	2:36.426	2:34.208Alex Lozano	+2.218s (1.44%)	128.0
Runoffs 2024	T4 Qual 3	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	3/15	2:36.319	2:34.874Marc Cefalo	+1.445s (0.93%)	126.7
Runoffs 2024	STL/T4 Qual 2	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	6/12	2:36.625	2:34.430Matt Spicuzzi	+2.195s (1.42%)	126.7
Runoffs 2024	STL/T4 Qual 1	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	6/13	2:38.672	2:36.148Matt Spicuzzi	+2.524s (1.62%)	124.7
Runoffs 2024	Run 2 T2, T3, T4, STL Mon	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	4/8	2:39.822	2:37.385Matt Spicuzzi	+2.437s (1.55%)	123.4
Runoffs 2024	Run 3 SMX, T3, T4 Sun	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	9/7		2:37.558Chris Haldeman
Runoffs 2024	Run 2 SMX, T3, T4 Sun	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	7/10	2:40.406	2:35.025Scotty B White	+5.381s (3.47%)	125.3
Runoffs 2024	Run 1 SMX, T3, T4 Sun	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	6/10	2:41.702	2:36.726Matt Spicuzzi	+4.976s (3.17%)	124.7

Virginia International Raceway (3.27 mi)

Event	Session	Class	#	Car	Pos	Best lap	Class best	To class best	Trap
Runoffs 2023	T4 Race	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	4/23	2:11.989	2:11.962Devin Anderson	+0.027s (0.02%)	126.5
Runoffs 2019	T4 Race	T4	151	Mazda RX-8	7/25	2:12.756	2:10.959Nick Leverone	+1.797s (1.37%)	124.9
Runoffs 2019	T4/B-Spec Qual 3	T4	151	Mazda RX-8	10/25	2:12.355	2:11.285Nick Leverone	+1.070s (0.82%)	123.4
Runoffs 2019	T4 Qual 2	T4	151	Mazda RX-8	20/25	2:16.100	2:11.257John Heinricy	+4.843s (3.69%)	118.1
Runoffs 2019	T4/B-Spec Qual 1	T4	151	Mazda RX-8	4/24	2:11.936	2:11.340Nick Leverone	+0.596s (0.45%)	123.4

Unknown track (3.27 mi)

Event	Session	Class	#	Car	Pos	Best lap	Class best	To class best	Trap
Runoffs 2023	T4 Qual 3	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	2/24	2:11.628	2:11.393Christian Braunlich	+0.235s (0.18%)	125.7
Runoffs 2023	T4 Qual 2	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	4/24	2:10.998	2:10.514Devin Anderson	+0.484s (0.37%)	127.8
Runoffs 2023	T4 Qual 1	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	9/22	2:12.747	2:11.044Marshall Mast	+1.703s (1.30%)	125.3
Runoffs 2023	Run 2 T2, T3, T4 Mon	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	4/13	2:18.419	2:07.418Leann Falk	+11.001s (8.63%)	122.8
Runoffs 2023	Run 1 T2, T3, T4 Mon	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	5/13	2:14.225	2:05.547Leann Falk	+8.678s (6.91%)	124.5
Runoffs 2019	Grp 7 Run 3	T4	151	Mazda RX-8	5/13	2:14.338	2:12.557Thomas Fowler	+1.781s (1.34%)	124.4
Runoffs 2019	Grp 7 Run 2	T4	151	Mazda RX-8	6/15	2:15.620	2:13.610Brian Reilly	+2.010s (1.50%)	123.4
Runoffs 2019	Grp 7 Run 1	T4	151	Mazda RX-8	5/16	2:14.841	2:13.698Thomas Fowler	+1.143s (0.85%)	124.4

Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.59 mi)

Event	Session	Class	#	Car	Pos	Best lap	Class best	To class best	Trap
Runoffs 2021	T4 Race	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	23/46	1:56.648	1:55.929John Heinricy	+0.719s (0.62%)	125.4
Runoffs 2021	T4 Qual 3	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	5/45	1:55.253	1:54.397Stephen Blethen	+0.856s (0.75%)	127.0
Runoffs 2021	T4 Qual 2	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	4/44	1:55.425	1:55.292Michael Borden	+0.133s (0.12%)	125.4
Runoffs 2021	T4 Qual 1	T4	51	Mazda RX-8	18/44	1:58.183	1:55.780Michael Borden	+2.403s (2.08%)	123.0
Runoffs 2017	T4 Race	T4	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	4/38	1:57.869	1:56.549Don Knowles	+1.320s (1.13%)
Runoffs 2017	T3/B-Spec Race	T3	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	14/22	1:58.731	1:53.286Charles Hurley	+5.445s (4.81%)
Runoffs 2017	T3/B-Spec Qual 4	T3	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	17/23	1:59.922	1:52.214Rob Hines	+7.708s (6.87%)
Runoffs 2017	T4 Qual 4	T4	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	11/39	1:58.408	1:56.566Oscar Jackson	+1.842s (1.58%)
Runoffs 2017	T3/B-Spec Qual 3	T3	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	14/21	2:01.080	1:53.020Rob Hines	+8.060s (7.13%)
Runoffs 2017	T4 Qual 3	T4	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	8/36	1:57.839	1:56.756Oscar Jackson	+1.083s (0.93%)
Runoffs 2017	T3/B-Spec Qual 2	T3	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	17/23	2:00.832	1:53.643Rob Hines	+7.189s (6.33%)
Runoffs 2017	T4 Qual 2	T4	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	8/35	1:58.979	6.908James Coughlin	+112.071s (1622.34%)
Runoffs 2017	T3/B-Spec Qual 1	T3	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	14/20	2:01.675	1:53.589Derek Kulach	+8.086s (7.12%)
Runoffs 2017	T4 Qual 1	T4	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	15/34	2:01.404	1:57.789Oscar Jackson	+3.615s (3.07%)

Virginia International Raceway

Event	Session	Class	#	Car	Pos	Best lap	Class best	To class best	Trap
Runoffs 2019	Grp 7 Run 3	T4	151	Mazda RX-8	5/13	2:14.338	2:12.557Thomas Fowler	+1.781s (1.34%)

Unknown track (2.59 mi)

Event	Session	Class	#	Car	Pos	Best lap	Class best	To class best	Trap
Runoffs 2017	Sun Grp 6 Run 2	T4	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	30/16		1:59.078Chi Ho
Runoffs 2017	Sun Grp 6 Run 1	T4	51	Mazda RX-8 (2009)	30/15		1:58.216Oscar Jackson