ZRS Sonoma Race 1

Sonoma Raceway · March 14, 2026 · 7 hours

The Verdict

P8You finished P8 of 9 in ZP2, 38 Laps behind the class winner. A mechanical issue was the primary gap (16:54).

P8 of 9

Class Position

38 Laps

Gap to Class P1

190

Laps Completed

1:44.434

Best Lap

•5th fastest on-track pace in ZP2 (median 1:46.423). On pace alone, a P5 finish.

•Lost 1h 4m across 1 mechanical stop

•Pit crew averaged 1:48.292 — 8.0s faster than class average

Where the Gap Came From

On-track pace (159 laps):+5.8s

Pit lane — team ops (13 laps):-52.6s

Pit in/out pace (7 laps):-2.6s

Mechanical (4 laps):+1014.0s

Code 60 (7 laps):+34.8s

Why you're behind #98 (P7 in ZP2) — red = time lost, green = time gained

Excluding mechanical issues, you held a net +14.6s advantage in clean racing.

Biggest time loss

Mechanical (4 laps) at +1014.0s

Time Opportunities

Ranked by total impact — fix the biggest ones first

PACE

Brandon Kidd's best-10 pace was +1.6s/lap off pace setter across 47 laps

+77.3s

CONSISTENCY

Sebastion Rist's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.2s over 61 laps

+74.0s

PACE

Sebastion Rist's best-10 pace was +1.2s/lap off pace setter across 61 laps

+72.3s

CONSISTENCY

Brandon Kidd's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.2s over 47 laps

+57.2s

CONSISTENCY

Max Opalski's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 0.9s over 62 laps

+53.4s

WARM UP

Brandon Kidd averaged 3 warm-up laps at +2.4s each across 1 stint

+7.3s

WARM UP

Max Opalski averaged 2 warm-up laps at +1.1s each across 1 stint

+2.2s

Driver Spotlight

Best stint pace: Max Opalski. Most consistent: Max Opalski.

Max Opalski(pace setter)

62 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

1:44.602

vs Class Best

+0.8s

Consistency

0.9s(+0.0s vs class)

Warm-up

2 laps+1.1s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Warm-up: 2 laps x +1.1s = 2.2s per stint (2.2s total)

Sebastion Rist

61 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

1:45.787

vs Class Best

+2.0s

Consistency

1.2s(+0.4s vs class)

Warm-up

1 laps+0.2s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Pace: +1.2s/lap x 61 laps = 72.3s total

Brandon Kidd

47 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

1:46.246

vs Class Best

+2.4s

Consistency

1.2s(+0.4s vs class)

Warm-up

3 laps+2.4s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Pace: +1.6s/lap x 47 laps = 77.3s total

Show full driver comparison table

Driver	Laps	Best-10 Avg	Gap to Best	Consistency	Warm-up	Degradation	Opportunity
Max Opalski(pace setter)	62	1:44.602	--	0.862s	2 laps	--	--
Sebastion Rist	61	1:45.787	+1.185s	1.214s	1 laps	--	72.3s
Brandon Kidd	47	1:46.246	+1.644s	1.218s	3 laps	--	77.3s

Extreme laps (Code 60, unusually slow laps) and pit laps excluded from all calculations.

Stint Breakdown

Stint #	Driver	Laps	Avg Lap	Degradation
1	Max Opalski	62	1:45.464	--
4	Sebastion Rist	61	1:47.001	--
6	Brandon Kidd	47	1:47.464	--

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Pit Strategy

Your Stops

Class Median

Stop Delta

C60 Converted

2 of 4

Code 60 Windows

C60 #11:17:05Pitted

C60 #22:07:07Pitted

C60 #32:46:17Did not pit — lap 20 of 33-lap stint

C60 #46:00:37Did not pit — lap 4 of 34-lap stint

Show stop-by-stop detail (7 stops: 5 green, 2 under Code 60)

Stop #	Elapsed	Flag	Duration	Driver Change
#1	2:08:34	Green	1:23.843	Max Opalski
#2	4:43:13	C60	2:28.644	Max Opalski
#3	--	C60	1:56.812	Max Opalski → Sebastion Rist
#4	4:48:54	Green	1:34.522	Sebastion Rist
#5	--	Green	1:50.932	Sebastion Rist → Brandon Kidd
#6	6:59:19	Green	3:07.589	Brandon Kidd
#7	--	Green	1:04.572	Brandon Kidd

Code 60 Impact (4 periods) — net -185.0s

Period	Laps	Biggest Winner	Biggest Loser
C60 #1	42–44	#57 (-109.0s)	#3 (+20.5s)
C60 #2	68–69		#59 (+137.0s)
C60 #3	88–89
C60 #4	195–196	#80 (-121.7s)	#3 (+0.7s)

Positions & Gaps →Full Pit Analysis →Code 60 Impact →

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Actions for Next Race

Close pace gap for Brandon Kidd

Best-10 pace was +1.6s off pace setter over 47 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.

Est. savings: 77.3s over race distance

Improve consistency for Sebastion Rist

Consistency gap of 1.2s/lap over 61 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 74.0s over race distance

Close pace gap for Sebastion Rist

Best-10 pace was +1.2s off pace setter over 61 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.

Est. savings: 72.3s over race distance

Improve consistency for Brandon Kidd

Consistency gap of 1.2s/lap over 47 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 57.2s over race distance

Improve consistency for Max Opalski

Consistency gap of 0.9s/lap over 62 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 53.4s over race distance

Final Classification

P	#	Team	Class	Laps	Gap	Best
1	4	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	228	-	1:44.648
2	57	Stratus Racing	ZP2	228	+1:37.461	1:43.383
3	59	Stratus Racing	ZP2	225	3 Laps	1:44.355
4	77	Nimbus Motorsports	ZP2	224	4 Laps	1:44.844
5	3	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	219	9 Laps	1:45.900
9	5	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	201	27 Laps	1:45.338
11	98	Random Vandals Racing	ZP2	199	29 Laps	1:44.735
12	80	Automatic Racing	ZP2	190	38 Laps	1:44.434
13	97	Random Vandals Racing	ZP2	175	53 Laps	1:44.671