ZRS Sonoma Race 1

Sonoma Raceway · March 14, 2026 · 7 hours

The Verdict

P2You finished P2 of 3 in ZR3, 29 Laps behind the class winner. Pit stops were the primary gap (4:40).

P2 of 3

Class Position

29 Laps

Gap to Class P1

199

Laps Completed

1:56.386

Best Lap

•5th fastest on-track pace in ZR3 (median 1:59.645). On pace alone, a P5 finish.

•Pit crew averaged 3:11.053 — 20.0s faster than class average

Where the Gap Came From

On-track pace (170 laps):+160.0s

Driver errors (1 lap):-7.7s

Pit lane — team ops (10 laps):+279.6s

Pit in/out pace (7 laps):+23.3s

Code 60 (11 laps):+42.1s

Why you're behind #555 (P1 in ZR3) — red = time lost, green = time gained

Biggest time loss

Pit lane — team ops (10 laps) at +279.6s

Time Opportunities

Ranked by total impact — fix the biggest ones first

PACE

Clifton Lipple's best-10 pace was +2.3s/lap off pace setter across 94 laps

+211.8s

CONSISTENCY

Clifton Lipple's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.6s over 94 laps

+152.5s

CONSISTENCY

Chris Walsh's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.7s over 89 laps

+147.7s

DEGRADATION

1 stint showed significant late-stint fade (avg +1.6s)

+1.6s

WARM UP

Chris Walsh averaged 2 warm-up laps at +0.5s each across 1 stint

+1.0s

Driver Spotlight

Best stint pace: Chris Walsh. Most consistent: Clifton Lipple.

Chris Walsh(pace setter)

89 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

1:56.883

vs Class Best

+4.2s

Consistency

1.7s(+1.1s vs class)

Warm-up

2 laps+0.5s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Consistency: 1.7s gap vs class best 0.6s — costs 93.7s per stint

Clifton Lipple

94 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

1:59.136

vs Class Best

+6.5s

Consistency

1.6s(+1.0s vs class)

Warm-up

1 laps

Biggest opportunity

Pace: +2.3s/lap x 94 laps = 211.8s total

Show full driver comparison table

Driver	Laps	Best-10 Avg	Gap to Best	Consistency	Warm-up	Degradation	Opportunity
Chris Walsh(pace setter)	89	1:56.883	--	1.659s	2 laps	+16ms/lap	--
Clifton Lipple	94	1:59.136	+2.253s	1.622s	1 laps	+1ms/lap	211.8s

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

Stint Breakdown

Stint #	Driver	Laps	Avg Lap	Degradation
1	Chris Walsh	89	1:58.543	+16ms/lap
4	Clifton Lipple	94	2:00.758	+1ms/lap

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Pit Strategy

Your Stops

Class Median

Stop Delta

C60 Converted

1 of 4

Code 60 Windows

C60 #11:17:05Did not pit — lap 7 of 30-lap stint

C60 #22:07:07Pitted

C60 #32:46:17Did not pit — lap 17 of 35-lap stint

C60 #46:00:37Did not pit — lap 1 of 30-lap stint

Show stop-by-stop detail (5 stops: 4 green, 1 under Code 60)

Stop #	Elapsed	Flag	Duration	Driver Change
#1	3:24:39	Green	3:25.681	Chris Walsh
#2	4:46:47	C60	3:11.401	Chris Walsh
#3	--	Green	3:23.779	Chris Walsh → Clifton Lipple
#4	5:54:01	Green	3:00.344	Clifton Lipple
#5	--	Green	2:54.406	Clifton Lipple

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

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Actions for Next Race

Close pace gap for Clifton Lipple

Best-10 pace was +2.3s off pace setter over 94 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.

Est. savings: 211.8s over race distance

Improve consistency for Clifton Lipple

Consistency gap of 1.6s/lap over 94 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 152.5s over race distance

Improve consistency for Chris Walsh

Consistency gap of 1.7s/lap over 89 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 147.7s over race distance

Address late-stint pace fade

1 stint showed significant degradation. Review tire management and stint length strategy.

Est. savings: 1.6s over race distance

Reduce warm-up laps for Chris Walsh

Averaging 1+ warm-up laps. Target: consistent pace by lap 2. Practice in/out lap sequence.

Est. savings: 1.0s over race distance

Final Classification

P	#	Team	Class	Laps	Gap	Best
8	555	Bruce Innovations	ZR3	203	25 Laps	1:54.069
10	85	AOA Racing	ZR3	199	29 Laps	1:56.386
14	14	AOA Racing	ZR3	173	55 Laps	1:52.232