ZRS Sonoma Race 2

Sonoma Raceway · March 14, 2026 · 7 hours

The Verdict

P8You finished P8 of 9 in ZP2, 100 Laps behind the class winner. A mechanical issue was the primary gap (2:51).

P8 of 9

Class Position

100 Laps

Gap to Class P1

114

Laps Completed

1:45.324

Best Lap

•4th fastest on-track pace in ZP2 (median 1:47.021). On pace alone, a P4 finish.

•Lost 3h 27m across 2 mechanical stops

•Driver incidents: Ben Waddell — 1 incident (+14.5s), Matt Million — 1 incident (+5.1s)

Where the Gap Came From

Analysis covers Laps 1-114 (car retired)

Reference car retired at Lap 123 — comparison covers partial race

On-track pace (97 laps):-149.2s

Driver errors (4 laps):-6.8s

Pit lane — team ops (4 laps):+15.6s

Pit in/out pace (4 laps):-8.8s

Mechanical (2 laps):+171.2s

Code 60 (3 laps):-87.0s

Why you're behind #5 (P7 in ZP2) — red = time lost, green = time gained

Biggest time loss

Mechanical (2 laps) at +171.2s

Time Opportunities

Ranked by total impact — fix the biggest ones first

CONSISTENCY

Ben Waddell's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 1.4s over 76 laps

+102.7s

PACE

Ben Waddell's best-10 pace was +0.5s/lap off pace setter across 76 laps

+37.0s

CONSISTENCY

Matt Million's consistency gap (avg minus best-10) was 0.9s over 29 laps

+26.9s

PIT STOPS

Green-flag pit average was +12.0s vs class average across 2 stops

+24.1s

INCIDENTS

Ben Waddell had 1 incident costing +14.5s avg (worst: +14.5s)

+14.5s

WARM UP

Matt Million averaged 3 warm-up laps at +2.6s each across 1 stint

+7.8s

INCIDENTS

Matt Million had 1 incident costing +5.1s avg (worst: +5.1s)

+5.1s

WARM UP

Ben Waddell averaged 2.5 warm-up laps at +0.7s each across 2 stints

+3.5s

Driver Spotlight

Best stint pace: Matt Million. Most consistent: Matt Million.

Matt Million(pace setter)

29 laps across 1 stint

Best-10 Avg

1:45.670

vs Class Best

+0.6s

Consistency

0.9s(+0.1s vs class)

Warm-up

3 laps+2.6s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Warm-up: 3 laps x +2.6s = 7.8s per stint (7.8s total)

Ben Waddell

76 laps across 2 stints

Best-10 Avg

1:46.157

vs Class Best

+1.1s

Consistency

1.4s(+0.5s vs class)

Warm-up

2.5 laps+0.7s/lap

Biggest opportunity

Consistency: 1.4s gap vs class best 0.8s — costs 41.2s per stint

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Driver	Laps	Best-10 Avg	Gap to Best	Consistency	Warm-up	Degradation	Opportunity
Matt Million(pace setter)	29	1:45.670	--	0.926s	3 laps	--	--
Ben Waddell	76	1:46.157	+0.487s	1.351s	2.5 laps	--	37.0s

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

Stint Breakdown

Stint #	Driver	Laps	Avg Lap	Degradation
1	Ben Waddell	54	1:47.445	--
2	Ben Waddell	22	1:47.663	--
3	Matt Million	29	1:46.596	--

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Pit Strategy

Your Stops

Class Median

Stop Delta

-4

C60 Converted

1 of 6

Code 60 Windows

C60 #10:45:22Pitted

C60 #21:16:45Did not pit — lap 12 of 31-lap stint

C60 #33:38:54Did not pit

C60 #44:06:10Did not pit

C60 #54:33:00Did not pit

C60 #64:44:50Did not pit

Show stop-by-stop detail (2 stops: 2 green, 0 under Code 60)

Stop #	Elapsed	Flag	Duration	Driver Change
#1	2:51:52	Green	1:59.199	Ben Waddell → Matt Million
#2	--	Green	1:56.466	Matt Million → Ben Waddell

Code 60 Impact (6 periods) — net -15.7s

Period	Laps	Biggest Winner	Biggest Loser
C60 #1	25–28	#57 (-15.7s)	#98 (+6118.1s)
C60 #2	39–40
C60 #3	109–111		#98 (+101.9s)
C60 #4	122–124		#97 (+111.1s)
C60 #5	135–136	#80 (-2.2s)	#3 (+12.5s)
C60 #6	140–141	#3 (-15.2s)	#77 (+93.8s)

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

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Actions for Next Race

Improve consistency for Ben Waddell

Consistency gap of 1.4s/lap over 76 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 102.7s over race distance

Close pace gap for Ben Waddell

Best-10 pace was +0.5s off pace setter over 76 laps. Focus on sectors with the largest delta.

Est. savings: 37.0s over race distance

Improve consistency for Matt Million

Consistency gap of 0.9s/lap over 29 laps. Partially explained by warm-up and degradation — focus on mid-stint variation.

Est. savings: 26.9s over race distance

Improve pit stop execution

Green-flag stops averaged +12.0s vs class average. Review driver change procedure and fuel rig positioning.

Est. savings: 24.1s over race distance

Eliminate driver errors for Ben Waddell

1 incident costing +14s avg. Review onboard footage to identify root cause — often easier to prevent than to find equivalent pace gains.

Est. savings: 14.5s over race distance

Final Classification

P	#	Team	Class	Laps	Gap	Best
1	59	Stratus Racing	ZP2	214	-	1:44.422
2	97	Random Vandals Racing	ZP2	214	+1:48.616	1:45.147
3	80	Automatic Racing	ZP2	211	3 Laps	1:44.953
5	3	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	207	7 Laps	1:46.805
6	4	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	197	17 Laps	1:45.106
10	77	Nimbus Motorsports	ZP2	165	49 Laps	1:45.960
13	5	Round 3 Racing	ZP2	123	91 Laps	1:46.175
14	57	Stratus Racing	ZP2	114	100 Laps	1:45.324
15	98	Random Vandals Racing	ZP2	83	131 Laps	1:46.024