In racing what does it mean when someone is a certain amount of seconds behind another racer??

Question

In racing what does it mean when someone is a certain amount of seconds behind another racer??

Answer 1

The time difference from one to the other car.

Answer 2

thet the amount of time it would take the car to catch up if the first car wasnt moving.

Answer 3

The time from when one car crosses the start/finish line before the next one does. When it's during the race, it is the amount of time it would take for that car to catch up if the other stopped in it's tracks.