That is the most incredibly lop-sided race.
If you can't disable the hybrid's electric-only acceleration from the line, how do you beat an ST?
Their rolling-race is also nullified by the fact that those vehicles are mainly designed for efficiency and a "little bit of fun" on top of that.
The ST is performance vehicle - if they wanted more of an apples to apples, they should have used a non-ST explorer.
"Look at me winning this foot race against someone pushing a shopping cart densely packed with food!"