2024-25 Round 10

Jackson 500 - Black Track - Jackson, WI

January 16, 2025

Round 10 of 17

2025 Jackson 500

Jackson 500 Fast Facts
Race date: Thursday, Jan 16

 

Track: The Black Track, 7/8 mile high-banked oval, Jackson, WI

 

Race distance:  500 laps


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2023 race winner: Joe Heitz (No. 06 Michael Shank-It Racing Honda-Daboiler)

 

2023 Firestone P1 Award winner: Steve Rist (No. 4 FAST Honda-Daboiler)


Lap record: Brad Core 1.285 seconds – 2022

 

Qualifying record: Brad Core 5.217 seconds – 2022

 

Race record (400 laps): John Wiedemann 12 minutes 7 seconds – 2019

                    (500 laps): Joe Heitz 13 minutes 34 seconds – 2023


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At-track schedule (all times local):

6:00 – Gates open

6:30 – Driver introductions

7:00 – Drivers’ meeting/ Chassis distribution

7:00 – IndySlotCar Series Practice

7:25 – Qualifying for the Firestone P1 Award (single car qualifying/ fastest four lap total)

7:45 – Heat races

8:30 – Jackson 500

 

Race Notes:

·         The Jackson 500 moves from the first half of the season to the second this year, Joe Heitz is the defending race winner, having set a new 500 lap record time.

·         Heitz won the only oval race of the season so far, taking the Trokan Cup 500 over John Wiedemann, Dan Margetta and James Spehert also made appearances in the final. The Jackson 500 will be the second of five oval events this season.

·         John Wiedemann comes into the Jackson 500 with a two race winning streak, 5 wins for the season and an impressive 115 point lead in the Husarsbilt Cup championship.

·         The only close battles in the standings include the fight for fourth, where Dan Margetta and Joe Heitz are tied, Steve Rist leads Mike Lack by five points for six and Brad Core holds a two point lead over Matt Hayek for tenth.

·         STATS NOTES: John Wiedemann’s victory at the Raven 250 is the 43rd of his career, moving to solo fourth on the all-time wins list. Dan Margetta pulls even with Mike Lack after his pole position at Raven to join the series all-time record poles with 55. Pete Dorn’s heat win and final four at Raven is the 23rd and 30th of his career respectively, moving to 19th and 20th on the all-time lists. Chris Spehert equals Mike Fitzlaff for all-time starts with 210, tied for 9th.

 

BLACK TRACK HISTORY (8 events, 2017 - Present)

Date                   Race Winner                    Event Name                                         Track

1/18/2018        Dan Margetta                 Dan Gurney Memorial 400          Black Track Version 1                   

1/19/2017        Ev Kamikawa                   Fat Tony 400                           Black Track Version 1

1/17/2019        John Wiedemann           Jackson 400                                    Black Track Version 2

1/9/2020           Dan Margetta                 Jackson 500                                     Black Track Version 3

2/18/2021        Mike Lack                         Jackson 500                                    

11/4/2021        Matt Hayek                      Jackson 500

11/3/2022        Steve Rist                         Jackson 500

11/2/2023        Joe Heitz                           Jackson 500

     

 

Dan Margetta only two-time winner.