Rapids Grand Prix - Rapids International Raceway - Milwaukee, WI

Round 12 of 17

February 13, 2025

Shea Score First Win In Over 17 years

John Shea won the Rapids Grand Prix in convincing fashion setting a new IndySlotCar Series record for longest gap between victories at 17 years 4 months. 2 days.

Rapids Grand Prix Fast Facts

Race date: Thursday, Feb 13

Track: Rapids International, 3.75 mile street course in Rapids

Race distance:  20 minutes

IndySlotCar Website: indyslotcar.com

2024 race winner: Ev Kamikawa (No. 12 Team PenskeHO Chevrolet-Daboiler)

2024 Firestone P1 Award winner: Steve Rist (No. 98 FAST Honda-Daboiler)

One-lap qualifying record: Mike Lack, 5.398 seconds, 2020

Race record: Mike Lack, 188 laps, 2020

YouTube Broadcast: IndySlotCar Channel

At-track schedule (all times local):

6:00 – Gates open

6:30 – Driver introductions

7:00 – Drivers’ meeting/chassis distribution

7:05 – IndySlotCar Series Practice

7:30 – Qualifying for the Firestone P1 Award (group qualifying/ fastest single lap)

8:00 – Heat races

8:45 – Rapids Grand Prix (20 minutes)

Race Notes:

●        Mike Lack is riding a two-race winning streak, taking the checkers at the Jackson 500 and Quarryfest Deslotmania, and climbing to third from seventh in the Husarsbilt Cup championship standings with the two victories.

●        While his FAST teammate has won the last two races, defending champion John Wiedemann continues to lead the points race, but has missed the finals at both the Black Track and Quarry Heights after his own two-race winning streak. With 450 points, he sits 109 points ahead of CBD Racing’s Bill Black and 113 over Lack.

●        Bill Black has been on a two-race runner up streak, his best results of the season.

●        For the second season in a row, Mike Lack wins from the pole just a race or two after a large Pole-to-Win fund was collected. It was a Lack’s series’ all-time record 56th Firestone P1 Award.

●        STAT NOTES: Chris Spehert made his 211th career start at the Quarryfest Deslotmania, this moves him to ninth on the all-time list. Mike Kristof’s DNF at Quarry Heights elevates him to second on that all-time list with 73, at the same time Dan Margetta extended his career record to 95 with his deslot DNF. John Wiedemann breaks a tie with FAST teammate Matt Hayek to move to fifth on the all-time DNF list with 40. Joe Heitz moves into a tie with Tony Perkins at 19th with his 21st DNF.

 RAPIDS GRAND PRIX HISTORY (25 events: 1995 -   1996, 1998 - 2001, 2007 - Present)

Date                  Race Winner                   Event Name                                   Track

4/13/1995    Dave Austin               Rapids Grand Prix                         Rapids Raceway

4/11/1996    Dave Austin               Rapids Grand Prix                        

12/3/1998       Dan Margetta             Rapids Grand Prix                         Rapids Raceway Version 2   

12/2/1999       Ev Kamikawa              Rapids Grand Prix                        

12/7/2000    John Shea                        Rapids Grand Prix                         Rapids Raceway Version 3

11/29/2001     Phil Cianciola              Rapids Grand Prix                         Rapids Raceway Version 4

2/1/2007          Ev Kamikawa              WiJobs.com Grand Prix                  Rapids Raceway Version 5

1/31/2008        Mark Walczak             Rapids Grand Prix                         Rapids International Version 6

2/5/2009          Mark Walczak             Lia Sophia Grand Prix                   

9/17/2009        Mike Lack                        Lia Sophia Grand Prix                   

9/30/2010    Mark Walczak             Lia Sophia Grand Prix                   

3/15/2012    Mark Walczak             Too Clean Laundry Grand Prix    Rapids International Version 7

9/20/2012    Mark Walczak             Lia Sophia Grand Prix                   

1/17/2013    John Wiedemann     Too Clean Laundry Grand Prix

1/16/2014    John Wiedemann      Too Clean Laundry Grand Prix

1/22/2015        Mike Lack                         Too Clean Laundry Grand Prix    Rapids International Version 8

1/21/2016        Mike Lack                         Too Clean Laundry Grand Prix

9/22/2016        Matt Hayek                      Too Clean Laundry Grand Prix

2/1/2018           Ev Kamikawa                   Too Clean Laundry Grand Prix

2/21/2019        Mike Lack                         Maytag Rapids Grand Prix

2/20/2020        Mike Lack                         Rapids Grand Prix

1/7/2021           Mike Lack                         Rapids Grand Prix

1/27/2022        Joe Heitz                           Rapids Grand Prix

2/9/2023           Joe Heitz                           Rapids Grand Prix

2/15/2024        Ev Kamikawa                   Rapids Grand Prix

Most Wins: Mike Lack-6; Mark Walczak-5; Ev Kamikawa-4; Joe Heitz, John Wiedemann, Dave Austin-2