2024-25 Round 15

Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix - Turtle Creek Park Raceway - West Allis, WI

Round 15 of 17

March 27, 2025

Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix fast facts

Race date: Thursday, Mar 27

Track: Turtle Creek Park Raceway, 2.8-mile, 9-turn natural terrain circuit, West Allis, Wisconsin

Race distance: 20 minutes

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2024 race winner: John Wiedemann (No. 29 FAST Honda-Daboiler)

2024 Firestone P1 Award winner: Dean Strom (No. 28 FAST Honda-Daboiler)

Qualifying record: Larry Rotter, 3.023 seconds, 2005

Race record: Mike Lack, 311 laps, 2020

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At-track schedule (all times local):

6:00 – Gates open

6:30 – Driver introductions

7:00 – Drivers’ meeting

7:05 – IndySlotCar Series Practice

7:35 – “Open Class” cars presented for Technical Inspection

7:40 – Qualifying for Firestone P1 Award (group qualifying/ fastest single lap)

8:00 – Heat races

8:45 – Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix (20-minute final)

Race Notes:

·         John Wiedemann might not have Turtle Creek Park Raceway physically in his possession, but he clearly still owns this track with his third win at the Larry Rotter-built track. JW won the other “Open class” event this season at The Road Course at Badger Raceway.

·         Wiedemann sits on a commanding 134 point lead in the chase for the Husarsbilt Cup championship, following back-to-back finishes, the fourth time the #11 FAST pilot has stood on the second step of the podium this season.

·         Chris Spehert is coming off his first victory in three and a half years, the leader of Team Spehert in the #28 Honda-Daboiler is the seventh different driver to find the winner’s circle this season.

·         Ev Kamikawa’s first win in five years at the Rapids GP, three weeks ago, makes him the sixth different winner of the season.

·         STATS WATCH: Wiedemann’s Firestone P1 Award at March Madness is his fourth of the season, a total only exceeded in his career by the 2017-18 season when he had five. In addition to becoming the seventh different winner of the season, he became the 14th different driver to make a final four this season.

LARRY ROTTER MEMORIAL GRAND PRIX HISTORY (22 events, 2003 - 2011, 2013 - Present)

Date                   Race Winner                    Event Name                                                    

3/16/2003        Larry Rotter                     March Madness

3/25/2004        Larry Rotter                     March Madness

3/3/2005           Larry Rotter                     Milwaukee Bucks March Madness

3/30/2006        Mark Walczak                 Milwaukee Bucks March Madness

3/29/2007        Amy Butler                       M&J March Madness

3/27/2008        Mike Fitzlaff                     M&J March Madness

10/23/2008      Mark Walczak                 Milwaukee Sporting Goods Halloween Havoc

4/1/2009           Mark Walczak                 March Madness

3/31/2010        Dan Margetta                 March Madness

3/29/2011        Mark Walczak                 March Madness

3/28/2013        Larry Rotter                     March Madness

3/27/2014        Ev Kamikawa                   March Madness

4/2/2015           John Wiedemann           Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix (track moved to Menomonee Falls)

3/31/2016        Mike Fitzlaff                     Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix

3/30/2017        Dean Strom                      Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix

3/29/2018        Mike Lack                         Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix

4/4/2019           Mike Lack                         Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix

3/5/2020           Mike Lack                         Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix

3/4/2021           John Wiedemann           Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix

3/3/2022           Dean Strom                      Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix

2/23/2023        Joe Heitz                           Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix

3/7/2024           John Wiedemann           Larry Rotter Memorial Grand Prix (track moved to West Allis)

Most Wins  –  4-Larry Rotter, Mark Walczak; 3-John Wiedemann, Mike Lack; 2-Dean Strom, Mike Fitzlaff