2024-25 Round 17

HO Indy 500 - South Shore Superspeedway - Saint Francis, WI

April 19, 2025

Round 17 of 17

HO Indy 500 Fast Facts

 Race date: Saturday, Apr 19

Track: South Shore Superspeedway, 2.5 mile oval

Race distance: 1000 laps

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

2024 Firestone P1 Award: Chris Spehert (No. 78 Team Spehert Chevrolet-Daboiler), 8.284 seconds

Qualifying record: Mike Kristof, 7.987 seconds, 2021, Single Lap: Mike Kristof, 1.950 seconds, 2020

Race record: John Wiedemann, 39 minutes, 39 seconds, 2024

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At-track schedule (all times local):

11:00 – Gates open

11:30 – Chassis distribution/Drivers meeting

11:35 – IndySlotCar Series Practice

12:00 – Qualifying for the Firestone P1 Award (single car, four lap total time qualifying in blue lane)

1:45 – Heat Races

2:15 – 32nd running of the HO Indy 500

Race Notes:

·         John Wiedemann became the first five-time winner of the HO Indy 500 last season, capping off his second Husarsbilt Cup championship.

·         The closest points battles to be decided include for second place, between Bill Black, who holds a seven point lead over Ev Kamikawa; Mike Lack holds a 16 point lead over Joe Heitz for fourth place; Pete Dorn sits two points over Dean Strom for eighth; Mike Kristof clings to tenth by four markers ahead of Brad Core.

·         Only John Wiedemann, Joe Heitz and Bill Black have a chance to win the Oval championship for the Foyt/Mears Award, JW leads Heitz by 18 and Black by 19. Either Heitz or Black need to win and hope that Wiedemann finishes fifth or lower.

·         Bill Black could become the first Husarsbilt Cup championship runner-up without a race win.

·         Mike Kristof and Matt Hayek are the only drivers in the top 16 in points without a final four appearance this season.

·         Stats Watch: Dean Strom moved to seventh on the all-time Finals appearances list, with 91, one ahead of Hall of Famer Larry Rotter.

HO Indy 500 HISTORY (31 events, 1994 – present)

Date                   Race Winner                                                    Track

5/19/1994        Phil Cianciola                               Shrine Road Course

5/18/1995        John Shea                                     Edgewood “The Edge” Superspeedway  

5/18/1996        Dave Austin                    

4/26/1997        Ev Kamikawa                                  

4/18/1998        Jim Kaehny

4/17/1999        Phil Marich

4/15/2000        Phil Cianciola

4/21/2001        Jim Kaehny

4/12/2002        Ev Kamikawa

4/13/2003        Larry Rotter

4/17/2004        Chris Spehert

4/9/2005           Dan Margetta

4/18/2006        Ev Kamikawa                               South Shore Superspeedway

4/14/2007        Jim Iverson

4/12/2008        Mark Walczak

4/18/2009        Chris Spehert

4/10/2010        Matt Hayek

4/9/2011           Matt Hayek

4/14/2012        Ev Kamikawa

4/13/2013        Mike Fitzlaff

4/5/2014           John Wiedemann

4/11/2015        Mike Kristof

4/9/2016           John Wiedemann

4/8/2017           Mike Lack

4/7/2018           Mike Fitzlaff

4/13/2019        Mike Lack

6/12/2020        John Wiedemann

4/17/2021        John Wiedemann

4/16/2022        Dean Strom

4/22/2023        Joe Heitz

4/13/2024        John Wiedemann

Most Wins – 5- John Wiedemann; 4-Ev Kamikawa; 2-Mike Lack, Mike Fitzlaff, Matt Hayek, Chris Spehert, Jim Kaehny, Phil Cianciola