2024-25 Round 2

Trokan Cup 500 - Mini Milwaukee Mile - Greendale, WI 

September 26, 2024

Round 2 of 17

Trokan Cup 500 Fast Facts

Race date: Thursday, Sep 26

Track: Mini Milwaukee Mile, 1 mile bull-ring oval in Greendale, WI

Race distance: 500 laps

IndySlotCar Website: indyslotcar.com

2023 race winner:  Matt Hayek (No. 27 FAST Honda-Daboiler)

2023 Firestone P1 Award winner:  Mike Lack (No. 26 FAST Honda-Daboiler) 6.014 seconds

Single lap record: Ev Kamikawa, 1.102 seconds, 2006

Four-lap qualifying record: Mike Lack, 5.070 seconds, 2019

Race record: Dan Margetta, 12 minutes 39 seconds, 2020

YouTube Broadcast: IndySlotCar Channel

At-track schedule (All Times Local/Central Time):

6:15 – Gates open

6:30 – Driver introductions

7:00 – Drivers’ meeting

7:05 – IndySlotCar Series Practice

7:30 – Qualifying for the Firestone P1 Award (single car, four lap total time qualifying)

8:00 – Heat races

8:45 – Trokan Cup 500 (500 laps)

IndySlotCar Series Notes:

·         This will be the 30th IndySlotCar Series event held on the Mini-Milwaukee Mile. Hall of Famers Ev Kamikawa and Dan Margetta share the record for most victories, with four each, a host of drivers have won twice on the bull-ring.

·         Speaking of Mini Mile winners, Matt Hayek joined that group of two-time winners last season, having also hoisted the Blatz cans in 2019.

·         Team PenskeHO’s Kamikawa comes into the second round with the Husarsbilt Cup championship points lead after his win at the Fall Brawl, John Wiedemann and Mike Lack rounding out the podium at the Road Course at Badger Raceway.

·         With his 55th Firestone P1 Award at the Fall Brawl, Mike Lack broke a tie and overtook Dan Margetta to become the IndySlotCar Series top qualifier. Margetta passed the former record holder, HOFer/series founder Phil Cianciola in 2019.

·         14 entries at the Fall Brawl equals the largest fields ever seen at a season opener, last seen at the 2008-09 Papa Murphy’s Grand Prix at HO Road America and the 2006-07 Trokan Cup 500.

·         STATS WATCH: Brad Core passes Rick Osterbrink for 27th in laps turned, with 6,049, just five more than Osterbrink’s career total. Second year driver James Spehert equals Mike Prelozni in career starts with 13, tied for 35th. Bill Black’s DNF at the Fall Brawl pulls him even with the beloved Tony Perkins with 21, 18th on the all time list.

MINI-MILWAUKEE MILE HISTORY (29 events, 1996 - Present):

Date               Race Winner                                    Event Name                                     Location

1/4/1996           Arnie Lueders                                  Firestone 400                                  Milwaukee Mile offices

9/26/1996        Chad Sorce                                       Ford 500                                           Cudahy 

10/6/1997        John Baas                                         Ford 500           (2 races in the Milwaukee Mile offices

1/8/1998           Ev Kamikawa                                   Firestone 400      97-98 season) Milwaukee Mile offices

9/17/1998        John Baas                                         Ford 500                                       Milwaukee Mile offices

10/7/1999        Ev Kamikawa                                   Aero Race Wheels 500                 Greendale – T. Spehert                

9/21/2000        Phil Cianciola                                   Aero Race Wheels 500                 Greendale – T. Spehert

9/20/2001        Dan Margetta                                 Aero Race Wheels 500                 Greendale – T. Spehert

9/19/2002        Jim Iverson                                       Chancery Restaurants 500          Greendale – T. Spehert

9/18/2003        Mike Kristof                                     Krispy Kreme 500                           Greendale – T. Spehert

10/21/2004      Phil Cianciola                                   Milwaukee Mile presents the Mini Mile 500  Greendale – T. Spehert

9/8/2005           John Shea                                         Milwaukee Mile 500                     Greendale – T. Spehert

9/7/2006           John Shea                                         Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

9/7/2007           Chris Spehert                                   Trokan Cup 500 presented by the Milwaukee Mile  Greendale – T. Spehert 

10/2/2008*      Mark Walczak                              Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

9/10/2009*      Ev Kamikawa                                   Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

9/23/2010*      Ev Kamikawa                                   Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

9/8/2011*        Mark Walczak                                 Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

9/6/2012*        Mike Fitzlaff                                     Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

9/5/2013     Mike Lack                                         Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

9/3/2015           Dan Margetta                                 Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

9/8/2016           Dan Margetta                                 Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

8/31/2017        Mike Lack                                         Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

9/6/2018           Tom Spehert                                    Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

9/12/2019        Matt Hayek                                      Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – T. Spehert

9/10/2020        Dan Margetta                                 Trokan Cup 500                              Wauwatosa

9/9/2021           Chris Spehert                                   Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – C. Spehert

9/8/2022           Bill Black                                           Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – C. Spehert

9/7/2023           Matt Hayek                                      Trokan Cup 500                              Greendale – C. Spehert

*- From 2008-2012 the Mini Mile was renamed RJ Foyt’s All American Raceway

Most Wins – Ev Kamikawa, Dan Margetta-4; Matt Hayek, Chris Spehert, Mike Lack, Mark Walczak, John Shea, Phil Cianciola, John Baas-2

Previous TROKAN CUP WINNERS:

Date                   Race Winner                    Event Name                                                                                 Track

9/8/1997           Dave Austin                     Trokan Cup presented by Harley Davidson             The Shrine Track

9/3/1998           Dan Margetta                 Trokan Cup presented by Harley Davidson             The Shrine Track

9/9/1999           Dan Margetta                 Trokan Cup                                                          Shrine Desert Road Course

9/7/2000           Phil Cianciola                   Trokan Cup                                                              Shrine Desert Road Course

9/6/2001           Dan Margetta                 Trokan Cup presented by Harley Davidson             Shrine Desert Road Course

9/5/2002           Jim Kaehny                       Trokan Cup                                                              Shrine Desert Road Course

9/4/2003           Larry Rotter                     Trokan Cup                                                              Shrine Desert Road Course