2024-25 Round 4

Halloween Havoc - Quarry Heights Raceway - Wauwatosa, WI

October 24, 2024

Round 4 of 17

Halloween Havoc Fast Facts

Race date: Thursday, Oct 24

Track: Quarry Heights Raceway, 2 mile natural terrain road course, Wauwatosa, WI

Race distance:  20 minutes

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

2023 Firestone P1 Award winner: Dan Margetta (No. 66 CBD Racing Chevrolet-Daboiler)

One-lap qualifying record: Dan Margetta, 3.713 seconds, 2023 (Running the track clockwise)                            

Race record: Matt Hayek, 282 laps, 2019 (Running the track clockwise)                     

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At-track schedule (all times local):

6:00 – Gates open

6:30 – Driver introductions

7:00 – Drivers Meeting/Chassis Distribution

7:05 – IndySlotCar Series Practice

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

7:50 – Heat races

8:40 – Halloween Havoc (20 minutes)

Race Notes:

·         Joe Heitz scored his first Halloween Havoc victory last season at Quarry Heights Raceway, it was the first win of the season in his attempt to defend his Husarsbilt Cup championship.

·         John Wiedemann is coming off his first victory of the season two weeks ago at the Deckertring, that followed two runner-up finishes to open the season and comes into the Halloween Havoc with an early 37 point lead in the championship.

·         Wiedemann has had success at Quarry Heitz Raceway, the defending Husarsbilt Cup champ has the second most victories of active drivers at the Havoc with three, only Dan Margetta has more, with five.

·         Three different pole winners this season, Wiedemann, Lack and Black, none won the race they took the Firestone P1 Award at, allowing the Pole-to-Win prize fund to climb past 100,000 IndySlotCar bucks.

·         Stats Watch: There have been three different race winners and three different Firestone P1 Award winners this season, only John Wiedemann is on both lists. Wiedemann has appeared in all three finals, only Ev Kamikawa and Mike Lack have appeared in more than one final, a total of eight different drivers have made finals this season. Full fields at the opening events has tallied a total of 17 different drivers making starts this season, just one less than all of last season. However, only seven drivers have made all three races.

HALLOWEEN HAVOC HISTORY (31 events, 1993 - Present)

Year       Race Winner        Event Name                        Track

10/28/93              Jim Chitel            Miller Black Cat 250              Shrine Road Course

10/27/94   Dave Austin         Happy Hobby Halloween 250      Shrine Road Course

10/27/95              Phil Cianciola       Red Dog Halloween 250         HO Road America

10/31/96              Dave Austin         Red Dog Halloween 250         HORA

10/30/97              Jim Kaehny          Red Dog Halloween 250         HORA

10/29/98              Jim Kaehny         NTB Halloween 250               HORA

10/21/99              Phil Marich          Texaco-Havoline Halloween 250 HORA

10/31/00              Ev Kamikawa       Miller Lite Halloween 250       HORA

10/31/01              Dan Margetta       Miller Lite Halloween 250       HORA

10/24/02   Jim Kaehny         Halloween 250                     HORA

10/30/03              Larry Rotter         Halloween 250                     HORA

10/28/04              Dan Margetta       McDonald’s Halloween 250         HORA

10/27/05              Ev Kamikawa       McDonald’s Halloween 400         Road Wisconsin

11/4/06                  Mark Walczak      State Farm 400                    Lake Country Motorplex

10/27/07              Dan Margetta       State Farm Halloween 400         LCM

10/23/08              Mark Walczak      Milwaukee Sporting Goods Halloween Havoc-Turtle Creek

11/5/09     Mark Walczak      SportsClips Grand Prix          Quarry Heights Raceway

10/28/10   John Weidemann  SportsClips Halloween GP       QHR

10/27/11   Dan Margetta       Halloween Havoc                  QHR

10/25/12   Dan Margetta       Halloween Havoc                  QHR

10/24/13   Mark Walczak      Halloween Havoc                  QHR

12/4/14     Dean Strom         Nightmare Before Christmas       QHR

10/29/15   John Wiedemann  Halloween Havoc                  QHR

10/27/16   John Wiedemann  Halloween Havoc                  QHR

10/26/17   Mike Lack            Halloween Havoc                  QHR

10/25/18   Mike Kristof         Bridgestone Halloween Havoc    QHR

10/24/19   Matt Hayek          Halloween Havoc                     QHR

10/22/20   Steve Rist           Halloween Havoc                     Lack Track

10/21/21   Mike Lack            Halloween Havoc                     QHR

10/20/22   Matt Hayek          Halloween Havoc                     QHR

10/26/23   Joe Heitz             Halloween Havoc                     QHR

Most wins: Dan Margetta-5; Mark Walczak-4; John Wiedemann, Jim Kaehny–3; Matt Hayek, Mike Lack, Dave Austin, Ev Kamikawa-2