2025-26 Round 10

Raven 250 - Raven Raceway - Milwaukee, WI

January 8, 2026

Round 10 of 17

Raven 250 Fast Facts

Race date: Thursday, Jan 8

Track: 2.5 mile Natural Terrain Road Course in Milwaukee, WI

Race distance: 250 laps

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2025 race winner: John Wiedemann (No. 11 FAST Honda-Daboiler)

2025 Firestone P1 Award winner: Dan Margetta (No. 27 Team Spehert Honda-Daboiler)

One-lap qualifying record: Mark Walczak, 4.000 seconds, 2011

Race record: Pete Dorn, 20 minutes 13 seconds, 202

YouTube Broadcast: IndySlotCar Channel

At-track schedule (all times local):

6:00 – Gates open

6:30 – Driver introductions

6:55 – Drivers meeting/Chassis distribution

7:00 – IndySlotCar Series Practice

7:25 – Qualifying for the Firestone P1 Award (group qualifying/ fastest single lap)

7:50 – Heat races

8:45 – Raven 250 (250 laps)

Race Notes:

• Mike Lack enjoyed the holiday break as the winner of the Christmas Classic three weeks ago, the longest layoff of the grueling IndySlotCar calendar. With his third win of the season, the FAST driver holds a 27 point lead over his former teammate John Wiedemann as we move to the second half of the season.

• Wiedemann’s win is the defending Raven 250 winner, it was the fifth win of his championship campaign. With one victory in the ’25-’26 season, Wiedemann, no doubt, is looking for more, especially at a track he has won at three times previously.

• Wiedemann’s Firestone P1 Award at the Christmas Classic was the FAST II: The Castaways’ drivers first of the season. Eight different drivers have scored a pole position this season, only Matt Hayek repeating.

• Chris Spehert is looking to continue his turn around in fortune after a podium at Turtle Creek, a trip to the west coast during the break along with his teammate and son James, may help.

• STATS WATCH: Mike Lack extends his career win total record out to 60. Joe Heitz moves to a tie with his Good Vibes Racing teammate, Mike Kristof, on the all-time Heat Wins list, both have 35 and sit 15th. Chris Spehert’s heat win at the Christmas Classic is the 29th of his career and  pulls him equal to Hall of Fame driver Dave Austin at 18th.

RAVEN 250 HISTORY (26 events, 2000 - Present)

Date Race Winner Event Name

2/17/2000 John Shea Milwaukee Bucks Challenge – Raven Raceway**

3/1/2001 Chad Sorce Milwaukee Bucks Challenge

1/31/2002 Phil Cianciola Palermo’s Pizza Challenge* 

1/2/2003 Larry Rotter Saz’s 250

10/2/2003 Larry Rotter Saz’s 250

1/6/2005 Phil Cianciola Saz’s 250

1/5/2006 Dan Margetta Saz’s 250

1/4/2007 Dan Margetta Quizno’s Grand Prix

1/3/2008 Mark Walczak Quizno’s 250

1/8/2009 Mark Walczak Raven 250

2/4/2010 Mike Fitzlaff Raven 250

1/6/2011 Dan Margetta Raven 250

1/5/2012 Mark Walczak Raven 250

1/3/2013 Mark Walczak Raven 250

1/2/2014 Dean Strom Raven Bowl 250

1/8/2015 Mike Lack Raven 250 at Rapids – Temporary oval at Rapids International

1/7/2016 Mike Lack Raven 250 – Turtle Creek Park Raceway

1/5/2017 John Wiedemann Raven 250 – race returns to Raven Raceway**

1/4/2018 Bill Black Raven 250

1/2/2019 Mike Lack Raven 250

1/23/2020 John Wiedemann Raven 250

1/21/2021 Pete Dorn Raven 250

1/6/2022 Mike Lack Raven 250 presented by Ultimate Truck

1/5/2023 Joe Heitz Rupena’s Raven 250

1/4/2024 Mike Lack Rupena’s Raven 250

1/2/2025 John Wiedemann Raven 250

Most Wins – 5-Mike Lack; 4-Mark Walczak; 3-John Wiedemann, Dan Margetta; 2-Phil Cianciola, Larry Rotter

*-Dave Austin bottle/nose incident

**-All races held at Rave Raceway through 2014 and from 2017 onward