2025-26 Round 11

Corvette Connection Grand Prix - Corevette Connection Raceway - Butler, WI

January 22, 2026

Round 11 of 17

Corvette Connection Grand Prix Fast Facts

Race date: Thursday, Jan 22

Track: Corevette Connection Raceway, 5.5 mile road course in Butler, WI

Race distance:  20 minutes

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2024-25 race winner: Ev Kamikawa (No. 12 Team PenskeHO Chevrolet-Daboiler)

2024-25 Firestone P1 Award winner: Steve Rist (No. 4 FAST Honda-Daboiler)

One-lap qualifying record: Joe Heitz, 7.103 seconds, 2023

Race record: Joe Heitz, 141 laps, 2024

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At-track schedule (all times local):

6:00 – Gates open

6:30 – Driver introductions

7:00 – IndySlotCar Series Practice

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

8:15 – Heat Races

9:00 – Corvette Connection Grand Prix (20 minutes)

Race Notes:

·         Mike Lack enters the Corvette Connection Grand Prix riding a two race winning streak and four victories on the season to take a sizable 55 point lead in the Husarsbilt Cup championship after 10 of 17 races in the season.

·         Lack has won back to back events several times, but only taken the streak to three or more two times, the last being rounds 13-14-15 of the 2017-18 season.

·         In the last two races have seen six different drivers in the finals, with only Lack repeating. The seven-time champion has made eight finals in the nine races he has entered this season.

·         What is now known as Good Vibes Racing (Joe Heitz and Mike Kristof) under the Michael Shank-It Racing banner won this race the first three times it was held, with Ev Kamikawa breaking that streak last season.

·         STATS WATCH: Dean Strom’s appearance in the final at the Raven 250 was the 96th of his illustrious career moving him to sixth on the all-time list. Steve Rist’s DNF at Raven was the FAST driver’s 23rd and equals John Shea’s career total, they are tied at 15th on the all-time list.

CORVETTE CONNECTION GRAND PRIX HISTORY (4 event, 2022 - Present)

Date                   Race Winner

2/1/2022           Mike Kristof

2/2/2023           Joe Heitz

1/18/2024        Joe Heitz

11/7/2024        Ev Kamikawa