Halloween Havoc - Quarry Heights Raceway - Wauwatosa, WI
October 23, 2025
Round 5 of 17
Race date: Thursday, Oct 23
Track: Quarry Heights Raceway, 2 mile natural terrain road course, Wauwatosa, WI
Race distance: 20 minutes
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2024 race winner: John Wiedemann (No. 11 FAST Honda-Daboiler)
2024 Firestone P1 Award winner: Matt Hayek (No. 8 FAST Honda-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:
• Mike Lack’s victory at the Deckertring Grand Prix makes four different winners in the opening four event of the 2025-26 season.
• Finishing second, third and fourth in the first three races, then jumping to the top step of the podium moves Lack to the lead of the Husarsbilt Cup championship, 29 points ahead of FAST teammate Dean Strom and 36 in front of Matt Hayek.
• Defending race winner and reigning champion John Wiedemann looks to return to a victory lane after starting the season with a best finish of third so far this season.
• Hometown hero Matt Hayek is the only driver with repeat Firestone P1 Awards this season, Hayek took the pole at the Havoc last season.
• Stats Watch: Steve Rist’s pole position at the Deckertring is the eighth of his career, moving to a tie with Bill Black and Chad Sorce at 17th on the all-time list. Rist’s heat win is his 16th, moving to 21st all-time. Joe Heitz’s start at the Deckertring is 86th of his career jumping to 24th.
HALLOWEEN HAVOC HISTORY (32 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
10/24/24 John Wiedemann Halloween Havoc QHR
Most wins: Dan Margetta-5; John Wiedemann, Mark Walczak-4; Jim Kaehny–3; Matt Hayek, Mike Lack, Dave Austin, Ev Kamikawa-2