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Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix - The Road Course at Badger Raceway - Muskego, WI
December 4, 2024
Round 8 of 17
Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix fast facts
Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix fast facts
Race date: Thursday, Dec 4
Track: Road Course at Badger Raceway, 3.25 mile counter-clockwise natural terrain road course in Muskego, WI
Race distance: 20 minutes
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2024 race winner: John Wiedemann (No. 11 FAST)
2024 Firestone P1 Award winner: John Wiedemann (No. 11 FAST)
One-lap qualifying record: Dean Strom, 3.853 seconds, 2020
Race record: Dean Strom, 268 laps, 2020
YouTube Broadcast: IndySlotCar Channel
At-track schedule (all times local):
6:00 – Gates open
6:30 – Driver introductions
6:55 – Drivers meeting
7:00 – IndySlotCar Series Practice
7:30 – Technical inspection of open class car entries
7:35 – Qualifying for the Firestone P1 Award (group qualifying/ fastest single lap)
8:15 – Heat races
8:55 – Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix (20 minutes)
Race Notes:
With Mike Lack missing the Turkey Trot the Husarsbilt Cup championship has tightened up, with Matt Hayek now just two points behind, Dean Strom third, 21 back, John Wiedemann 23 out and Steve Rist and Joe Heitz, 50 and 52 behind with nine races left.
Joe Heitz became the second driver this season with two wins, it was also Heitz’s first Firestone P1 Award of the season.
Ev Kamikawa’s final four appearance at the Turkey Trot was his first of the season, that makes 12 different drivers making a final this season.
John Wiedemann has won the last four open class events, sweeping both races for the past two seasons.
The Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix pays tribute to the late official Starter of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1980-1996, and 27 years at Hales Corners Speedway, the Milwaukee-area resident flagged an IndySlotCar race back in 1997 at Vernon Speedway in Wauwatosa.
• Stats watch: Joe Heitz win at the Turkey Trot is the 17th of his career, equaling Hall of Famer Jim Iverson at 11th on the all-time list. Matt Hayek won his 51st Heat Race moves to a tie with another Hall of Famer Jim Kaehny, also 11th. DNFs at the Turkey Trot moved Dean Strom to a tie with Tom Spehert with 36, good for eighth on the all-time list, Amy Butler’s 26th career DNF draws her even with founder and Hall of Famer Phil Cianciola and John Baas all at 12th on that list, and Steve Rist has matched Tony Perkins with 22, they rank 16th.
DUANE SWEENEY MEMORIAL GRAND PRIX HISTORY (22 events, 2004 - Present)
Date Race Winner Event Name
1/22/2004 Larry Rotter Duane Sweeney Memorial 500 - Edgewood Superspeedway (oval)
12/2/2004 Jim Iverson Duane Sweeney Memorial 500 - Bayside International
12/1/2005 Jim Iverson Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
11/30/2006 Jim Iverson Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
11/29/2007 Mark Walczak Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
12/4/2008 Ev Kamikawa Sweeney Stomp - Road Course at Badger Raceway*
12/3/2009 Mark Walczak Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
12/2/2010 Mark Walczak Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
12/1/2011 Mike Lack Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
11/29/2012 Mark Walczak Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
12/5/2013 Dean Strom Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
10/30/2014 Ev Kamikawa Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
12/3/2015 John Wiedemann Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
12/15/2016 Dan Margetta Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
11/30/2017 Dan Margetta Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
11/29/2018 Mike Lack Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
12/5/2019 Mike Lack Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
12/3/2020 Dean Strom Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
12/9/2021 Mike Lack Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix presented by Nordic Beef Farms
12/8/2022 Dean Strom Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
12/7/2023 John Wiedemann Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
12/19/2024 John Wiedemann Duane Sweeney Memorial Grand Prix
* - Track was built as Bayside International and moved to become The Road Course at Badger Raceway before December 2008.
Most Wins – Mike Lack, Mark Walczak-4; John Wiedemann, Dean Strom, Jim Iverson-3; Dan Margetta, Ev Kamikawa-2
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