2026-27 Round 6

Jackson 500 - Black Track - Jackson, WI

November 5, 2026

Round 6 of 17

Jackson 500 Fast Facts

Race date: Thursday, Nov 5

Track: The Black Track, 7/8 mile high-banked oval, Jackson, WI

Race distance:  500 laps

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2025 race winner: Dan Margetta (No. 27 Team Spehert Honda-Daboiler)

2025 Firestone P1 Award winner: Mike Lack (No. 9 FAST Honda-Daboiler)

Lap record: Steve Rist 1.199 seconds – 2025 (November)

Qualifying record: Pete Dorn 5.085 seconds – 2025 (January)        

Race record (400 laps): John Wiedemann 12 minutes 7 seconds – 2019

                    (500 laps): Mike Lack 12 minutes 02 seconds – 2025 (January)

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At-track schedule (all times local):

6:00 – Gates open

6:30 – Driver introductions

7:00 – Drivers’ meeting/ Chassis distribution

7:00 – IndySlotCar Series Practice

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

7:45 – Heat races

8:30 – Jackson 500

Race Notes:

·         Joe Heitz is riding a two race winning streak and was almost the defending race winner at the Black Track, however, the #21 Good Vibes Racing driver was disqualified from the victory when it was discovered work was done on the car during a red flag during the 2025 race. Heitz is the first repeat winner of the season.

·         Heitz’s winning streak has pushed him to the top of the Husarsbilt Cup championship standings by 32 points over both Mike Lack and Matt Hayek and 34 ahead of John Wiedemann.

·         Can home town hero Bill Black make his way to the final on the high banks? Black has yet to make a final four appearance in the 2026-27 campaign, in fact no member of the CBD Racing team has found their way to final yet.

·         STATS NOTES: Heitz’s win at Quarry Heights was the 22nd of his career, moving to tenth on the all-time list. Heitz equals his Good Vibes Racing teammate’s career finals appearance total of 55, Mike Kristof and Heitz sit 15th on the list. Mike Lack’s Firestone P1 Award last week was the FAST driver’s 58th start of from pole, pulling back to equal with sitting all-time record holder Dan Margetta. Pete Dorn moves to solo 14th on the all-time starts list with 158, Heitz ties Tony Perkins total of 103 at 23rd, a returning Alex Hayek made his tenth start, good for 37th and Spencer Kristof, son of Commissioner Mike Kristof, finally made his first career start, the 62nd driver to line up in an IndySlotCar Series event.

BLACK TRACK HISTORY (9 events, 2017 - Present)

Date                   Race Winner                    Event Name                                         Track

1/18/2018        Dan Margetta                 Dan Gurney Memorial 400        Black Track Version 1                   

1/19/2017        Ev Kamikawa                   Fat Tony 400                             Black Track Version 1

1/17/2019        John Wiedemann           Jackson 400                              Black Track Version 2

1/9/2020           Dan Margetta                 Jackson 500                              Black Track Version 3

2/18/2021        Mike Lack                         Jackson 500                                    

11/4/2021        Matt Hayek                      Jackson 500

11/3/2022        Steve Rist                         Jackson 500

11/2/2023        Joe Heitz                           Jackson 500    

1/16/2025        Mike Lack                         Jackson 500

11/6/2025        Dan Margetta                 Jackson 500

Multiple winners: Dan Margetta–3, Mike Lack-2

Black Track Map