Great Lakes Wire

The second annual CAR-Mazing Race took place on Thursday, October 16, 2025, featuring fourteen teams competing for the top prize. The winning team, DEAL DYNASTY, included Jason Makowski, Mary Anne Wisinski Rosely, Maddie Knoor, and Chandler Kennell.

Other participating teams were Beauties and the Beasts (Michael Cagen, Kirstyn Monroe, Chip Hurley, Melissa Seguin), Best than the Rest (Tracie McRae, Tracie Theel, Amanda Lehman, Tricia Walthorn), Downtown Dudes (Travis Alden, Trevor Friedeberg, Chelsey Foster, Derek Strickland), Green and Maize Blaze (Josh Pulisfer, Cassie Lipinski, Megan Hall, Joe Bolin), Off Market (Jeff Tucker, Carolyn Boji, Teresa Datema, Bryan Cody), ***** Riot (Katie Lovely, Anne Ficeli, Courtney Mulica), River City Riddlers (Sam Cummings, Nate Scherpenisse, Jeff Karger, Murphy Wynsma), Southern Comfort KCRE (Andrew Gyorkos, TJ Ward and Mara Wilson), The Commission Possibles (Brian Kelly, Kyle Grooters, Jordan Wenzel and Pamela Collins), The Land Lords (Doris Drain, Denise Nowak, Quin Rosser and April Moayyer), The Trevor & Jon Show (Jon Geenen, Chris Prins, Max Grover and Trevor Petroelje), Tidy Up Pros (Jon Frantz John Levandowski Jonathan Thrasher Shane Galbraith) and Vision Voyagers (Rick Hapner Peyton Thering Tim Engen Kara Heyboer).

Sponsors for the event included Best Homes Title Company as well as Place Management and United Bank of Michigan. Organizers extended special thanks to race coordinators Kirt Ojala and Ty Hallock; score keeper Renee VanDriel; and venue hosts Karl Jones and Marty Janowiak.