Raceway Car Wash
Raceway Car Wash operates 4 full service locations across 1 US state, anchored in Illinois (4 sites). Its weighted Google rating has slipped from 4.69★ to 4.10★ since 2024-11, a sustained decline measurable across 1,360 AI-extracted reviews.
Data updated · May 24, 2026
Key findings
- 4 full service locations across 1 US state (largest footprint in Illinois).
- Weighted rating drifted from 4.69★ to 4.10★ starting 2024-11 — a sustained chain-wide decline.
- Built from 1,360 AI-extracted Google reviews scored across 55 dimensions.
4 locations across 1 states · dot size scales with review volume
The defining signal for Raceway Car Wash right now is a sustained rating decline. Rating fell from 4.69★ to 4.10★ starting 2024-11, with membership the leading complaint theme during the window. Read the monthly velocity chart alongside the rating chart — the two together usually reveal whether the drift is a quality story or a customer-mix story.
Staff (+0.87) is the chain's strongest aspect signal — even during the drift window. The full review corpus (3,355) and the AI-scored subset (1,360) together drive the per-aspect signal.
Pricing varies across Raceway Car Wash's footprint. Across the 4 of 4 Raceway Car Wash locations with published pricing: median single car wash $8 (range $8–$8), median unlimited membership $19 per month (range $19 to $19 per month) — remarkably consistent across markets on the membership side. Cheapest tier tracked at any Raceway Car Wash: $19 per month at Raceway Car Wash (Basic Wash).
How much does a Raceway Car Wash car wash cost?
Published menu pricing across Raceway Car Wash's footprint, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. Pricing varies by location. 4 of 4 tracked locations have usable published pricing (100% coverage).
| Unlimited membership tiers at Raceway Car Wash | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Wash | 3 locations | $19 per mo |
| 2 | Deluxe Wash | 3 locations | $24 per mo |
| 3 | Super Wash | 3 locations | $28 per mo |
| 4 | Ultra Shine | 3 locations | $36 per mo |
| Single wash menu at Raceway Car Wash | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Wash | 3 locations | $8 |
| 2 | Deluxe Wash | 2 locations | $12 |
| 3 | Super Wash | 3 locations | $16 |
| 4 | Ultra Shine | 3 locations | $20 |
Pricing scraped from operator websites where published; the WashIndex AI calling agent rings up locations that don’t publish menus online to capture pricing directly.
About Raceway Car Wash
How many locations does Raceway Car Wash have?
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What is the average customer rating at Raceway Car Wash?
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What format of car wash is Raceway Car Wash?
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What do customers like most about Raceway Car Wash?
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Where does Raceway Car Wash have the most locations?
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How easy is it to cancel a Raceway Car Wash membership?
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How much does a Raceway Car Wash car wash cost?
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How much does a Raceway Car Wash unlimited membership cost?
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Where can I find the cheapest Raceway Car Wash membership?
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How have Raceway Car Wash ratings and review volume trended over time?
The trends chart below is the section to read first for a chain in active drift. The rating fell from 4.69★ to 4.10★ starting 2024-11. Watch for whether monthly review volume tracks alongside the rating drop (indicating customer-mix shift) or stays steady (indicating operating-quality shift).
Monthly review volume
28 monthsAverage star rating by month
scale 1–5What customers love about Raceway Car Wash
- Staff
- +0.87
- Wait Time
- +0.82
- Wash Quality
- +0.81
- Membership Value
- +0.63
- Per-Wash Price
- +0.49
Where customers complain about Raceway Car Wash
- Equipment Working
- -0.40
Aspect score = (pos − neg) / (pos + neg + mixed), range −1 to +1. See per-pillar leaderboards →
Operational health signals
How much competition does Raceway Car Wash face at each site?
Competitive landscape per location: 2.8 avg within 1 mile, 18.8 within 3. Useful context for the drift — denser markets give customers more places to switch to.
Per-site competitor counts use haversine distance against the WashIndex location index; sister sites in the same chain are excluded.
What amenities do customers mention at Raceway Car Wash?
Amenities most frequently mentioned in Raceway Car Wash reviews — useful context for the drift, since amenity-related complaints often surface when broader quality slips.
Which metros and cities does Raceway Car Wash have locations in?
Raceway Car Wash operates across the metros and cities below. Each link drills into the WashIndex per-metro or per-city market analysis, with Raceway Car Wash's position alongside every other operator.
Alternatives to Raceway Car Wash
The chains that compete with it most directly, compared.
Which states does Raceway Car Wash operate in?
1 state; concentrated in Illinois (4). Useful context for the drift — whether the rating drop is happening everywhere or concentrated in specific markets.
| State | Locations | Total Reviews | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 4 | 3,355 | 4.54 |
What are the top Raceway Car Wash locations by review volume?
All 4 Raceway Car Wash locations below. Expand any row for the site's monthly velocity, competitor rings, and aspect-level signals — useful for attributing the drift.
4.6 1,051 reviews 4 / 35 / 85
Trade-Area Competitors
- Pearl Magic 0.42 mi
- Proshinemobile 0.51 mi
- bp 0.53 mi · 3.7★
- Gear Head Mobile Detailing 0.99 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +0.92
- Staff +0.87
- Wash Quality +0.80
- Facility Cleanliness +0.75
Monthly Review Velocity
Lake Zurich, IL 7 N Rand Rd 4.6 926 reviews 3 / 8 / 28
Trade-Area Competitors
- bp 0.02 mi · 3.5★
- D5 Car Detailing Lake Zurich 0.47 mi · 5.0★
- Luxury Auto Car Wash 0.77 mi · 4.8★
Operational Signals
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.92
- Wash Quality +0.90
Monthly Review Velocity
4.5 707 reviews 4 / 23 / 66
Trade-Area Competitors
- Detail Lab Pros 0.43 mi · 5.0★
- MAB Auto Detailing 0.73 mi
- A-1 Sánchez Auto Detailing 0.73 mi
- Morales Detailing Aesthetics 0.76 mi
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Wait Time +0.83
- Staff +0.80
- Membership Value +0.76
Monthly Review Velocity
Fox Lake, IL 1372 US-12 4.4 671 reviews 0 / 9 / 26
Trade-Area Competitors
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.87
- Wash Quality +0.79
- Wait Time +0.73
Monthly Review Velocity
Data as of 2026-05-24. Pick a format and click Copy.
WashIndex. (2026, May 24). Raceway Car Wash — WashIndex operator profile. https://washindex.com/car-wash-chains/raceway-car-wash
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Every operating-quality signal on this page is derived from 1,360 customer reviews of Raceway Car Wash locations, processed through WashIndex’s 55-field LLM extraction pipeline. Competitor counts within 1 / 3 / 5 mi rings are computed by haversine distance against the WashIndex location index across the chain’s states and immediately adjacent ones (sister sites in the same chain are excluded). Monthly review and rating trends are pulled from the raw Google Maps review feed. 0 spam-flagged reviews were excluded from the aggregates.
See our full methodology for the extraction pipeline, validation samples, and aggregation logic. Term definitions in the glossary.
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