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ScottDaloisio
November 19, 2016 at 10:34:15 AM
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Ventura Raceway

10 West Harbor Boulevard

Ventura, CA  93001

(805) 648-7223

http://venturaraceway.com/ 

For further information, contact Tami Velasquez (805) 648-7223 or  [email protected] 

For Immediate Release 

TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX BY THE NUMBERS! 

(Perris, CA, November 19, 2016) Twenty-two fast, fun numbers on the first 75 editions of the Turkey Night Grand Prix.  The 76th running of the longest running and most prestigious midget race in the world is this coming Wednesday and Thursday, November 23rd and 24th, at the Ventura Raceway.

 

  • PREVIOUS RUNNIGS: 75

 

  • FIRST RACE: 1934 at Gilmore Stadium (now the site of CBS Studios)

 

  • TRACKS: In the first 75 editions, the Turkey Night Grand Prix has been staged on nine different tracks.

 

  • APPEARANCES BY TRACK: Ascot Park (30), Gilmore Stadium (14), Irwindale Speedway (13), Gardena Stadium (5), Bakersfield Speedway (5), Perris Auto Speedway (5), Speedway 605 (1), Saugus Speedway (1), Ventura Raceway (1)

 

  • TIMES ON DIRT: 60

 

  • TIMES ON PAVEMENT: 15 

 

  • FIRST TIME ON PAVEMENT: 1975 Speedway 605

 

  • LAST TIME ON PAVEMENT: 2011 Irwindale Speedway (ironically located across the freeway from the location of Speedway 605)

 

  • MOST MAIN EVENT LAPS: 150 (15 times at Gilmore Stadium)

 

  • LEAST MAIN EVENT LAPS: 75 (2 times at Gilmore Stadium)

 

  • TOTAL MAIN EVENT LAPS RUN: 8,506      

 

  • WINNING DRIVERS: 51 different drivers have won the Turkey Night Grand Prix

 

  • MOST WINS: Ron Shuman – 8 (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1993)

 

  • MULTIPLE WINNING DRIVERS: 16 different drivers have won the Turkey Night Grand Prix more than one time.  Only two drivers have won it more than two times.  Ron Shuman won eight times (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1993) and Billy Boat won three times (1995, 1996, 1997).  Other multiple winner with two victories each are: Bob Swanson (1934, 1938), Roy Russing (1940, 1941), Perry Grimm (1946, 1949), A.J. Foyt (1960, 1961), Mel Kenyon (1973, 1975), Parnelli Jones (1964, 1966), Gary Bettenhausen (1967, 1970), Bill Engelhart (1971, 1973), Chuck Gurney (1988, 1989), Stan Fox (1990, 1991), Jason Leffler (1999, 2005), Dave Steele (2001, 2003), Dave Darland (2007, 2013), Bryan Clauson (2009, 2010).  .

 

 

  • MOST SECOND-PLACE FINISHES: Four drivers have three second place finishes each.  Sam Hanks (1936, 1937, 1938,), Johnnie Parsons (1947, 1956, 1957), Billy Vukovich (1966, 1968, 1971), Kasey Kahne (2000, 2002, 2007)

 

  • MOST THIRD-PLACE FINISHES: Mel Kenyon with four (1962, 1964, 1968, 1971)

 

  • MOST TOP FIVE FINISHES:  1. Ron Shuman (10), 2. Mel Kenyon (8), 3. Danny Oakes and Jason Leffler (7)

 

  • DRIVERS WHO HAVE WON TURKEY NIGHT ON DIRT AND PAVEMENT: Mel Kenyon (1963 Ascot and 1975 Speedway 605), Stan Fox (1990 Ascot and 1991 Saugus), Dave Darland (2007 Irwindale Speedway and 2013 Perris Auto Speedway)

 

  • DRIVERS WON ON MUTLIPE DIRT TRACKS: Billy Boat (Bakersfield Speedway, Perris Auto Speedway, Ventura Raceway) and Ron Shuman (Ascot, Bakersfield Speedway

 

  • DRIVERS WITH BACK TO BACK WINS: Ronney Householder (1936, 1937), Roy Russing (1940, 1941), A.J. Foyt (1960, 1961), Ron Shuman (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982), Chuck Gurney (1988, 1989), Ron Shuman (1992, 1993), Billy Boat (1995, 1996, 1997), Bryan Clauson (2009, 2010)

 

  • DRIVERS WHO WON TURKEY NIGHT AND THE INDIANAPOLIS 500: Johnnie Parsons 1950 Indianapolis 500 and Turkey Night Grand Prix in 1955.  Bill Vukovich 1948 Indianapolis and 1953 & 54’ Turkey Night.  A.J. Foyt Turkey Night 1960 and 61’ and Indianapolis 500 in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977.  Parnelli Jones 1963 Indianapolis 500 and Turkey Night 1964 and 66.’

 

  • DRIVERS WHO WON TURKEY NIGHT AND THE DAYTONA 500: A.J. Foyt Turkey Night Grand Prix 1960 and 1961.  Daytona 500 1972

 

This year’s 76th staging of the Turkey Night Grand Prix will take place on November 23rd and 24th and will feature the USAC National and Western Midgets along with the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars.  Wednesday will include qualifying heats and mains for the sprint cars and practice for the midgets.  At intermission on Wednesday, there will be an autograph session.  Thursday will feature qualifying, preliminary main events and the 98-lap main event for the midgets and B main and the A main for the sprint cars.  Spectator gates will open at 3:00 PM each day, with qualifying at 3:30 and racing at 5:30.  The pit gate will open at noon each day.    

 

 

Turkey Night Grand Prix Winners       

1934 Bob Swanson – Gilmore Stadium

1935 Ted Sizemore – Gilmore Stadium

1936 Ronney Householder – Gilmore Stadium

1937 Ronney Householder – Gilmore Stadium

1938 Bob Swanson – Gilmore Stadium

1939 Mel Hansen – Gilmore Stadium

1940 Roy Russing – Gilmore Stadium

1941 Roy Russing – Gilmore Stadium

1945 Danny Oakes – Gilmore Stadium

1946 Perry Grimm – Gilmore Stadium

1947 Johnny McDowell – Gilmore Stadium

1948 Bill Vukovich – Gilmore Stadium

1949 Perry Grimm – Gilmore Stadium

1950 Bill Zaring – Gilmore Stadium

1955 Johnnie Parsons - Gardena Stadium

1956 Edgar Elder - Gardena Stadium

1957 George Amick - Gardena Stadium

1958 Joe Garson - Gardena Stadium

1959 Tony Bettenhausen - Gardena Stadium

1960 A.J. Foyt – Ascot Park

1961 A.J. Foyt – Ascot Park

1962 Bill Cantrell – Ascot Park

1963 Mel Kenyon – Ascot Park

1964 Parnelli Jones – Ascot Park

1965 Dick Atkins – Ascot Park

1966 Parnelli Jones – Ascot Park

1967 Gary Bettenhausen – Ascot Park

1968 Sam Sessions – Ascot Park

1969 George Benson – Ascot Park

1970 Gary Bettenhausen – Ascot Park

1971 Bill Engelhart – Ascot Park

1972 Tony Simon – Ascot Park

1973 Bill Engelhart – Ascot Park

1974 Danny McKnight – Ascot Park

1975 Mel Kenyon – Speedway 605

1976 Bubby Jones – Ascot Park

1977 Gary Patterson – Ascot Park

1978 Rick Goudy – Ascot Park

1979 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park

1980 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park

1981 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park

1982 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park

1983 Kevin Olsen – Ascot Park

1984 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park

1985 Brent Kaeding – Ascot Park

1986 Warren Mockler – Ascot Park

1987 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park

1988 Chuck Gurney – Ascot Park

1989 Chuck Gurney – Ascot Park

1990 Stan Fox – Ascot Park

1991 Stan Fox – Saugus Speedway

1992 Ron Shuman – Bakersfield Speedway

1993 Ron Shuman – Bakersfield Speedway

1994 Jordan Hermansador – Bakersfield Speedway

1995 Billy Boat – Bakersfield Speedway

1996 Billy Boat – Perris Auto Speedway

1997 Billy Boat – Ventura Raceway

1998 Jay Drake – Bakersfield Speedway

1999 Jason Leffler – Irwindale Speedway

2000 Tony Stewart – Irwindale Speedway

2001 Dave Steele – Irwindale Speedway

2002 Michael Lewis – Irwindale Speedway

2003 Dave Steele – Irwindale Speedway

2004 Bobby East – Irwindale Speedway

2005 Jason Leffler – Irwindale Speedway

2006 Billy Wease – Irwindale Speedway

2007 Dave Darland – Irwindale Speedway

2008 Bobby Santos III – Irwindale Speedway

2009 Bryan Clauson – Irwindale Speedway

2010 Bryan Clauson – Irwindale Speedway

2011 Caleb Armstrong – Irwindale Speedway

2012 Kyle Larson – Perris Auto Speedway’

2013 Dave Darland – Perris Auto Speedway

2014 Christopher Bell – Perris Auto Speedway

2015 Tanner Thorson – Perris Auto Speedway

 

 

 

 






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