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 Turkey Night Midget Grand Prix

A Thanksgiving tradition on the West Coast, the Turkey Night Grand Prix has been going strong since 1934. Over the years, the race has been held at the venues of Gilmore, Gardena, Ascot, Speedway 605, Saugus, Bakersfield, Perris, and Ventura. Now, this prestigious event is on the pavement at Irwindale Speedway.

Multiple event winners include A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Gary Bettenhausen, Ron Shuman, Chuck Gurney, Stan Fox, Billy Boat, and Jason Leffler. 

    

Turkey Night Midget Grand Prix Winners

1934- Bob Swanson  1935- Ted Sizemore 1936- Rodney Housholder
1937- Rodney Householder 1938- Bob Swanson 1939- Mel Hanson
1940- Roy Russing 1941- Ron Russing 1942- N/A
1943- N/A 1944- N/A 1945- Danny Oakes
1946- Perry Grimm 1947- Johnny McDowell 1948- Bill Vukovich
1949- Perry Grimm 1950- Bill Zaring 1951- N/A
1952- N/A 1953- N/A 1954- N/A
1955- Johnnie Parsons 1956- Edgar Elder 1957- George Amick
1958- Joe Garson 1959- Tony Bettenhausen 1960- A.J. Foyt
1961- A.J. Foyt 1962- Billy Cantrell 1963- Mel Kenyon
1964- Parnelli Jones 1965- Dick Atkins 1966- Parnelli Jones
1967- Gary Bettenhausen 1968- Sam Sessions 1969- George Benson
1970- Gary Bettenhausen 1971- Bill Engelhart 1972- Tony Simon
1973- Bill Engelhart 1974- Danny McKnight 1975- Mel Kenyon
1976- Bubby Jones 1977- Gary Patterson 1978- Rick Goudy
1979- Ron Shuman 1980- Ron Shuman 1981- Ron Shuman
1982- Ron Shuman 1983- Kevin Olson 1984- Ron Shuman
1985- Brent Kaeding 1986- Warren Mockler 1987- Ron Shuman
1988- Chuck Gurney 1989- Chuck Gurney 1990- Stan Fox
1991- Stan Fox 1992- Ron Shuman 1993- Ron Shuman
1994- Jordan Hermansader 1995- Billy Boat 1996- Billy Boat
1997- Billy Boat 1998- Jay Drake 1999- Jason Leffler
2000- Tony Stewart 2001- Dave Steele 2002- Michael Lewis
2003- Dave Steele 2004- Bobby East 2005- Jason Leffler
2006- Billy Wease 2007- Dave Darland 2008- Bobby Santos III
2009- Bryan Clauson 2010- Bryan Clauson 2011- ??
     

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