UPCOMING EVENT INFO
DATE: Thursday, November 23, 2017
SERIES: USAC National/Light Up the World Beverages Western States Midgets
TRACK: Ventura Raceway (Ventura, California) – 1/5-mile, dirt oval
EVENT: 77th running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” featuring USAC National & Western States Midget Qualifying, Qualifying Races, Semi & Feature. USAC West Coast & VRA Sprint Car Semis & Feature.
STARTING TIMES: Pits: 11am. Drivers Meeting: 2:45pm. Front Gates: 3pm. Cars on track: 3:30pm. (All Times Pacific)
TICKETS: General Admission: $35. Reserved/Pre-Sale Seats: $45. Children: $20. Pit Passes: $50.
TRACK ADDRESS: 10 West Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001
TRACK PHONE: (805) 648-RACE
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.venturaraceway.com/index.html
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch LIVE on on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/. Watch on-demand a day later on http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation and available on the Race Monitor app.
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PAST WINNERS OF THE “TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX:”
1934: Bob Swanson, 1935: Ted Sizemore, 1936: Ronney Householder, 1937: Ronney Householder, 1938: Bob Swanson, 1939: Mel Hansen, 1940: Roy Russing, 1941: Roy Russing, 1945: Danny Oakes, 1946: Perry Grimm, 1947: Johnny McDowell, 1948: Bill Vukovich, 1949: Perry Grimm, 1950: Bill Zaring, 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, 2009: Bryan Clauson, 2010: Bryan Clauson, 2011: Caleb Armstrong, 2012: Kyle Larson, 2013: Dave Darland, 2014: Christopher Bell, 2015: Tanner Thorson, 2016: Kyle Larson