Turkey Night

The complete and never before told story of midget auto racing on Thanksgiving. From the beginning as the Thanksgiving Night Midget Grand Prix at Gilmore Stadium in 1934, through Gardena Stadium, Ascot, Speedway 605, Ascot again, then Saugus, Bakersfield, Perris, Irwindale and now Ventura, Turkey Night, the third oldest auto race in the United States, is a staple of midget racing; a pinnacle many attempt but few reach. Race by race descriptions - Meet Bob Swanson, Bullet Joe Garson, Mel Kenyon, Gary Bettenhausen, Billy Englehart, Bill Vukovich Parnelli Jones, A.J. Foyt, Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson and many more big name drivers who tackled Turkey Night. Tough racing, always surprising the number of drivers who don't make the show !!