The Turkey Night
Gran Prix
Winners
1934-2020
Turkey Night Grand Prix Fast Facts
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The race has been held 78 times total – 63 times on dirt, and 15 times on pavement.
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The Turkey Night Grand Prix has been staged on nine different tracks:
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Gilmore Stadium (1934 – 1950)
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Gardena Stadium (1955 – 1959)
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Ascot Park (1960 – 1974, 1976 – 1990)
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Speedway 605 (1975)
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Saugus Speedway (1991)
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Bakersfield Speedway (1992 – 1995, 1998)
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Perris Auto Speedway (1996, 2012 – 2015)
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Ventura Raceway (1997, 2016 – 2019)
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Irwindale Speedway (1999 – 2011)
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4 Drivers have won both the TNGP and the Indianapolis 500:
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Johnnie Parsons (1950 Indianapolis 500, and Turkey Night Grand Prix in 1955)
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Bill Vukovich (1948 Indianapolis 500, and 1953 & 1954 TNGP)
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A.J. Foyt (TNGP 1960 and 1961, and Indianapolis 500 in 1961, 1964, 1967, and 1977)
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Parnelli Jones (1963 Indianapolis 500, and TNGP 1964 and 1966)
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The only driver who has won the TNGP and the Daytona 500 has been A.J. Foyt (TNGP 1960 and 1961, and Daytona 500 1972).
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Ron Shuman is the driver with the most TNGP wins – 8 times (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1992, and 1993).
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52 different drivers have won the TNGP.
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16 different drivers have won the Turkey Night Grand Prix more than once.
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Only three drivers have won it more than two times:
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Ron Shuman won eight times (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1992, and 1993)
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Billy Boat won three times (1995, 1996, 1997)
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Christopher Bell has won it three times (2014, 2017, 2018)
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Kyle Larson (2012, 2016, 2019)
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Multiple winners with two victories each are:
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Bob Swanson (1934, 1938)
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Roy Russing (1940, 1941)
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Perry Grimm (1946, 1949)
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A.J. Foyt (1960, 1961)
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Mel Kenyon (1973, 1975)
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Parnelli Jones (1964, 1966)
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Gary Bettenhausen (1967, 1970)
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Bill Engelhart (1971, 1973)
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Chuck Gurney (1988, 1989)
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Stan Fox (1990, 1991)
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Jason Leffler (1999, 2005)
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Dave Steele (2001, 2003)
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3 drivers have won the TNGP on dirt and pavement:
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Mel Kenyon (1963 Ascot and 1975 Speedway 605)
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Stan Fox (1990 Ascot and 1991 Saugus)
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Dave Darland (2007 Irwindale Speedway and 2013 Perris Auto Speedway)
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3 drivers have won the TNGP on multiple dirt tracks:
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Billy Boat (Bakersfield Speedway, Perris Auto Speedway, Ventura Raceway)
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Ron Shuman (Ascot, Bakersfield Speedway)
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Christopher Bell (Perris Auto Speedway, Ventura Raceway)
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9 drivers have back-to-back TNGP wins:
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Ronney Householder (1936, 1937)
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Roy Russing (1940, 1941)
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A.J. Foyt (1960, 1961)
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Ron Shuman (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
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Chuck Gurney (1988, 1989)
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Ron Shuman (1992, 1993)
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Billy Boat (1995, 1996, 1997)
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Bryan Clauson (2009, 2010)
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Christopher Bell (2017, 2018)
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Turkey Night Grand Prix Winners
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1934 Bob Swanson – Gilmore Stadium
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1935 Ted Sizemore – Gilmore Stadium
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1936 Ronney Householder – Gilmore Stadium
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1937 Ronney Householder – Gilmore Stadium (2)
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1938 Bob Swanson – Gilmore Stadium (2)
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1939 Mel Hansen – Gilmore Stadium
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1940 Roy Russing – Gilmore Stadium
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1941 Roy Russing – Gilmore Stadium (2)
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1942-1944 No Race Due To WWII
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1945 Danny Oakes – Gilmore Stadium
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1946 Perry Grimm – Gilmore Stadium
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1947 Johnny McDowell – Gilmore Stadium
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1948 Bill Vukovich – Gilmore Stadium
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1949 Perry Grimm – Gilmore Stadium (2)
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1950 Bill Zaring – Gilmore Stadium
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1951-1954 TNGP not held after stadium closure.
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1955 Johnnie Parsons – Gardena Stadium
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1956 Edgar Elder – Gardena Stadium
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1957 George Amick – Gardena Stadium
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1958 Joe Garson – Gardena Stadium
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1959 Tony Bettenhausen – Gardena Stadium
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1960 A.J. Foyt – Ascot Park
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1961 A.J. Foyt – Ascot Park (2)
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1962 Bill Cantrell – Ascot Park
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1963 Mel Kenyon – Ascot Park
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1964 Parnelli Jones – Ascot Park
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1965 Dick Atkins – Ascot Park
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1966 Parnelli Jones – Ascot Park (2)
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1967 Gary Bettenhausen – Ascot Park
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1968 Sam Sessions – Ascot Park
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1969 George Benson – Ascot Park
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1970 Gary Bettenhausen – Ascot Park (2)
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1971 Bill Engelhart – Ascot Park
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1972 Tony Simon – Ascot Park
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1973 Bill Engelhart – Ascot Park (2)
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1974 Danny McKnight – Ascot Park
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1975 Mel Kenyon – Speedway 605 (2)
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1976 Bubby Jones – Ascot Park
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1977 Gary Patterson – Ascot Park
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1978 Rick Goudy – Ascot Park
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1979 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park
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1980 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park (2)
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1981 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park (3)
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1982 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park (4)
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1983 Kevin Olsen – Ascot Park (5)
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1984 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park (6)
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1985 Brent Kaeding – Ascot Park
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1986 Warren Mockler – Ascot Park
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1987 Ron Shuman – Ascot Park (7)
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1988 Chuck Gurney – Ascot Park
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1989 Chuck Gurney – Ascot Park (2)
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1990 Stan Fox – Ascot Park
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1991 Stan Fox – Saugus Speedway (2)
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1992 Ron Shuman – Bakersfield Speedway (8)
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1993 Ron Shuman – Bakersfield Speedway (9)
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1994 Jordan Hermansador – Bakersfield Speedway
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1995 Billy Boat – Bakersfield Speedway
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1996 Billy Boat – Perris Auto Speedway (2)
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1997 Billy Boat – Ventura Raceway (3)
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1998 Jay Drake – Bakersfield Speedway
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1999 Jason Leffler – Irwindale Speedway
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2000 Tony Stewart – Irwindale Speedway
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2001 Dave Steele – Irwindale Speedway
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2002 Michael Lewis – Irwindale Speedway
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2003 Dave Steele – Irwindale Speedway (2)
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2004 Bobby East – Irwindale Speedway
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2005 Jason Leffler – Irwindale Speedway (2)
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2006 Billy Wease – Irwindale Speedway
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2007 Dave Darland – Irwindale Speedway
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2008 Bobby Santos III – Irwindale Speedway
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2009 Bryan Clauson – Irwindale Speedway
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2010 Bryan Clauson – Irwindale Speedway (2)
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2011 Caleb Armstrong – Irwindale Speedway
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2012 Kyle Larson – Perris Auto Speedway’
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2013 Dave Darland – Perris Auto Speedway (2)
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2014 Christopher Bell – Perris Auto Speedway
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2015 Tanner Thorson – Perris Auto Speedway
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2016 Kyle Larson – Ventura Raceway (2)
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2017 Christopher Bell – Ventura Raceway (2)
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2018 Christopher Bell – Ventura Raceway (3)
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2019 Kyle Larson - Ventura Raceway (3)