2023-24 Round 6
Turkey Trot - Infield Road Course at South Shore Superspeedway - Saint Francis, WI
November 16, 2023
Round 6 of 17
Turkey Trot Fast Facts
Race date: Thursday, Nov 16
Track: South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course, 2.4 mile Temporary Road Course in St. Francis, WI
Race distance: 20 minutes
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2022 race winner: John Wiedemann (No. 29 Angry Squirrel Speedsport Honda-Daboiler)
2022 Firestone P1 Award winner: Mike Lack (No. 27 Angry Squirrel Speedsport Honda-Daboiler)
One-lap qualifying record: Mark Walczak, 2.852 seconds, 2008
Race record: Ev Kamikawa, 323 laps, 2015
YouTube Broadcast: IndySlotCar Channel
At-track schedule (all times local):
6:00 – Gates Open
6:30 – Driver introductions
6:55 – Drivers’ meeting/Chassis distribution
7:00 – IndySlotCar Series Practice
7:30 – Qualifying for the Firestone P1 Award (group qualifying/ fastest single lap)
8:00 – Heat races
8:45 – Turkey Trot (20 minutes)
Race Notes:
· Defending Turkey Trot race winner John Wiedemann enters this season’s Trot, second in the Husarsbilt Cup championship, just six points behind leader, Joe Heitz, JW has three second place finishes, but has yet to find victory lane this season, perhaps the holiday entrée is the motivation that will put him over the top?
· Ev Kamikawa has taken home the most turkeys with six wins, he also has been the runner-up seven times in his 24 starts in this event. Multi-time winners outscore one-time winners at the Turkey Trot 24-6. Wiedemann’s victory last season made him just the sixth, one-time winner…at least he is, so far…
· Michael Shank-It Racing’s Joe Heitz has once again opened up the flood gates with back-to-back wins, the defending series champion is the first multiple race winner this season. Others who could join him in that club at “The Trot” include: hometown hero Dan Margetta, and FAST teammates Mike Lack and Matt Hayek.
· STATS WATCH: Steve Rist’s fourth career pole moves him into 19th on the all-time list. Joe Heitz’s heat win give him 23, good for 18th among all drivers, his 29th final four appearance equals Chris Spehert, tied at 19th. Brad Core moves ahead of Ned Wicker on the all-time laps list, Core is now 28th on that list. Speaking of Ned Wicker, Joe Heitz now has the same number of career starts, results are quite a bit different, but then Ned was quite a bit different and that’s why he’s in the IndySlotCar Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
TURKEY TROT HISTORY ( events, 1993 - Present)
Date Race Winner Event Title Track
11/18/93 Phil Cianciola Texaco Turkey Trot Shrine Road Course
11/17/94 Dave Austin Hobby Town Turkey Trot Inside Edge
11/30/95 John Shea Hobby Town Turkey Trot Inside Edge
11/14/96 Ev Kamikawa Hobby Town Turkey Trot Inside Edge
11/20/97 Ev Kamikawa Hobby Town Turkey Trot Inside Edge
11/12/98 Jim Kaehny Hobby Town Turkey Trot Inside Edge
11/18/99 Ev Kamikawa Hobby Town Turkey Trot Inside Edge
11/16/00 Ev Kamikawa Turkey Trot presented by Model Empire Inside Edge
11/15/01 Larry Rotter Turkey Trot presented by Model Empire Inside Edge
11/14/02 Jim Iverson Model Empire Turkey Trot Inside Edge
11/20/03 Jim Iverson Model Empire Turkey Trot Inside Edge
11/18/04 Phil Cianciola Model Empire Turkey Trot Inside Edge
11/10/05 Mark Walczak Model Empire Turkey Troy South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/9/06 Jim Iverson Model Empire Turkey Troy South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/8/07 Mike Fitzlaff Model Empire Turkey Troy South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/20/08 Mark Walczak Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/12/09 Mark Walczak Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/11/10 Mark Walczak Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/10/11 Mark Walczak Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/8/12 Dan Margetta Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/6/13 Mike Fitzlaff Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/20/14 Ev Kamikawa Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/12/15 Ev Kamikawa Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/12/16 Dan Margetta Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/9/17 Mike Lack Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/8/18 Mike Lack Turkey Trot presented by Firehouse Subs “ “ “ “ “
11/7/19 Matt Hayek Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/19/20 Dan Margetta Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/18/21 Mike Lack Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
11/19/22 John Wiedemann Turkey Trot South Shore Superspeedway Infield Road Course
Most Wins: 6 – Ev Kamikawa; 5 – Mark Walczak; 3 – Mike Lack, Dan Margetta, Jim Iverson; 2 – Mike Fitzlaff, Phil Cianciola