2024-25 Round 6

Turkey Trot - Infield Road Course at South Shore Superspeedway - Saint Francis, WI

November 21, 2024

Round 6 of 17

Turkey Trot Fast Facts
Race date: Thursday, Nov 21

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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2023 race winner:  John Wiedemann (No. 29 FAST Honda-Daboiler)

2023 Firestone P1 Award winner: Ev Kamikawa (No. 12 Team PenskeHO Chevrolet-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:

·         John Wiedemann is the two-time defending Turkey Trot winner, and enters this season’s Trot with a sizable 33 point lead in the Husarsbilt Cup championship hunt, already having scored two victories this season.

·         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. Kamikawa is riding high, being the most recent race winner, at the Corvette Connection GP, his second win this season, running behind only Wiedemann in the standings.

·         The only other active drivers with Turkey Trot victories include: hometown hero Dan Margetta, Mike Lack, Matt Hayek, Mike Fitzlaff and John Shea.

·         There have been five different Firestone P1 Award winners this season and none has turned that into a win, meaning the Pole-to-Win Fund has been growing since round 11 last season and now sits at 140,000 IndySlotCar bucks and is anticipated to pass the 150,000 mark at the Trot.

·         STATS WATCH: Steve Rist’s seventh career pole position at Corevette Connection Raceway moves him to 18th on the all time P1 Award list. Brad Core’s third heat win moves him into solo 28th. Joe Heitz made his 38th final four appearance at CCR and is now 18th on the all-time list. Brad Core and James Spehert moved to ties at 27th and 34th on the Starts list with 57 and 15 respectively. Bill Black equals Dave Austin’s career DNF total of 22 with his death card.

TURKEY TROT HISTORY (31 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

11/16/23           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 – John Wiedemann, Mike Fitzlaff, Phil Cianciola