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Competition.(Turkey Night Midget Grand Prix)

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A family tradition

* Tony Stewart spent Thanksgiving with family-his open-wheel oval racing family, who gathered at Irwindale Speedway for the 62nd running of the Turkey Night Midget Grand Prix. This Southern California tradition, hosted for many years by the Agajanian family, boasts a family album of winners named Vukovich, Parsons, Bettenhausen, Foyt, Kenyon and Jones (Parnelli and Bubby).

After watching qualifying heats from the bleachers, Stewart took to the track for a 40-lap USAC sprint car race. He started fifth, was third coming out of Turn Two and in the lead by lap three. He never slowed down, slashing through the 20-car field using most of ...

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