Another Turkey Night from the archives

Bobv · 11/20/13, 9:31 PM

The 55th Annual "Turkey Night Grand Prix" from Bakersfield 11/23/95. In anticipation of the 74th annual Turkey Night in T-8 days at The PAS

Bobv · 11/21/13, 11:47 AM

Thanks Jeff for bring back memories of a great Turkey Night! 1995 was a really great record setting year for Billy Boat and Tony Stewart.

johnnythunderhead · 11/21/13, 6:23 PM

thank you for providing this video, I noted that one of the competitors was judge George ito, wasn't he the judge in the infamous o j simpson trial?

jjones752 · 11/21/13, 6:58 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnythunderhead

thank you for providing this video, I noted that one of the competitors was judge George ito, wasn't he the judge in the infamous o j simpson trial?

George Ito is a strawberry farmer from Oxnard, CA. who came up through the Karts and TQ's at Ventura.
The real Judge Ito was named Lance. Calling him "Judge" was a joke, started I think by Ventura promoter/announcer Jim Naylor because the OJ trial was getting a lot of press just down the 101 a few miles. George was a pretty good shoe and I think he took the nickname in good humor; it didn't hurt that it probably got him mentioned a few extra times a night by Gary & Larry on the Thunder telecasts...

11/21/13, 11:47 AM	#2 Re: Another Turkey Night from the archives
Bobv Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 873	Thanks Jeff for bring back memories of a great Turkey Night! 1995 was a really great record setting year for Billy Boat and Tony Stewart.

11/21/13, 6:23 PM	#3 Re: Another Turkey Night from the archives
johnnythunderhead Banned Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,158	thank you for providing this video, I noted that one of the competitors was judge George ito, wasn't he the judge in the infamous o j simpson trial?