Winner Gets Burgers’ Smokehouse Thanksgiving Turkey
November 16, 2019 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 15th Annual Turkey Shoot takes place Tuesday November 19 at Memphis Motorsports Park. The SUPRS racers will be on the hunt for a feature win and the delicious Burgers’ Smokehouse Thanksgiving turkey that goes with it.
Coveted Prize for Winner
One of the reasons the SUPRS Turkey Shoot is a very popular race is because of the coveted prize that goes to the winner. The driver in victory lane after 40 laps receives a Burgers’ Smokehouse turkey, delivered to the doorstep in time to enjoy it with the family for Thanksgiving dinner.
As 2014 winner Carl Becker has said, “I’ll tell you what, I’ve eaten about as much turkey in my life as I have crow, and I’ve never had a tastier bird than that smoked one from Burgers’ Smokehouse.”
Even as treasured as the award is, a lot of times throughout the history who the race, the winner has chosen to donate his prize to those that are less fortunate, or are enduring hard times, making for an especially happy victory lane.
Family Traditions at Burgers
The succulent slow smoked turkey has a value of over $70 and comes from a family company that was started in 1952 by E.M. Burger in Moniteau County Missouri.
Bugers’ Smokehouse can trace it’s roots all the way back to the 1920s when E.M. Burger’s parents started curing hams on their local farm. Now known as one of the largest companies of its kind, the time-honored traditions of hard work and special personal touch have never been lost, to the point that, according to the Burgers’ website, each ham still starts the curing process by being hand-rubbed with a seasoning blend dating back to one developed by the family over 100 years ago.
Memphis is Home to Turkey Shoot
With this year’s race, the Memphis Motorsports Park is now tied with Tri-Park Speedway, (a fictional asphalt tri-oval in Tennessee), and has found a home along the banks of the Mississippi River.
The Turkey Shoot got it’s start at the big 3/4 mile track and for the first three years, the featured race varied in length from 63-40 laps. John Davidson won the very first show in 2005 with Chris Meyers picking up one of his first SUPRS feature wins in 2006. Florida’s Kris Heveron was the winner in 2007 in a 17 car field-the largest to date for this race.
When the race returned to Memphis in 2015, Ray Sand, Jr. became the All-Time Turkey Shoot winner when he bagged his third Burgers’ Smokehouse turkey and donated it to fellow SUPRS racer Myles Maxon who had recently lost his grandmother. The race itself went green to checkered after an aborted start and used SUPRS non-wing supermodified for rFactor; the only time that’s happened in this race.
Clark Joins 2-Time Winners Club
Last year, after enduring six restarts, in a race that had eight cautions, Kyle Clark of Mexico, NY joined Dave Biro III and Ray Sand, Jr. as the third two-time, and back-to-back winner of the Turkey Shoot. Clark had an easier go of things when he won his first Burgers’ Smokehouse Thanksgiving Turkey in 2017. In that race Clark set fast time, won the Turkey Trot Dash and led all 40 laps of the feature.
Watch the Wild Turkey Shoot from 2018 and See Kyle Clark’s Second Win
Don’t be Late to the Turkey Shoot
Hot Laps for the SUPRS 15th Annual Turkey Shoot at Memphis Motorsports Park begins at 8:15pm ET and runs until 8:30pm when the Drivers Meeting starts. Time Trials happen at 8:45pm where drivers will try to make the Fast 4 and the six lap Turkey Trot at 9:05pm to set the first two rows of the 40 lap main event. Drivers that qualified fifth or lower will run a Heat Race at 9:10pm and the 15th Annual Turkey Shoot Feature event should take the green flag at around 9:30pm.
Watch the Hunt with SUPRS Live!
Supermodified and sim racing fans and friends can watch the hunt for a Burgers’ Smokehouse turkey while enjoying SUPRS Live!
Featuring timing, scoring, track telemetry and streaming video, it’s the perfect page on the web to watch the SUPRS racers bring out the big guns for the 15th Annual Turkey Shoot. Starting at 9pm ET, make sure you aim your browser at www.SUPRS.net/site/live.
A Social Gathering
SUPRS social media channels are a great place to gather. Just Like SUPRS on Facebook, Follow @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and view SUPRS videos on YouTube. Enjoy SUPRS Twitch channel and chat away on our Discord.
Learn more about the original supermodified sim racing sanction and read about real supermodified racing with a visit to www.SUPRS.net.
Turkey Shoot History: (Year, Winner, Track, Platform)
- 2018-Kyle Clark (Memphis Motorsports Park-rFactor wing)
- 2017-Kyle Clark (Memphis Motorsports Park-rFactor wing)
- 2016-Joe Achzet (Memphis Motorsports Park-rFactor wing)
- 2015-Ray Sand, Jr. (Memphis Motorsports Park-rFactor non-wing)
- 2014-Carl Becker (Tri-Park Speedway-NASCAR Heat)
- 2013-Joey Callahan (Tri-Park Speedway-NASCAR Heat)
- 2012-Rob Warren (Tri-Park Speedway-NASCAR Heat)
- 2011-Dave Biro III (Tri-Park Speedway-NASCAR Heat)
- 2010-Dave Biro III (Tri-Park Speedway-NASCAR Heat)
- 2009-Ray Sand, Jr. (Tri-Park Speedway-NASCAR Heat)
- 2008-Ray Sand, Jr. (Tri-Park Speedway-NASCAR Heat)
- 2007-Kris Heveron (Memphis Motorsports Park-NASCAR Heat)
- 2006-Chris Meyers (Memphis Motorsports Park-NASCAR Heat)
- 2005-John Davidson (Memphis Motorsports Park-NASCAR Heat)
Current Track Record: Joe Achzet – 17.302 sec. – November 15, 2016 (rF-W)
TURKEY SHOOT SCHEDULE, FORMAT, PROCEDURES
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