Hamilton, Leffler among entrants in 69th running of Turkey Night Grand Prix

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Indy Racing League driver Davey Hamilton and NASCAR driver Jason Leffler of Long Beach will be among those entered in the 69th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on Thursday night.

The traditional Thanksgiving night of races include United States Auto Club National and Western Midgets races, plus national Sprint Car races. The USAC Ford Focus Midgets are also scheduled to race.

Brad Kuhn of Avon, Ind., driving for RW Motorsports, leads the USAC National Midget standings by 40 points over Brad Sweet of Alpine, Calif., driving for Kasey Kahne-Curb Racing, and by 53 points over Darren Hagen of Riverside.
Garrett Hansen of Manhattan Beach leads the Western Midget standings and is in pursuit of his first USAC Western Midget championship.

Tanner Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif., leads the USAC National Sprint Car standings. Nik Romano of Atherton, Calif., leads the Ford Focus Midget standings.

--Tim Haddock