As the entry list for Wall Stadium's 2011 Turkey Derby continues to grow the names seem to get more and more impressive, giving this year's event the possibility of being the most memorable Thanksgiving weekend in the track's recent history.
The most recent drivers to add their names to the entry list for the Tour event for Modifieds include Matt Hirschman, fresh off his recent win of the North-South Shootout, Woody Pitkat, who is coming off possibly his best year on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, and Jimmy Zacharias from New York.
They will be joined by three names very familiar to Wall Stadium regulars. Bill Weichert, who has been a regular at the Jersey Shore speedway for a number of years will bring his experience to a division that does not compete all year at the track. Tommy Farrell III, who has spent the 2011 season trying to learn the tricks of dirt racing at New Egypt Speedway, and Danny Bohn, son of former Wall Stadium great Eddie Bohn, who has been very successful in North Carolina, where he currently lives, and races.
However, perhaps the biggest name to commit to the Turkey Derby is Stewart Friesen, of Canada, who won the SEF 200 in October, at Syracuse, for the second consecutive year.
The Turkey Derby looks to be returning to it's glory years, where just making the field was an accomplishment in itself. Hopefully the track will be blessed with good weather, and maybe even some above average temperatures to allow the racing surface to provide us with some great side-by-side racing.
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