NINETEEN SIXTY-NINE

Sunday, May 11th

First Heat: Larry Wagner
Second Heat: Frank Olson
Third Heat: Roger Marchand
Trophy Dash: Tom Day

FEATURE:1st--John Harlow
2nd--Mel Ballard
3rd--Frank Olson
4th--Del Drews
5th--Gary Long

Sunday, May 18th

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, May 25th

First Heat: Mel Ballard
Second Heat: Ken Ganskow
Third Heat: Gary Long
Trophy Dash: Del Drews
Consilation: John Harlow

FEATURE:1st--Dean Marr
2nd--John Harlow
3rd--Ray Meysenburg
4th--Emanuel Pelan

Sunday, June 1st

First Heat: Bob Minderman
Second Heat: Mel Ballard
Third Heat: Gary Long
Trophy Dash: Gary Long

FEATURE:1st--Norm Bruner
2nd--John Willburn
3rd--Glenn Tubbs
4th--Gene Langstrom

Sunday, June 8th

First Heat: Del Drews
Second Heat: John Harlow
Third Heat: Dean Marr
Trophy Dash: Gary Long
B Feature: Norm Bruner

FEATURE:1st--Bob Stava
2nd--Steve Novotny
3rd--Roger Marchand
4th--Bob Minderman

Sunday, June 15th

First Heat: Gary Nieman
Second Heat: Roger Marchand
Third Heat: Terry Richards
Fourth Heat: Ray Meysenburg
Trophy Dash: Gary Smith
B Feature: Tom Richards

FEATURE:1st--Marv Hilger
2nd--Gary Smith
3rd--Don Matulka
4th--Roger Marchand
5th--Bob Minderman

Sunday, June 22nd

First Heat: Tom Day
Second Heat: Gary Long
Third Heat: Ron Biggs
Fourth Heat: Tom Richards
Trophy Dash: Gary Nieman
B Feature: Don Matulka

FEATURE:1st--Gary Nieman
2nd--Bob Stava
3rd--Larry Jiskra
4th--Norm Daro

Sunday, June 29th

First Heat: Denny Isaacson
Second Heat: Ken Ganskow
Third Heat: Ray Meysenburg
Fourth Heat: Gary Long
Trophy Dash: Bob Stava
B Feature: Steve Novotny

FEATURE:1st--Gary Long
2nd--Gary Smith
3rd--Larry Jiskra
4th--Norm Bruner
5th--Ken Ganskow

Sunday, July 6th

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, July 13th

First Heat: Gary Long
Second Heat: Don Matulka
Third Heat: Bob Stava
Fourth Heat: Gene Tavey
Trophy Dash: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Consilation: Roger Marchand
B Feature: Don Theewen

FEATURE:1st--John Harlow
2nd--Don Styskal
3rd--Don Matulka
4th--Vince Micek
5th--Bob Stava

Sunday, July 20th

First Heat: Walt Keast
Second Heat: Gary Nieman
Third Heat: Steve Novotny
Fourth Heat: Don Styskal
Fifth Heat: Tom Richards
Trophy Dash: Terry Richards
Consilation: John Kohl
B Feature: Larry Wagner

FEATURE:1st--Norm Bruner
2nd--Don Matulka
3rd--Bob Stava
4th--Gary Long

Sunday, July 27th

First Heat: Don Matulka
Second Heat: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Third Heat: Reagan Skow
Fourth Heat: Larry Hevelone
Fifth Heat: Walt Keast
Trophy Dash: Norm Bruner
Speed Dash: Marv Marushak
C Feature: Gary Roberts
B Feature: Ed Phillips

FEATURE:1st--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
2nd--Norm Bruner
3rd--Norm Daro
4th--Marv Marushak
5th--Don Kage

Sunday, August 3rd

First Heat: Roy Sweeney
Second Heat: Gary Nieman
Third Heat: Walt Keast
Fourth Heat: Larry Hevelone
Fifth Heat: John Harlow
Trophy Dash: Don Styskal
Speed Dash: Harold Christensen
Consilation: Jim Schuman
B Feature: Gary Long

FEATURE:1st--Roy Sweeney
2nd--Walt Keast
3rd--Joe Sabata
4th--"Smokin'" Joe Wade

Sunday, August 10th

First Heat: Don Theewen
Second Heat: John Kohl
Third Heat: Walt Keast
Fourth Heat: John Harlow
Fifth Heat: Les Schaefer
Trophy Dash: Don Matulka
Speed Dash: Norm Bauer
Consilation: Ken Vokes
B Feature: Ron Biggs

FEATURE:1st--John Kohl
2nd--Terry Richards
3rd--John Harlow
4th--Don Matulka
5th--Don Theewen

Sunday, August 17th

First Heat: Dean Marr
Second Heat: Walt Keast
Third Heat: Larry Houser
Fourth Heat: Don Theewen
Fifth Heat: Gary Knopp
Trophy Dash: Gary Nieman
Speed Dash: Terry Richards
Consilation: Ralph Pettey
B Feature: "Smokin'" Joe Wade

FEATURE:1st--Joe Sabata
2nd--Norm Bruner
3rd--Terry Richards
4th--Ken Henshaw

Sunday, August 24th

First Heat: Bob Brown
Second Heat: Jim Schuman
Third Heat: Walt Keast
Fourth Heat: Terry Richards
Fifth Heat: Ron Schweitzer
Trophy Dash: Larry Hevelone
Speed Dash: John Harlow
Consilation: Bill Higgin
B Feature: Marv Marushak

FEATURE:1st--Larry Hevelone
2nd--Norm Bruner
3rd--Terry Richards
4th--Jim Schuman

Sunday, August 31st

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, September 7th

First Heat: Jim Kage
Second Heat: Billy Ray
Third Heat: Don Towle
Fourth Heat: Terry Richards
Fifth Heat: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Trophy Dash: Larry Hevelone
Speed Dash: Ron Stadsklev
Consilation: Walt Keast
B Feature: Gary Long

FEATURE:1st--Bob Stava
2nd--Terry Richards
3rd--Gary Nieman
4th--Ron Stadsklev
5th--Bob Reichwaldt

Monday, September 8th, Labor Day

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, September 14th

First Heat: Walt Keast
Second Heat: Duane Hughes
Third Heat: Norm Bruner
Fourth Heat: Don Styskal
Trophy Dash: Steve Novotny
Speed Dash: Larry Houser
B Feature: "Smokin'" Joe Wade

FEATURE:1st--Terry Richards
2nd--Norm Bruner
3rd--Don Styskal

SPECIAL:1st--Norm Bruner
2nd--Terry Richards
3rd--Steve Novotny
4th--John Harlow

* He didn't become "Smokin'" Joe Wade until 1978. At this time he was just regular Joe Wade.

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