NINETEEN SEVENTY

Sunday, May 17th

First Heat: Bill Hagen
Second Heat: Kent Watson
Third Heat: Jack Sweeney
Trophy Dash: Gene Lanc
Speed Dash: Tom Richards
Wynn Dash: Bill Hagen
B Feature: Ray Sabata

FEATURE:1st--Don Styskal
2nd--Terry Richards
3rd--Tom Richards
4th--Gene Lanc

Sunday, May 24th

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, May 31st

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, June 7th

First Heat: Bill Hagen
Second Heat: Gene Lanc
Third Heat: Roger Marchand
Fourth Heat: Don Styskal
Fifth Heat: Walt Keast
Trophy Dash: Marv Hilger
C Feature: Larry Houser
B Feature: Terry Richards

FEATURE:1st--Walt Keast
2nd--Bob Stava
3rd--Don Styskal
4th--Gene Lanc

Sunday, June 14th

First Heat: Don Theewen
Second Heat: Norm Bruner
Third Heat: Walt Keast
Fourth Heat: Larry Houser
Fifth Heat: Jack Sweeney
Trophy Dash: Dean Burling
C Feature: Roger Marchand
B Feature: Duane Hughes

FEATURE:1st--Norm Bruner
2nd--Don Styskal
3rd--Don Matulka
4th--Terry Richards

Sunday, June 21st

First Heat: Terry Richards
Second Heat: Gene Lanc
Third Heat: Roger Marchand
Fourth Heat: Don Theewen
Fifth Heat: Norm Bruner
Trophy Dash: Jim Schuman
C Feature: Larry Kage
B Feature: Kent Watson

FEATURE:1st--Terry Richards
2nd--Norm Bruner
3rd--Jim Mintun
4th--Walt Keast

Sunday, June 28th

First Heat: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Second Heat: Jack Sweeney
Third Heat: Don Theewen
Fourth Heat: Jim Mintun
Fifth Heat: Duane Hughes
Trophy Dash: Gene Lanc
C Feature: Bob Stava
B Feature: Don Styskal

FEATURE:1st--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
2nd--Don Towle
3rd--Gene Hromas
4th--Terry Richards

Saturday, July 4th, Independence Day

First Heat: Del Drews
Second Heat: Don Matulka
Third Heat: Don Droud
Fourth Heat: Walt Keast
Fifth Heat: Lyle Roucha
Trophy Dash: Greg Lanc
C Feature: Bob Reichwaldt
B Feature: Kent Watson

FEATURE:1st--Walt Keast
2nd--Lyle Roucha
3rd--Roger Marchand
4th--"Smokin'" Joe Wade

Sunday, July 5th

First Heat: Norm Bruner
Second Heat: Duane Hughes
Third Heat: Walt Keast
Fourth Heat: Gene Lanc
Fifth Heat: Don Matulka
Trophy Dash: Jack Sweeney
C Feature: Dwight Williams
B Feature: Stu Triggs

FEATURE:1st--Don Styskal
2nd--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
3rd--Gene Lanc
4th--Walt Keast

Sunday, July 12th

First Heat: Norm Bruner
Second Heat: Ike Seachord
Third Heat: Kent Watson
Fourth Heat: Walt Keast
Fifth Heat: Jack Sweeney
Trophy Dash: Jack Sweeney
C Feature: Ron Richardson
B Feature: Dean Burling

FEATURE:1st--John Harlow
2nd--Gene Lanc
3rd--Jack Sweeney
4th--Norm Bruner

Sunday, July 19th

First Heat: Del Drews
Second Heat: Jerry Reeder
Third Heat: Roger Marchand
Fourth Heat: Bob Stava
Fifth Heat: John Harlow
Trophy Dash: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
C Feature: Jack Sweeney
B Feature: Kent Watson

FEATURE:1st--Terry Richards
2nd--Gene Jakub
3rd--Don Matulka
4th--Denny Isaacson

Sunday, July 26th

First Heat: Gene Jakub
Second Heat: John Harlow
Third Heat: Ike Seachord
Fourth Heat: Dean Burling
Fifth Heat: Walt Keast
Trophy Dash: Terry Richards
C Feature: Dean Marr
B Feature: Gene Lanc

FEATURE:1st--Don Styskal
2nd--Tom Richards
3rd--Terry Richards
4th--Gene Jakub

Sunday, August 2nd

First Heat: Bob Minderman
Second Heat: Roger Marchand
Third Heat: Terry Richards
Fourth Heat: Frank Moles
Fifth Heat: Ron Stadsklev

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, August 9th

First Heat: Ron Stadsklev
Second Heat: Joe Sabata
Third Heat: Roger Marchand
Fourth Heat: Dean Burling
Fifth Heat: Kent Watson
Trophy Dash: Gene Lanc
C Feature: Gene Jakub
B Feature: Jerry Reeder

FEATURE:1st--Walt Keast
2nd--Jim Schuman
3rd--Tom Richards
4th--Gene Lanc

Sunday, August 16th

First Heat: Norm Bruner
Second Heat: Ike Seachord
Third Heat: Joe Sabata
Fourth Heat: Don Styskal
Fifth Heat: Larry Hevelone
Trophy Dash: Don Styskal
C Feature: Dean Burling
B Feature: Willie Miller

FEATURE:1st--Joe Sabata
2nd--Roger Marchand
3rd--Jim Schuman
4th--Dwight Williams

Sunday, August 23rd

First Heat: Frank Moles
Second Heat: Jack Sweeney
Third Heat: Ike Seachord
Fourth Heat: Dean Burling
Fifth Heat: Bob Winter
Trophy Dash: Bob Stava
C Feature: Les Vanguillard
B Feature: Gene Hromas

FEATURE:1st--Jack Sweeney
2nd--Ike Seachord
3rd--Don Styskal
4th--Terry Richards

Sunday, August 30th

First Heat: Walt Keast
Second Heat: John Harlow
Third Heat: Jack Sweeney
Fourth Heat: Larry Hevelone
Fifth Heat: Terry Richards
Trophy Dash: Norm Bruner
Aussie Pursuit: John Harlow
C Feature: Don Styskal
B Feature: Ron Richardson

FEATURE:1st--Walt Keast
2nd--Terry Richards
3rd--Gene Jakub
4th--Marv Hilger

Sunday, September 6th

First Heat: Dean Burling
Second Heat: Bob Offenbacher
Third Heat: Gene Lanc
Fourth Heat: Jim Schuman
Fifth Heat: Terry Richards
Trophy Dash: Milo Stodola
C Feature: Don Carman
B Feature: Don Styskal

FEATURE:1st--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
2nd--Dean Burling
3rd--Bob Reichawaldt
4th--Stu Vavra

Sunday, September 13th

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, September 20th

First Heat: Jack Sweeney
Second Heat: Tom Richards
Third Heat: Stu Vavra
Fourth Heat: Dean Burling
Fifth Heat: Milo Stodola
Trophy Dash: Gene Hromas
C Feature: Steve Ballard
B Feature: Don Styskal

FEATURE:1st--Milo Stodola
2nd--Terry Richards
3rd--Bob Stava
4th--Stu Vavra

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

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