NINETEEN SEVENTY-TWO

Sunday, April 30th

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, May 7th

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Sunday, May 14th

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Sunday, May 21st

First Heat: Tom Richards
Second Heat: Marv Marushak
Third Heat: Norm Bruner
Fourth Heat: Jack Sweeney
Fifth Heat: Don Matulka
Trophy Dash: Carroll Adamy
C Feature: Ed Sumovich
B Feature: Frank Moles

FEATURE:1st--Norm Bruner
2nd--Marv Marushak
3rd--Jack Sweeney
4th--Terry Richards

Sunday, May 28th

cancelled due to rain

Monday, May 29th, Memorial Day

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, June 4th

First Heat: Walt Keast
Second Heat: Don Matulka
Third Heat: Norm Bruner
Fourth Heat: Ed Bowes
Fifth Heat: Tom Richards
Trophy Dash: Walt Keast
Consilation: Larry Hevelone
B Feature: Marv Hilger

FEATURE:1st--Marv Marushak
2nd--Terry Richards
3rd--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
4th--Don Matulka

Sunday, June 11th

First Heat: Dean Burling
Second Heat: Jack Sweeney
Third Heat: Marv Hilger
Fourth Heat: Larry Hevelone
Fifth Heat: Marv Marushak
Trophy Dash: Norm Bruner
Consilation: Ron Stadsklev
B Feature: "Smokin'" Joe Wade

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

Sunday, June 18th

First Heat: Terry Richards
Second Heat: Don Styskal
Third Heat: Bob Offenbacher
Fourth Heat: Bob Reichwaldt
Trophy Dash: Larry Rahe
Consilation: Tom Richards
B Feature: Les Schaefer

FEATURE:1st--Walt Keast
2nd--Norm Bruner
3rd--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
4th--Larry Rahe

Sunday, June 25th

First Heat: Jack Sweeney
Second Heat: Bob Reichwaldt
Third Heat: Larry Rahe
Fourth Heat: Walt Keast
Fifth Heat: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Trophy Dash: Bob Reichwaldt
Consilation: Frank Moles
B Feature: Marv Marushak

FEATURE:1st--Walt Keast
2nd--Jack Sweeney
3rd--Bob Reichwaldt
4th--"Smokin'" Joe Wade

Sunday, July 2nd

First Heat: Norm Bruner
Second Heat: Marv Marushak
Third Heat: Terry Richards
Fourth Heat: Frank Moles
Fifth Heat: Walt Keast
Trophy Dash: Bob Offenbacher
Consilation: Don Styskal
B Feature: Jim Carpenter

FEATURE:1st--Bob Offenbacher
2nd--Bob Reichwaldt
3rd--Don Matulka
4th--Norm Bruner

Tuesday, July 4th, Independence Day

First Heat: Ed Bowes
Second Heat: Norm Bruner
Third Heat: Kent Tucker
Fourth Heat: Bob Offenbacher
Fifth Heat: Walt Keast
Trophy Dash: Kent Tucker
Consilation: Marv Hilger
B Feature: Bruce Price

FEATURE:1st--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
2nd--Norm Bruner
3rd--Jack Sweeney
4th--Bob Offenbacher
5th--Terry Richards
6th--Marv Marushak

Sunday, July 9th

First Heat: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Second Heat: Ron Stadsklev
Third Heat: Marv Marushak
Fourth Heat: Norm Bruner
Trophy Dash: Ed Bowes
B Feature: Bruce Price

FEATURE:1st--Bob Offenbacher
2nd--Jack Sweeney
3rd--Terry Richards
4th--Ed Bowes
5th--Don Matulka
6th--Marv Marushak

Sunday, July 16th

First Heat: Terry Richards
Second Heat: Don Matulka
Third Heat: Ed Bowes
Fourth Heat: Don Styskal
Trophy Dash: Jack Sweeney
B Feature: Jim Carpenter

FEATURE:1st--Bob Offenbacher
2nd--Don Matulka
3rd--Don Styskal
4th--Orville Hoffman

Sunday, July 23th

First Heat: Marv Marushak
Second Heat: Jim Carpenter
Third Heat: John Harlow
Fourth Heat: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Trophy Dash: Terry Richards
B Feature: Bruce Price

FEATURE:1st--Norm Bruner
2nd--Terry Richards
3rd--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
4th--Don Matulka
5th--Tom Richards

Sunday, July 30th

First Heat: Bob Reichwaldt
Second Heat: Frank Moles
Third Heat: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Fourth Heat: Bob Offenbacher
Trophy Dash: Don Styskal
Consilation: Bill Hagen
B Feature: Stu Vavra

FEATURE:1st--Bob Reichwaldt
2nd--Don Styskal
3rd--Marv Marushak
4th--Terry Richards

Sunday, August 6th

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, August 13th

First Heat: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Second Heat: Bob Stephens
Third Heat: Jack Sweeney
Fourth Heat: Norm Bruner
Fifth Heat: Dean Burling
Trophy Dash: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Consilation: Don Styskal
B Feature: Don Matulka

FEATURE:1st--Bob Offenbacher
2nd--Bob Reichwaldt
3rd--Terry Richards
4th--Dean Burling

Sunday, August 20th

First Heat: Frank Moles
Second Heat: Ed Bowes
Third Heat: Marv Marushak
Fourth Heat: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Fifth Heat: Terry Richards
Trophy Dash: Norm Bruner
Consilation: Bob Offenbacher
B Feature: Larry Hevelone

FEATURE:1st--Ed Bowes
2nd--Norm Bruner
3rd--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
4th--Marv Marushak

Sunday, August 27th

First Heat: Marv Marushak
Second Heat: Terry Richards
Third Heat: Rex Hendrickson
Fourth Heat: Don Matulka
Trophy Dash: Bob Reichwaldt
B Feature: Norm Bruner

FEATURE:1st--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
2nd--Terry Richards
3rd--Jay Sterns
4th--Dean Burling
5th--Marv Marushak

Sunday, September 3rd

First Heat: Bob Offenbacher
Second Heat: Marv Hilger
Third Heat: Norm Bruner
Fourth Heat: John Harlow
Trophy Dash: Walt Keast
B Feature: Jay Sterns

FEATURE:1st--Don Matulka
2nd--Tom Richards
3rd--Norm Bruner
4th--Don Styskal
5th--Bob Offenbacher

Sunday, September 10th

First Heat: Terry Richards
Second Heat: Marv Hilger
Third Heat: Larry Hevelone
Fourth Heat: Bob Offenbacher
Trophy Dash: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
B Feature: Marv Marushak

FEATURE:1st--Ed Bowes
2nd--Terry Richards
3rd--Carroll Adamy
4th--Bob Offenbacher
5th--Walt Keast

SPECIAL:1st--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
2nd--Terry Richards
3rd--Bob Offenbacher
4th--Norm Bruner
5th--Don Styskal

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

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