NINETEEN SEVENTY-SIX

Sunday, May 2nd

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, May 9th

First Heat: Jay Sterns
Second Heat: Al Humphrey
Third Heat: Don Droud
Trophy Dash: Randy McDonald

FEATURE:1st--Dick Jensen
2nd--Al Humphrey
3rd--Randy McDonald
4th--Don Droud
5th--Dan Reed

Sunday, May 16th

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, May 23rd

cancelled due to rain

Sunday, May 30th

First Heat: Wayne Hummer
Second Heat: Randy McDonald
Third Heat: Al Truax
Trophy Dash: Al Truax
B Feature: Gene Hromas

FEATURE:1st--Wayne Hummer
2nd--Randy McDonald
3rd--Al Truax
4th--Jim Ballard
5th--Dennis Parker

Sunday, June 6th

First Heat: Wayne Hummer
Second Heat: Don Droud
Third Heat: Randy McDonald
Trophy Dash: Randy McDonald

FEATURE:1st--Randy McDonald
2nd--Rex Nun
3rd--Gene Hromas
4th--Rex Hendrickson
5th--Randy Largent

Sunday, June 13th

First Heat: Randy McDonald
Second Heat: Dean Ward
Third Heat: Rex Nun
Trophy Dash: Randy McDonald

FEATURE:1st--Dean Ward
2nd--Jim Van Wormer
3rd--Randy McDonald
4th--Stu Vavra
5th--Dick Jensen

Sunday, June 20th

First Heat: Jim Van Wormer
Second Heat: Dean Ward
Third Heat: Randy McDonald
Trophy Dash: Stu Vavra

FEATURE:1st--Craig Lockhart
2nd--Dick Jensen
3rd--Don Droud
4th--Jim Van Wormer
5th--Randy McDonald

Sunday, June 27th

First Heat: Jim Schuman
Second Heat: Dean Ward
Third Heat: Dick Jensen
Trophy Dash: Dick Jensen
Consilation: Rex Hendrickson

FEATURE:1st--Stu Vavra
2nd--Craig Lockhart
3rd--Dick Jensen
4th--Tim Swanson
5th--Gene Hromas

Sunday, July 4th, Independence Day

First Heat: Don Droud
Second Heat: Rex Nun
Trophy Dash: Stu Vavra
B Feature: Dennis Parker

FEATURE:1st--Dean Ward
2nd--Jim Van Wormer
3rd--Stu Vavra
4th--Dick Jensen
5th--Al Truax

Sunday, July 11th

First Heat: Jay Sterns
Second Heat: Don Droud
Third Heat: Dick Jensen
Trophy Dash: Al Truax

FEATURE:1st--Dean Ward
2nd--Dick Jensen
3rd--Jay Sterns
4th--Don Droud
5th--Stu Vavra

Sunday, July 18th

First Heat: Al Truax
Second Heat: Craig Lockhart
Third Heat: Rex Nun
Trophy Dash: Dick Jensen
Consilation: Stu Vavra

FEATURE:1st--Dean Ward
2nd--Al Truax
3rd--Craig Lockhart
4th--Bill Meyers
5th--Dick Jensen

Sunday, July 25th

First Heat: Al Truax
Second Heat: Dick Jensen
Third Heat: Stu Vavra
Trophy Dash: Craig Lockhart

FEATURE:1st--Craig Lockhart
2nd--Dick Jensen
3rd--Bill Meyers
4th--Dean Ward
5th--Stu Vavra

Wednesday, July 28th, Tri-City Challenge

First Heat: Jerry Wancewicz
Second Heat: Dean Ward
Third Heat: Bob Kosiski
Fourth Heat: Kent Tucker & Clayton Peterson Jr. (A dead heat.)
Trophy Dash: Jerry Wancewicz

FEATURE:1st--Bill Martin
2nd--Bob Kosiski
3rd--Jerry Wancewicz
4th--Kent Tucker
5th--Ron Tilley

Sunday, August 1st

First Heat: "Smokin'" Joe Wade
Second Heat: Craig Lockhart
Trophy Dash: Stu Vavra

FEATURE:1st--Dick Jensen
2nd--Bill Meyers
3rd--Craig Lockhart
4th--"Smokin'" Joe Wade
5th--Don Droud

Sunday, August 8th

First Heat: Ron Kudrna
Second Heat: Jay Sterns
Trophy Dash: Craig Lockhart

FEATURE:1st--Bill Meyers
2nd--Craig Lockhart
3rd--Dick Jensen
4th--Ron Kudrna
5th--Gene Hromas

Sunday, August 15th

First Heat: Jim Van Wormer
Second Heat: Dennis Parker
Trophy Dash: Craig Lockhart

FEATURE:1st--Craig Lockhart
2nd--Dennis Parker
3rd--Dick Jensen
4th--Bill Meyers
5th--Don Droud

Sunday, August 22nd

First Heat: Craig Lockhart
Second Heat: Don Droud
Third Heat: Craig Lockhart

FEATURE:1st--Craig Lockhart
2nd--Dick Jensen
3rd--Don Droud
4th--John Fern
5th--"Smokin'" Joe Wade

Sunday, August 29th

First Heat: Dick Jensen
Second Heat: Craig Lockhart
Trophy Dash: Craig Lockhart

FEATURE:1st--Craig Lockhart
2nd--Dick Jensen & Dean Ward
(A dead heat.)
4th--Rex Nun
5th--Al Truax

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

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