Joe
Shear (36) battles Dave Watson (37) during Saturday night preliminary action at
Oktoberfest at La Crosse Interstate Speedway. Shear would go on to win the
200-lapper on Sunday afternoon. – Vince Mayer Photo
West Salem, Wis. (October 8, 1972) – Joe Shear of South Beloit, Ill., drove his 1972 Camaro to the checkered flag first in the third annual Oktoberfest 200 at La Crosse Interstate Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
Shear, who won the third annual Interstate 100-lap event here in July, powered his 454 cubic-inch “pony car” a full lap ahead of runner-up Dan Prziborowski of Savage, Minn.
Taking third was Larry Detjens of Wausau with Marv Marzofka of Nekoosa placing fourth. Rounding out the top-five finishers was Don Leach of Beloit.
Butch Sluka of Minneapolis and Larry Behrens of Northfield, Minn., both earned spot in the 200-lapper by winning their 25-lap semi-features, respectively.
During Saturday’s qualifications, Shear led 31 qualifiers with a lap speed of 21.098 seconds on the half-mile paved track. That time earned him the pole position for the race with Marzofka sharing the front row of the 33-car field.
Dick Trickle of Wisconsin Rapids, the defending Oktoberfest champion, chose not to compete in this year’s event, electing to compete in a race in Heidelberg, Penn., instead.
Results –
1. Joe Shear, South Beloit, Ill.
2. Dan Prziborowski, Savage, Minn.
3. Larry Detjens, Wausau
4. Marv Marzofka, Nekoosa
5. Don Leach, Beloit
6. Jim Sauter, Necedah
7. Al Ward, Elba, Minn.
8. Jim Back, Vesper
9. Don James, Bloomington, Minn.
10.Lyle Nabbefeldt, Wisconsin Rapids
11.John Reimer, Caledonia
12.Ralph Bakewell, La Crosse
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