Bob Jusola
By Dave Anderson
Owatonna, Minn. (June 11, 1972) – Burnsville’s Bob Jusola, a 40-year-old mechanic who makes auto racing a full-time vocation during the summer months, won the 50-lap feature event on the Steele County Fairground’s half-mile clay track on Sunday afternoon.
Jusola, driving a 1970 Chevelle, started on the pole position of the 30-car field, claiming the top spot by winning an 8-lap heat race in the preliminary dueling. The Metro Tri-Circuit champion of 1970 led start to finish, lapping the entire field at least once.
The first Midwest Auto Racing Conference-sanctioned program attracted a crowd of 3,127 spectators.
Wendell Kuehn, driving a 1970 Mustang, and Paul Fitzpatrick, piloting the Dave Noble-owned 1971 Monte Carlo, finished second and third. Both drivers hail from Rochester. Along with Blooming Prairie’s Joe Wurst, who finished tenth, they were southeastern Minnesota’s only representatives in the top-10.
The initial field was quickly peeled to 25 after two “false” starts, precipitated by clouds of dust. Rochester’s Dale Bakeer and Minneapolis’ Billy Oas were among the five drivers who failed to complete a single lap due to varying reasons.
Roger Schurr of Fridley, Jusola, Fitzpatrick, and Kuehn were heat winners. The 10-lap consolation was won by Jack McCorkell of Redwood Falls, who moved from his 24th starting position in the main event to an impressive fifth-place finish.
Results –
1. Bob Jusola, Burnsville
2. Wendell Kuehn, Rochester
3. Paul Fitzpatrick, Rochester
4. Darrell Heuer, Chokio
5. Jack McCorkell, Redwood Falls
6. Norm Setran, Bloomington
7. John Boegeman, Shakopee
8. Vern Mondry, Lake Elmo
9. Dick Collins, St. Louis Park
10.Joe Wurst, Blooming Prairie
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