01 · Championship record
Series Championships
- 1976 Wayne Carter Classic Champion
- 1977 American Speed Association Champion
- 1977 ASA National Tour Champion
Upper Midwest Driver Archive
Dave Watson
Milton, WI
Historical driver profile combining museum-recorded race results, feature wins, championships, photographs and verified broader-career accomplishments.
1970First Recorded Feature Race
197627 Feature Wins — Career High
1976Lake Geneva Raceway Champion
1976Capital Super Speedway Champion
1975Slinger Speedway Champion
95Recorded Feature Wins
321Recorded Results
307Recorded Top-3 Finishes
4Track Championships
3Series Championships
1970–1994Recorded Career
Career snapshot
Racing Lifetime Totals
Key museum-recorded and verified career indicators.
12Tracks Won At
3Classes Won In
Late ModelTop Winning Class
Lake Geneva RacewayTop Winning Track
Central Wisconsin Racing AssociationTop Winning SeriesMay 21, 1988Last Feature Win
Documented career history
Career Accomplishments
Verified broader-career milestones alongside the museum's original event records.
02 · Touring & major events
Major Series Success
- 19 recorded USAC Stock Car starts with 4 wins
- USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year
Museum series championships and verified broader-career records are merged and deduplicated here. Museum-recorded race results remain in their original event records.
Latest archive activity
View complete results →Recent Feature Results
Jul 21, 1994Wisconsin International RacewayLate ModelP2Sep 18, 1988Rockford SpeedwayLate ModelP27May 21, 1988Dells Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP1May 19, 1988Wisconsin International RacewayLate ModelP2Sep 5, 1987Dells Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP3Aug 16, 1987Wisconsin International RacewayLate ModelP3Aug 11, 1987Grundy County SpeedwayLate ModelP3Jun 13, 1987Dells Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP3May 14, 1987Wisconsin International RacewayLate ModelP1Oct 5, 1986Capital Super SpeedwayLate ModelP3
Feature Wins by Track
01Lake Geneva Raceway1802Wisconsin International Raceway1703Capital Super Speedway1704Rockford Speedway1605LaCrosse Interstate Speedway806Slinger Speedway507Milwaukee Mile408Columbus 151 Speedway309Dells Motor Speedway210Jefferson Speedway2Feature Wins by Class
01Late Model85
02Limited Late Model6
03USAC4
Season-by-season record
Results by Year
19941 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
19883 Results1 Wins2 Top 3s
19875 Results1 Wins5 Top 3s
198626 Results9 Wins25 Top 3s
19859 Results6 Wins9 Top 3s
19843 Results0 Wins3 Top 3s
198237 Results8 Wins35 Top 3s
19813 Results1 Wins1 Top 3s
198014 Results6 Wins13 Top 3s
197927 Results6 Wins26 Top 3s
197817 Results6 Wins15 Top 3s
19777 Results4 Wins6 Top 3s
197648 Results27 Wins48 Top 3s
197526 Results7 Wins25 Top 3s
197429 Results4 Wins28 Top 3s
197333 Results5 Wins33 Top 3s
197213 Results0 Wins13 Top 3s
197114 Results4 Wins13 Top 3s
19706 Results0 Wins6 Top 3s
Championship history
Track Championships
Museum photo collection
Photo Archive
53 additional images connected to this driver
1975 • Capital Super SpeedwayMike Napierala
1975 • Rockford SpeedwayLeonard Reimer Post
1975 • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
1978 • Milwaukee MileScott Krueger Post
1981 • Rockford SpeedwayDon Besch
1982 • Rockford SpeedwayDon Besch
1982 • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
1982 • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
1983 • Road AmericaKeith Vercauteren Post
1987 • Grundy County SpeedwayDon Besch
Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayPete Vercauteren
Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Milwaukee MileUnknown Photographer
Year UnknownJohn Vass
Year UnknownUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Credit Post
Year UnknownJohn Alft Post
Year Unknown • Waukegan SpeedwayGeoff Mckarns Post
Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
Year UnknownUnknown Photographer
Year UnknownJohn Vass
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKeith Vercauteren Post
Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
Year UnknownUnknown Photographer
Year UnknownJohn Vass
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer
Year UnknownJohn Vass
Year UnknownUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer
Year UnknownUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Grundy County SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKen Koppa Post
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayWeber Brothers
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma
Year Unknown • Freeport Raceway ParkRon Thruman
Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayFather Grubba
Year Unknown • Slinger SpeedwayWeber Brothers
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Schafer
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Schafer
Year Unknown • Milwaukee MileBob Schafer
Year Unknown • Lake Geneva RacewayPat Heaney Post
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma
Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma
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