Upper Midwest Driver Archive

Joe Shear

Clinton, WI

Historical driver profile combining museum-recorded race results, feature wins, championships, photographs and verified broader-career accomplishments.

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1964First Recorded Feature Race

197426 Feature Wins — Career High

1982Capital Super Speedway Champion

1980Capital Super Speedway Champion

1974Slinger Speedway Champion

277Recorded Feature Wins

669Recorded Results

625Recorded Top-3 Finishes

14Track Championships

7Series Championships

1964–2000Recorded Career

Career snapshot

Racing Lifetime Totals

284 total discovered wins are documented when verified broader-career victories are included.

19Tracks Won At

3Classes Won In

Late ModelTop Winning Class

Rockford SpeedwayTop Winning Track

Central Wisconsin Racing AssociationTop Winning Series

Sep 27, 1997Last Feature Win

Documented career history

Career Accomplishments

Verified broader-career milestones alongside the museum's original event records.

01 · Championship record

Series Championships

1986 Wayne Carter Classic Champion
1988 Wayne Carter Classic Champion
1988 World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing Champion
1993 Wayne Carter Classic Champion
1994 Wayne Carter Classic Champion
1995 Wayne Carter Classic Champion
1997 Wayne Carter Classic Champion

02 · Touring & major events

Major Series Success

5 ASA National Tour event wins

03 · Selected victories

Major & Touring Wins

1990 World 200 — Volusia County Speedway, Florida
1980 Super Late Model Feature - 1980-02-16 — New Smyrna Speedway, Florida
1980 Super Late Model Feature - 1980-02-17 — New Smyrna Speedway, Florida
1981 ALL PRO Super Series - 1981-12-13 — New Smyrna Speedway, Florida
1990 Volusia Speedweeks Asphalt Late Model Feature - 1990-02-12 — Volusia County Speedway, Florida
1990 Volusia Speedweeks Asphalt Late Model Feature - 1990-02-14 — Volusia County Speedway, Florida
1990 Volusia Speedweeks Asphalt Late Model Feature - 1990-02-15 — Volusia County Speedway, Florida

Additional verified track championships are included in the Track Championships total and championship archive below.

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

Recent Feature Results

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Sep 24, 2000Rockford SpeedwayLate ModelP25 Sep 26, 1999Rockford SpeedwayLate ModelP26 Sep 27, 1998Rockford SpeedwayLate ModelP3 Sep 27, 1997Wisconsin International RacewayLate ModelP1 Sep 21, 1997Rockford SpeedwayLate ModelP1 Jul 5, 1997Lake Geneva RacewayLate ModelP25 May 10, 1997Dells Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP3 May 4, 1997Wisconsin International RacewayLate ModelP2 Apr 25, 1997Capital Super SpeedwayLate ModelP1 Oct 6, 1996LaCrosse Interstate SpeedwayLate ModelP1

Feature Wins by Track

01Rockford Speedway75 02Capital Super Speedway70 03Wisconsin International Raceway29 04Slinger Speedway28 05Dells Motor Speedway21 06LaCrosse Interstate Speedway17 07Grundy County Speedway10 08Freeport Speedway8 09Illiana Motor Speedway4 10Milwaukee Mile3

Feature Wins by Class

01Late Model267

02Limited Late Model9

Season-by-season record

Results by Year

20001 Results0 Wins0 Top 3s

19991 Results0 Wins0 Top 3s

19981 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s

19976 Results3 Wins5 Top 3s

199611 Results8 Wins10 Top 3s

199514 Results9 Wins13 Top 3s

199413 Results10 Wins12 Top 3s

199319 Results8 Wins15 Top 3s

199216 Results6 Wins14 Top 3s

19919 Results2 Wins8 Top 3s

199015 Results4 Wins13 Top 3s

198912 Results5 Wins11 Top 3s

198815 Results6 Wins13 Top 3s

198728 Results13 Wins28 Top 3s

198619 Results7 Wins17 Top 3s

198513 Results3 Wins13 Top 3s

198421 Results2 Wins18 Top 3s

198329 Results13 Wins27 Top 3s

198236 Results15 Wins33 Top 3s

198123 Results6 Wins20 Top 3s

198035 Results15 Wins35 Top 3s

19795 Results2 Wins4 Top 3s

197810 Results2 Wins8 Top 3s

197730 Results6 Wins27 Top 3s

197635 Results10 Wins34 Top 3s

197529 Results12 Wins29 Top 3s

197444 Results26 Wins44 Top 3s

197342 Results18 Wins42 Top 3s

197236 Results18 Wins35 Top 3s

197120 Results13 Wins19 Top 3s

197021 Results12 Wins21 Top 3s

196917 Results10 Wins14 Top 3s

19689 Results4 Wins8 Top 3s

196721 Results7 Wins21 Top 3s

19664 Results0 Wins4 Top 3s

19655 Results2 Wins5 Top 3s

19644 Results0 Wins4 Top 3s

Championship history

Track Championships

1982

Capital Super SpeedwayLate Model

1980

Capital Super SpeedwayLate Model

1974

Slinger SpeedwayLate Model

1974

Capital Super SpeedwayLate Model

1973

Capital Super SpeedwayLate Model

1972

Rockford SpeedwayLate Model

1971

Rockford SpeedwayLate Model

1970

Rockford SpeedwayLate Model

1969

Rockford SpeedwayLate Model

1968

Rockford SpeedwayLate Model

1968

Freeport SpeedwayLate Model

1967

Rockford SpeedwayLate Model

1967

Freeport SpeedwayLate Model

Museum photo collection

Photo Archive

112 additional images connected to this driver

1968 • Freeport Raceway ParkRon Thruman

1970 • Columbus 151 SpeedwayRon Thruman Post

1971 • Rockford SpeedwayRockford Speedway History Post

1975 • Dells Motor SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

1975 • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

1975 • Capital Super SpeedwayMike Napierala

1976 • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

1978Unknown Photographer

1981 • Rockford SpeedwayDon Besch

1982 • Rockford SpeedwayDon Besch

1982 • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

1983 • Slinger SpeedwayAl Fortner

1983 • Rockford SpeedwayDon Besch

1983 • Slinger SpeedwayAl Fortner

1983 • Slinger SpeedwayWeber Brothers

1984 • Illiana SpeedwayAl Fortner

1984 • Queen City SpeedwayBob Elman

1985 • Rockford SpeedwayDon Besch

1987 • Grundy County SpeedwayDon Besch

1987 • Slinger SpeedwayPat Heaney Post

1988 • Grundy County SpeedwayDon Besch

1990 • Slinger SpeedwayPat Heaney Post

1990 • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Schafer

1991 • Slinger SpeedwayPat Heaney Post

1993 • Slinger SpeedwayPat Heaney Post

1993 • Rockford SpeedwayStan Kalwasinski

Year Unknown • Dells Motor SpeedwayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Columbus 151 SpeedwayRon Thruman

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKeith Vercauteren Post

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Wedlund

Year UnknownUnknown Photographer

Year UnknownKurt Luoma

Year UnknownJohn Vass

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Slinger SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Slinger SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year UnknownJohn Vass

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayDon Besch

Year UnknownUnknown Photographer

Year UnknownJohn Vass

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year UnknownUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayDon Besch

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

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Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

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Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

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Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

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Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year UnknownUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Grundy County SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Marshfield Super SpeedwayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Volusia County SpeedwayAl Fortner

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayJohn Vass

Year Unknown • Golden Sands SpeedwayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayJohn Vass

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayFather Grubba

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayRockford Speedway History Post

Year Unknown • Freeport Raceway ParkRon Thruman

Year Unknown • Freeport Raceway ParkTed Baumgartner Post

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Soldier FieldGeoff Mckarns Post

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayBob Schafer

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayLarry Thompson Post

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayRon Thruman

Year Unknown • Raceway Park IlRaceway Park History Post

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayLarry Thompson Post

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year UnknownUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Minnesota State FairUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Milwaukee MileUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year UnknownUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Slinger SpeedwayMark Melchiori

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayBob Schafer

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

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