1. Joe Shear won an estimated 350 races in his career, including four of his last five races.
16 Facts About Joe Shear
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Joe Shear won at least 30 track or touring series championships in his career.
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Joe Shear's father won the track's championship in 1951,1962, and 1965.
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Joe Shear was named the track's Outstanding Mechanic for 1962.
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Joe Shear began racing at Rockford in 1964 and he won the track's Rookie of the Year award.
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Joe Shear had his first win at the track on his birthday May 8,1965.
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In 1972, Joe Shear was awarded his sixth straight Rockford track championship.
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Joe Shear was a four-time winner at the Slinger Nationals at Slinger Super Speedway won the Wisconsin Short Track Series title in 1994.
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Joe Shear won six ARTGO events in 1996 plus five out of six special events at Wisconsin International Raceway.
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Joe Shear could feel cancer returning in May 1996, but he decided to continue racing.
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Joe Shear was unable to prepare his car for the upcoming season and he received five weeks of radiation.
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Joe Shear was recorded laps 0.2 seconds faster than the rest of the cars at the Saturday qualifying race for his final event at the Oktoberfest race at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway until his motor blew up.
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Joe Shear borrowed another driver's car which had already qualified for the Sunday finale and raced from the last place up to fourth place.
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Joe Shear had won the event five times, mainly later in his career.
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Joe Shear would go to the track, unload the car, set a track record, win the feature, and leave.
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Joe Shear discovered he had cancer three years before he died.