1981 National Shortrack Champoionsips 200

1981 National Shortrack Champoionsips 200 Rockford Speedway,Rockford IL.
Won by Jr. Hanley. Joe Shear had to restart in back 2 times. Put on a strong charhe to Challange Hanley for the win pt 1

[@Brooks22n]

I WAS AT that race , That was a JUNIOR HANLEY Racecar that was delivered to Mike Opperman from Colorado after this race

[@tractorfix]

Randy Slack's Mustang was always refreshing in a sea of Camaros.

[@potterr09]

Being the owner of a 1978 Z28, tt hurts me to see all those beautiful cars and wondering where they are now... :(

[@greggarnette2699]

some great drivers

[@robertbettis6552]

I seen joe shear , bobby dotter, jim sauter, harold fair at georgia international speedway in the early 80s

[@charleshanes2112]

The golden age of stock car racing...

[@darrellrf]

Ryan those are fiberglass bodies

[@imdmpimdmp]

10:50-10:54 the announcer says "Shear is a master of this track". Wasn't that the truth!! The man was an outstanding driver and a master of just about any track he went to on any given day. I always thought he was never given the same respect as guys like Trickle, Senneker, Miller or Eddy, mayber because of his quiet demeanor or the fact that he never ran ASA fulltime. However, he was just as good as these guys, maybe even better.

[@nancyhavalotti406]

Saute and Shear fueding 3 decades ago and in 2016 there 2nd generation won a NASCAR championship as CC and driver Johnny Sauter and Joe Shear Jr, 2016 truck series champions

[@jerryferguson4114]

Joe shear , was respected just as much or more than the guys you mentioned back in the artgo , asa, days.

[@randylahey345]

@@jerryferguson4114 He still is here in northern IL. My first go kart number was 36 after Joe passed. He was a quiet guy, but he used to come to my grandpas house for Bears games on Sundays "to learn about football". I always found it funny that the only sport he knew was racing. He was there for my uncles first sprint car test at Rockford. He passed when I was 5, but I remember him being an incredibly kind and gentle man. I've also had the pleasure of getting to know Dave Watson, who is a great guy.