USA National Champions
F/NM Class
YEAR BOAT DRIVER OWNER
1940 Viper III Tom Chatfield  
1947 Aljo Joe Van Blerck  
1948 Aljo Joe Van Blerck  
1950 Alter Ego Paul Sawyer  
1951 Z-Z-Zip Sid Street  
1952  Pee Wee Bill Dale  
1953 Pee Wee Bill Dale  
1954 Sunshine Baby Ray Gassner  
1955 Chro Mate Ron Musson Frank Hern
1956 Wa Wa Henry Lauterbach Bill Ritner
1957 Sunshine Baby Ray Gassner  
1958 Wa Wa Ron Musson Bill Ritner
1959 Wa Wa   Bill Ritner
1960 Gun Shy Ennie Argence Barricliff/Jefferies
1961 Aqua Holic Mike Waters  
1962 Wa Wa Curtis Estes Bill Ritner
1963 Wa Wa Skeeter Johnson  Bill Ritner
1964 Miss Parco Mike Waters Laird Pierce
1965 Wa Wa Skeeter Johnson  Bill Ritner
1966 Miss Parco Wayne Thompson Laird Pierce
1967 Wa Wa Skeeter Johnson  Bill Ritner
1968 Miss Peg Bill Buntin Lawerence Farris
1969 Wa Wa Ron Larson Bill Ritner
1970 Washington DC Charlie Dunn  Gene Henderson
1971 Washington DC Charlie Dunn  Gene Henderson
1972 Going Thing Mickey Remund Fox/Thompson 
1973 Champagne Lady Terry Turner Bangs/Stone
1974 Miss Jenny Gordie Reed Sharpe/Reed
1975 Champagne Lady Terry Turner Gerry Bangs
1976 Half Breed Donnie Koch  
1977 Going Thing Chip Hanauer John Wolf
1978 Speckled Pup Dick Schnieder  
1979 Miss Jenny Gordie Reed Sharpe/Reed
1980 Fantasy Howie Benns Martin Prast
1981 Would Be Jamie Auld John Gibbs
1982 Hot Ticket  Pat O'Connor Marvin Morton
1983 Fastracker Jerry Scheidt  Doug Menke
1984 Flying Tiger Rod Zaph  
1985 Deuces Wild Ray Miller  
1986 Buckeye Kid Glen Koutney John Taggert
1987 Heart Breaker Grason Jones  
1988 Heart Breaker Grason Jones  
1989   Paul McIntire  
1990 Heart Breaker Grason Jones  
1991 Heart Breaker Grason Jones  
1992 Big Bear Jerry Hale Richard Sanders
1993 Miss Toledo Randy Haas Carl Haas
1994 Summer Wine Randy Hurst Randy Wolfe
1996 Stinger Terry Troxel Bob Schultz
1997 Stinger Terry Troxel Bob Schultz
1998 Stinger Terry Troxel Bob Schultz
1999 Stinger Terry Troxel Bob Schultz
2000 Pachanga Terry Browning  
2001 Lauterbach Special Larry Lauterbach Bobby Murray
2002 Shameless George Kennedy, Jr.  

 
This list of USA National Champions have been compiled from many hours of research. 
These are as complete and correct as I could find using Propeller yearbooks as guides. 

© Phil Kunz

USA National High Point Champions, USA National Champions and 
USA Speed Records are available in my book, Prop Riders - 60 Years of Racing Hydroplanes
 

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