USA National Champions - A class
YEAR BOAT DRIVER OWNER
1933 Emancipator II Anthony Pezzolo S. Mortimer Auerbach
1934 Emancipator II Anthony Pezzolo S. Mortimer Auerbach
1935 Emancipator II Anthony Pezzolo S. Mortimer Auerbach
1936 Baby Pep Frederick Hahn III  
1937 Emancipator VI S. Mortimer Auerbach  
1938 Dragon 14th Samuel Crooks  
1939 Gypsy Lass John Hyde  
1940 Eight Ball  III Henry Davis Jr.  
1941 Uncle Sam Edison Hedges  
1942 Yankee Doodle I Merlyn Culver  
1946 Uncle Sam Edison Hedges  
1947 Yankee Doodle V Merlyn Culver  
1948 Mighty Chevron Roy Skaggs  
1949 Pops Tops Jack Copper  
1950 Holiday Rich Hallett  
1951 Ethyl XX Sam Owen Charles P. Hanley
1952 Whoopee Joe Wolf Jerry Powell
1953 Who Dat Don Wilson  
1954 Eight Ball J.C.Townsend  
1955 Skippy John Corea  
1956 Cumon Baby Jack Salmon Frank Neely
1957 Shake Rattle Roll Bob Hamilton  
1958 Cumon Baby Jack Salmon Frank Neely
1959 Cumon Baby Jack Salmon Frank Neely
1960 Belle Johnny Landaiche E.A. Letarde
1961 Cumon Baby Jack Salmon Frank Neely
1962 Lutefish Lars Stromstedt Ed Sullivan
1963 Avenger Randy Meyer Bud Meyer
1964 Belle Tony Sanzone Johnny Landaiche
1965 Rudys Comet Frank Hearn Rudy Gurley
1966 Cumon Baby Wayne Thompson  
1967 LaCuraracha Glen Brewer Doc Roach
1968 Belle Tony Sanzone Johnny Landiache
1969 Southern Style Tom D'Eath  
1970 Southern Style Tom D'Eath  
1971 Rudys Comet James K. Davis Rudy Gurley
1972 Humdinger Richard Snider  
1973 Avenger Terry Turner  
1974 Southern Style Tom D'Eath  
1975 LaCuraracha Joe Anderson Dr. Robert W. Roach
1976 Mr. Bud Daryl Weber Don Mashburn
1977 Avenger Randy Meyer Bud Meyer
1978 Special Edition Ed Curtis Bob Best Jr.
1979 Mr. Bud Jim Kropfeld Don Mashburn
1980 Bluewater Special Earl Hall  
1981 Why? Jack VanDeman  
1982 Pachanga Terry Browning J.R.Browning
1983 Little Red Rocket Doug Massengale  
1984 Avenger Bob Brown
1985 Hot Shot Doug Felster  
1986 Hot Shot Doug Felster  
1987 Mr. Bud Glen Koutney Don Mashburn
1988 Split Second Douglas S. Brogden  
1989 Aquamet Wheeler Baker Carter Parrish
1990 Hot Shot Doug Felster  
1991 Hot Shot Doug Felster  
1992 Shameless George Kennedy  
1993 Aquamet Wheeler Baker Carter Parrish
1994 Competition Bill Morrison Harold Morrison
1996 Southern Magic Mark Weber Glen Koutney
1997 Sho-Nuff III John Shewbrooks  
1998 Southern Magic Mark Weber Glen Koutney
1999 Special Edition Larry Lauterbach  Lemuel Thompson
2000 Fast Freddy Harold Mills Fredrick Olson
2001 Special Edition Larry Lauterbach Lemuel Thompson
2002 Sho-Nuff III Cordele/Shewbrooks John Shewbrooks
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. 
If you believe there is an error, please email me.

© 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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