Past Winners of the Gold Cup

The Gold Cup has long been one of the most prestigious trophies in all of motorsports. Parker Jones has kindly provided a list of all the past Gold Cup winners, dating back to 1904.

Look for Chip Hanauer's 11 wins, and Bernie Little's 14 as an owner.
We also have a page that describes the Gold Cup Racing Format Over The Years.

Year Boat               Owner                Driver          Speed (mph)
     [Sponsor or location]
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1904 STANDARD           C.C. Riote           C.C. Riotte         23.6
     [Columbia Yacht Club]
1904 VINGT-ET-UN  II    W.S. Kilmer          W.S. Kilmer         25.3
     [Columbia Yacht Club]
1905 CHIP               J.M. Wainwright	     J.M. Wainwright     15.9
     [Chippewa Bay Yacht Club]
1906 CHIP II            J.M. Wainwright	     J.M. Wainwright     20.6
     [Chippewa Bay Yacht Club]
1907 CHIP II            J.M. Wainwright	     J.M. Wainwright     20.8
     [Chippewa Bay Yacht Club]
1908 DIXIE II           E.J. Schroeder       J.M. Wainwright     30.9
     [Chippewa Bay Yacht Club]
1909 DIXIE II           E.J. Schroeder       J.M. Wainwright     32.9
     [Thousand Islands Yacht Club]
1910 DIXIE III          F.K. Burnham         F.K. Burnham        33.6
     [Thousand Islands Yacht Club]
1911 MIT II             J.H. Hayden          J.H. Hayden         36.1
     [Frontenac Yacht Club]
1912 P.D.Q. II          A.G. Miles           A.G. Miles	         36.8
     [Thousand Islands Yacht Club]
1913 ANKLE DEEP	        C.S. Mankowski       C.S. Mankowski      44.5
     [Thousand Islands Yacht Club]
1914 BABY SPEEDDEMON II Paula Blackton       R. Edgren           50.4
     [Lake George Registry Association]
1915 MISS DETROIT       Miss Detroit PBA     J. Milot/J. Beebe   48.5
     [Long Island Sound Powerboat Association]
1916 MISS MINNEAPOLIS   Miss Minneapolis BA  Bernard Smith       49.7
     [Miss Detroit Powerboat Association]
1917 MISS DETROIT II    Gar Wood             Gar Wood            56.5
     [Miss Minneapolis Boating Association]
1918 MISS DETROIT III   Detroit Yachtsmen    Gar Wood            52.1
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1919 MISS DETROIT III   Gar Wood             Gar Wood            56.3
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1920 MISS DETROIT IV    Gar Wood             Gar Wood            70.0
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1921 MISS AMERICA       Gar Wood             Gar Wood            56.5
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1922 PACKARD CHRISCRAFT J.G. Vincent         J.G. Vincent        40.6
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1923 PACKARD CHRISCRAFT J.G. Vincent         Caleb Bragg         44.4
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1924 BABY BOOTLEGGER    Caleb Bragg          Caleb Bragg         46.4
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1925 BABY BOOTLEGGER    Caleb Bragg          Caleb Bragg         48.4
     [Columbia Yacht Club]
1926 GREENWICH FOLLEY   G.H. Townsend        G.H. Townsend       49.2
     [Columbia Yacht Club]
1927 GREENWICH FOLLEY   G.H. Townsend        G.H. Townsend       50.9
     [Indian Harbor Yacht Club]
1928 NO CONTEST
 
1929 I M P II           R.F. Hoyt            R.F. Hoyt           50.4
     [Red Bank-Columbia Yacht Club]
1930 HOTSY TOTSY        Victor Kliesrath     Victor Kliesrath    56.0
     [Red Bank-Columbia Yacht Club]
1931 HOTSY TOTSY        Kliesrath/Hoyt       Victor Kliesrath    54.9
     [Montauk Yacht Club]
1932 DELPHINE IV        Horace E. Dodge      Bill Horn           59.2
     [Montauk Yacht Club]
1933 EL LAGARTO         George Reis          George Reis         60.8
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1934 EL LAGARTO         George Reis          George Reis         58.0
     [Lake George Yacht Club]
1935 EL LAGARTO	        George Reis          George Reis         57.5
     [Lake George Yacht Club]
1936 IMPSHI             Horace E. Dodge      Bennet Hill         47.1
     [Lake George Yacht Club]
1937 NOTRE DAME         Herb Mendelson       Clell Perry         68.6
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1938 ALAGI              Count Theo Rossi     Theo Rossi	         66.0
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1939 MY SIN             Z.G. Simmons, Jr.    Z.G. Simmons, Jr.   67.0
     [Miss Detroit Power Boat Association]
1940 HOTSY TOTSY III    Sidney Allen         Sidney Allen        51.3
     [Indian Harbor Yacht Club]
1941 MY SIN             Z.G. Simmons, Jr     Z.G. Simmons, Jr.   52.5
     [National Sweepstakes]
1942

1943
            NO CONTESTS  - -   World War II
1944

1945

1946 G-13 TEMPO VI      Guy Lombardo         Guy Lombardo        70.8
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1947 G-99 MISS PEPS V   Dossin Brothers	     Danny Foster        56.8
     [South Shore Yacht Club (Jamaica Bay)]
1948 G-4 M. GREAT LAKES A. Fallon            Danny Foster        57.4
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1949 U-3 MY SWEETIE     Gregory/Schoenherr   Bill Cantrell       78.6
     [Detroit River Racing Association]
1950 U-27 SLO-MO-SHUN IV  S.S. Sayres        Ted Jones (&M.Welch)80.1
     [Detroit River Racing Association]
1951 U-37 SLO-MO-SHUN V   S.S. Sayres        Lou Fageol          91.7
     [Seattle Yacht Club]
1952 U-27 SLO-MO-SHUN IV  S.S. Sayres        Stan Dollar         84.3
     [Seattle Yacht Club]
1953 U-27 SLO-MO-SHUN IV  S.S. Sayres        Joe Taggart &       92.6
     [Seattle Yacht Club]                     Lou Fageol
1954 U-37 SLO-MO-SHUN V   S.S. Sayres        Lou Fageol          99.7
     [Seattle Yacht Club]
1955 U-55 GALE V          Jos. A. Schoenith  Lee Schoenith      102.5
     [Seattle Yacht Club]
1956 U-60 MISS THRIFTWAY  Willard Rhodes     Bill Muncey        100.0
     [Detroit Yacht Club]
1957 U-60 MISS THRIFTWAY  Willard Rhodes     Bill Muncey        104.0
     [Seattle Yacht Club]
1958 U-8 HAWAII KAI III   Slo-Mo Crew        Jack Regas	        108.7
     [Seattle Yacht Club]
1959 U-00 MAVERICK        W.T. Waggoner, Jr. Bill Stead	        106.3
     [Seattle Yacht Club]
1960 NO CONTEST    (Cancelled due to high winds)
     [Lake Mead, Nevada]   (15 of 16 boats qualified, Thriftway favored)
1961 U-60 MISS CENTURY 21 Thriftway Stores   Bill Muncey        99.678/avg
     [Lake Pyramid, Nevada]
1962 U-60 MISS CENTURY 21 Thriftway Stores   Bill Muncey       100.071/avg
     [Lake Washington, Seattle, WA]
1963 U-40 MISS BARDAHL    Ole Bardahl        Ron Musson        105.124/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1964 U-40 MISS BARDAHL    Ole Bardahl        Ron Musson        103.433/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1965 U-40 MISS BARDAHL    Ole Bardahl        Ron Musson        103.132/avg
     [Lake Washington, Seattle, WA]
1966 U-3 Tahoe MISS       Bill Harrah        Miro Slovak        93.019/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1967 U-40 MISS BARDAHL    Ole Bardahl        Bill Schumacher   101.484/avg
     [Lake Washington, Seattle, WA]
1968 U-1 MISS BARDAHL     Ole Bardahl        Bill Schumacher   108.173/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1969 U-12 MISS BUDWEISER  Little/Friedkin    Bill Sterret, Sr.  98.504/avg
     [Mission Bay, San Diego, CA]
1970 U-12 MISS BUDWEISER  Little/Friedkin    Dean Chenoweth     99.562/avg
     [Mission Bay, San Diego, CA]
1971 U-6 MISS MADISON     City of Madison    Jim McCormick      98.043/avg
     [Ohio River, Madison, IN]
1972 U-71 ATLAS VAN LINES Joe Schoenith      Bill Muncey       104.227/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1973 U-12 MISS BUDWEISER  Little/Friedkin    Dean Chenoweth     99.043/avg
     [Columbia River, Tri-Cities, WA]
1974 U-1 PAY'N PAK        D. Heerensperger   George Henley     104.428/avg
     [Lake Washington at Sand Point, Seattle WA]
1975 U-1 PAY'N PAK        D. Heerensperger   George Henley     108.921/avg
     [Columbia River, Tri-Cities, WA]
1976 U-2 MISS U.S.        George Simon       Tom D'Eath        100.412/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1977 U-1 ATLAS VAN LINES  Bill Muncey        Bill Muncey       111.822/avg
     [Columbia River, Tri-Cities, WA]
1978 U-00 ATLAS VAN LINES Bill Muncey        Bill Muncey       100.765/avg
     [Ohio River, Owensboro, KY]
1979 U-1 ATLAS VAN LINES  Bill Muncey        Bill Muncey       107.703/avg
     [Ohio River, Madison, IN]
1980 U-12 MISS BUDWEISER  Bernie Little      Dean Chenoweth    106.932/avg
     [Ohio River, Madison, IN]
1981 U-1 MISS BUDWEISER   Bernie Little      Dean Chenoweth    116.387/avg
     [Lake Washington, Seattle, WA]
1982 U-00 ATLAS VAN LINES Fran Muncey        Chip Hanauer      120.050/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1983 U-1 ATLAS VAN LINES  Muncey/Lucero      Chip Hanauer      118.507/avg
     [Ohio River, Evansville, IN]
1984 U-1 ATLAS VAN LINES  Muncey/Lucero      Chip Hanauer      130.175/avg
     [Columbia River, Tri-Cites, WA]
1985 U-00 MILLER AMERICAN Muncey/Lucero      Chip Hanauer      120.643/avg
     [Lake Washington, Seattle, WA]
1986 U-1 MILLER AMERICAN  Fran Muncey        Chip Hanauer      116.523/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1987 U-00 MILLER AMERICAN Fran Muncey        Chip Hanauer      127.620/avg
     [Mission Bay, San Diego, CA]
1988 U-31 CIRCUS CIRCUS   Fran Muncey        Chip Hanauer      123.756/avg
     [Ohio River, Evansville, IN]             (& J. Prevost)
1989 U-1 MISS BUDWEISER   Bernie Little      Tom D'Eath        131.209/avg
     [Mission Bay, San Diego, CA]
1990 U-1 MISS BUDWEISER   Bernie Little      Tom D'Eath        144.683/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1991 U-10 WINSTON EAGLE   Steve Woomer       Mark Tate         136.270/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1992 U-1 MISS BUDWEISER   Bernie Little      Chip Hanauer      139.173/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1993 U-1 MISS BUDWEISER   Bernie Little      Chip Hanauer      141.195/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1994 U-10 SMOKIN' JOE'S   Steve Woomer       Mark Tate         145.260/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1995 U-1 MISS BUDWEISER   Bernie Little      Chip Hanauer      149.653/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1996 U-100 PICO AMERICAN DREAM Fred Leland   Dave Villwock     149.328/avg*
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1997 U-12 MISS BUDWEISER  Bernie Little      Dave Villwock     129.366/avg*
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1998 U-1 MISS BUDWEISER   Bernie Little      Dave Villwock     140.704/avg*
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
1999 U-100 MISS PICO      Fred Leland        Chip Hanauer      152.591/avg*
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
2000 U-1 MISS BUDWEISER   Bernie Little      Dave Villwock     139.416/avg*
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
2001 U-9 MISS TUBBY'S SUBS Lori Jones        Michael Hanson    140.022/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]
2002 U-1 MISS BUDWEISER   Bernie Little      Dave Villwock     143.112/avg
     [Detroit River, Detroit, MI]

  (&) indicates co-driver or mechanic
The APBA does not record an official winning speed, simply position and points.
This list has been compiled from assorted records like newspaper articles.
Thanks to Parker Jones for the original list!!
Original HTML code by Lance C. Gleich (1995).
Updated by Brian Reed since 1996 w/final heat speeds. * means unconfirmed speed.

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