Schumacher retires. Pay 'n Pak names Bill Sterett Jr. as driver
July 8, 1972, WASHINGTON (AP) - Billy Schumacher announced his retirement from unlimited hydroplane racing yesterday and Owensboro's Bill Sterett Jr. was hired to replace him as driver of the Pride of Pay 'n Pak.
Sterett, who drove the Notre Dame hydro in 1971, will make his debut aboard the Pay 'n Pak in the President's Cup Regatta on the Potomac River here today and Sunday.
Schumacher, a 29-year-old Seattle resident, refused to drive in the World Championship race at Madison, Ind., last Tuesday, claiming the course was unsafe because of scattered driftwood and debris.
In the Madison race, Sterett's father former national champion Bill Sterett Sr. guided the Pay 'n Pak "as a favor to a friend." owner Dave Heerensperger.
Among others, young Sterett will be competing against his brother, Miss Budweiser driver Terry Sterett, in the President's Cup Regatta.
