SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) — Chenoweth, driving Miss Budweiser, set lap and heat records as he won his second consecutive Gold Cup regatta for unlimited hydroplanes today. It was the fourth Gold Cup victory for Chenoweth.
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| Dean Chenoweth in Miss Budweiser (left) leads John Walters in Pay 'n Pak (right) out of turn four during the final head of the Gold Cup on Seattle, Wash. |
Pay 'n Pak finished second after challenging for four laps in the six-lap championship heat. Chenoweth finished with a record average speed of 123.814 miles per hour for the 15-mile heat. John Walters, in Pay 'n Pak, finished with an average speed of 122.223 m.p.h. The old record was set by Chenoweth last year at 117.391 m.p.h.
Chenoweth also set a lap record of 127.728 m.p.h. in the final heat, breaking Bill Muncey's record of 124.309 m.p.h. in 1977. The race was run in near-100-degree temperature on Lake Washington.