1971 APBA Gold Cup

By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian

Madison, Indiana, July 4

FINAL STANDINGS POINTS
1. U-6 MISS MADISON, Jim McCormick 1400
2. U-70 ATLAS VAN LINES II, Terry Sterett 1400
3. U-25 PRIDE OF PAY 'n PAK, Billy Schumacher 1038
4. U-1 MISS BUDWEISER, Dean Chenoweth 925
5. U-5 TOWNE CLUB, Fred Alter 877
6. U-71 ATLAS VAN LINES I, Bill Muncey 625
7. U-7 NOTRE DAME, Billy Sterett, Jr. 619
8. U-8 MISS TIMEX, Ron Larsen 563
x U-32 HALLMARK HOMES, Leif Borgersen 000
x U-4 THE SMOOTHER MOVER, Bob Miller 000
x U-75 MISS MIAMI, Lou Nuta, Jr. Did Not Qualify

HEAT 1-A
1. Atlas Van Lines I 103.191; 2. Pride Of Pay 'n Pak 98.110; 3. Notre Dame 96.445; Miss Budweiser and Hallmark Homes (sank) did not finish.

HEAT 1-B
1. Atlas Van Lines II 95.322; 2. Miss Madison 93.296; 3. Towne Club 90.695;4. Miss Timex 84.759; The Smoother Mover (sank) did not start.

HEAT 2-A
1. Pride Of Pay 'n Pak 99.100; 2. Atlas Van Lines II 97.455; 3. Towne Club 93.555; 4. Miss Timex 86.289.

HEAT 2-B
1. Miss Madison 99.356; 2. Miss Budweiser 96.791; 3. Atlas Van Lines I 93.717; 4. Notre Dame 86.110.

HEAT 3-A
1. Miss Budweiser 93.766; 2. Towne Club 92.386; 3. Miss Timex 86.455; Atlas Van Lines I (sank) did not finish.

HEAT 3-B
1. Atlas Van Lines II 100.278; 2. Miss Madison 99.907; 3. Notre Dame 96.239; 4. Pride Of Pay 'n Pak, time not taken.

FINAL HEAT
1. Miss Madison 101.522; 2. Atlas Van Lines II 98.504; 3. Miss Budweiser 97.139; 4. Pride Of Pay 'n Pak 93.945; 5. Towne Club 91.231.

WINNER: U-6 MISS MADISON. Owner-City of Madison, Indiana. Driver-Jim McCormick. Team Manager-Tony Steinhardt. Crew-Bobby Humphrey, Dave Stewart, Keith Hand, Russ Willey, Harry Volpi, and Everett Adams. Designer & Builder-Les Staudacher. Power Plant: Allison V-12.

Length of lap: 2-1/2 miles
Length of heat: 15 miles
Length of race: 60 miles

Venue: Ohio River

QUALIFICATION (2-LAP) AVERAGES: 1. Atlas Van Lines I 110.159; 2. Notre Dame 106.893; 3. Hallmark Homes 105.696; 4. Pride Of Pay 'n Pak 104.895; 5. Miss Budweiser 104.784; 6. Atlas Van Lines II 104.469; 7. Miss Madison 99.668; 8. The Smoother Mover 99.393; 9. Towne Club 96.517; 10. Miss Timex 96.419.