Dave Villwock

Dave Villwock

Dave Villwock (born February 10, 1954) is a hydroplane driver, known best for racing Unlimited Hydroplanes.

Villwock has the most victories in unlimited hydroplane history for a driver with 67.[1](As of July 27, 2025: 68.)[2]

Villwock won ten National High Point Championships as a driver. Eight of those championships came while piloting Miss Budweiser. Villwock also won ten American Power Boat Association Gold Cup championships in his career.[3](As of July 27, 2025: eleven.)[4]

On April 10, 2021, it was announced that Villwock would come out of retirement to drive for Sharon and Kelly Stocklin's Bucket List Racing team for the 2021 season.

On July 27, 2025, Villwock, at age 71, drove the U-27 Miss Apollo to Gold Cup victory in Tri-Cities, Washington.[5]

Boats Driven By Villwock in his career
Boat Number Boat Name Boat Owner Years Driven
U-102.5 Coors Dry Ron Jones, Jr. 1992
U-31 Miss Circus Circus Bill Bennett 1993
U-100 PICO American Dream Fred Leland 1994-1996
U-12 Miss Budweiser Bernie Little 1997-2004
U-16 Miss ELAM Plus Erick Ellstrom 2005-2009
U-96 Spirit of Qatar Erick Ellstrom 2010-2012
U-37 Miss Beacon Plumbing Billy and Jane Schumacher 2014
U-40 Miss Beacon Plumbing Sharon and Kelly Stocklin 2021–2022
U-27 Miss Apollo Charley Wiggins 2024-2025

References

  1. ^ "UNLIMITED HYDROPLANE STATS!". hydros.us.
  2. ^ "2025 Apollo APBA Gold Cup Sunday Afternoon". YouTube.
  3. ^ "Home". h1unlimited.com.
  4. ^ "2025 Apollo APBA Gold Cup Sunday Afternoon". YouTube.
  5. ^ "2025 Apollo APBA Gold Cup Sunday Afternoon". YouTube.


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