| 1st | U-1 | Miss Elam Plus | Dave Villwock | 164.901 | 100 |
| 2nd | U-7 | FormulaBoatsII | Mike Allen | 163.016 | 90 |
| 3rd | U-3 | Master Tire | Jimmy King | 162.751 | 80 |
| 4th | U-37 | Beacon Plumbing | Jean Theoret | 161.406 | 70 |
| 5th | U-10 | Designer Glass/Shower | JW Myers | 161.348 | 60 |
| 6th | U-6 | Oh Boy! Oberto | Steve David | 157.502 | 50 |
| 7th | U-2.25 | Superior Racing | Ken Muscatel | 150.085 | 40 |
| - | U-5 | FormulaBoats | Jeff Bernard | 0 | 0 |
| - | U-100 | Lakeridge Paving | Greg Hopp | 0 | 0 |
By Bob Condotta
Seattle Times staff reporter
Jean Theoret leads the field in Heat 2B - Image by Walt Ottenad - www.nwspeedshots.com
Miss Beacon Plumbing driver Jean Theoret, on Dave Villwock of the Miss Ellstrom Elam Plus “He got the inside lane, so I said, ‘Hey, I’ve got to make the start, I’ve got to make it perfect, if I want to beat Dave.’ ” Billy Schumacher told a newspaper reporter this week that he and wife Jane might remain as owners of the U-37 Miss Beacon Plumbing unlimited hydroplane for only three to five years. Jane Schumacher took slight umbrage, saying the comment was taken more literally than it was meant.
“They [competing unlimited owners] are going to wish we were only in it three to five years,” she said. “We’re in it for the long haul.” A long haul that might yield deep rewards if Sunday’s Chevrolet Cup at Seafair is any indication.
Keyed by a marvelous performance by driver Jean Theoret in the winner-take-all final heat, the U-37 dominated activity on Lake Washington this weekend, giving Billy Schumacher a victory in his first race as an owner in his hometown. Theoret won the final with a speed of 141.880 mph. Steve David in the Oh Boy! Oberto was second at 134.320 and pre-race favorite Dave Villwock in the Miss Ellstrom Elam Plus was third at 131.068. Continue Reading…
| 1st | U-1 | Miss Elam | Dave Villwock |
| 2nd | U-7 | FormulaBoatsII | Mike Allen |
| 3rd | U-10 | Todd Hoss/Fairweather Masonry | JW Myers |
| 4th | U-3 | Acura of Seattle | Jimmy King |
| 5th | U-37 | Beacon Plumbing | Jean Theoret |
| 6th | U-6 | Oh Boy! Oberto | Steve David |
| 7th | U-5 | FormulaBoats.com | Jeff Bernard |
| 8th | U-99 | Lakeridge Paving | Terry Troxell |
| 9th | U-100 | Todd Hoss American Dream | Greg Hopp |
| 10th | U-21 | The Plumbing Joint | Kevin Aylesworth |
| 11th | U-2.25 | Graham Trucking | Ken Muscatel |
| 12th | U-13 | Acura/Spirit of Detroit | J Michael Kelly |
| 13th | U-9 | Car Pros | Chris Bertram |
| 1st | U-37 | Miss Beacon Plumbing | Jean Theoret |
| 2nd | U-5 | FormulaBoats | Mike Weber |
| 3rd | U-7 | FormulaBoatsII | Mike Allen |
| 4th | U-6 | Oh Boy! Oberto | Steve David |
| 5th | U-21 | Area Codes Cellular | Kevin Aylesworth |
| 6th | U-1 | Miss Elam | Dave Villwock |
| 7th | U-2.25 | Graham Trucking | Ken Muscatel |
| 8th | U-13 | Spirit of Detroit | J Michael Kelly |
| 9th | U-9 | Jack-Sons Sports Bar | Chris Bertram |
| U-10 | Solutions Plus | JW Myers | |
| U-3 | Conover Insurance | Jimmy King | |
| U-99 | Lakeridge Paving | Jeff Bernard | |
| U-100 | Todd Hoss American Dream | Greg Hopp |
We have a very strange format this weekend. I won’t even try to tell you that I understand it. Instead of heats we have duels. If you draw a duel by yourself, you are automatically awarded 2nd place, I guess that is provided that you finish. I don’t have a clue of the points system. Sure makes it great for the fans, huh? One change…looks like they gave 3rd place points to the 2nd place boats except for the final duels…stay with me here.
One boat starts on the front stretch & one on the back…2 start/finish lines. If one boat catches the other boat on the course, then the duel is over. They are timed to determine the winner. Good luck!
| 1st | U-5 | FormulaBoats | Mike Weber | ||
| 2nd | U-6 | Oh Boy! Oberto | Steve David | ||
| 3rd | U-7 | FormulaBoats II | Mike Allen |
ELIZABETH CONLEY / AP Jean Theoret, center, raises the Gold Cup with the help his son, Pierre, left, and the rest of his crew after winning the race on the Detroit River on Sunday.
By Eric Sharp
Detroit Free Press
DETROIT — It was 38 years ago that a young boat driver named Billy Schumacher won the Gold Cup unlimited hydroplane race on the Detroit River. On Sunday, beaming boat owner Schumacher watched driver Jean Theoret pilot the Miss Beacon Plumbing to victory in the 2006 Chrysler Jeep Gold Cup, becoming the third non-American to win.
“I believe in miracles, and I believe in this team,” Theoret said, shrugging off suggestions that the Miss Beacon’s mechanics had somehow found new speed before he won the fourth qualifying heat and the Gold Cup final.
“We’d been hurt so much in the heats before, I guess the confidence goes away. And when the confidence goes away, you start to make mistakes, and you don’t drive as well.”
Theoret, the 2005 rookie of the year from Maple Grove, Quebec, won at an average speed of 142.441 mph.
Jimmy King of Memphis, Mich., finished second in the Miss Chrysler Jeep, the only piston-powered boat in the 11-hydro fleet. Steve David of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was third in the Oh Boy! Oberto.
Theoret was the next-to-lowest points accumulator in qualifying for the five-boat final. He got penalties in all three of his qualifying heats, the four infractions ranging from destroying turn buoys to jumping the starting gun. Continue Reading…
| 1st | U-3 | Miss Chrysler Jeep | Jimmy King |
| 2nd | U-37 | Miss Beacon Plumbing | Jean Theoret |
| 3rd | U-7 | Dick Scott Auto-Miss DYC | Mike Allen |
| 4th | U-6 | Oh Boy! Oberto | Steve David |
| 5th | U-5 | DYC-FormulaBoats | Mike Weber |
| 6th | U-10 | Miss Al Deeby Dodge | JW Myers |
| 7th | U-100 | Little Will | Greg Hopp |
| 8th | U-2.25 | Michigan Mortgage | Ken Muscatel |
| 9th | U-21 | Lucky 21 | Kevin Aylesworth |
| U-1 | Miss Elam | Nate Brown | |
| U-13 | Acura of Bellevue | J Michael Kelly |
Kevin Aylesworth must qualify by running 10 laps at over 130mph and will start on the outside.
| U-1 | Miss Elam | Dave Villwock | |
| U-3 | Master Tire | Jimmy King | |
| U-5 | FormulaBoats | Mike Weber | |
| U-6 | Oh Boy! Oberto | Steve David | |
| U-7 | FormulaBoats II | Mike Allen | |
| U-2.25 | Superior Racing | Ken Muscatel | |
| U-10 | Miss Emcor | Nate Brown | |
| U-37 | Beacon Plumbing | Jean Theoret | |
| U-21 | Demaree Auto.Grp | Kevin Aylesworth | |
| U-100 | Mariann Travel Inn | Greg Hopp |
It appears that points were not awarded for this race due to the course being closed on Saturday.
| 1st | U-1 | Miss Elam | Dave Villwock | 100 | |
| 2nd | U-5 | FormulaBoats | Mike Weber | 80 | |
| 3rd | U-6 | Oh Boy! Oberto | Steve David | 70 | |
| 4th | U-3 | Master Tire | Jimmy King | 60 | |
| 5th | U-37 | Miss Seattle | Jean Theoret | 50 | |
| 6th | U-100 | Remax | Greg Hopp | 40 | |
| 7th | U-7 | FormulaBoats II | Mike Allen | 30 | |
| 8th | U-10 | Emcor | Nate Brown | 30 | |
| 9th | U-2.25 | Michigan Mortgage | Dave Williams | 30 | |
| 10th | U-21 | Kenny Kent Chevrolet | Kevin Aylesworth | 0 |