The Guntersville Lake Hydrofest is an H1 Unlimited hydroplane boat race held annually in June on Guntersville Lake in northern Alabama near Guntersville.
History The first unlimited hydroplane race held in Guntersville took place in 1963. The small northern Alabama town was traditionally host to the unlimited hydroplane season opener from 1963 until 1969. The race was not run not run in 1967 or 1968. Unlimited hydroplane racing returned to Guntersville with a test session in 2017 and a full-fledged national high point race in 2018. Since 2018 the Guntersville Lake Hydrofest has opened the H1 Unlimited season, and the unlimited class competes for the Southern Cup.
Past Results +Guntersville Lake Unlimited Hydroplane WinnersYearEventBoatDriver1963Governor's CupMiss BardhalRon Musson1964Dixie CupNotre DameBill Muncey1965Dixie CupMiss MadisonBuddy Byers1966-1967No events held1968Dixie CupMiss Eagle ElectricWarner Gardner1969Dixie CupMiss BudweiserBill Sterett1970-2017No events held2018Southern CupDelta RealtracAndrew Tate2019Southern CupMiss HomeStreetJimmy Shane2020No events held - COVID-19 pandemic2021Southern CupMiss Tri-CitiesJ. Michael Kelly 2022Held APBA Gold Cup.
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