After a long, hot and competitive racing season, the American Power Boat Association is pleased to announce the names of 18 recipients who will be honored on January 26th in Dallas, Texas at the 39th Annual Hall of Champions Banquet.
Individuals from several categories this year, including returning 16-time honoree Ed Hearn (Stock Outboard) and for the second consecutive year father and son Terry and Robert Rinker (OPC), will be inducted. Other Hall of Champion Inductees include:
Stock Outboard-Joe Pater Modified Outboard-Eric VanOver Inboard-Dan Kanfoush
Stock Outboard-Mike Pavlick Modified Outboard-Rick Miller Inboard-Jeff Bernard
Stock Outboard-Ed Hearn Modified Outboard-Jerry Davids, Sr. Inboard-Chuck Miller
Junior-Grant Hearn PRO Outboard-Jay Walls, Jr. OPC-Terry Rinker
Junior-Logan Sweeney PRO Outboard-Amy Nydahl OPC-Robert Rinker
Unlimited-TBD* Inboard Endurance-Bill Wheeler At-Large-RJ West
The 39th Annual Hall of Champions Banquet will take place on Saturday, January 26th at 6 p.m. For more information on how to see your favorite APBA driver become a member of this exclusive club, please go to apba.org/annualmeeting.
*Unlimited nominee to be selected after the Oryx Cup UIM Championship in Qatar on January 12th