Inducted in 1982. Bill Muncey won a record 64 races, seven national championships and eight Gold Cup titles during a thirty-one year Unlimited Hydroplane racing career.
His swashbuckling enthusiasm catapulted “thunderboat” racing into the national limelight.
He served on the President’s Council for Physical Fitness and earned the U.S. Navy’s meritorious public service citation for his efforts in Navy recruiting.
He was killed October 18th, 1981, in what was supposed to be his last race before retiring.
Leading the field in Acapulco, his boat became airborne and crashed.
His widow, Fran, has carried on his legacy as a team and race organizer.
