Tom D'Eath
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Tom D’Eath was an American
hydroplane and racecar driver.
Gold Cups and three the Prince Edward Canadian Gold Cups. He remains the only three-time winner of both. He has also won National Championships in virtually every other class of hydroplane racing. D'Eath also competed on land, by driving in the USAC Formula Vees from 1977 to 1981 and midget cars from 1982 through his retirement from racing in 1991.
In 1994 Tom became the first Chairman of the Vintage and Historic Division of APBA.
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hydroplane and racecar driver.
Career summary
Tom D'Eath won three American Power Boat AssociationAmerican Power Boat Association
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Gold Cups and three the Prince Edward Canadian Gold Cups. He remains the only three-time winner of both. He has also won National Championships in virtually every other class of hydroplane racing. D'Eath also competed on land, by driving in the USAC Formula Vees from 1977 to 1981 and midget cars from 1982 through his retirement from racing in 1991.
In 1994 Tom became the first Chairman of the Vintage and Historic Division of APBA.
Awards
- He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of AmericaMotorsports Hall of Fame of AmericaThe Motorsports Hall of Fame of America is a Hall of Fame and museum for American motorsports legends. It was originally located in Novi, Michigan and it moved to the Detroit Science Center in 2009.-Museum:...
in 2000. D'Eath will be inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame on June 23, 2011, in Troy, Michigan.