Miss America's Reno Results History
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Reno Air Race Results
1969 Howie Keefe 4th place Medallion 315.140 mph, qualifying speed 340.380 mph, fastest race 355.530 mph
1970 Howie Keefe 4th place Championship 371.547 mph, qualifying speed 377.213 mph
1971 Howie Keefe DNF Championship, qualifying speed 412,642 mph, fastest race 399.170 mph
1972 Howie Keefe 3rd place Championship 398.531 mph, qualifying speed 385.996 mph
1973 Howie Keefe 5th place Championship 359.267 mph (1 pylon cut), qualifying speed 382.464 mph, fastest race 384.873 mph
1974 Howie Keefe 1st place Consolation 384.933 mph, qualifying speed 407.314 mph
1975 Howie Keefe 6st place Consolation 342.303 mph, qualifying speed 370.199 mph
1976 Howie Keefe 3rd place Championship 316.768 mph (lost exhaust stackduring race), qualifying speed 352.800 mph
1977 Howie Keefe 6st place heat 1-B 336.481 mph, qualifying speed 371.368 mph
1978 Howie Keefe 4th place Championship 374.688 mph, qualifying speed 383.060 mph
1979 Howie Keefe 2nd place Silver 367.771 mph, qualifying speed 387.632 mph, fastest race 379.045 mph with pilot: Charlie Beck
1980 Howie Keefe 6th place Silver 325.518 mph, qualifying speed 353.562 mph, fastest race 349.999 mph with pilot: Charlie Beck
1981 Charlie Beck 3rd place Silver 350.572 mph, qualifying speed 370.838 mph, fastest race 369.654 mph
1983 Bud Granley 5th place Silver 375.859 mph, qualifying speed 369.988 mph
1984 Bud Granley 6th place Gold 384.393 mph, qualifying speed 406.654 mph, fastest race 385.738 mph
1985 Bud Granley Gold, Given checkered flag instead of white on lap 7, left race, qualifying speed 422.974 mph, fastest race 420.287 mph
1988 Chuck Hall DNF Silver
1989 Ralph Twombly 3rd place Silver 370.172 mph, qualifying speed 362.928
1990 Ralph Twombly 6th place Gold 399.475 mph, qualifying speed 398.990 mph
1992 Alan Preston DNF Silver, qualifying speed 372.487 mph, fastest race 360.632 mph
1993 David Price 1st place Silver 425.562, qualifying speed 337.866 mph
1994 Alan Preston 1st place Gold 413.773 mph, qualifying speed 315.302 mph
1995 Dr. Brent Hisey 2nd place Bronze 349.918 mph, qualifying speed 346.377 mph
1996 Dr. Brent Hisey 1st place Bronze 365.258 mph, qualifying speed 370.513 mph
1997 Dr. Brent Hisey 3rd place Silver 382.073 mph, qualifying speed 397.692 mph
1998 Dr. Brent Hisey 1st place Silver 414.202 mph, qualifying speed 393.313 mph
1999 Dr. Brent Hisey 4th place heat 3-B 398.353 mph, qualifying speed 412.522 mph, fastest race 399.305 mph
2000 Dr. Brent Hisey 1st place Silver 427.535 mph, qualifying speed 417.733 mph
2001 Races canceled due to Attack on USA, Sept. 11, 2001
2002 Dr. Brent Hisey DNQ
Dr. Brent Hisey did not complete due to a blown powerplant. Miss America was severely damaged (video). The aircraft maintenance crew did however rebuild her and Miss America did make Reno in 2003, just not in her full colors.
Racer 11 went down on September 11, 2002 at Time: 11:11
(See photos to the left)
2003 Dr. Brent Hisey 1st place Silver 428.516 mph, qualifying speed 381.280 mph
2004 Dr. Brent Hisey 7th place Gold 378.700 mph (the snow-race), qualifying speed 432.200 mph, fastest race 440.900 mph
2005 Dr. Brent Hisey did not complete race due to a blown powerplant.
2006 Dr. Brent Hisey did not compete this year
2007 Dr. Brent Hisey 1st place Bronze 359.411 mph
2008 Dr. Brent Hisey 2nd place Silver 406.768 mph
2009 Dr. Brent Hisey 1st place Silver 425.400 mph
2010 Dr. Brent Hisey 3rd Place Gold 380.426 mph, qualifying speed 413.296 mph
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