Villwock wins on Lake Washington

SEATTLE – Dave Villwock benefited from a mistake by Jean Theoret and drove the Ellstrom E-Lam Plus hydroplane to a Chevrolet Cup victory Sunday on Lake Washington.

Villwock physically finished second behind Theoret’s Miss Beacon Plumbing in the winner-take-all final heat.

But Theoret, who led from start to finish, was penalized one minute for being “off plane” – failing to get his boat high enough out of the water – before the start of the race, dropping him into fifth place.

Villwock averaged 134.612 mph.

Steve David in the O Boy! Oberto took second place, and Jeff Bernard in the Formulaboats.com finished third.

Villwock had a perfect weekend. He was fastest qualifier and won every preliminary heat before earning first place in the final.