Perfect weekend for Villwock at Columbia Cup

Dave Villwock rallied from fifth place early in the finals to win the 2011 Lamb Weston Columbia Cup hydroplane race on Sunday on the Columbia River in Kennewick. Villwock had a perfect weekend, winning every heat he entered during the two days of racing. But in the finals, Villwock overtook Steve David in the Oh Boy! Oberto boat on the fourth lap of the five-lap final. Villwock was able to steer his boat to victory even with the engine hood blowing off and the horizontal stabilizer wing breaking on the final lap. It was the 64th win of Villwock’s career. David finished second, while Kip Brown took third driving the Red Dot boat. – AP