GUNTERSVILLE LAKE HYDROFEST

GUNTERSVILLE LAKE HYDROFEST

JUNE 6-8, 2025

The Guntersville Lake Hydrofest is our first stop on the 2025 season, and has quickly grown into most team’s favorite race of the season. With a big, fast lake to race on, fantastic hospitality from the town and its citizens, and always warm weather, the Hydrofest is a great place to begin.

Beginning back in 1963, the race ran through 1969 and was the site of numerous speed record attempts, then had a hiatus until 2018, when it came back in a big way – with what is widely acknowledged to be the most spectacular Final Heat of the past twenty years, when Andrew Tate beat Jimmy Shane by less than 6 feet after five laps of 200 MPH racing!

The 2023 race featured the fifth-fastest qualifying lap in the history of the sport – 171.294 MPH, set by Dustin Echols in the U-40 Bucket List Racing entry, and the fastest 2.5 mile average lap speed – 162.910 MPH, by Corey Peabody in the U-9 Beacon Plumbing.

This year, the Hydrofest will be this summer’s biggest event at the lake, with three classes of hydroplanes, racing at speeds of up to 200 mph.

Be sure to get your tickets soon and join us on the shores of one of the most beautiful lakes in the country!

Explore Lake Guntersville

Restaurants

Hotels

Vacation Rentals

Camping

Marshall County Tourism and Sports
1601 Gunter Ave, Guntersville, AL 35976
256-582-7015
guntersvillelakehydrofest.com
explorelakeguntersville.com

DATE FINISH U# DRIVER BOAT NAME
6/30/2024 1st  U-91 Andrew Tate Miss Goodman Real Estate
6/30/2024 2nd U-11 Jamie Nilsen Miss Mercurys Coffee Co.
6/30/2024 3rd U-1 J. Michael Kell Beacon Electric
6/25/2023 1st U-9 Corey Peabody Beacon Plumbing
6/25/2023 2nd U-91 Andrew Tate Miss Goodman Real Estate
6/25/2023 3rd U-11 Jamie Nilsen Legend Yacht Transport
6/24/2022 1st U-9 Corey Peabody LYNX Healthcare
6/24/2022 2nd U-91 Jeff Bernard Miss Goodman Real Estate
6/24/2022 3rd U-11 Jamie Nilsen Miss Colleen
6/25/2021 1st U-8 J. Michael Kelly Miss Tri-Cities
6/25/2021 2nd U-9 Corey Peabody Pinnacle Peak Consulting
6/25/2021 3rd U-40 Dave Villwock Miss Beacon Plumbing
6/23/2019 1st U-6 Jimmy Shane Miss HomeStreet
6/23/2019 2nd U-12 J. Michael Kelly Graham Trucking
6/23/2019 3rd U-7 Bert Henderson Spirit of Detroit
6/22/2018 1st U-9 Andrew Tate Auxier Marketing/Delta RealTrac
6/22/2018 2nd U-1 Jimmy Shane Miss HomeStreet
6/22/2018 3rd U-11 Tom Thompson Reliable Diamond Tools/J & D’s
6/8/1969 1st U-12 Bill Sterett Miss Budweiser (06)
6/8/1969 2nd U-70 Dean Chenoweth Myr’s Special
6/8/1969 3rd U-2 Bill Muncey Miss U. S. (3)
6/2/1968 1st U-25 Warner Gardner Miss Eagle Electric (2)
6/2/1968 2nd U-2 Bill Muncey Miss U. S. (3)
6/2/1968 3rd U-15 Tommy Fults My Gypsy
6/27/1965 1st U-6 Buddy Byers Miss Madison (2)
6/27/1965 2nd U-99 Warner Gardner Mariner Too (2)
6/27/1965 3rd U-2 Roy Duby Miss U. S. 5 (2)
6/21/1964 1st U-7 Bill Muncey Notre Dame (5)
6/21/1964 2nd U-6 Buddy Byers Miss Madison (2)
6/21/1964 3rd U-40 Ron Musson Miss Bardahl (3)
6/23/1963 1st U-40 Ron Musson Miss Bardahl (3)
6/23/1963 2nd U-55 Bill Cantrell Gale V (3)
6/23/1963 3rd U-7 Warner Gardner Notre Dame (4)

The Guntersville Lake Hydrofest is our first stop on the 2025 season, and has quickly grown into most team’s favorite race of the season. With a big, fast lake to race on, fantastic hospitality from the town and its citizens, and always warm weather, the Hydrofest is a great place to begin.

Beginning back in 1963, the race ran through 1969 and was the site of numerous speed record attempts, then had a hiatus until 2018, when it came back in a big way – with what is widely acknowledged to be the most spectacular Final Heat of the past twenty years, when Andrew Tate beat Jimmy Shane by less than 6 feet after five laps of 200 MPH racing!

The 2023 race featured the fifth-fastest qualifying lap in the history of the sport – 171.294 MPH, set by Dustin Echols in the U-40 Bucket List Racing entry, and the fastest 2.5 mile average lap speed – 162.910 MPH, by Corey Peabody in the U-9 Beacon Plumbing.

This year, the Hydrofest will be this summer’s biggest event at the lake, with three classes of hydroplanes, racing at speeds of up to 200 mph.

Be sure to get your tickets soon and join us on the shores of one of the most beautiful lakes in the country!

Explore Lake Guntersville

Restaurants

Hotels

Vacation Rentals

Camping

Marshall County Tourism and Sports
1601 Gunter Ave, Guntersville, AL 35976
256-582-7015
guntersvillelakehydrofest.com
explorelakeguntersville.com

DATE FINISH U# DRIVER BOAT NAME
6/30/2024 1st  U-91 Andrew Tate Miss Goodman Real Estate
6/30/2024 2nd U-11 Jamie Nilsen Miss Mercurys Coffee Co.
6/30/2024 3rd U-1 J. Michael Kell Beacon Electric
6/25/2023 1st U-9 Corey Peabody Beacon Plumbing
6/25/2023 2nd U-91 Andrew Tate Miss Goodman Real Estate
6/25/2023 3rd U-11 Jamie Nilsen Legend Yacht Transport
6/24/2022 1st U-9 Corey Peabody LYNX Healthcare
6/24/2022 2nd U-91 Jeff Bernard Miss Goodman Real Estate
6/24/2022 3rd U-11 Jamie Nilsen Miss Colleen
6/25/2021 1st U-8 J. Michael Kelly Miss Tri-Cities
6/25/2021 2nd U-9 Corey Peabody Pinnacle Peak Consulting
6/25/2021 3rd U-40 Dave Villwock Miss Beacon Plumbing
6/23/2019 1st U-6 Jimmy Shane Miss HomeStreet
6/23/2019 2nd U-12 J. Michael Kelly Graham Trucking
6/23/2019 3rd U-7 Bert Henderson Spirit of Detroit
6/22/2018 1st U-9 Andrew Tate Auxier Marketing/Delta RealTrac
6/22/2018 2nd U-1 Jimmy Shane Miss HomeStreet
6/22/2018 3rd U-11 Tom Thompson Reliable Diamond Tools/J & D’s
6/8/1969 1st U-12 Bill Sterett Miss Budweiser (06)
6/8/1969 2nd U-70 Dean Chenoweth Myr’s Special
6/8/1969 3rd U-2 Bill Muncey Miss U. S. (3)
6/2/1968 1st U-25 Warner Gardner Miss Eagle Electric (2)
6/2/1968 2nd U-2 Bill Muncey Miss U. S. (3)
6/2/1968 3rd U-15 Tommy Fults My Gypsy
6/27/1965 1st U-6 Buddy Byers Miss Madison (2)
6/27/1965 2nd U-99 Warner Gardner Mariner Too (2)
6/27/1965 3rd U-2 Roy Duby Miss U. S. 5 (2)
6/21/1964 1st U-7 Bill Muncey Notre Dame (5)
6/21/1964 2nd U-6 Buddy Byers Miss Madison (2)
6/21/1964 3rd U-40 Ron Musson Miss Bardahl (3)
6/23/1963 1st U-40 Ron Musson Miss Bardahl (3)
6/23/1963 2nd U-55 Bill Cantrell Gale V (3)
6/23/1963 3rd U-7 Warner Gardner Notre Dame (4)
2024 HYDROFEST IMAGES

2024 HYDROFEST VIDEO
2024 HYDROFEST IMAGES

2024 HYDROFEST VIDEO