Race format:
4 sections of 3 Lap Heats
Winner of 1st Connie is 7th boat (trailer) in the final
No move up for 2nd Connie Winner
Winner - Lee Robertson
Lee wins his 1st race this year!
Lee won, driving Bill Brandt's '78 U-65 Squire Shop

Final heat results

 

 Boat:

 Driver:
 1.  '78 U-65 Squire Shop  Lee Robertson
 2.  '94 Miss Exide  Bill Brandt
 3.  '99 Appian Jeronimo  Rich Matkin
 4. (DNF)  '02 Miss Budweiser  David Newton
 5. (DNS)  '83 Miss Rock  Jeff Stubbers
 6. (DNS)  '97 Crazy Tomato  John Stubbers
 7. (DSQ)  '84 Atlas Van Lines  Don Mock
First Consolation Winner - Jeff Stubbers
Jeff won, driving his '83 Miss Houston

First Consolation heat results
 

 Boat:

 Driver:
 1.  '83 Miss Houston  Jeff Stubbers
 2.  '99 Appian Jeronimo  Rich Matkin
 3.  '72 Hallmark Homes  Gary Jensen
 4.  '81 Miss Tri-Cities  Jack Carson
 5. (DNF)  '75 Weisfields  Brian Lepinski
 6. (DNF)  '78 U-64 Squire Shop  Dave Brandt
Second Consolation Winner - Roger Newton
Roger won, driving his '01 Miss Budweiser

Second Consolation heat results
 

 Boat:

 Driver:
 1.  '01 Miss Budweiser  Roger Newton
 2.  '82 Budweiser Light  Gary Grembowski
 3.  '85 Squire Shop  Steve Schmitz
 4. (DNF)  '88 US West  Jeff Taplett
 5. (DNF)  '84 Miss Renault  Steve DeSteese
 6. (DNF)  '88 Circus Circus  Curt Anderson

Click here for video of the Second Consolation heat. (5051K in size)

Crash & Burn

Carnage on the front stretch during the final. Seems the Rock didn't like the fact that the Atlas ran over the Crazy Tomato, ...so it took revenge.

Diamond Cup movies, & photos courtesy of Harry M. Gatjens.