Bernie Little
Bernie Little (born in
Columbia Cup. The winning driver, Bill Brow, won in the Miss Budweiser
with a winning speed greater than 98 mph.
Little's team is also known for making an enclosed driver's cockpit to improve driver safety, after driver
Washington
during qualification for a race in 1982.
His team employed some of the biggest names in their field, including boat designer Ron Jones, aeronautical engineer D.J. Nolan, Sr. of Bloomfield Hills, MI and drivers Chip Hanauer, Jim Kropfeld, and Dave Villwock.
Little has been inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1994.[1] Chenoweth, Hanauer, and another driver for Little, Tom D'Eath, are also in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
References
- Bernie Little - King of Boats by Fred Farley - APBA Unlimited Historian