Tom D'Eath

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Tom D’Eath is an American

from Michigan.

Career summary

Tom D'Eath (pronounced deeth) won three

from 1982 through his retirement from racing in 1991.

Arguably his most memorable victory was in the bicentennial 1976 APBA Gold Cup unlimited hydroplane race, held on the Detroit River. D'Eath piloted the Miss US to a narrow upset victory over Bill Muncey in the Atlas Van Lines, a hull that won the two previous Gold Cups and the three previous APBA National Championships. In addition to being D'Eath's first Gold Cup win, it was the first Gold Cup win for a turbocharged V-12 Allison aircraft engine, the first for a cabover unlimited hull, and the first Gold Cup win for Miss US owner George Simon, who had competed in unlimited hydroplane racing since 1953.^[1]

In 1994 Tom became the first Chairman of the Vintage and Historic Division of APBA.

Awards

• He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America^[2] in 2000.
• D'Eath was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame on June 23, 2011, in Troy, Michigan.^[3]

Racing record

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos	Points
1977		TRE	MIL	MOS 19	PIR 19							-	-
1978		PIR1 23	TRE1	MOS	MIL1	TEX	MIL2	OMS1	OMS2	TRE2	PIR2 22	55th	6
1979		TEX1 12	IRP 13	MIL1	POC	TEX2	MIL2	MIN1	MIN2			32rd	15
1980		MIL 23	POC	MDO	MIN1	MIN2	ONT					55th	3

References

External links

• APBA Official website
• APBA Vintage Official website