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Sponsor |
Distance to "X" |
| 1973 Jimmy Crain |
Non-commercial |
400 yds. |
| 1974 Mike Ehrler |
Ehrler’s Dairy |
93.7 yds. |
| 1975 Tom Oerman |
Sterling Beer |
48.3 yds. |
| 1976 Frank Otte |
Frank Otte Nursery |
4“ |
| 1977 Charlie Hurst |
Falls City Beer |
3 ft. |
| 1978 Gary Lewis |
Paine Webber |
5“ |
| 1979 Bob Corey |
KOOL |
3 yds |
| 1980 John Freeman |
International Harvest |
187 yds. |
| 1981 Ted Staley |
Busch Beer |
566 yds. |
| 1982 Rocky Aoki |
Benihana of Tokyo |
1 ft., 10” |
| 1983 Canceled due to rain |
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| 1984 Mike Ehrler |
Pepsi-Cola |
6 ft., 8” |
| 1985 Rick Arrington |
Jefferson Animal |
4 ft., 6” |
1986 Tie - Bill Bussey
Ed Vande Hoef |
Stroh’s
Chevron USA |
6 ft., 6”
6 ft., 6” |
| 1987 Mel Hanson |
7-Up |
2 ft., 4” |
| 1988 Phil Glebe |
Pontiac |
6” |
| 1989 Canceled due to weather |
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| 1990 Kevin Flanagan |
Oldsmobile |
3,733 pts (Double Task race) |
| 1991 Mel Hanson |
Michelob Dry |
4 ft. |
| 1992 Canceled due to weather |
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| 1993 Canceled due to weather |
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| 1994 Jimmy Parker |
BellSouth Mobility |
70 ft., 4” |
| 1995 Brian Beazly |
Liberty National Bank |
2,800 points (Double Task race) |
| 1996 Jerry Mitchell |
Great Financial Bank |
4 ft., 7.5” |
| 1997 Jimmy Litsey |
Westport Road Baptist |
9,376 points (Double Task race) |
| 1998 Scott McClinton |
Pennzoil Products Co. |
2 ft., 6” |
| 1999 Jimmy Litsey |
Westport Road Baptist Church |
1 ft. |
| 2000 Tim Basey |
Bank of Louisville |
52 ft. |
| 2001 Mike Erhler |
Udder Delight |
6 ft. 6” |
| 2002 Mike Erhler |
Udder Delight |
3ft. 8” |
| 2003 David Bradley |
Bellsouth Real Yellow Pages |
8” |
| 2004 Dan Hoehler |
Caritas Health Services |
11 ½” |
| 2005 Nick Donner |
Tran Orthodontics |
1ft. 3” |
| 2006 Frank Prell |
The Promenade Plaza |
2378 points |
| 2007 Brian Trapp |
RE/MAX Balloon |
5 1/2" |
2008 Mike Ehrler
Overall BalloonFest Winner: Ray Donner,
Ford Motor Company, U.A.W. balloon |
Mike’s Udder Delight |
50’ |
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