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Seebold Sports World Champion Seebold Formula One Boat Racing Three generations, the winningest driver in the history of the sport, the top two winners in the US.

one Motorsports Hall of Fame induction, innovation in the sport that transcends all motorsports all add up to a legacy that will leave its mark on racing for decades to come. The 75-year legacy is unique in that they are not only the owners, they are actually racing. Bill Seebold Sr. built the first boat he raced at the age of 25 and started racing in 1939, 10 years before the start of NASCAR. Bil

l Jr., “Billy”, started racing when he was 11. He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1999 after winning more than 900 races and 69 World and National Titles in his 46-year career. He retired after the 1997 season. He won many of those races over his sons Mike who started racing at the age 13 and Tim who started at 8 and won his 1st Championship and World record at age 17. Their drive, dedication, work ethic and passion for the sport have been passed down through the generations. started racing in 1939. His drive for perfection was passed on to his son, Bill Jr. and grandsons Mile and Tim. 75 years later, sons Mike and Tim Seebold have won 61 of the 112 major Formula One races contested since the beginning of the 1995 season. The brothers have won seven North American Champ Boat titles. Before retiring, Bill Seebold won North American championships in 1989, 1993, 1994 and 1997. Mike won the title in 1982, 1992 and 2000. Tim was the champion in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2007 and the all time winningest driver in US history with 33 victories. Tim started Seebold Sports in 1993, A Power Sports Business and the Largest Polaris Watercraft Dealer in the World for 5 straight years. Tim sold the business in August of 2014 and now is dedicating himself full time to the business of Formula One Powerboat Racing. Bill started Seebold Racing over 40 years ago and later sold to Tim in 1998. Seebold Racing is a Racing Business that specializes in designing and building the boats, motors and the many related parts for customers all over the globe. Along with developing the boats and technology they managed several powerboat teams along the way including the 28 year long run of the World Famous Bud Light Formula One Team. One of the longest running Corporate Motorsports Sponsorships of All Time!

20/07/2025

Watch the 2025 F1 Powerboat Championship LIVE from the Mississippi River in Alton Illinois!

Big thanks to Toyota for their sponsorship. Check out the new Tacoma on their website!
16/07/2025

Big thanks to Toyota for their sponsorship. Check out the new Tacoma on their website!

Mungenast Alton Toyota in Alton, IL offers new and used Toyota cars, trucks, and SUVs to our customers near Edwardsville. Visit us for sales, financing, service, and parts!

Thanks to all this years sponsors and organizations that help make this event happen!
16/07/2025

Thanks to all this years sponsors and organizations that help make this event happen!

A Big Thanks to all the 2025 sponsors and organizations that helped make the 2nd Annual Alton Midwest Nationals; July 18 – 20, Alton, IL possible... We could not make this happen without all of their fantastic support!

Go to the official F1 Powerboat Championship Official Youtube Channel to Subscribe and get notifications for when all th...
14/07/2025

Go to the official F1 Powerboat Championship Official Youtube Channel to Subscribe and get notifications for when all the Live Stream Racing Action Starts. You can watch the Alton Race July 18-20th and the remaining races of the 2025 season right here!

2nd Annual Alton Midwest NationalsJuly 18–20, 2025 | Riverfront Park | Alton, ILGET TICKETS HERE:www.tixr.com/groups/f1powerboat/events/f1-powerboat-alton-mi...

11/07/2025
TOYOTA is sponsoring this years 2nd Annual Alton Midwest Nationals on July 18th-20th!
11/07/2025

TOYOTA is sponsoring this years 2nd Annual Alton Midwest Nationals on July 18th-20th!

Mungenast Alton Toyota in Alton, IL offers new and used Toyota cars, trucks, and SUVs to our customers near Edwardsville. Visit us for sales, financing, service, and parts!

We will have copies available to purchase of Bill Seebold's New Book at the Alton Midwest Nationals next week in Alton.M...
10/07/2025

We will have copies available to purchase of Bill Seebold's New Book at the Alton Midwest Nationals next week in Alton.

Mr. Bill Seebold, My Dream Come True: The Life and Times of the Fastest Family on Water Paperback – July 1, 2025
by Rick Stoff (Author)

This is the story of the family boat racing dynasty launched on the Mississippi River by Bill Seebold Sr. in 1938. He became a national champion and Billy Seebold Jr. followed in his wake. Billy won his first race at the age of 11 and his last race at the age of 57, cementing his legacy as the world’s most successful powerboat racing driver. He earned 69 championships and an estimated 900 races.

Billy claimed his first American Powerboat Association national points title in 1958. He won six national class championships in one weekend during 1970 at Alexandra, La., a feat still unmatched. His career took off in 1970 when he joined the legendary Team Mercury during a glorious period in boat racing. The Seebold name became renowned on lakes and rivers around the world.

Mr. Bill, as he became known, won the Paris 6-Hour Race and six Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) world titles. He won the Duke of York Trophy in England six times, was North American champion five times and a seven-time winner of the St. Louis Grand Prix, known as the “Indy 500” of boat racing. A career highlight was winning two races in one day on the treacherous Bristol Docks course in 1982. In the second race Bill and his 2-liter Mercury engine topped a fleet of boats powered by 4-liter V-8s. The race is still considered by some as the greatest boat race ever in England.

Billy received the UIM Medal of Honor in 1992 and has been inducted by the Gulf Marine Hall of Fame, Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame. In 2009 he was one of the first inductees to the International Hall of Fame for Formula One Boat Racing.
During much of Bill’s career he competed against drivers young enough to be his sons. Two of them were his sons, Mike and Tim. They ended their careers as multi-time champions ranked first and second in career Formula 1 victories in North America – Tim with 33 and Mike with 28.

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