Chip Hanauer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chip Hanauer
Occupation	Racing Driver
Date Of Birth	Jul 1, 1954(1954-07-01)
Age	70
Birthplace	Seattle
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington
Horoscope	Cancer

Chip Hanauer Biography

Chip Hanauer is one of the most popular and richest Racing Driver who was born on July 1, 1954 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Hanauer was born July 1st, 1954, in Seattle. He was a child with a photo of world-renowned Grand Prix auto racing star Jim Clark of Scotland on the wall of his childhood bedroom. But his financial situation and his residence located in Seattle, Washington – a significant center of boat racing – dictated Hanauer begin his career in small hydroplanes. Hanauer completed his cumlaude degree from Washington State University in 1976 which was also being the year of his debut in racing. Hanauer was a teacher of children who were emotionally disturbed and then became an official hydroplane driver full-time in 1978. His first win was an event at the age of 1979, on the streets of Ogden, Utah.

In the early 1990s Hanauer was the victim of a string of serious injuries sustained in high-speed hydroplane accidents. These accidents ultimately led Hanauer to take the decision to retire in the year 1996. He also suffered from a severe disorder called spasmodic dysphonia that led to him losing his voice. He would be able to regain it following the discovery of a procedure that injects botox right into your throat. He is still volunteering the time he has at a facility for children with disabilities in Seattle. He is also the transportation driver in the service of Disabled American Veterans, bringing the disabled from homes, and then driving their patients to the VA Medical Center in Seattle.

He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1995.

In 1986, Hanauer broke Garfield Wood’s record for longest streak of consecutive Gold Cup wins. In 1987, he took home the sixth time in a row Gold Cup, breaking Gar Wood’s record. He was the seventh time he won a Gold Cup victory in 1988. In 1990, he also was crowned his first National Championship.

Chip Hanauer Net Worth

Chip Hanauer is one of the richest Racing Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chip Hanauer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lee Edward “Chip” Hanauer (born July 1st 1954, in Seattle) was the third- highest-performing Unlimited Hydroplane racer in the history of. He has been the winner of the APBA Gold Cup a record 11 times, and was the pilot of one of the more renowned yachts in APBA history which was that of the Miss Budweiser, in the beginning to mid-1990s. He was admitted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1995 as their newest inductee. In 2005 He was admitted to the International Motorized Vehicles Hall of Fame. He was in 1991 when he briefly removed himself from the water to go auto racing, only to return after a few seasons.

In 1982, Hanauer was appointed driver of Atlas Van Lines, replacing the owner and driver Bill Muncey, who died during the final race of the season. Muncey requested his widow, Fran to take over the team in case the driver passed away. Fran chose Hanauer as the driver, who was chosen by Bill to succeed him to take over the wheel. Hanauer won his very first Unlimited National and World Championship. In 1985, he won the fourth time in a row Gold Cup and another National Championship.

At the end of the 1990 season, Hanauer left hydroplane racing and tried his hand at auto racing, driving for Toyota, but joined Bernie Little’s Miss Budweiser hydroplane racing team in 1992. The team owner of the Toyota- sponsored auto racing team for which Hanauer briefly drove in 1991 later commented that Hanauer would certainly have been successful in automobile racing had he pursued that career progression.

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Facts & Trivia

Chip Ranked on the list of most popular Racing Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chip Hanauer celebrates birthday on July 1 of every year.

Where is Chip Hanauer now?

He continues to volunteer his time at a home for disadvantaged children in Seattle. He also volunteers as a transporter for Disabled American Veterans, picking up disabled veterans from their homes and driving them to appointments at the VA Medical Center in Seattle.

Who drove circus circus hydroplane?

A boat racer since age 16, Dave Villwock accepted his first Unlimited Class assignment in 1989 as crew chief for Bill Bennett’s MISS CIRCUS CIRCUS. Chip Hanauer was its driver.

When did hydroplane racing start?

The Birth of the Races The 1931 Seattle Speed Boat Regatta established boat racing on Green Lake for the next half century. Two years later Green Lake hosted the Pacific Coast Championship Regatta before 45,000 enthusiasts who witnessed hydroplane and outboard runabout speeds exceeding 45 miles per hour.

What happened to unlimited hydroplane racing?

History. The unlimited hydroplane racing series was founded in 1946 when the unlimited class of boats was allowed to compete following World War II and the subsequent availability of surplus aircraft engines. It had been disbanded in 1922 in favor of the newly introduced “Gold Cup Class.”

Is Miss Budweiser still racing?

The Miss Budweiser team ran the shop from the mid-1980s until it disbanded after the 2004 season.