Seebold Takes Laughlin Formula One Opener
Tim Seebold drove to victory at the first race of the season on 2001 P.R.O.P. Formula One Tour.
June 3, 2001
Tim Seebold won the annual Formula One season opener in Laughlin, Nev., for second consecutive time. (Photo courtesy P.R.O.P.)
LAUGHLIN, Nev. — Driving the No. 16 Bud Light Racing Team tunnel boat, Tim Seebold took first place at Laughlin River Day, the first stop on
the Laughlin Formula One P.R.O.P. Tour Presented by Bud Light. The win was Seebold's second consecutive victory at the Lauglin season opener.
Rough conditions persisted throughout the 40-lap Formula One final and caused two restarts. The first restart was on lap 6 after Greg Foster flipped his boat. The second restart occurred on lap 12 after Carlos Kuri barrel-rolled his boat.
After each restart, Terry Rinker took the lead held it for most of the race until falling back mechanical problems. Tim Seebold, who ran second most of the race, moved to first position and won his ninth career Formula One P.R.O.P. Tour race.
Todd Beckman finished second and Max Toler finished third. Rounding out the
top five was John Jensen and Alden Thornton.
The Laughlin River Days Formula One race will be televised on ESPN2 on
Sunday, July 1 at 7:30 PM (EDT).
Next stop on the 2001 Laughlin Formula One P.R.O.P. Tour Presented by Bud
Light is the Dobson Heavy Haul Bay City River Roar at Bay City, Mich. on
June 23-24.
Laughlin River Days Formula One Results:
| Position | Driver | Boat No. | |
| 1 | Tim Seebold | 16 | |
| 2 | Todd Beckman | 2 | |
| 3 | Max Toler | 91 | |
| 4 | John Jensen | 29 | |
| 5 | Alden Thornton | 18 | |
| 6 | Wyatt Nelson | 8 | |
| 7 | Todd Bowden | 34 | |
| 8 | Terry Rinker | 10 | |
| 9 | John Lane | 48 | |
| 10 | Jimmy Ablott | 82 | |
| 11 | Mike Seebold | 11 | |
| 12 | Carlos Kuri | 19 | |
| 13 | Greg Foster | 53 | |
| 14 | Jason Campbell | 5 | |
| 15 | Chris Fairchild | 62 | |
| 16 | John Marles | 3 |
Remaining P.R.O.P. Tour Schedule
| Date | Venue | Event |
| June 23-24 | Bay City, Mich. | Dobson Heavy Haul Bay City River Roar |
| July 13-15 | Detroit | Spirit of Detroit Thunderfestival |
| July 21-22 | Saskatoon, Canada | Great Northern River Roar |
| July 27-29 | Tri-Cities, Wash. | Tri-Cities Water Follies |
| September 2-3 | Windsor, Colo. | Roar of the Rockies |
| September 14-16 | San Diego | San Diego Bayfair |
| October 6-7 | Cypress Gardens, Fla. | Miracle Toyota Formula One Shootout |
