37 Top Guns: Here's The List Of Every Shootout Winner Over The Years

The first-ever Shootout Top Gun was Randy Scism, in 1989. He hit 101 mph.

Now, 36 years later, the Shootout’s fastest pontoons are sailing past Scism’s first record, and Top Guns are more than doubling that speed on a 3/4-mile course.

Here’s the list of all 36 Top Guns in the history of the best boat race in the country. Who will post the fastest speed on the race’s 37th birthday? We’ll see…

1989: Randy Scism, 101 mph (new record)

1990: Dan Campbell, 112 mph (new record)

1991: Bob Morgan & David Raber (tied), 102.7 mph

1992: David Hollenberg & David Brown (tied), 109 mph

1993: Edward Tschiggfrie/Rodney, 115.1 mph (new record)

1994: Edward Tschiggfrie/Rodney, 123 mph (new record)

1995: Bob & Rob Morgan, 107.9 mph

1996: Greg Dusselier, 114.5 mph

1997: David Scott, 141 mph (new record)

1998: David Scott, 142 mph (new record)

1999: David Scott, 153 mph (new record)

2000: David Scott, 160 mph (new record)

2001: David Scott, 165 mph (new record)

2002: Dave Villwock, 192 mph (new record)

2003: Dave Callan, 203 mph (new record)

2004: Dave Villwock, 198 mph

2005: Dave Callan, 201 mph

2006: Dave Callan, 208 mph (new record)

2007: Miss Longlite - Dave Callan & John Cosker, 209 mph (new record)

--Shootout Moved From Shooters 21 To Captain Ron's--

2008: Nauti Marine - David Scott & John Tomlinson, 187 mph

2009: Nauti Marine - David Scott & John Tomlinson, 196 mph

2010: Nauti Marine - David Scott & John Tomlinson, 208 mph

2011: My Way - Bill Tomlinson & Ken Kehoe, 208 mph

2012: Greg Olson, 192 mph

2013: My Way - Bill Tomlinson & Ken Kehoe, 224 mph (new record)

2014: Spirit of Qatar - Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al-Thani & Steve Curtis, 244 mph (new record)

2015: American Ethanol - John Cosker & Myrick Coil, 208 mph

2016: American Ethanol - John Cosker & Slug Hefner, 217 mph

—New 3/4-Mile Course (records reset)—

2017: American Ethanol - John Cosker & Tony Battiato, 204 mph (new record)

2018: American Ethanol - John Cosker & Tony Battiato, 204 mph

2019: American Ethanol - John Cosker & Tony Battiato, 201 mph

2020: American Ethanol - John Cosker & Tony Battiato, 202 mph

2021: American Ethanol - John Cosker & Tony Battiato, 193 mph

2022: American Ethanol - John Cosker & Tony Battiato, 207 mph (new record)

2023: American Ethanol - John Cosker & Tony Battiato, 214 mph (new record)

2024: American Ethanol - John Cosker & Tony Battiato, 221 mph (new record)

2025: Darana Hybrid - Steve Curtis & Darryl Cuttell, 242 mph (new record)