APPENDIX3-BY
Summary of U.S. NATIONAL
GAS-BALLOON PARTICIPANTS (Partial)
1960 (4 July) Valley Forge, PA (4 entrants) event #1
| W | SHIELDS, Anthony /Arthur, | N.T.L.A.-II |
| 2 | CONTOS, James /Wolcott, Roger | N.T.L.A.-I |
| 3 | FAIRBANKS, Anthony /Fairbanks, Mike | Balloon #1 |
| 4 | PELLEGRINO, Peter /Harvey, | La Coquette |
1980 (29 July) Indianola, IA (8 entrants) event #2
Winners were determined by their distance from a selected target.
| W | 241/5.5 REINHARD, Dewey/Davis, John | Nightstar |
| 2 | 311/11. HYDE, Fred /Wilcox, Herb | Kansas City |
| 3 | 233/92. MEDEMA, Dave/Marshall, Jim | Plano |
| 4 | 110/118 YOST, P.Edward/Keuser, Dick | Sky Power |
| 5 | 263/156 KITTINGER, Joe/Vizzard, Peter | Flying Circus |
| 6 | 218/163 PENNY, Robert/Woessner, Paul | Ghost Rider |
| 7 (D) | PICCARD, Don/Woolley, Portis | Columbine-II |
| 8 (D) | ANDERSON, Maxie/Ida, Don | Viking Maru |
1981- 1982 Standing was determined by point system, competing in 3-events min.
| W 3297-5 | STELLAS, Dean | 1 985.24 | WILCOX, Herbert |
| 2 2977-4 | HYDE, Fred L. | 2 977.70 | ABRUZZO, Ben |
| 3 1988-3 | WOESNER, Paul | 3 800.35 | RICE, Bernard |
| 4 1874-3 | REINHARD, Dewey | 4 794.72 | DAVIS, C. |
| 5 1782-4 | CAPLAN, Nikki | 5 682.07 | PENNY, Robert |
| 6 833-3 | RICE, Bernard | 6 549.20 | CAPLAN, Nikki (fewer than 3 events) |
| 7 1694-2 | ANDERSON, Maxie | 7 526.45 | REINHARD, Dewey |
| 8 1107-2 | KRIEG, Fred (fewer than 3 events) | 8 350.66 | THOMPSON, Geoff |
| 9 750-1 | CAPLAN, Donald | 9 | ANDERSON, Kris |
| 10 611-1 | POWERS, Duane | 10 | ANDERSON, Maxie |
| 11 583-1 | ANDERSON, Kris | 11 | CAPLAN, Don |
| 12 536(3) | THOMPSON, Geoff | 12 | HYDE, Fred L. |
| 13 464-1 | TEPPER, Jerry | 13 | KITTINGER, Joe |
| 14 389-2 | PARKER, Thomas | 14 | KRIEG, Fred |
| 15 167-2 | ABRUZZO, Ben | 15 | POWERS, Duane |
| 16 56-1 | MEDEMA, Dave | 16 | SHOECRAFT, John |
| 17 0-1 | KITTINGER, Joe | 17 | STELLAS, Dean |
| 18 0-1 | PENNY, Robert | 18 | STOCKWELL, Brent |
| 19 0-1 | PICCARD, Don | 19 | WOLCOTT, Roger |
1983: unrecorded
1984 Standing was determined by point system, competing in 3-events min.
| W 898.5 | ABRUZZO, Ben | 5 83.3 | LEVIN, David |
| 2 862.0 | SCHILLER, James M. | 6 (2) | KITTINGER, Joe |
| 3 853.7 | JONES, James O. | 7 (2) | SHOECRAFT, John |
| 4 166.7 | PENNY, Bob | 8 (1) | CLARK, ? |
1985
| 1 928.4 | HYDE, Fred L. | 6 | 81.1 | JONES, James |
| 2 899.6 | LEVIN, David N. | (CO-PILOT RANK, PN-Feb.85/4) | ||
| 3 834.5 | SCHILLER, James M. | A | 834.8 | WOODS, Randy |
| 4 806.7 | SOUKUP, Jacques W. | B | 806.7 | SULLIVAN, Mark |
| 5 236.8 | REINHARD, Dewey | C | 236.8 | BROWN, Dennis |
1986 to 1995: unrecorded
1996
| 1 1310.35 | BRADLEY, Troy/Robinson, Shane |
| 2 1284.42 | ABRUZZO, Richard/Davis, Carol |
| 3 1229.37 | LEVIN, David/Sullivan, Mark |
| 4 1212.44 | WALLACE, Mike/Brielman, Kevin |
| 5 1117.85 | WOODS, Randy/Staley, Ted |
| 6 883.13 | DAVIES, Leslie/Petrehin, Cindy |
| 7 529.65 | MARTIN, Ronald/Weiner, Carol |
| 8 528.58 | PADELT, Bert/Vitanza, Louis |
| 9 521.14 | KUGLER, John/Brown, Dennis |
| 10 426.36 | HAHN, George/Davis, John |
| 11 273.87 | HIRSCHEND, Jim/Petrehn, Johnny |
| 12 196.06 | ELWELL, Rusty/Pollmann/Gualdoni |
| 13 172.29 | WERESCHUK, Stan/Burman, Leo |