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Congratulations to our 2023 National and Great Texas Balloon Race Winners!
National Champions
Champion
Bruce Wood
Carbondale, CO
Second Place
Johnny Petrehn
Missouri City, Texas
Third Place
Jeremy Rubin
Ankeny, IA
Great Texas Balloon Race Champions
Champion
Guy Gauthier
Henderson, TX
Second Place
Bill Baker
Longview, TX
Third Place
Steve Lombardi
Edgewood, TX
Texas State Champion
Johnny Petrehn
Missouri City, Texas
2023 Young Guns Rankings
YG Champion
Ben Leatherman
East Leroy, MI
YG Second Place
Spencer Copas
Sellersburg, IN
YG Third Place
Zackery Maxwell
Albuquerque, NM
Ducks on a Pond Winners
Jayson Kimball (first on Saturday)
Andrew Holly (first on Saturday)
Steve Wilkinson
Branden Bloom
Josh Goll
Jonathan Wright
Scott Armstrong
Congratulations to the winner of the 2023 Rudie Bresie Award
Mark Dulweber
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