J. Lee Schoenith

J. Lee was the national High Point Champion driver in 1953 with Gale II, and in 1954 and 1955 with Gale V. Their Hydroplanes were sponsored by Gale Electric out of Detroit. J. Lee Schoenith was the winner of the American Power Boat Association (APBA) Gold Cup Race in 1955 at Seattle, Washington, aboard the Gale V, as the driver and owner. He was also the high point champion owner in 1953, 1954, and 1955 as well as in 1972 with the Atlas Van Lines Hydroplane.

J.Lee Schoenith was inducted into the Unlimited Hydroplane Hall of Fame in 1980. He died in 1993.