Air Race Classic winners named

The winners of the 48th annual Air Race Classic have been named, with officials choosing the top teams in the Competition Class and the Intercollegiate Class.

According to race officials, 40 teams made up of more than 90 women pilots participated in the 2025 race from June 17-20, taking off from Fairhope, Alabama, and ending the race in Spokane, Washington.

“In keeping with the 96-year rich history of women’s air racing and the 48th race of its kind, the pilots of this year’s Air Race Classic were met with challenges surrounding weather, decision-making, aircraft performance, and strategy,” officials noted.

After the judges reviewed each team’s GPS tracking data, the winners were determined:

Competition Class Top Finishers

1. Team 41: “Skybound Scotts” piloted by Lauren Scott and Rebecca Carroll in a Cessna 182P
2. Team 12: “Freakin’ Awesome” piloted by Lin Caywood and Susan Beall in a Cessna 182T
3. Team 16: “Is This Heaven?” piloted by Minnetta Gardinier and Brenda Frye in a Cessna 177B
4. Team 13: “The Skunks” piloted by Annabelle Kellogg and Gretchen Jahn in a Mooney M20E
5. Team 9: “Sight Seein’” piloted by Teresa Camp and Denise Robinson in a Mooney M20J

Intercollegiate Class Top Finishers

1. Team 22: “UND Frozen Force” piloted by Helena Lind, Charlotte Fuller, and Caroline Kelley in a Piper Archer TX, from the University of North Dakota
2. Team 36: “Liberty Belles I” piloted by Megan Cotter, Ashley Asselin, and Isabella Hauri in a Cessna 172S, from Liberty University
3. Team 63: “War Eagle Women – Orange” piloted by Campbell Glasgow, Emily Brutko, and Maggie Peacock in a Cessna 172S, from Auburn University

For more information: AirRaceClassic.org