Recieved this information from Anne (Finkl) Donaldson. I would like to pass it on to Buds fellow boat racers. Gods speed Bud. You had a very full life.


BUD FINKL passed on in May. He enjoyed the information I told him about this web site. Bud
was an avid boat builder who started building boats at 13, on the Fox River, IL. In Sarasota, FL, he later built luxury river boats called Packard. His 27' Packard Classic Heritage model was in the "Speed Movie", with Sandra Bullock. In 2001 his boat business was sold. Bud was a hydroplane racer in the
40's,50's & 60's, he won dozens of Racing Titles. Bud had a full life and now is at peace.