Past National Champions

Year Dog's Name Handler's Name
2022 Lester's Shock Wave Gary Lester
2021 Coldwater Thunder Steve Hurdle
2020 Miller's Speed Dial Gary Lester
2019 Dunn's Tried N True Luke Eisenhart
2018 Lester's Sunny Hill Jo Gary Lester
2017 Lester's Sunny Hill Jo Gary Lester
2016 Whippoorwill Justified Larry Huffman
2015 Miller's Dialing In Gary Lester
2014 Shadow Oak Bo Robin Gates
2013 Shadow Oak Bo Robin Gates
2012 Connor's E Z Button Steve Hurdle
2011 Touch's Whiteout Ike Todd
2010 In The Shadow Robin Gates
2009 Lester's Snowatch Gary Lester
2008 Whippoorwill Wild Agin Larry Huffman
2007 Funseeker's Rebel Fred Dileo
2006 Shell Creek Coin Steve Hurdle
2005 Cypress Gunpowder Andy Daugherty
2004 Miller's On Line Rick Furney
2003 Texas Trailrider Gary Pinalto
2002 Miller's True Spirit Ferrel Miller
2001 Law's High Noon Rick Furney
2000 Marques Gold Rush Robert "Lefty" Henry
1999 Whippoorwill Wild Card Larry Huffman
1998 CedarOak Kate Tom Honecker
1997 Miller's Silver Ending John Rex Gates (David Grubb, trainer)
1996 Warhoot Rogue Billy Blackwell
1995 Lipan Gary Pinalto
1994 Brush Country Spectre Ed Husser
1993 Quillen's Rising Star Chuck Quillen
1992 The Hitchhiker Randy Downs
1991 Quicksilver Pink Colvin Davis
1990 Dunn's Fearless Bud Randy Patterson
1989 Whippoorwill's Rebel Tommy Davis
1988 Navajo Dude Mark W. Roper
1987 Whippoorwill's Rebel Tommy Davis
1986 Bluff City Mike Tommy Davis
1985 Flatwood Hank Robin Gates
1984 Native Tango Collier Smith
1983 El Sauz Doll Tommy Davis
1982 Heritage's Premonition Freddie Rayl
1981 Michael's Express Babe Andy Daugherty
1980 Builder's Addition Bill Rayl
1979 Miss One Dot John Gardner
1978 Rex's Cherokee Jake Hoyle Eaton
1977 Allure Billy Morton
1976 Miller's White Cloud Hoyle Eaton
1975 Volcanic Express Marion Gordon
1974 Crossmatch Bud Daugherty
1973 Miller's Miss Knight Faye Throneberry
1972 The Texas Squire John Rex Gates
1971 Wrapup Billy Morton
1970 Johnny Crockett W. C. Kirk
1969 Red Water Rex Hoyle Eaton
1968 Riggins White Knight Hoyle Eaton
1967 Satilla Virginia Lady Herman Smith
1966 Safari John Rex Gates