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Jimmy Shane Wins Columbia Cup

Havre de Grace native Jimmy Shane won his first career unlimited boat race Sunday.

native Jimmy Shane picked up his first win as a full-time Unlimited Hydroplane driver Sunday.

In just his third race, according to his mother, Shane won the Lamb-Wesson Columbia Cup in Tri-Cities Water Follies in Kennewick, WA Sunday. He edged J. Michael Kelly by less than a boat length, according to kvewtv.com.

Shane, a 2003 grad, said the win was "The fulfillment of a childhood dream," according to H1Unlimited.com

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Shane—son of Robin and Stu Shane and younger brother of Kelly Shane—has made a career of the family's passion. The family owns on Webb Lane.

Shane, 26, in his first season in the Air National Guard H1 Unlimited Series, driving for Graham Trucking.

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