Results

Year

Event

Class

Session

Round 5 of 17

Laconia Road Race

Belknap Recreation Area · Laconia, NH · June 20, 1954 · 1 mi (1.6 km)

AMA Grand National Championship

Laconia 100 Mile Road Race · 100 laps · 20 starters

Winner

Joe Leonard

Harley-Davidson

Race time1:51:03.91100 laps

Margin of victory–over Warren Sherwood

Best race lap–

AMA Grand National Championship Laconia 100 Mile Road Race, Laconia Road Race
Pos	Rider	Bike	Behind winner	Behind rider ahead	Best lap	Pts	Sponsors
1	Joe LeonardSan Jose, CA	Harley-Davidson	Winner	–	--.---	9	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time 100 · 1:51:03.91 all 1 sponsor --
2	Warren SherwoodCornwall, NY	Harley-Davidson	–	–	--.---	7	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
3	Johnny HoodTrenton, NJ	Harley-Davidson	–	–	--.---	5	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
4	Paul GoldsmithSt. Clair Shores, MI	Harley-Davidson	–	–	--.---	3	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
5	Sid SwanCochituate, MA	Harley-Davidson	–	–	--.---	2	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
6	Rodman BurkhartReading, PA	Triumph	–	–	--.---	1	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
7	Bobby HillColumbus, OH	BSA	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
8	Ted BoydBaltimore, MD	Triumph	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
9	Stanley MyersDoylestown, PA	BMW	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
10	Earl WidmanSt. Louis, MO	Harley-Davidson	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
11	Jim KruseKenosha, WI	Harley-Davidson	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
12	Herbert EckersleyMiddletown, CT	Harley-Davidson	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
13	Charles LupoliLong Island City, NY	Triumph	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
14	Cliff CaswellWallkill, NY	BSA	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
15	Don HutchinsonKansas City, MO	Harley-Davidson	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
16	George PoppWalden, NY	BSA	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
17	Sal ScirpoMiddletown, CT	Triumph	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
18	Tommy McdermottGlens Falls, NY	BSA	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
19	Richard KoosHarbor Creek, PA	Harley-Davidson	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --
20	Jack ArmstrongN. Wilbraham, MA	Norton	–	–	--.---	–	--
Grid → finish – Laps led – Best lap --.--- Laps · time – · --:--.--- all 1 sponsor --

Joe Leonard

Harley-Davidson

1:51:03.919 pts

Race detail

Grid → finish

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Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Warren Sherwood

Harley-Davidson

–7 pts

Race detail

Grid → finish

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Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Johnny Hood

Harley-Davidson

–5 pts

Race detail

Grid → finish

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Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Paul Goldsmith

Harley-Davidson

–3 pts

Race detail

Grid → finish

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Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Sid Swan

Harley-Davidson

–2 pts

Race detail

Grid → finish

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Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Rodman Burkhart

Triumph

–1 pts

Race detail

Grid → finish

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Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

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Bobby Hill

BSA

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Ted Boyd

Triumph

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Stanley Myers

BMW

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Earl Widman

Harley-Davidson

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Jim Kruse

Harley-Davidson

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Herbert Eckersley

Harley-Davidson

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Charles Lupoli

Triumph

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Cliff Caswell

BSA

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Don Hutchinson

Harley-Davidson

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

George Popp

BSA

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Sal Scirpo

Triumph

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Tommy Mcdermott

BSA

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Richard Koos

Harley-Davidson

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

Jack Armstrong

Norton

–

Race detail

Grid → finish

–

Laps led

–

Best lap

--.---

Behind rider ahead

–

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