Editing Loudon Classic

The '''Loudon Classic''', originally named the '''Laconia Classic''', is an annual [[motorcycle]] [[road racing]] competition held during the [[Laconia Motorcycle Week]] at the [[New Hampshire Motor Speedway]] in [[Loudon, New Hampshire]]. Founded in 1934 when it was originally sanctioned by the [[American Motorcyclist Association]] (AMA), the race is one of the oldest motorcycle competitions in the United States.<ref name="Archives: The Loudon Classic">{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclenews.com/2021/10/article/archives-column-the-loudon-classic/ |title=Archives: The Loudon Classic |publisher=cyclenews.com |access-date=9 March 2022 }}</ref> The competition changed locations over the years, starting as a [[Dirt track racing|dirt track race]] before evolving into a road race.<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic">{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclenews.com/2018/01/article/archives-origins-laconia-classic/ |title=Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic |publisher=cyclenews.com |access-date=9 March 2022 }}</ref> From the late 1930s until the early 2000s, the Loudon Classic was one of the most prestigious motorcycle races in the United States, second only to the [[Daytona 200]].<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/> 

==History==
===Rally beginnings===
In the 1910s the [[Lakes Region (New Hampshire)|New Hampshire Lakes Region]] became a popular riding destination for early motorcycle enthusiasts.<ref name="Archives: The Loudon Classic"/><ref name=StClair2008>{{citation |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=JFuwEgYzpGUC&pg=PA8 |accessdate= 2010-06-12 |title= Laconia Motorcycle Week |first1= Charlie |last1= St. Clair |first2= Jennifer |last2= Anderson |publisher= Arcadia Publishing |year= 2008 |isbn= 978-0-7385-5473-0 }}</ref> Unlike the [[Sturgis Motorcycle Rally]] which originated as a motorcycle race, the Loudon Classic originated as a [[motorcycle rally]].<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/> When motorcycle sales began to decline as a result of the introduction of the low cost [[Ford Model T]], the American motorcycle industry body, the Federation of American Motorcyclists (FAM) sought to boost sales by sponsoring a series of [[Gypsy tour]]s, so called because the participants camped in large gatherings like [[Romani people]].<ref name="Archives: The Loudon Classic"/><ref name=StClair2008/> The annual tour held at [[Weirs Beach, New Hampshire|Weirs Beach]] in [[Laconia, New Hampshire]] on the southern shore of [[Lake Winnipesaukee]], became the most popular of these tours due to its proximity to Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Montreal.<ref name="Archives: The Loudon Classic"/>

===Dirt track roots===
In 1933, the AMA introduced a new racing category called Class C which featured street-legal motorcycles in an effort to make motorcycle racing less expensive for ordinary motorcyclists.<ref name="The First Sixty Years; An Illustrated History of the American Motorcyclist Association">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M_kDAAAAMBAJ&q=1972+american+motorcyclist+motocross+rules+book&pg=PA34 |title=The First Sixty Years; An Illustrated History of the American Motorcyclist Association |date=January 1984 |work=American Motorcyclist |access-date=1 January 2011 |last1=Assoc |first1=American Motorcyclist }}</ref> Street-legal motorcycles were known at the time as touring motorcycles hence, a tourist trophy (TT) signified a race classification for street-legal motorcycles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/Tourist-Trophy-races |title=Tourist Trophy races |publisher=britannica.com |access-date=13 March 2022 }}</ref> Informal motorcycle racing had occurred at previous Weirs Beach rallies however, the first race formally sanctioned by the [[American Motorcyclist Association]] (AMA), occurred in 1934 when, a {{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}} dirt track TT race for Class C motorcycles was held on a 3.3 mile track in [[Swanzey, New Hampshire]] that used partially paved and unimproved gravel roads, up and down gently rolling hills.<ref name="Laconia 1971">{{citation |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=W_cDAAAAMBAJ&dq=history+of+the+laconia+classic+american+motorcyclist&pg=PA42 |pages= 42&ndash;45 |last= Youngblood |first= Ed |title=Laconia 1971 |magazine=[[American Motorcyclist]] |publisher=[[American Motorcyclist Association]] |location=[[Westerville, Ohio]] | date= August 1971 |volume= 25 |issue= 8 |issn=0277-9358 |accessdate= 2022-03-11 }}</ref> Local rider Babe Tancrede won the inaugural Laconia Classic riding a [[Harley-Davidson]].<ref name="Archives: The Loudon Classic"/><ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/>

===Belknap circuit===
In 1937 the race moved to [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine]] where it was held as a {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}} event for only one year then, in 1938 it was moved to a 1.0-mile track in the Belknap Recreational Area, now known as the [[Gunstock Mountain Resort]] near [[Laconia, New Hampshire]].<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/> The Belknap circuit featured crudely paved roads as well as improved gravel roads.<ref name="Laconia: Throttle twisters jamboree">{{citation |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=KPgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17 |pages= 17&ndash;19 |last= Gorham |first= Roger |title=Laconia: Throttle twisters jamboree |magazine=[[American Motorcyclist]] |publisher=[[American Motorcyclist Association]] |location=[[Westerville, Ohio]] | date= June 1979 |volume= 33 |issue= 5 |issn=0277-9358 |accessdate= 2022-03-11 }}</ref> Although the event became known as the Laconia Classic, the Belknap Recreational Area was located in nearby [[Gilford, New Hampshire]].<ref name="Archives: The Loudon Classic"/> An integral promoter responsible for bringing the race to Belknap was Fritzie Baer, an [[Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company|Indian]] motorcycle dealer from Springfield, Massachusetts who would promote the race until 1963.<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/> 

Along with the move to Belknap, the event was accredited national championship status by the AMA in 1938.<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/> Indian rider [[Ed Kretz]], who had won the inaugural Daytona 200 in 1937, won the first {{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}} national championship race held at Belknap in 1938.<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/> His victory marked the only 200 mile Laconia Classic as, the race distance was reduced to 100 miles in 1939.<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/> In 1940, the circuit was converted from dirt and gravel to a fully paved course and, the AMA changed the race classification from a TT national to a road race national.<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/> 

Dick Klamfoth's 1951 Laconia Classic victory on a [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]] marked the first win by a foreign manufacturer.<ref name="Past Laconia National Winners">{{cite web |url=http://75.103.79.23/docs/letters/PAST_LACONIA_NATIONAL_WINNERS.pdf |title=Past Laconia National Winners |publisher=United States Classic Racing Association Inc. |access-date=12 March 2022 }}</ref> [[Harley-Davidson]] rider Brad Andres was the most successful competitor during the Belknap era with four victories in five years between 1955 and 1959.<ref name="Laconia 1971"/><ref name="Past Laconia National Winners"/> Three-time Grand National Champion [[Joe Leonard]] won the event three times before going on to a successful [[auto racing]] career.<ref name="Past Laconia National Winners"/> Harley-Davidson would win 13 of the 20 races held at Belknap, despite the track being near the Springfield, Massachusetts factory of their largest competitor, Indian motorcycles.<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/><ref name="Laconia 1971"/><ref name="Past Laconia National Winners"/> 

The event surged in popularity after the Second World War drawing increasingly larger crowds of spectators.<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/> The race grew to become a weeklong event known as [[Laconia Motorcycle Week]] that was the largest annual gathering of North American motorcyclists, until it was overtaken by the [[Sturgis Motorcycle Rally]] during the 1970s.<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/><ref name=StClair2008/> When the overwhelming number of spectators created a rash of minor incidents in 1963, local residents protested the event.<ref name="Laconia: Throttle twisters jamboree"/> Unwilling to risk the increasing costs of property damage, and unable to reach an agreement with local officials, race promoters closed the Belknap track in 1964.<ref name="Laconia: Throttle twisters jamboree"/> The final race at the Belknap circuit held in 1963 was won by Jody Nicholas riding a [[BSA motorcycles|BSA]] motorcycle.<ref name="Laconia 1971"/>

===Bryar Motorsports Park===
The closure of the Belknap circuit resulted in the construction of the new 1.6-mile Bryar Motorsports Park in 1965, located 20 miles south of Laconia in [[Loudon, New Hampshire]]. The Laconia Classic gradually became known as the Loudon Classic.<ref name="Archives: The Loudon Classic"/> The Bryar Motorsports Park track road course followed the contours of a hillside around a small lake.<ref name="Archives: Bryar Motorsports Park">{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclenews.com/2018/06/article/archives-bryar-motorsports-park/ |title=Archives: Bryar Motorsports Park |publisher=cyclenews.com |access-date=12 March 2022 }}</ref> Compressing 11 turns within its 1.6-mile length, the track was short and tight, making it one of the best venues to watch motorcycle racing in the United States.<ref name="Laconia 1971"/><ref name="The Best Little Roadrace In America">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bqd6AF2LKdoC&dq=loudon+classic+cycle+world&pg=RA8-PA65 |title=The Best Little Roadrace In America |work=Cycle World |access-date=12 March 2022 |last1=Edwards |first1=David |date=January 1, 1986 }}</ref> Slight elevation changes in the track layout allowed many spectators to follow a racer for a complete lap of the circuit.<ref name="The Best Little Roadrace In America"/> 

The track developed a reputation for its challenging nature as, riders were constantly applying throttle or their brakes for the entire lap.<ref name="The Best Little Roadrace In America"/> It rewarded a rider's skill over horsepower and its many turns allowed for aggressive racing.<ref name="The Best Little Roadrace In America"/> The circuit hosted numerous amateur races during the year which bred many local track experts who often provided challenging competition for national championship level riders when they arrived for the annual Loudon Classic.<ref name="Archives: Bryar Motorsports Park"/>

[[Gary Nixon]] and [[Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist)|Mike Baldwin]] were the most successful competitors during the Bryar Motorsports era, each with four victories.<ref name="Past Laconia National Winners"/> When Gary Fisher won the race in 1972 riding a Yamaha, he joined his father, 1953 Laconia Classic winner Ed Fisher, as the only father son duo to have won the race.<ref name="Archives: Bryar Motorsports Park"/> His victory aboard a Yamaha also marked the first victory by a Japanese manufacturer in the history of the event.<ref name="Past Laconia National Winners"/> Fisher's 1972 victory marked the last 100-mile national as, the race distance was reduced to 75-miles for 1973.<ref name="Past Laconia National Winners"/> Carter Alsop became the first female competitor in an AMA professional road race when she entered the Novice Class at the 1977 Loudon Classic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YLL2WNfLalsC&dq=loudon+classic+winners&pg=RA9-PA1-IA4 |title=Same Old Loudon But Better |work=Cycle World |access-date=12 March 2022 |last1=Waaser |first1=John |date=January 1, 1977 }}</ref> Jamie James won the final race on the Bryar Motorsports Park circuit in 1989 before it was purchased by Bob Bahre, who built the [[New Hampshire Motor Speedway]] in its place.<ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/>

===New Hampshire Motor Speedway===
Construction of the New Hampshire Motor Speedway was completed in 1990. The Loudon Classic continued as a national championship race at the new speedway until 2001 however, a combination of safety issues and more powerful motorcycles eventually made the track obsolete for [[AMA Superbike]] events.<ref name="Archives: Bryar Motorsports Park"/> [[Eric Bostrom]] won the final AMA National Championship race at Loudon in 2001.<ref name="Archives: The Loudon Classic"/> Since 2002 the race has continued featuring [[Semi-professional sports|semi-professional]] racers.<ref name="Archives: The Loudon Classic"/><ref name="Archives: The Origins of the Laconia Classic"/>

==Laconia & Loudon Classic Winners==
===Key===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec;"|
|Denotes national championship event.
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#ffffbb"|
|Denotes inducted into the [[American Motorcyclist Association|AMA]] [[Motorcycle Hall of Fame]].
|-
!*
|Denotes winner of the Daytona 200 and Loudon Classic in the same year.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! Year
! Rider
! Country
! Machine
! Race Distance
! Course
|-
| 1934
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Babe Tancrede
| USA
| [[Harley-Davidson]]
| {{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|3.3|mi|km|adj=on}} Swanzey, New Hampshire
|-
| 1936
| Hanford Marshall 
| USA
| ?
| {{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|3.3|mi|km|adj=on}} Swanzey, New Hampshire
|-
| 1937
| Lester Hillbish
| USA
| [[Indian (motorcycle)|Indian]]
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Old Orchard Beach, Maine
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1938
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Ed Kretz]]
| USA
| Indian
| {{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1939
| Charles Daniels
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1940
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Babe Tancrede*
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1941
| June McCall
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|colspan=5| 1942–1945: Not held ([[World War II]])
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1946
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Ed Kretz
| USA
| Indian
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1947
| Alli Quattrocchi
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1948
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Joe Weatherly]]
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1949
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Joe Weatherly
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1950
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Bill Miller
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1951
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Dick Klamfoth*
| USA
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1952
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Dick Klamfoth*
| USA
| Norton
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1953
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Eddie Fisher
| USA
| [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]]
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1954
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Joe Leonard]]
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1955
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Brad Andres*
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1956
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Brad Andres
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1957
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Joe Leonard*
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1958
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Brad Andres
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1959
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Brad Andres*
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1960
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Dick Mann]]
| USA
| [[BSA motorcycles|BSA]]
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1961
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Joe Leonard
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1962
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Dick Mann
| USA
| [[Matchless]]
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1963
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Jody Nicholas
| USA
| BSA
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.0|mi|km|adj=on}} Belknap Recreational Area
|-
|colspan=5| 1964: Race cancelled
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1965
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Ralph White
| USA
| Matchless
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
| 1966
| Buddy Elmore*
| USA
| Triumph
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1967
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Gary Nixon]]*
| USA
| Triumph
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1968
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Cal Rayborn]]*
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1969
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Fred Nix
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1970
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Gary Nixon
| USA
| Triumph
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1971
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Mark Brelsford
| USA
| Harley-Davidson
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1972
| Gary Fisher
| USA
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1973
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Gary Nixon
| USA
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]]
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1974
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Gary Nixon
| USA
| [[Suzuki]]
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
| 1975
| Ron Pierce
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1976
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Steve Baker (motorcyclist)|Steve Baker]]
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1977
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Kenny Roberts]]
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1978
| Skip Aksland
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1979
| Skip Aksland
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1980
| Rich Schlachter
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1981
| Nick Richichi
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1982
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist)|Mike Baldwin]]
| USA
| [[Honda]]
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1983
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Mike Baldwin
| USA
| Honda
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1984
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Mike Baldwin
| USA
| Honda
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1985
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Mike Baldwin
| USA
| Honda
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1986
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Randy Renfrow
| USA
| Honda
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1987
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Kevin Schwantz]]
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1988
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Doug Polen]]
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1989
| Jamie James
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} Bryar Motorsports Park
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1990
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Doug Chandler]]
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1991
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Scott Russell (motorcyclist)|Scott Russell]]
| USA
| Kawasaki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1992
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Scott Russell*
| USA
| Kawasaki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1993
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Scott Russell
| USA
| Kawasaki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1994
| [[Troy Corser]]
| Australia
| [[Ducati]]
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1995
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| [[Miguel Duhamel]]
| Canada
| Honda
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1996
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Miguel Duhamel*
| Canada
| Honda
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1997
| [[Mat Mladin]]
| Australia
| Ducati
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1998
| Aaron Yates
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 1999
|style="background:#ffffbb;"| Doug Chandler
| USA
| Kawasaki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 2000
| Mat Mladin*
| Australia
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
|style="background:#cfecec;"| 2001
| [[Eric Bostrom]]
| USA
| Kawasaki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2002
| Charles Chouinard
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2003
| Scott Greenwood
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2004
| Jeff Wood
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2005
| Jeff Wood
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2006
| Mike Martire
| USA
| Kawasaki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2007
| Jeff Wood
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2008
| Jeff Wood
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2009
| Shane Narbonne
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2010
| Scott Greenwood
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2011
| Shane Narbonne
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2012
| Eric Wood
| USA
| Ducati
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2013
| Shane Narbonne
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2014
| Scott Greenwood
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2015
| Shane Narbonne
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2016
| Shane Narbonne
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2017
| Shane Narbonne
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2018
| Shane Narbonne
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|75|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2019
| Scott Greenwood
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|32|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2020
| Shane Narbonne
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|32|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2021
| Shane Narbonne
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|32|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2022
| Shane Narbonne
| USA
| Yamaha
| {{convert|32|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2023
| Tyler Scott
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|32|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
| 2024
| Hayden Gillim
| USA
| Suzuki
| {{convert|32|mi|km|adj=on}}
| {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|-
!colspan=6|Sources:<ref name="Past Laconia National Winners"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhms.com/media/winners/loudon-classic.html |title=The Loudon Classic Winners |publisher=New Hampshire Motor Speedway.com |access-date=12 March 2022 }}</ref>
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== References ==
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[[Category:Motorsport in New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Motorcycle races]]
[[Category:Motorcycle races in the United States]]
[[Category:1934 establishments in New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1934]]
[[Category:Annual sporting events in the United States]]
[[Category:Superbike racing]]
[[Category:American Motorcyclist Association]]