USA National Champions - L Class
YEAR BOAT DRIVER OWNER
1946 Tops Pop Jack Cooper  
1947 Fidget Marty Howard  
1948
1949 Red Witch L-21 Jack Van Deman, Sr.
1950 Red Witch L-21 Jack Van Deman, Sr.
1951 Red Witch L-21 Jack Van Deman, Sr.
1952 Miss Fort Pitt Tony Margio
1953 Dragon James Orr Sam Crooks
1954 Dragon James Orr Sam Crooks
1955 Porky Burt Davidson  
1956 Smif Too J.D. Smith  
1957 Dragon Jr. Wayne Purdy Sam Crooks
1958 Porky Burt Davidson  
1959   Jim Cox, Jr.  
1960 Dragon S.E. Jones Sam Crooks
1961 Dragon S.E. Jones Sam Crooks
1962 Southern Air V F.C. "Doc" Moor  
1964 Southern Air V F.C. "Doc" Moor  
1965 First Mortgage Richard Cooper  
1966 First Mortgage Richard Cooper  
1967 Gold Bug Steve Jones  
1968 Flamer's Special Richard Moore  
1969 Pit Pass Jack Sellers  
1970 Gold Bug Steve Jones  
1971 First Mortgage Richard Cooper  
1972 First Mortgage Richard Cooper  
1974 Thunder Chicken Chip Hanauer Gorby Cole
1975   Melvin Hertsberg  
1976 Sis Steve Jones  
1977 Oaloskepsis John Walters Richard Black

 
This list of USA National Champions have been compiled from many hours of research. 
These are as complete and correct as I could find using Propeller yearbooks as guides. 
You may notice there are 2 listings that do not have the boat's name. 
If you can help me complete the missing info, please email me.

© Phil Kunz

USA National High Point Champions, USA National Champions and 
USA Speed Records are available in my book, Prop Riders - 60 Years of Racing Hydroplanes
 

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