2004 AMA National Speedway Championship

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The 2004 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at Auburn (August 6), [1] Victorville (August 7) [2] and Auburn (September 24). [3] Greg Hancock won the title for a fifth time, and for the second time in succession.

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Event format

Over the course of 20 heats, each rider raced against every other rider once. The field was then split into sections of four riders, with the top four entering the 'A' Final. Points were then awarded depending on where a rider finished in each final. The points in the 'A' Final were awarded thus, 20, 18, 16 and 14. Bonus points for were also awarded.

Classification

Pos.RiderPoints Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United States.svg
1 Greg Hancock 58211720
2 Billy Hamill 56172019
3 Billy Janniro 52181816
4 Chris Manchester 40141214
5 Mike Faria 37111412
6 Bobby Hedden 33121011
7 Bart Bast 23797
8Tommy Hedden21885
9 Scott Brant 211110
10 Charlie Venegas 216510
11 Bryan Yarrow 19919
12 Eric Carrillo 19478
13 Eddie Castro 19568
14 Tom Sephton 11236
15 Chris Kerr 743
16 Shawn Harmatiuk 532
17 Bobby Schwartz 11
18 Mark Carillo 11
19 Bartek Bedecki 00
20 Matt Browne 00

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References

  1. "2004 Fast Fridays Speedway Race Results - USA Speedway Motorcycle Racing".
  2. "2004 Victorville Speedway Race Results - USA Speedway Motorcycle Racing".
  3. "2004 Fast Fridays Speedway Race Results - USA Speedway Motorcycle Racing".