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The 2004 AMA Superbike Championship is the 29th season of the AMA Superbike Championship.
No | Date | Round/Circuit | Superstock Race Winner | FX Race Winner | Supersport Race Winner |
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1 | March 3–6 | Daytona | Aaron Gobert | Miguel Duhamel | Jason DiSalvo |
2 | April 2–4 | Fontana | Ben Spies | Miguel Duhamel | Tommy Hayden |
3 | April 30-May 2 | Infineon | Jamie Hacking | Miguel Duhamel | Ben Spies |
4 | May 14–16 | Barber | Jamie Hacking | Jake Zemke | Roger Lee Hayden |
5 | May 21–23 | Pikes Peak | Jamie Hacking | Jake Zemke | Tommy Hayden |
6 | June 4–6 | Road America | Tommy Hayden | Miguel Duhamel | Tommy Hayden |
7 | June 25–27 | Brainerd | Jamie Hacking | Miguel Duhamel | Tommy Hayden |
8 | July 9–11 | Laguna Seca | Tommy Hayden | Ben Bostrom | Roger Lee Hayden |
9 | July 23–25 | Mid-Ohio | Jason DiSalvo | Miguel Duhamel | Roger Lee Hayden |
10 | September 3–5 | Road Atlanta | Ben Spies | Miguel Duhamel | Roger Lee Hayden |
11 | October 9–10 | VIR | Jason DiSalvo | Miguel Duhamel | Jason DiSalvo |
No | Round/Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Daytona | March 3–6 | Eric Bostrom | Eric Bostrom | Mat Mladin |
2 | R1 | Fontana | April 2–4 | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin |
R2 | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | ||||
3 | R1 | Infineon | April 30-May 2 | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin |
R2 | Miguel Duhamel | Miguel Duhamel | ||||
4 | R1 | Barber | May 14–16 | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin |
R2 | Miguel Duhamel | Miguel Duhamel | ||||
5 | R1 | Pikes Peak | May 21–23 | Jake Zemke | Eric Bostrom | Eric Bostrom |
6 | R1 | Road America | June 4–6 | Miguel Duhamel | Miguel Duhamel | Miguel Duhamel |
R2 | Miguel Duhamel | Miguel Duhamel | ||||
7 | R1 | Brainerd | June 25–27 | Jake Zemke | Jake Zemke | Jake Zemke |
8 | R1 | Laguna Seca | July 9–11 | Ben Bostrom | Ben Bostrom | Ben Bostrom |
9 | R1 | Mid-Ohio | July 23–25 | Jake Zemke | Ben Bostrom | Mat Mladin |
R2 | Jake Zemke | Jake Zemke | ||||
10 | R1 | Road Atlanta | September 3–5 | Mat Mladin | Miguel Duhamel | Mat Mladin |
R2 | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | ||||
9 | R1 | VIR | October 9–10 | Miguel Duhamel | Ben Bostrom | Miguel Duhamel |
R2 | Mat Mladin | Miguel Duhamel | ||||
Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY | FON | INF | BAR | PPK | RAM | BRD | LAG | M-O | RAT | VIR | Pts | |||||||
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R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
1 | Mat Mladin | Suzuki | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 584 |
2 | Miguel Duhamel | Honda | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 551 |
3 | Jake Zemke | Honda | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 490 |
4 | Ben Bostrom | Honda | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 422 |
5 | Geoff May | Suzuki | 17 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 388 |
6 | Aaron Yates | Suzuki | 23 | DNS | DNS | 10 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 363 |
7 | Eric Bostrom | Ducati | 25 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 336 |
8 | Josh Hayes | Kawasaki | Ret | 21 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 316 |
9 | Eric Wood | Suzuki | 10 | 16 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 314 |
10 | John Haner | Suzuki | 15 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 312 | ||
11 | Shawn Higbee | Suzuki | Ret | 30 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 263 | |
12 | Larry Pegram | Yamaha | 27 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 27 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 7 | DNS | DNS | 256 |
13 | Cory West | Suzuki | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 234 |
14 | Lee Acree | Suzuki | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 224 | |||
15 | Jeremy Toye | Yamaha | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 211 | ||||
16 | Opie Caylor | Suzuki | 8 | 10 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 23 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 201 | |||
17 | JJ Roetlin | Suzuki | 16 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 194 |
18 | Dean Mizdal | Suzuki | 24 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 19 | Ret | 23 | 17 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 148 |
19 | Scott Jensen | Suzuki | 9 | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 26 | Ret | 26 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 139 | |||
20 | Andrew Deatherage | Suzuki | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 127 | |||||||||
21 | Martin Craggill | Suzuki | 8 | Ret | 15 | 14 | Ret | 26 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 125 | |||||||||
22 | Steve Crevier | Suzuki | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 7 | 124 | ||||||||||||
23 | David Bell | Suzuki | 18 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | Ret | 23 | Ret | 27 | 22 | 122 | ||||
24 | Byron Barbour | Suzuki | 21 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 119 | |||||||||
25 | Jake Holden | Suzuki | Ret | DNS | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 116 | ||||||||
26 | Jack Pfeifer | Suzuki | 4 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 27 | Ret | 26 | 27 | 110 | ||||
27 | Michael Smith | Suzuki | Ret | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 100 | ||||||||||||
28 | Jason Curtis | Suzuki | 19 | 17 | Ret | 22 | 22 | 24 | Ret | 28 | 27 | 18 | Ret | 20 | 21 | Ret | 26 | 97 | |||
29 | Clint McBain | Suzuki | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 76 | ||||||||||||||
30 | Robert Christman | Suzuki | 18 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 68 | |||||||||||
31 | Marco Martinez | Suzuki | 11 | 24 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 26 | 17 | 66 | ||||||||||
32 | Pascal Picotte | Yamaha | 7 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 64 | ||||||||||||||
33 | Mike Sullivan | Yamaha | Ret | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 62 | |||||||||||
34 | David Weber | Suzuki | Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 61 | ||||||||||
35 | Roger Bell | Suzuki | 19 | 16 | Ret | 29 | Ret | 22 | 22 | 17 | Ret | 61 | |||||||||
36 | Mark Ledesma | Honda | 23 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 60 | ||||||||||
37 | Jesse Janisch | Suzuki | Ret | 18 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 59 | ||||||||||||
38 | Ricky Orlando | Suzuki | 6 | 9 | 23 | 55 | |||||||||||||||
39 | Régis Laconi | Ducati | 5 | 5 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
40 | Charles Sorenson | Yamaha | Ret | 28 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 51 |
Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY | FON | INF | BAR | PPK | RAM | BRD | LAG | M-O | RAT | VIR | Pts |
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R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | ||||
1 | Aaron Gobert | Yamaha | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 320 |
2 | Jamie Hacking | Yamaha | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 317 |
3 | Tommy Hayden | Kawasaki | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 313 |
4 | Jason DiSalvo | Yamaha | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 312 |
5 | Ben Spies | Suzuki | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 297 |
6 | Roger Lee Hayden | Kawasaki | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 268 |
7 | Steve Rapp | Suzuki | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 244 |
8 | Josh Hayes | Kawasaki | 7 | 30 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 235 |
9 | Jake Holden | Suzuki | 15 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 232 |
10 | Alex Gobert | Honda | 22 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 204 |
11 | Jason Pridmore | Suzuki | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 197} | |
12 | Vincent Haskovec | Suzuki | 23 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 182 |
13 | John Haner | Suzuki | 10 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 167 | |
14 | Eric Wood | Suzuki | 12 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 154 |
15 | Damon Buckmaster | Yamaha | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 139 | |||||
16 | JJ Roetlin | Suzuki | 25 | 22 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 134 |
17 | Geoff May | Suzuki | 17 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 97 | ||
18 | Jesse Janisch | Suzuki | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 90 | |||||
19 | Jason Curtis | Suzuki | 24 | Ret | 19 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 89 | |
20 | Scott Greenwood | Suzuki | 10 | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 76 | |||||
21 | James Kerker | Honda | 24 | 19 | 19 | Ret | 20 | 17 | 13 | 74 | ||||
22 | Shawn Higbee | Suzuki | 11 | 12 | 14 | 56 | ||||||||
23 | Montez Stewart | Yamaha | 26 | 26 | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 25 | Ret | 18 | 14 | 56 | |
24 | Lee Acree | Suzuki | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | ||||||||
25 | Brian Hall | Suzuki | 19 | 17 | 18 | 39 | ||||||||
26 | Corey Eaton | Suzuki | 21 | 20 | 16 | Ret | 36 | |||||||
27 | Opie Caylor | Suzuki | 20 | 17 | Ret | 25 | ||||||||
28 | Marco Martinez | Suzuki | 27 | 16 | 27 | 23 | ||||||||
29 | Corey Sarros | Suzuki | 18 | 21 | 23 | |||||||||
30 | Gary Combs | Suzuki | Ret | 20 | 20 | 22 | ||||||||
31 | Jessica Zalusky | Suzuki | 23 | 20 | 19 | |||||||||
32 | David Sanders | Suzuki | 21 | 23 | 18 | |||||||||
33 | Christopher Ancien | Suzuki | Ret | 15 | Ret | 16 | ||||||||
34 | Roland Williams | Suzuki | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||
35 | Jeff Tigert | Honda | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||
36 | David Weber | Suzuki | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||
37 | Christian Pistoni | Suzuki | Ret | 16 | 15 | |||||||||
38 | Sean Wray | Yamaha | 16 | 15 | ||||||||||
39 | Anthony Gobert | Honda | 16 | 15 | ||||||||||
40 | Jordan Szoke | Honda | 16 | 15 |
Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY | FON | INF | BAR | PPK | RAM | BRD | LAG | M-O | RAT | VIR | Pts |
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R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | ||||
1 | Tommy Hayden | Kawasaki | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 352 |
2 | Roger Lee Hayden | Kawasaki | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 343 |
3 | Aaron Gobert | Yamaha | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 284 |
4 | Ben Spies | Suzuki | Ret | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 279 |
5 | Jason DiSalvo | Yamaha | 1 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 274 |
6 | Steve Rapp | Suzuki | 9 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 255 |
7 | Michael Barnes | Yamaha | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 248 |
8 | Jamie Hacking | Yamaha | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 233 | |||
9 | Ben Attard | Suzuki | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 190 | |
10 | Chris Peris | Suzuki | Ret | 13 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 170 |
11 | Tony Meiring | Kawasaki | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 168 |
12 | Danny Eslick | Suzuki | 16 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 160 |
13 | Lee Acree | Suzuki | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 154 | ||
14 | Darren Luck | Suzuki | 19 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 153 |
15 | Aaron Yates | Suzuki | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 141 | |||||
16 | Jason Perez | Yamaha | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 127 | |
17 | Giovanni Rojas | Yamaha | 20 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 120 |
18 | Blake Young | Suzuki | 21 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 117 | |||
19 | Nickoles Moore | Honda | 12 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 115 | |||
20 | Nathan Hester | Yamaha | 18 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 20 | 99 |
21 | Damon Buckmaster | Yamaha | 8 | 30 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 6 | Ret | 91 | ||||
22 | John Bowman | Yamaha | 15 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 76 | ||||
23 | Jason Farrell | Kawasaki | 10 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 64 | |||||||
24 | Pedro Valiente | Yamaha | 14 | Ret | 29 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 57 | |||||
25 | Chris Ulrich | Suzuki | 17 | 10 | 17 | Ret | 49 | |||||||
26 | William Meyers | Yamaha | Ret | 19 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 48 | ||||||
27 | Dan Doty | Yamaha | 25 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 47 | ||||
28 | Chad Klock | Honda | 21 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 43 | ||||||
29 | Heath Small | Yamaha | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 42 | |||
30 | Brad Hendry | Yamaha | 26 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 41 |
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