2008 AMA National Speedway Championship

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2008 AMA National Speedway Championship
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The 2008 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at Costa Mesa (June 7), [1] Auburn (July 25) [2] and Auburn (September 20). [3] Defending champion Billy Hamill only raced in the opening round. In his absence, Billy Janniro won the title for the first time, winning all three rounds in the process. It was the first time neither Greg Hancock or Billy Hamill had won the title since Mike Faria in 1997.

The AMA National Speedway Championship is an annual speedway championship to decide the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) USA national speedway champion.

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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, 21, 18, 16 and 14. Bonus points were also awarded.

Classification

Pos. Rider Points Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United States.svg
1 Billy Janniro 62 21 21 20
2 Bart Bast 42 10 18 14
3 Bryan Yarrow 38 3 16 19
4 Mike Faria 38 14 12 12
5 Ricky Wells 35 16 9 10
6 Charlie Venegas 35 12 14 9
7 Kenny Ingalls 25 5 4 16
8 Tommy Hedden 23 4 8 11
9 Jimmy Fishback 22 11 11
10 Nate Perkins 20 6 6 8
11 Buck Blair 19 9 10
12 Billy Hamill 18 18
13 Bobby Schwartz 9 8 1
14 JJ Martynse 8 3 5
15 JT Mabry 7 7
16 Ben Essary 7 7
17 Shawn McConnell 7 7
18 Greg Hooten, Jr. 6 6
19 Eddie Castro 6 2 4
20 Tim Gomez 5 5
21 Ivan Sevart 3 3
22 Devin Defreece 2 2
23 Travis Henderson 2 2
24 Bryce Starks 1 1
25 Neil Facchini 1 1

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