2017 AMA National Speedway Championship

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The 2017 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, held at Ventura (June 17), [1] Santa Maria (July 29), [2] Industry (August 12) [3] and Auburn (September 16). [4] It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Max Ruml and Broc Nicol. It was the eighth title of Janniro's career, and his fifth in-a-row.

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Event format

Over the course of 20 heats, each rider races against every other rider once. The top eight scorers then reach the semi-finals, with first and second in those semi-finals reaching the final. Points are scored for every ride taken, including the semi-finals and final.

Classification

Pos.RiderPoints Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United States.svg
1 Billy Janniro 7216201620
2 Max Ruml 6516141817
3 Broc Nicol 52717208
4 Gino Manzares 5011131511
5 Luke Becker 45191313
6 Dillon Ruml 41129119
7 Aaron Fox 33811113
8 Austin Novratil 3081210
9 Gage Geist 246954
10 Eddie Castro 2312722
11 Russell Green 215673
12 Daniel Faria 204655
13Tommy Hedden17476
14 Ryan Fisher 1111
15 Bart Bast 1010
16 Bryan Yarrow 77
17 Bobby Schwartz 606
18 Charlie Venegas 66
19 Robbie Sauer 4211
20 Tyson Talkington 33
21 Neil Facchini 33
22 Kurtis Hamill 33
23 Hayley Perrault 110
24 Blake Borello 11
25 Rich Schafer 11
26 Louie Mersaroli 11
27 River McDougal 00
28 Brad Sauer 00

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References

  1. "Ventura AMA Nationals Round 1 June 17, 2017". Speedwaybikes.com.
  2. "Santa Maria AMA Nationals Round 2 July 29, 2017". Speedwaybikes.com.
  3. "Industry AMA Nationals Round 3 August 12, 2017". Speedwaybikes.com.
  4. "Auburn AMA Nationals Round 4 September 16, 2017". Speedwaybikes.com.