2018 AMA National Speedway Championship

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The 2018 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, held at Prairie City (April 28), [1] Ventura (June 23), [2] Santa Maria (July 28) [3] and Industry (August 11). [4] It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Luke Becker and Austin Novratil. It was the ninth title of Janniro's career, taking him clear of Greg Hancock on the all-time list, and his sixth 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 7818202020
2 Luke Becker 6719201711
3 Austin Novratil 6516151420
4 Dillon Ruml 4510101312
5 Jimmy Fishback 42771612
6 Aaron Fox 35851012
7 Bart Bast 2941186
8 Russell Green 298696
9Tommy Hedden2851184
10 Jason Ramirez 16673
11 Broc Nicol 1515
12 Tim Gomez 153066
13 Eddie Castro 141652
14 Daniel Faria 14473
15 Max Ruml 1111
16Tyson Burmeister1010
17 Blake Borello 835
18 Samuel Ramirez 77
19 Charlie Venegas 77
20 Michael Wells 532
21 Bryan Yarrow 330
22 Kurtis Hamill 33
23 Mike Lane 11
24 Mike Miller 11
25 Hayley Perrault 00
26 William McCloskey 1001
27 Jeremy Estes 00
28 Eloy Medellin Jr. 00

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References

  1. "Prairie City AMA Nationals Round 1 April 28, 2018". Speedwaybikes.com.
  2. "Ventura AMA Nationals Round 2 June 23, 2018". Speedwaybikes.com.
  3. "Santa Maria AMA Nationals Round 3 July 28, 2018". Speedwaybikes.com.
  4. "Industry AMA Nationals Round 4 August 11, 2018". Speedwaybikes.com.