2008 AMA Superbike Championship

December 2022 October 2011 2008 AMA Superbike Championship 2007 2009 The 2008 AMA Superbike Championship was the 33rd season of the AMA Superbike Championship. Ben Spies won the championship riding a Suzuki. Calendar and results No Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 R1 March 8 Florida Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida AUS Mat Mladin AUS Mat Mladin AUS Mat Mladin 2 R1 April 19 Alabama Barber Motorsports Park Leeds, Alabama AUS Mat Mladin AUS Mat Mladin AUS Mat Mladin R2 April 20 USA Ben Spies AUS Mat Mladin 3 R1 April 26 California Auto Club Speedway Fontana, California USA Ben Spies AUS Mat Mladin USA Ben Spies R2 April 27 AUS Mat Mladin USA Ben Spies 4 R1 May 17 California Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California USA Ben Spies USA Ben Spies USA Ben Spies R2 May 18 USA Ben Spies USA Ben Spies 5 R1 May 30 Utah Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah USA Ben Spies USA Ben Spies USA Ben Spies R2 June 1 USA Ben Spies USA Ben Spies 6 R1 June 7 Wisconsin Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin USA Ben Spies USA Ben Spies USA Ben Spies R2 June 8 USA Ben Spies AUS Mat Mladin 7 R1 July 20 California Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California USA Ben Spies AUS Mat Mladin AUS Mat Mladin 8 R1 August 2 Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio USA Ben Spies AUS Mat Mladin AUS Mat Mladin R2 August 3 AUS Mat Mladin AUS Mat Mladin 9 R1 August 16 Virginia Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia USA Ben Spies AUS Mat Mladin USA Ben Spies R2 August 17 AUS Mat Mladin USA Ben Spies 10 R1 August 30 Georgia (U.S. state) Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia USA Ben Spies USA Ben Spies AUS Mat Mladin R2 August 31 USA Ben Spies USA Ben Spies 11 R1 September 28 California Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California AUS Mat Mladin AUS Mat Mladin AUS Mat Mladin Riders Championship standings section November 2010 Pos Rider Bike DAY BAR FON INF MIL RAM LAG M-O VIR RAT LAG PtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2 1 USA Ben SpiesSuzuki 2 11 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2652 2 AUS Mat MladinSuzuki 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 Ret 4 2 1 1 1 1 DSQ DSQ 1 2 1557 3 USA Jason DiSalvoYamaha324857177871284748658463 4 USA Eric BostromYamaha257656466985972033566445 5 USA Jamie HackingKawasaki5421673322334331951321421 6 GBR Neil HodgsonHonda7554465334472242062175419 7 CAN Miguel DuhamelHonda12687Ret10756561021654747412 8 USA Tommy HaydenSuzuki4333355522333372 9 USA Aaron YatesSuzuki620711Ret5445683234 10 USA Geoff MaySuzuki1081012Ret98Ret797199 11 USA Scott JensenSuzuki161316138Ret1110131111188 12 CAN Chris PerisSuzuki13911RetRet1198101210186 13 USA Matt LynnHonda14199998181619Ret17172 14 USA Dean MizdalSuzuki2021221510Ret1317141516147 15 USA Johnny Rock PageYamaha24161217151418101 16 USA Taylor KnappSuzuki121413Ret111194 17 USA Ryan EllebySuzuki15Ret1210131392 18 USA Ben ThompsonSuzuki171813Ret17Ret1872 19 USA Keith MarshallSuzuki221619161567 20 USA Eric HaugoSuzuki1514151664 21 USA Reno KarimianSuzuki18161315RetRetRetRetRetRetRet62 22 USA Martin SzwarcSuzuki141212Ret55 23 GBR Alastair SeeleySuzuki10943 24 USA David AnthonySuzuki912RetRet41 25 CAN Jordan SzokeKawasaki101240 26 COL Santiago VillaSuzuki211720RetRet35 27 USA Hawk MazzottaSuzuki14RetRet1434 28 USA Tim KnutsonSuzuki181133 29 USA Brett McCormickSuzuki141533 30 USA Roger Lee HaydenSuzuki8RetRet623 31 CAN Francis MartinSuzuki221723 32 USA Blake YoungSuzuki922 33 USA Jake HoldenSuzuki10Ret21 34 JPN Akira YanagawaSuzuki1120 35 VEN Robertino PietriSuzukiRetRetRetRetRetRetRet14Ret17 36 USA Chris UlrichSuzuki15RetRet16 37 USA Lee AcreeSuzuki16Ret15 38 USA Jason PridmoreSuzuki17Ret14 39 GBR Matthew McBrideSuzukiRet1813 40 USA Brian McCormackSuzuki1813 41 Austria Horst SaigerSuzuki1912 42 USA James McBrideSuzuki238 43 USA Jeremy ToyeHondaRetRet0 44 USA Scott RussellSuzukiRet0 Pos Rider Bike DAY BAR FON INF MIL RAM LAG M-O VIR RAT LAG Pts Mat Mladin won the races at VIR but was later disqualified for an illegal crankshaft.http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Sep/080909yq.htm AMA Statement On Mat Mladin's DQ SuperbikePlanet.com September 9, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080912031436/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Sep/080909yq.htm September 12, 2008 dead Participants NoRiderTeamMotorcycleTire 1 USA Ben Spies Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 2 USA Jamie Hacking Monster Energy Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R Dunlop 6 AUS Mat Mladin Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 7 USA Scott Russell Jamie James Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 Dunlop 8 CAN Chris Peris Team ESP Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 17 CAN Miguel Duhamel American Honda Honda CBR1000RR Dunlop 18 USA Chris Ulrich Roadracing World Suzuki GSX-R1000 Pirelli 20 USA Aaron Yates Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 22 USA Tommy Hayden Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 23 COL Santiago Villa Roadracing World Suzuki GSX-R1000 Pirelli 32 USA Eric Bostrom Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha YZF-R1 Dunlop 34 USA Michael Barnes M4 Emgo Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 38 USA Dean Mizdal M Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 40 USA Jason DiSalvo Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha YZF-R1 Dunlop 48 USA Reno Karimian - Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 50 USA Matt Lynn Corona Extra Honda Honda CBR1000RR Dunlop 59 USA Jake Holden Corona Extra Honda Honda CBR1000RR Dunlop 61 USA Scott Jensen - Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 79 USA Blake Young M4 Emgo Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 Pirelli 85 USA Ryan Elleby - Suzuki GSX-R1000 87 USA Taylor Knapp - Suzuki GSX-R1000 Pirelli 92 USA Keith Marshall - Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 95 USA Roger Lee Hayden Monster Energy Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R Dunlop 99 USA Geoff May Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 100 GBR Neil Hodgson American Honda Honda CBR1000RR Dunlop 107 Canada Jordan Szoke - Kawasaki ZX-10R 113 Canada Matthew McBride - Suzuki GSX-R1000 216 Canada Francis Martin - Suzuki GSX-R1000 Pirelli 241 GBR James McBride - Suzuki GSX-R1000 269 USA Johnny Rock Page - Yamaha YZF-R1 311 VEN Robertino Pietri Roadracing World Suzuki GSX-R1000 Pirelli 312 GBR Brian McCormack - Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dunlop 487 JPN Akira Yanagawa - Kawasaki ZX-10R 611 CAN Brett McCormick - Kawasaki ZX-10R Dunlop 710 LIE Horst Saiger - Suzuki GSX-R1000 Pirelli 907 USA Ben Thompson - Suzuki GSX-R1000 References Category:AMA Superbike Championship seasons Ama Superbike Ama Superbike