2008 AMA National Speedway Championship

February 2025 2008 AMA National Speedway Championship 2007 2009 The 2008 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at Costa Mesa (June 7),http://www.speedwaybikes.com/res08_w/cm080607.htm 2008 Costa Mesa Speedway Race Results - USA Speedway Motorcycle Racing Auburn (July 25)http://www.speedwaybikes.com/res08_w/ff080725.htm 2008 Fast Fridays Speedway Race Results - USA Speedway Motorcycle Racing and Auburn (September 20).http://www.speedwaybikes.com/res08_w/ff080920.htm 2008 Fast Fridays Speedway Race Results - USA Speedway Motorcycle Racing 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. 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 USA USA USAp 1 Billy Janniro a 21 a 21 a 20 p 2 Bart Bast f 10 b 18 d 14 p 3 Bryan Yarrow f 3 c 16 b 19 p 4 Mike Faria d 14 f 12 f 12 p 5 Ricky Wells c 16 f 9 f 10 p 6 Charlie Venegas f 12 d 14 f 9 p 7 Kenny Ingalls f 5 f 4 c 16 p 8 Tommy Hedden f 4 f 8 f 11 p 9 Jimmy Fishback f 11 f 11 x p 10 Nate Perkins f 6 f 6 f 8 p 11 Buck Blair f 9 f 10 x p 12 Billy Hamill b 18 x x p 13 Bobby Schwartz f 8 f 1 x p 14 JJ Martynse x f 3 f 5 p 15 JT Mabry x x f 7 p 16 Ben Essary x f 7 x p 17 Shawn McConnell f 7 x x p 18 Greg Hooten, Jr. x x f 6 p 19 Eddie Castro x f 2 f 4 p 20 Tim Gomez x f 5 x p 21 Ivan Sevart x x f 3 p 22 Devin Defreece x x f 2 p 23 Travis Henderson f 2 x x p 24 Bryce Starks x x f 1 p 25 Neil Facchini f 1 x x References Category:Speedway competitions in the United States United States AMA National Speed