2018 AMA National Speedway Championship
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.
Event format
[edit]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
[edit]| Pos. | Rider | Points |  |
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| 1 | Billy Janniro | 78 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | Luke Becker | 67 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 11 |
| 3 | Austin Novratil | 65 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Dillon Ruml | 45 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
| 5 | Jimmy Fishback | 42 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 |
| 6 | Aaron Fox | 35 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | Bart Bast | 29 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Russell Green | 29 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | Tommy Hedden | 28 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Jason Ramirez | 16 | 6 | 7 | – | 3 |
| 11 | Broc Nicol | 15 | 15 | – | – | – |
| 12 | Tim Gomez | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Eddie Castro | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Daniel Faria | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | – |
| 15 | Max Ruml | 11 | – | – | – | 11 |
| 16 | Tyson Burmeister | 10 | 10 | – | – | – |
| 17 | Blake Borello | 8 | – | – | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | Samuel Ramirez | 7 | – | 7 | – | – |
| 19 | Charlie Venegas | 7 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 20 | Michael Wells | 5 | – | 3 | 2 | – |
| 21 | Bryan Yarrow | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | – |
| 22 | Kurtis Hamill | 3 | – | 3 | – | – |
| 23 | Mike Lane | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 24 | Mike Miller | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 25 | Hayley Perrault | 0 | – | 0 | – | – |
| 26 | William McCloskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 27 | Jeremy Estes | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 28 | Eloy Medellin Jr. | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Prairie City AMA Nationals Round 1 April 28, 2018". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "Ventura AMA Nationals Round 2 June 23, 2018". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "Santa Maria AMA Nationals Round 3 July 28, 2018". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "Industry AMA Nationals Round 4 August 11, 2018". Speedwaybikes.com.