2008 AMA Superbike Championship

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

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No Circuit Location Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 R1 March 8 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida   Mat Mladin   Mat Mladin   Mat Mladin
2 R1 April 19 Barber Motorsports Park Leeds, Alabama   Mat Mladin   Mat Mladin   Mat Mladin
R2 April 20   Ben Spies   Mat Mladin
3 R1 April 26 Auto Club Speedway Fontana, California   Ben Spies   Mat Mladin   Ben Spies
R2 April 27   Mat Mladin   Ben Spies
4 R1 May 17 Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California   Ben Spies   Ben Spies   Ben Spies
R2 May 18   Ben Spies   Ben Spies
5 R1 May 30 Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah   Ben Spies   Ben Spies   Ben Spies
R2 June 1   Ben Spies   Ben Spies
6 R1 June 7 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin   Ben Spies   Ben Spies   Ben Spies
R2 June 8   Ben Spies   Mat Mladin
7 R1 July 20 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California   Ben Spies   Mat Mladin   Mat Mladin
8 R1 August 2 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio   Ben Spies   Mat Mladin   Mat Mladin
R2 August 3   Mat Mladin   Mat Mladin
9 R1 August 16 Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia   Ben Spies   Mat Mladin   Ben Spies
R2 August 17   Mat Mladin   Ben Spies
10 R1 August 30 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia   Ben Spies   Ben Spies   Mat Mladin
R2 August 31   Ben Spies   Ben Spies
11 R1 September 28 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California   Mat Mladin   Mat Mladin   Mat Mladin

Riders Championship standings

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Pos Rider Bike DAY BAR FON INF MIL RAM LAG M-O VIR RAT LAG Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   Ben Spies Suzuki 2 11 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 652
2   Mat Mladin Suzuki 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 Ret 4 2 1 1 1 1 DSQ DSQ 1 2 1 557
3   Jason DiSalvo Yamaha 3 2 4 8 5 7 17 7 8 7 12 8 4 7 4 8 6 5 8 463
4   Eric Bostrom Yamaha 25 7 6 5 6 4 6 6 9 8 5 9 7 20 3 3 5 6 6 445
5   Jamie Hacking Kawasaki 5 4 21 6 7 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 19 5 13 21 421
6   Neil Hodgson Honda 7 5 5 4 4 6 5 3 3 4 4 7 22 4 20 6 21 7 5 419
7   Miguel Duhamel Honda 12 6 8 7 Ret 10 7 5 6 5 6 10 21 6 5 4 7 4 7 412
8   Tommy Hayden Suzuki 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 3 3 3 372
9   Aaron Yates Suzuki 6 20 7 11 Ret 5 4 4 5 6 8 3 234
10   Geoff May Suzuki 10 8 10 12 Ret 9 8 Ret 7 9 7 199
11   Scott Jensen Suzuki 16 13 16 13 8 Ret 11 10 13 11 11 188
12   Chris Peris Suzuki 13 9 11 Ret Ret 11 9 8 10 12 10 186
13   Matt Lynn Honda 14 19 9 9 9 8 18 16 19 Ret 17 172
14   Dean Mizdal Suzuki 20 21 22 15 10 Ret 13 17 14 15 16 147
15   Johnny Rock Page Yamaha 24 16 12 17 15 14 18 101
16   Taylor Knapp Suzuki 12 14 13 Ret 11 11 94
17   Ryan Elleby Suzuki 15 Ret 12 10 13 13 92
18   Ben Thompson Suzuki 17 18 13 Ret 17 Ret 18 72
19   Keith Marshall Suzuki 22 16 19 16 15 67
20   Eric Haugo Suzuki 15 14 15 16 64
21   Reno Karimian Suzuki 18 16 13 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 62
22   Martin Szwarc Suzuki 14 12 12 Ret 55
23   Alastair Seeley Suzuki 10 9 43
24   David Anthony Suzuki 9 12 Ret Ret 41
25   Jordan Szoke Kawasaki 10 12 40
26   Santiago Villa Suzuki 21 17 20 Ret Ret 35
27   Hawk Mazzotta Suzuki 14 Ret Ret 14 34
28   Tim Knutson Suzuki 18 11 33
29   Brett McCormick Suzuki 14 15 33
30   Roger Lee Hayden Suzuki 8 Ret Ret 6 23
31   Francis Martin Suzuki 22 17 23
32   Blake Young Suzuki 9 22
33   Jake Holden Suzuki 10 Ret 21
34   Akira Yanagawa Suzuki 11 20
35   Robertino Pietri Suzuki Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 17
36   Chris Ulrich Suzuki 15 Ret Ret 16
37   Lee Acree Suzuki 16 Ret 15
38   Jason Pridmore Suzuki 17 Ret 14
39   Matthew McBride Suzuki Ret 18 13
40   Brian McCormack Suzuki 18 13
41   Horst Saiger Suzuki 19 12
42   James McBride Suzuki 23 8
43   Jeremy Toye Honda Ret Ret 0
44   Scott Russell Suzuki Ret 0
Pos Rider Bike DAY BAR FON INF MIL RAM LAG M-O VIR RAT LAG Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner (1)
Silver 2nd place (2)
Bronze 3rd place (3)
Green Finished, in points (4-20)
Blue Finished, no points (21+)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Not classified (NC)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not participate
Withdrawn due to injury (INJ)
Excluded (EX)
Race cancelled (C)
Bold Pole Position
Italics Lap Leader
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1 36 16 15
2 32 17 14
3 29 18 13
4 27 19 12
5 26 20 11
6 25 21 10
7 24 22 9
8 23 23 8
9 22 24 7
10 21 25 6
11 20 26 5
12 19 27 4
13 18 28 3
14 17 29 2
15 16 30 1
1pt for Pole Position
1pt for Most Laps Led
Mat Mladin won the races at VIR but was later disqualified for an illegal crankshaft.[1]

Participants

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No Rider Team Motorcycle Tire
1   Ben Spies Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
2   Jamie Hacking Monster Energy Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R D
6   Mat Mladin Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
7   Scott Russell Jamie James Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 D
8   Chris Peris Team ESP Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
17   Miguel Duhamel American Honda Honda CBR1000RR D
18   Chris Ulrich Roadracing World Suzuki GSX-R1000 P
20   Aaron Yates Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
22   Tommy Hayden Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
23   Santiago Villa Roadracing World Suzuki GSX-R1000 P
32   Eric Bostrom Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha YZF-R1 D
34   Michael Barnes M4 Emgo Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
38   Dean Mizdal M Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
40   Jason DiSalvo Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha YZF-R1 D
48   Reno Karimian - Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
50   Matt Lynn Corona Extra Honda Honda CBR1000RR D
59   Jake Holden Corona Extra Honda Honda CBR1000RR D
61   Scott Jensen - Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
79   Blake Young M4 Emgo Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 P
85   Ryan Elleby - Suzuki GSX-R1000
87   Taylor Knapp - Suzuki GSX-R1000 P
92   Keith Marshall - Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
95   Roger Lee Hayden Monster Energy Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R D
99   Geoff May Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
100   Neil Hodgson American Honda Honda CBR1000RR D
107   Jordan Szoke - Kawasaki ZX-10R
113   Matthew McBride - Suzuki GSX-R1000
216   Francis Martin - Suzuki GSX-R1000 P
241   James McBride - Suzuki GSX-R1000
269   Johnny Rock Page - Yamaha YZF-R1
311   Robertino Pietri Roadracing World Suzuki GSX-R1000 P
312   Brian McCormack - Suzuki GSX-R1000 D
487   Akira Yanagawa - Kawasaki ZX-10R
611   Brett McCormick - Kawasaki ZX-10R D
710   Horst Saiger - Suzuki GSX-R1000 P
907   Ben Thompson - Suzuki GSX-R1000

References

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  1. ^ "AMA Statement On Mat Mladin's DQ". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.