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.

2008 AMA Superbike Championship
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Calendar and results
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
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
ColourResult
GoldWinner (1)
Silver2nd place (2)
Bronze3rd place (3)
GreenFinished, in points (4-20)
BlueFinished, no points (21+)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Not classified (NC)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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.
1361615
2321714
3291813
4271912
5262011
6252110
724229
823238
922247
1021256
1120265
1219274
1318283
1417292
1516301
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
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
  1. "AMA Statement On Mat Mladin's DQ". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
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