2002 AMA National Speedway Championship
The 2002 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at San Bernardino (August 14),[1] Auburn (August 16)[2] and Auburn (September 20).[3] Billy Hamill successfully retained the title.
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, 20, 18, 16 and 14. Bonus points for were also awarded.
Classification[]
Pos. | Rider | Points | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Billy Hamill | 55 | 21 | 14 | 20 |
2 | Billy Janniro | 53 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
3 | Mike Faria | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 |
4 | Eddie Castro | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
5 | Greg Hancock | 36 | 16 | 20 | – |
6 | Scott Brant | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
7 | Chris Manchester | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
8 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 18 | |
9 | Bart Bast | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
10 | Josh Larsen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
11 | Ryan Fisher | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
12 | 13 | – | 6 | 7 | |
13 | Tommy Hedden | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
14 | Bobby Schwartz | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
15 | Gary Hicks | 8 | 8 | – | 0 |
16 | 8 | 0 | – | 8 | |
17 | Chris Kerr | 6 | – | 3 | 3 |
18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | |
19 | 2 | 2 | – | – | |
20 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
References[]
Categories:
- Speedway in the United States
- 2002 in speedway
- 2002 in American motorsport
- 2002 in sports in California