2010 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship

The 2010 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship was the 35th running of the AMA Superbike Championship, an American motorcycle racing championship. Title sponsors for the series include Sunoco, Amsoil, National Guard, Dunlop, Speedcom and SunTrust.

Josh Hayes won his first championship, becoming the first champion riding a Yamaha since 1991.

Superbike Season Calendar[]

No		Round/Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner
1	R1	Daytona International Speedway	March 3–5	Aaron Yates	Blake Young	Jake Zemke
1	R2	Daytona International Speedway	March 3–5	Aaron Yates	Ben Bostrom	Jake Zemke
2	R1	Auto Club Speedway	March 26–28	Aaron Yates	Josh Hayes	Larry Pegram
2	R2	Auto Club Speedway	March 26–28	Aaron Yates	Blake Young	Tommy Hayden
3	R1	Road Atlanta	April 16–18	Blake Young	Blake Young	Blake Young
3	R2	Road Atlanta	April 16–18	Blake Young	Blake Young	Blake Young
4	R1	Infineon Raceway	May 14–16	Josh Hayes	Josh Hayes	Josh Hayes
4	R2	Infineon Raceway	May 14–16	Josh Hayes	Josh Hayes	Josh Hayes
5	R1	Road America	June 4–6	Josh Hayes	Blake Young	Josh Hayes
5	R2	Road America	June 4–6	Josh Hayes	Tommy Hayden	Tommy Hayden
6	R1	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	July 16–18	Josh Hayes	Josh Hayes	Josh Hayes
6	R2	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	July 16–18	Josh Hayes	Ben Bostrom	Tommy Hayden
7	R1	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	July 23–25	Ben Bostrom	Josh Hayes	Ben Bostrom
8	R1	Virginia International Raceway	August 13–15	Ben Bostrom	Ben Bostrom	Tommy Hayden
8	R2	Virginia International Raceway	August 13–15	Ben Bostrom	Josh Hayes	Josh Hayes
9	R1	New Jersey Motorsports Park	September 3–5	Tommy Hayden	Josh Hayes	Josh Hayes
9	R2	New Jersey Motorsports Park	September 3–5	Tommy Hayden	Tommy Hayden	Josh Hayes
10	R1	Barber Motorsports Park	September 24–26	Blake Young	Tommy Hayden	Tommy Hayden
10	R2	Barber Motorsports Park	September 24–26	Blake Young	Blake Young	Blake Young

Championship standings[]

Riders' Championship[]

Pos	Rider	Bike	DAY		FON		RAT		INF		RAM		MDO		LAG	VIR		NJ		BAR		Pts
Pos	Rider	Bike	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Josh Hayes	Yamaha	13	6	4	2	6	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	7	466
2	Tommy Hayden	Suzuki	2	2	6	1	2	3	6	4	2	1	3	1	3	1	3	2	2	1	4	452
3	Jake Zemke	Suzuki	1	1	2	4	3	4	4	6	5	3	6	6	6	8	8	6	6	Ret	5	332
4	Larry Pegram	Ducati	3	5	1	18	14	6	3	3	4	4	4	3	5	4	9	7	14	Ret	3	297
5	Ben Bostrom	Yamaha	18	3	8	6	4	Ret	2	2	7	6	2	4	1	2	2	3	Ret			295
6	Blake Young	Suzuki	5	7	5	3	1	1	5	5	3	7						4	4	4	1	283
7		Suzuki	7	10	13	9	8	7	11	9	8	Ret	11	7	11	5	5	9	8	5	8	227
8		Suzuki	6	12	9	8	7	8	8	8	10	9	9	8	Ret	9	7	Ret	9	DNS	DNS	188
9		Suzuki	Ret	8	12	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	9	8	7	5	8	6	4	13	5	10	Ret	180
10	John Hopkins	Suzuki	DNS	Ret	7	5	5	5								15	DNS	5	3	3	2	151
11		Buell							12	10	11	10	Ret	9	10	14	6	8	7	6	6	143
12		Yamaha	11	16	15	14	9	9	15	15	14	12	12	Ret	21	11	15	14	12	13	Ret	129
13		Suzuki	9	13			12	11			12	11				12	11	11	10	9	11	120
14		Honda			Ret	Ret																107
		Suzuki							7	7	6	5	5	Ret	4
		Yamaha																		7	DNS
15		BMW			20	11			10	12					9			10	15	Ret	12	69
16		Suzuki	14	17	19	17	15	14	17	17			14	12	Ret			DNS	DNS	17	16	63
17		Suzuki	12	14	17	16	DNS	DNS	20	18	16	15	DNQ	DNQ		16	14			15	17	62
18	Aaron Yates	Suzuki	4	4	3	DNS										DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS			59
19	Eric Bostrom	Suzuki											8	13	7	7	Ret			12	DNS	58
20		Suzuki	Ret	9	10	10			9	11												56
21		Suzuki	17	20			13	12							18							53
21		Yamaha														13	12			16	15	53
22		Suzuki	16	18					18	16	Ret	14			20					14	9	43
23	Barrett Long	Ducati	10	Ret			10	10														33
24	Jordan Szoke	Honda											10	Ret		10	10					33
25		BMW	15	19	18	Ret	16	13	16	Ret	Ret	17	DNS	DNS								33
26	Shawn Higbee	Buell	8	Ret																		32
26	Shawn Higbee	Ducati			11	12																32
27		Suzuki					11	15			15	16						16	DNS			32
28		Suzuki			16	15			13	14					17							30
29		Yamaha													13					11	13	26
30		Honda	Ret	11	14	13																25
31		Suzuki																		8	10	24
32		BMW																12	11			19
33	Greg Fryer	Yamaha											13	11								18
34		Suzuki									13	13										16
35		Suzuki																15	13			14
36		Aprilia							14	Ret					16							12
37	Kurtis Roberts	Yamaha							DNQ	DNQ			Ret	10								11
38		BMW													12							9
39		Yamaha														Ret	13					8
40		Suzuki																		Ret	14	7
41	Jason Pridmore	Suzuki													14							7
42		Suzuki	Ret	15																		6
43		Yamaha													15							6
44		BMW			Ret	DNS			19	Ret					DNS							2
45		Suzuki													19							2
		Suzuki					Ret	DNS														0
		Suzuki	DNQ	DNQ							DNS	DNS										0
		Suzuki	DNS	DNS																		0
		Yamaha					DNS	DNS														0
		Suzuki							DNQ	DNQ					DNS							0
	Miguel Duhamel	Ducati													DNS							0
	Josh Waters	Suzuki													DNS							0
		Suzuki			DNQ	DNQ																0
Pos	Rider	Bike	DAY		FON		RAT		INF		RAM		MDO		LAG	VIR		N-J		BAR		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)
Purple	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

Manufacturers' Championship[]

Pos	Manufacturer	DAY		FON		RAT		INF		RAM		MDO		LAG	VIR		N-J		BAR		Pts
Pos	Manufacturer	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Suzuki	1	1	2	1	1	1	4	4	2	1	3	1	3	1	3	2	2	1	1	499
2	Yamaha	11	3	4	2	4	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	7	471
3	Ducati	3	5	1	12	10	6	3	3	4	4	4	3	5	4	9	7	14	Ret	3	307
4	Buell	8	Ret					12	10	11	10	Ret	9	10	14	6	8	7	6	6	156
5	BMW	15	19	18	11	16	13	10	12	Ret	17			9			10	11	Ret	12	100
6	Honda	Ret	11	14	13							10	Ret		10	10					58
7	Aprilia							14	Ret					16							12
Pos	Manufacturer	DAY		FON		RAT		INF		RAM		MDO		LAG	VIR		N-J		BAR		Pts

Entry list[]

2010 Entry List
Team	Bike	No	Riders	Rounds
Blue Moon Liberty Waves BMW	BMW S1000RR	2	^[1]	1–6
M4 Monster Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	3	^[2]	4–7
		18	^[1]	All
		21	John Hopkins^[1]	1–3, 8–10
Team Graves Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	4	Josh Hayes^[1]	All
Picotte Racing	Suzuki GSX-R1000	6	^[1]	1
Celtic Racing	Suzuki GSX-R1000	7	^[3]	2
			^[4]	5, 9–10
			Jason Pridmore^[5]	7
Moto Forza/Nova Tac Racing	Ducati 1098R	8	Miguel Duhamel^[5]	7
Viking Moto	Suzuki GSX-R1000	9	^[1]	1–6, 8, 10
Team Iron Horse BMW/ESP	BMW S1000RR	10	^[3]	2, 4, 7, 9–10
Higbee-Racing	Buell 1125R	11	Shawn Higbee^[1]	1–2
Gibson Motorsports	Suzuki GSX-R1000	12	^[1]	1, 4–5, 7, 10
Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	19	Josh Waters^[5]	7
		22	Tommy Hayden^[1]	All
		79	Blake Young^[1]	1–5, 9–10
Jordan Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	23	Aaron Yates^[1]	1–2, 8–9
		23	^[6]	3–7, 10
		45	^[7]	8–9
		54	Jake Zemke^[1]	All
Aussie Dave Racing	Suzuki GSX-R1000	25	^[1]	1–2, 4–5
			^[6]	3
			^[8]	9
		52	^[1]	1
		269	^[1]	1–4, 6–7, 9–10
		269	^[4]	5
Four Feathers Racing	Suzuki GSX-R1000	27	^[1]	1
Four Feathers Racing	Suzuki GSX-R1000	47	^[1]	1
Longevity Racing	Ducati 1098R	29	Barrett Long^[1]	1, 3
Yoshimura Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	32	Eric Bostrom^[9]	6–8, 10
Yoshimura Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	58	^[5]	7
Vesrah Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	33	^[6]	3
Vesrah Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	75	^[10]	10
BCS Racing	Suzuki GSX-R1000	42	^[3]	2, 4, 7
RidersDiscount.com/Taylor Knapp Racing	Suzuki GSX-R1000	44	^[1]	All
RidersDiscount.com/Taylor Knapp Racing	Yamaha YZF-R1	81	Kurtis Roberts^[9]	6
Sutter Home Family Vineyards Racing Team	Aprilia RSV1000R	46	^[2]	4, 7
Pat Clark Motorsports	Yamaha YZF-R1	48	^[1]	All
		155	Ben Bostrom^[1]	1–9
		155	^[10]	10
San Diego BMW Racing	BMW S1000RR	57	^[5]	7
Holden Racing	Honda CBR1000RR	59	^[3]	2
FJ Racing	Yamaha YZF-R1	60	Greg Fryer^[9]	6
Run 1 Racing Motorsports	Suzuki GSX-R1000	63	^[1]	1, 3, 7
Run 1 Racing Motorsports	Yamaha YZF-R1	63	^[1]	8, 10
DASPerformance.com	Suzuki GSX-R1000	64	^[1]	1, 3, 8
JR3Racing.com	Suzuki GSX-R1000	65	^[3]	2
Bayside Performance	Suzuki GSX-R1000	68	^[2]	4, 7
Hooters/Apex	Suzuki GSX-R1000	71	^[4]	5, 9
Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing	Ducati 1098R	72	Larry Pegram^[1]	All
RCR Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	77	^[5]	7, 10
Ace Racing	Yamaha YZF-R1	80	Kurtis Roberts^[2]	4
Ace Racing	Yamaha YZF-R1	121	^[5]	7
TigerTeam Racing	Honda CBR1000RR	91	^[1]	1–2
Erik Buell Racing	Buell 1125RR	99	^[2]	4–10
Dewildt Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	101	Jordan Szoke^[9]	6, 8
X Dot Racing	BMW S1000RR	102	^[3]	2, 4, 7
Graham Motorsports	Yamaha YZF-R1	111	^[7]	8
Black Ice Racing	Yamaha YZF-R1	117	^[3]	3
Vicious Cycle Racing	Suzuki GSX-R1000	429	^[10]	10
Bio Weapon	BMW S1000RR	511	^[8]	9
Hix Racing	Suzuki GSX-R1000	975	^[4]	5

Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Daytona 200" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "West Coast Moto Jam" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Suzuki SuperBike Challenge" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Suzuki Superbike Showdown" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Suzuki White Lightning AMA Pro Superbike Nationals" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "AMA Pro SuperBike Weekend" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tires" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Superbike Classic" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

The official website of the AMA Pro Racing Championship

[Entry-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Daytona 200" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Entry4-2] "West Coast Moto Jam" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Entry2-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Suzuki SuperBike Challenge" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-09-30.

[Entry5-4] "Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Entry7-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-09-30.

[Entry3-6] "Suzuki Superbike Showdown" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Entry8-7] "Suzuki White Lightning AMA Pro Superbike Nationals" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Entry9-8] "AMA Pro SuperBike Weekend" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Entry6-9] "Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tires" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Entry10-10] "Superbike Classic" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved 2010-09-30.^{[permanent dead link]}

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