2009 AMA National Speedway Championship

The 2009 AMA National Speedway Championship Series

Greg Hancock won his eighth national title.

Event format Over the course of 12 elimination races, 20 heats each rider raced against every other rider once. The riders get placed in a main event according to their earned points. The championship was run over three rounds at the Costa Mesa Speedway in Costa Mesa, California and the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn, California.

The Final Classification

Pos. Rider Points CMS AUB AUB Greg Hancock 62 20+1 20 20+1 Billy Janniro 53 18 18+1 16 Bart Bast 40 10 16 144 Charlie Venegas 38 8 12 195 Kenny Ingalls 31 16 5 106 Bryan Yarrow 27 5 10 127 Eddie Castro 27 9 9 98 Ricky Wells 26 12 14 —9 Tommy Hedden 25 3 11 1110 Matt Becker 15 — 7 811 Gary Hicks 14 14 — —12 Greg Hooten 13 — 6 713 Tyson Burmeister 13 — 8 514 Jimmy Fishback 11 11 — —15 Mark Carrillo 9 — 3 616 Shawn McConnell 7 7 — —17 Bobby Schwartz 6 6 — —18 Bryce Starks 5 — 4 119 Alex Marrcucci 4 — 2 220 Buck Blair 4 4 — —21 Kelly Kerrigan 4 — — 422 Mike Faria 2 2 — —23 Nate Perkins 2 1 1 —

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