AMA National Speedway Championship explained

AMA National Speedway Championship
Sport:	Motorcycle speedway
Founded:	1925
Most Champs:	Billy Janniro (11)

The AMA National Speedway Championship is an annual speedway championship to decide the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) national speedway champion.^[1] This event is separate from the (SRA) United States National Championships.^{[2] [3]}

Roll of honour

width=40px	Year	width=160px	Winner	width=150px	Runner-Up	width=150px	Third
	1925		Sprouts Elder
	1926	Not Held
	1927		Art Pecher
	1928-1929	Not Held
	1930		Miny Waln
	1931		Miny Waln
	1932		Miny Waln
	1933		Wilbur Lamoreaux
	1934		Cordy Milne
	1935		Cordy Milne
	1937		Benny Kaufman
	1938-1945	Not Held
	1946		Wilbur Lamoreaux
	1947		Cordy Milne
	1948-1967	Not Held
	1968		Rick Woods
	1969		Steve Bast (14)		John Carter (13)		Rick Woods (11)
	1970		Rick Woods (15)		Steve Bast (13)		Mike Bast (11)
	1971		Mike Bast (13)		Mike Konle (13)		Larry Shaw (12)
	1972		Rick Woods (15)		Scott Autrey (13)		Mike Bast (13)
	1973		Mike Bast (14)		Mike Curoso (13)		Larry Shaw (12)
	1974		Steve Bast (13)		Jeff Sexton (12)		Mike Bast (10)
	1975		Mike Bast (15)		Dubb Ferrell (12)		Steve Nutter (11)
	1976		Mike Bast (14)		Larry Shaw (13)		Bruce Penhall (12)
	1977		Mike Bast (14)		Bruce Penhall (13)		Steve Bast (13)
	1978		Mike Bast (13)		Gene Woods (12)		Bobby Schwartz (11)
	1979		Mike Bast (15)		Alan Christian (13)		Larry Costa (12)
	1980		Bruce Penhall (15)^[4]		Alan Christian (11)		Dubb Ferrell (11)
	1981		Bruce Penhall (14)		Mike Bast (12)		John Sandona (12)
	1982		Shawn Moran (14)		Mike Faria (12)		Dubb Ferrell (11)
	1983		Kelly Moran (14)		Mike Faria (13)		Dubb Ferrell (11)
	1984		Kelly Moran (14)		Bobby Schwartz (13)		John Sandona (11)
	1985		Alan Christian (14)		Bobby Schwartz (12)		Mike Faria (11)
	1986		Bobby Schwartz (14)		Robert Pfetzing (14)		Gary Hicks (10)
	1987		Brad Oxley (14)		Bobby Ott (14)		Steve Lucero (12)
	1988		Steve Lucero (12)		Phil Collins () (11)		Sam Ermolenko (10)
	1989		Bobby Schwartz (14)		Billy Hamill (13)		Phil Collins () (13)
	1990		Mike Faria (13)		Alan Christian (13)		Billy Hamill (12)
	1991		Mike Faria (14)		Steve Lucero (13)		Robert Pfetzing (12)
	1992		Chris Manchester (15)		Bobby Schwartz (13)		Steve Lucero (11)
	1993		Sam Ermolenko (15)		Chris Manchester (12)		Charlie Venegas (11)
	1994		Sam Ermolenko (14)		Josh Larsen (13)		Gary Hicks (12)
	1995		Greg Hancock (13)		Bobby Schwartz (13)		Steve Lucero (12)
	1996		Steve Lucero (18)		Mike Faria (17)		Louis Kossuth (11)
	1997		Mike Faria (15)		Greg Hancock (14)		Charlie Venegas (13)
	1998		Greg Hancock (14)		Bart Bast (12)		Mike Faria (12)
	1999		Billy Hamill		Charlie Venegas		Mike Faria
	2000		Greg Hancock		Charlie Venegas		Billy Hamill
	2001		Billy Hamill		Billy Janniro		Ryan Fisher
	2002		Billy Hamill (55)		Billy Janniro (53)		Mike Faria (42)
	2003		Greg Hancock (35+3)		Ryan Fisher (35+2)		Billy Janniro (34)
	2004		Greg Hancock (58)		Billy Hamill (56)		Billy Janniro (52)
	2005		Greg Hancock (62)		Billy Hamill (55)		Charlie Venegas (46)
	2006		Greg Hancock (57)		Billy Hamill (53)		Mike Faria (45)
	2007		Billy Hamill (60)		Greg Hancock (55)		Bart Bast (49)
	2008		Billy Janniro (62)		Bart Bast (42)		Bryan Yarrow (38)
	2009		Greg Hancock (62)		Billy Janniro (53)		Bart Bast (40)
	2010		Billy Janniro (41)		Charlie Venegas (37)		Bart Bast (28)
	2011		Billy Janniro (24)		Bryan Yarrow (20)		Charlie Venegas (15)
	2012		Billy Hamill (23)		Charlie Venegas (22)		Bryan Yarrow (14)
	2013		Billy Janniro (56)		Billy Hamill (54)		Gino Manzares (42)
	2014		Billy Janniro (81)		Bart Bast (51+3)		Max Ruml (51+2)
	2015		Billy Janniro (76)		Max Ruml (60)		Bart Bast (51)
	2016		Billy Janniro (77)		Max Ruml (63)		Dillon Ruml (46)
	2017		Billy Janniro (72)		Max Ruml (65)		Broc Nicol (52)
	2018		Billy Janniro (78)		Luke Becker (67)		Austin Novratil (65)
	2019		Billy Janniro (59)		Max Ruml (46)		Gino Manzares (36)
	2020	Not Held
	2021		Max Ruml (38)		Gino Manzares (36)		Billy Janniro (30)
	2022		Billy Janniro (56)^[5]		Max Ruml (55)		Aaron Fox (41)
	2023		Max Ruml (59)		Broc Nicol (47)		Billy Janniro (44)
	2024

Medals classification

(Since 1968)

width=30px	Pos	width=130px	Rider	width=30px		width=30px		width=30px		width=40px	Total
1.	Billy Janniro		11		3		4	18
2.	Greg Hancock		8		2			10
3.			7		1		3	11
4.	Billy Hamill		4		4		2	10
5.	Mike Faria		3		3		5	11
6.			3				1	4
7.	Max Ruml		2		5			7
8.			2		4		1	7
9.	Steve Lucero		2		1		3	6
10.	Steve Bast		2		1		1	4
			2		1		1	4
12.			2				1	3
13.			2					2
14.	Alan Christian		1		3			4
15.			1		1			2
16.			1					1
			1					1

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States and Canada Speedway National Champions. Speedway Bikes. com. 30 June 2021.
2. Web site: USA AMA Championships. Edinburgh Speedway. 29 July 2021.
3. Book: Loader, Tony. Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991. Tony Loader. 1991. 389-. 1036-4404.
4. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 91. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
5. . United States . Speedway Star . 47 . 1 October 2022 .