The 2008 AMA Superbike Championship was the 33rd season of the AMA Superbike Championship. Ben Spies won the championship riding a Suzuki.
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 PtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2 1 Ben SpiesSuzuki 2 11 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2652 2 Mat MladinSuzuki 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 Ret 4 2 1 1 1 1 DSQ DSQ 1 2 1557 3 Jason DiSalvoYamaha324857177871284748658463 4 Eric BostromYamaha257656466985972033566445 5 Jamie HackingKawasaki5421673322334331951321421 6 Neil HodgsonHonda7554465334472242062175419 7 Miguel DuhamelHonda12687Ret10756561021654747412 8 Tommy HaydenSuzuki4333355522333372 9 Aaron YatesSuzuki620711Ret5445683234 10 Geoff MaySuzuki1081012Ret98Ret797199 11 Scott JensenSuzuki161316138Ret1110131111188 12 Chris PerisSuzuki13911RetRet1198101210186 13 Matt LynnHonda14199998181619Ret17172 14 Dean MizdalSuzuki2021221510Ret1317141516147 15 Johnny Rock PageYamaha24161217151418101 16 Taylor KnappSuzuki121413Ret111194 17 Ryan EllebySuzuki15Ret1210131392 18 Ben ThompsonSuzuki171813Ret17Ret1872 19 Keith MarshallSuzuki221619161567 20 Eric HaugoSuzuki1514151664 21 Reno KarimianSuzuki18161315RetRetRetRetRetRetRet62 22 Martin SzwarcSuzuki141212Ret55 23 Alastair SeeleySuzuki10943 24 David AnthonySuzuki912RetRet41 25 Jordan SzokeKawasaki101240 26 Santiago VillaSuzuki211720RetRet35 27 Hawk MazzottaSuzuki14RetRet1434 28 Tim KnutsonSuzuki181133 29 Brett McCormickSuzuki141533 30 Roger Lee HaydenSuzuki8RetRet623 31 Francis MartinSuzuki221723 32 Blake YoungSuzuki922 33 Jake HoldenSuzuki10Ret21 34 Akira YanagawaSuzuki1120 35 Robertino PietriSuzukiRetRetRetRetRetRetRet14Ret17 36 Chris UlrichSuzuki15RetRet16 37 Lee AcreeSuzuki16Ret15 38 Jason PridmoreSuzuki17Ret14 39 Matthew McBrideSuzukiRet1813 40 Brian McCormackSuzuki1813 41 Horst SaigerSuzuki1912 42 James McBrideSuzuki238 43 Jeremy ToyeHondaRetRet0 44 Scott RussellSuzukiRet0 Pos Rider Bike DAY BAR FON INF MIL RAM LAG M-O VIR RAT LAG Pts
Mat Mladin won the races at VIR but was later disqualified for an illegal crankshaft.
Participants NoRiderTeamMotorcycleTire 1 Ben Spies Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 2 Jamie Hacking Monster Energy Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 6 Mat Mladin Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 7 Scott Russell Jamie James Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 8 Chris Peris Team ESP Suzuki GSX-R1000 17 Miguel Duhamel American Honda Honda CBR1000RR 18 Chris Ulrich Roadracing World Suzuki GSX-R1000 20 Aaron Yates Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 22 Tommy Hayden Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 23 Santiago Villa Roadracing World Suzuki GSX-R1000 32 Eric Bostrom Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha YZF-R1 34 Michael Barnes M4 Emgo Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 38 Dean Mizdal M Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 40 Jason DiSalvo Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha YZF-R1 48 Reno Karimian - Suzuki GSX-R1000 50 Matt Lynn Corona Extra Honda Honda CBR1000RR 59 Jake Holden Corona Extra Honda Honda CBR1000RR 61 Scott Jensen - Suzuki GSX-R1000 79 Blake Young M4 Emgo Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 85 Ryan Elleby - Suzuki GSX-R1000 87 Taylor Knapp - Suzuki GSX-R1000 92 Keith Marshall - Suzuki GSX-R1000 95 Roger Lee Hayden Monster Energy Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 99 Geoff May Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 100 Neil Hodgson American Honda Honda CBR1000RR 107 Jordan Szoke - Kawasaki ZX-10R 113 Matthew McBride - Suzuki GSX-R1000 216 Francis Martin - Suzuki GSX-R1000 241 James McBride - Suzuki GSX-R1000 269 Johnny Rock Page - Yamaha YZF-R1 311 Robertino Pietri Roadracing World Suzuki GSX-R1000 312 Brian McCormack - Suzuki GSX-R1000 487 Akira Yanagawa - Kawasaki ZX-10R 611 Brett McCormick - Kawasaki ZX-10R 710 Horst Saiger - Suzuki GSX-R1000 907 Ben Thompson - Suzuki GSX-R1000
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