The 2009 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship was the 34th running of the AMA Superbike Championship, an American motorcycle racing championship. Mat Mladin won his seventh championship and announced his retirement following the season.
Calendar and results No Date Circuit Location Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 R1 March 5 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Mat Mladin Tommy Hayden Mat Mladin 2 R1 March 21 Auto Club Speedway Fontana, California Mat Mladin Mat Mladin Mat Mladin R2 March 22 Mat Mladin Mat Mladin 3 R1 April 4 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia Mat Mladin Mat Mladin Mat Mladin R2 April 5 Mat Mladin Mat Mladin 4 R1 May 2 Barber Motorsports Park Leeds, Alabama Mat Mladin Tommy Hayden Mat Mladin R2 May 3 Mat Mladin Mat Mladin 5 R1 May 16 Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California Mat Mladin Josh Hayes Josh Hayes R2 May 17 Mat Mladin Mat Mladin 6 R1 June 6 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Mat Mladin Michael Laverty Mat Mladin R2 June 7 Mat Mladin Larry Pegram 7 R1 July 5 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California Mat Mladin Mat Mladin Mat Mladin 8 R1 July 18 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio Josh Hayes Aaron Yates Josh Hayes R2 July 19 Ben Bostrom Josh Hayes 9 R1 August 1 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kansas Larry Pegram Larry Pegram Larry Pegram R2 August 2 Tommy Hayden Larry Pegram 10 R1 August 15 Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia Josh Hayes Josh Hayes Josh Hayes R2 August 16 Josh Hayes Josh Hayes 11 R1 September 5 New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey Mat Mladin Mat Mladin Josh Hayes R2 September 6 Tommy Hayden Josh Hayes
Championship standings
Pos Rider Make DAY FON RAT BAR INF RAM LAG M-O HRT VIR N-J PtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2 1 Mat MladinSuzuki1111111511213729242453 2 Josh HayesYamaha8665454141725411631111406 3 Tommy HaydenSuzuki322264823978634252222373 4 Larry PegramDucati427371066354110551112454347 5 Ben BostromYamaha6758833923554221933423333 6 Blake YoungSuzuki5494222558274386779290 6 Aaron YatesSuzuki71510651024216332235214533290 8 Geoff MaySuzuki1034337515627498882026221010234 9 Taylor KnappSuzuki319717799672524119586 207Buell1210612 10 Jake HoldenHonda35524109872120129792174710116195 11 Neil HodgsonHonda22391666119106118135167 12 Chris UlrichSuzuki14112611121411822111412132211913121213156 13 David AnthonySuzuki3088911111078810262624120 14 Scott JensenHonda1616121515261212111413131116231915105 15 Michael LavertySuzuki9122422210622792498 16 Aaron GobertSuzuki12101116131713141226121487 17 Hawk MazzottaSuzuki1314131414161713141369 18 Shawn HigbeeBuell2518152019181520181514131816181761 19 Shane NarbonneSuzuki19251420202321141115161517151660 20 Mark CrozierYamaha20181721141115102725251714172042 21 Ryan EllebySuzuki3313161326201071355 22 Scott Charlton Suzuki12101413141152 23 Eric HaugoSuzuki241621221916171615162118172220212132 24 Barrett LongDucati1712181520171236 25 Dean MizdalSuzuki23201816171719171715211836 26 Jeff WoodSuzuki11101131 27 Cory West Buell8727 28 Ricky CoreyYamaha151915161426 29 Damian Cudlin Suzuki9825 30 Cory CallSuzuki10131624 26 Jeffrey TigertHonda15132714 27 John PageSuzuki26221518192211 29 Doug PolenYamaha131910 30 Skip SaleniusSuzuki1919181810 31 Jeremy ToyeHonda1222279 33 Brad PuetzSuzuki23211918255 34 Josh GrahamSuzuki27211722214 35 Trent GibsonSuzuki21174 36 Brad HendryDucati2217234 37 Ron HixSuzuki20184 38 Reno KarimianSuzuki241925194 39 Dominic JonesSuzuki2326184 40 Scott GreenwoodSuzuki183 41 Brian BoydSuzuki19203 42 Davie StoneHonda292619232 43 Mark SimonSuzuki222022231 44 Marcin BiernackiSuzuki24210 45 Brett McCormickSuzuki210 46 Tim HuntSuzuki24210 47 Walt SippBuell24220 48 Kevin BoisvertSuzuki24230 49 David KunzelmanSuzuki240 50 David LoikitsSuzuki280 Pos Rider Make DAY FON RAT BAR INF RAM LAG M-O HRT VIR N-J Pts
Entry list
TeamManufacturerMotorcycleNoRider Yamaha Motor Corp. USA Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 2 Benjamin Bostrom 4 Joshua Hayes Suzuki/Blackfoot/Picotte Motorsports Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 6 Brett McCormick Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 7 Mat Mladin 22 Tommy Hayden 79 Blake Young Celtic Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 8 Michael Laverty Liberty Waves Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 9 Eric Haugo Higbee-Racing.com Buell Buell 1125R 11 Shawn Higbee Team Hooters Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 12 Shane Narbonne 21 Ryan Elleby Roadracingworld.com/Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 18 Chris Ulrich Bettencourts Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 19 Jeff Wood Jordan Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 23 Aaron Yates Aussie Dave Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 25 David Anthony 121 Hawk Mazzotta Four Feathers Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 27 Mark Crozier Longevity Racing Ducati Ducati 1098R 29 Barrett Long M Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 38 Dean Mizdal Greenwood Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 41 Scott Greenwood Taylor Knapp Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 44 Taylor Knapp SRK Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 45 Brad Puetz Team Reno Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 48 Reno Karimian National Guard Jordan Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 54 Geoff May Loikits Industries Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 55 David Loikits Moto Garage Racing Suzuki & Yamaha Suzuki GSXR1000 & Yamaha YZF-R1 58 Josh Graham 61 Scott Jensen Holden Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 59 Jake Holden 59 Aaron Gobert MDK Motorsports Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 62 Cory Call Marietta Motorsports Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 63 Skip Salenius Bayside Performance Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 68 Kevin Boisvert Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing Ducati Ducati Ducati 1098R 72 Larry Pegram TigerTeam Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 91 Jeffrey Tigert AGR Inc. Honda Honda CBR1000RR 96 Aaron Gobert Corona Extra Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 100 Neil Hodgson 100 Jake Holden X Dot Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSXR1000 102 Mark Simon Walt Sipp Racing Buell Buell 1125R 221 Charles Sipp 944 Magazine/Energized by Verve!/JohnnyRockPage.com Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 269 Johnny Rock Page AllStoneArmy.com Honda Honda CBR1000RR 270 Davie Stone Lee's Cycle Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 571 Jeremy Toye Nor CO Racing Ducati Ducati 1098R 616 Brad Hendry Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider
All entries utilize Dunlop tyres.
See also 2009 AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship season
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