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2006 AMA National Speedway Championship

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The 2006 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at Costa Mesa (August 5),[1] Auburn (September 1)[2] and Auburn (October 7).[3] Greg Hancock won the title to equal Mike Bast's all-time record. It was also Hancock's fourth successive AMA title.

Event format

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Over the course of 20 heats, each rider raced against every other rider once. The field was then split into sections of four riders, with the top four entering the 'A' Final. Points were then awarded depending on where a rider finished in each final. The points in the 'A' Final were awarded thus, 20, 18, 16 and 14. Bonus points for were also awarded.

Classification

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Pos. Rider Points United States United States United States
1 Greg Hancock 57 15 21 21
2 Billy Hamill 53 16 19 18
3 Mike Faria* 45 18 11 16
4 Charlie Venegas 45 20 16 9
5 Tommy Hedden 33 7 12 14
6 Eddie Castro 29 11 8 10
7 Bryan Yarrow 28 6 14 8
8 Bart Bast 27 5 10 12
9 Nate Perkins 27 9 7 11
10 Shawn McConnell 21 8 6 7
11 Bobby Schwartz 19 12 3 4
12 Shaun Harmatiuk 16 1 9 6
13 Josh Larsen 15 10 5
14 Buck Blair 12 3 4 5
15 Gary Hicks 5 4 1
16 Josh West 3 3
17 Wieslaw Oskiewwicz 2 2
18 JJ Martynse 2 2
19 Ivan Severt 2 2
20 TJ Fowler 1 0 1
21 George Fox 0 0
  • Mike Faria won a run-off against Charlie Venegas to take third place in the Championship.

References

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  1. ^ "2006 Costa Mesa Speedway Race Results - USA Speedway Motorcycle Racing".
  2. ^ "2006 Fast Fridays Speedway Race Results - USA Speedway Motorcycle Racing".
  3. ^ "2006 Fast Fridays Speedway Race Results - USA Speedway Motorcycle Racing".