2016 AMA National Speedway Championship
The 2016 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, held at Costa Mesa (May 22),[1] Ventura (June 25),[2] Industry (August 13)[3] and Auburn (September 16).[4] It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Max Ruml and Dillon Ruml. It was the seventh title of Janniro's career, and his fourth in-a-row.
Event format[edit]
Over the course of 20 heats, each rider races against every other rider once. The top eight scorers then reach the semi-finals, with first and second in those semi-finals reaching the final. Points are scored for every ride taken, including the semi-finals and final.
Classification[edit]
| Pos. | Rider | Points |  |
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| 1 | Billy Janniro | 77 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 |
| 2 | Max Ruml | 63 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| 3 | Dillon Ruml | 46 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
| 4 | Gino Manzares | 43 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| 5 | Aaron Fox | 42 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 11 |
| 6 | Luke Becker | 41 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | Bart Bast | 40 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Broc Nicol | 40 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Austin Novratil | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | – |
| 10 | Tommy Hedden | 25 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Charlie Venegas | 22 | 6 | – | 9 | 7 |
| 12 | Gage Geist | 19 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Kurtis Hamill | 18 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 14 | Mike Faria | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Eddie Castro | 8 | – | 8 | – | – |
| 16 | Bryan Yarrow | 7 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 17 | Shawn McConnell | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| 18 | Ryan Bast | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – |
| 19 | Dalton Leedy | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Tyson Talkington | 3 | – | – | 3 | – |
| 21 | Rick Valdez | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 22 | Charles Ermolenko | 0 | – | 0 | – | – |
References[edit]
- ^ "Costa Mesa AMA Nationals Round 1 May 21, 2016". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "Ventura AMA Nationals Round 2 June 25, 2016". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "Industry AMA Nationals Round 3 August 13, 2016". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "Auburn AMA Nationals Round 4 September 16, 2016". Speedwaybikes.com.