2017 AMA National Speedway Championship
The 2017 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, held at Ventura (June 17),[1] Santa Maria (July 29),[2] Industry (August 12)[3] and Auburn (September 16).[4] It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Max Ruml and Broc Nicol. It was the eighth title of Janniro's career, and his fifth 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 | 72 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 |
| 2 | Max Ruml | 65 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 |
| 3 | Broc Nicol | 52 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 |
| 4 | Gino Manzares | 50 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
| 5 | Luke Becker | 45 | 19 | 13 | – | 13 |
| 6 | Dillon Ruml | 41 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| 7 | Aaron Fox | 33 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 8 | Austin Novratil | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | – |
| 9 | Gage Geist | 24 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Eddie Castro | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Russell Green | 21 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 12 | Daniel Faria | 20 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Tommy Hedden | 17 | – | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | Ryan Fisher | 11 | 11 | – | – | – |
| 15 | Bart Bast | 10 | – | – | – | 10 |
| 16 | Bryan Yarrow | 7 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 17 | Bobby Schwartz | 6 | 0 | – | 6 | – |
| 18 | Charlie Venegas | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 19 | Robbie Sauer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 20 | Tyson Talkington | 3 | – | 3 | – | – |
| 21 | Neil Facchini | 3 | – | – | 3 | – |
| 22 | Kurtis Hamill | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 23 | Hayley Perrault | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| 24 | Blake Borello | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 25 | Rich Schafer | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 26 | Louie Mersaroli | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 27 | River McDougal | 0 | – | 0 | – | – |
| 28 | Brad Sauer | 0 | – | – | 0 | – |
References[edit]
- ^ "Ventura AMA Nationals Round 1 June 17, 2017". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "Santa Maria AMA Nationals Round 2 July 29, 2017". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "Industry AMA Nationals Round 3 August 12, 2017". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "Auburn AMA Nationals Round 4 September 16, 2017". Speedwaybikes.com.