title: 2008 AMA Superbike Championship
text: # 2008 AMA Superbike Championship
  
  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 | 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 |
  | 2 | R2 | April 20 | Barber Motorsports Park | Leeds, Alabama | Mat Mladin | Ben Spies | Mat Mladin |
  | 3 | R1 | April 26 | Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, California | Ben Spies | Mat Mladin | Ben Spies |
  | 3 | R2 | April 27 | Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, California | Ben Spies | Mat Mladin | Ben Spies |
  | 4 | R1 | May 17 | Infineon Raceway | Sonoma, California | Ben Spies | Ben Spies | Ben Spies |
  | 4 | R2 | May 18 | Infineon Raceway | Sonoma, California | Ben Spies | Ben Spies | Ben Spies |
  | 5 | R1 | May 30 | Miller Motorsports Park | Tooele, Utah | Ben Spies | Ben Spies | Ben Spies |
  | 5 | R2 | June 1 | Miller Motorsports Park | Tooele, Utah | Ben Spies | Ben Spies | Ben Spies |
  | 6 | R1 | June 7 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | Ben Spies | Ben Spies | Ben Spies |
  | 6 | R2 | June 8 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | Ben Spies | 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 |
  | 8 | R2 | August 3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | Ben Spies | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin |
  | 9 | R1 | August 16 | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | Ben Spies | Mat Mladin | Ben Spies |
  | 9 | R2 | August 17 | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | Ben Spies | Mat Mladin | Ben Spies |
  | 10 | R1 | August 30 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | Ben Spies | Ben Spies | Mat Mladin |
  | 10 | R2 | August 31 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | Ben Spies | 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 | BAR | FON | FON | INF | INF | MIL | MIL | RAM | RAM | LAG | M-O | M-O | VIR | VIR | RAT | RAT | LAG | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | LAG | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | LAG | Pts |
  | 1 | Ben Spies | Suzuki | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 652 |
  | 2 | Mat Mladin | Suzuki | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | DSQ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 557 |
  | 3 | Jason DiSalvo | Yamaha | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 463 |
  | 4 | Eric Bostrom | Yamaha | 25 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 445 |
  | 5 | Jamie Hacking | Kawasaki | 5 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 21 | | 421 |
  | 6 | Neil Hodgson | Honda | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 419 |
  | 7 | Miguel Duhamel | Honda | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 412 |
  | 8 | Tommy Hayden | Suzuki | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 372 |
  | 9 | Aaron Yates | Suzuki | 6 | 20 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | 234 |
  | 10 | Geoff May | Suzuki | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 199 |
  | 11 | Scott Jensen | Suzuki | 16 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 188 |
  | 12 | Chris Peris | Suzuki | 13 | 9 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 186 |
  | 13 | Matt Lynn | Honda | 14 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 19 | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | | | 172 |
  | 14 | Dean Mizdal | Suzuki | 20 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 147 |
  | 15 | Johnny Rock Page | Yamaha | 24 | | | 16 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 101 |
  | 16 | Taylor Knapp | Suzuki | | 12 | 14 | | | 13 | Ret | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 94 |
  | 17 | Ryan Elleby | Suzuki | | 15 | Ret | | | 12 | 10 | | | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 92 |
  | 18 | Ben Thompson | Suzuki | 17 | 18 | 13 | | | | | Ret | 17 | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | | 72 |
  | 19 | Keith Marshall | Suzuki | 22 | 16 | 19 | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 67 |
  | 20 | Eric Haugo | Suzuki | | | | | | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 64 |
  | 21 | Reno Karimian | Suzuki | | | | | | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 62 |
  | 22 | Martin Szwarc | Suzuki | | | | | | 14 | 12 | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 55 |
  | 23 | Alastair Seeley | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 43 |
  | 24 | David Anthony | Suzuki | | | | | | | | 9 | 12 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 41 |
  | 25 | Jordan Szoke | Kawasaki | | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
  | 26 | Santiago Villa | Suzuki | 21 | 17 | 20 | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 35 |
  | 27 | Hawk Mazzotta | Suzuki | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | 34 |
  | 28 | Tim Knutson | Suzuki | | | | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 |
  | 29 | Brett McCormick | Suzuki | | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 |
  | 30 | Roger Lee Hayden | Suzuki | 8 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 23 |
  | 31 | Francis Martin | Suzuki | | 22 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
  | 32 | Blake Young | Suzuki | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
  | 33 | Jake Holden | Suzuki | | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
  | 34 | Akira Yanagawa | Suzuki | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
  | 35 | Robertino Pietri | Suzuki | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 17 |
  | 36 | Chris Ulrich | Suzuki | 15 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
  | 37 | Lee Acree | Suzuki | | | | | | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
  | 38 | Jason Pridmore | Suzuki | | | | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
  | 39 | Matthew McBride | Suzuki | | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
  | 40 | Brian McCormack | Suzuki | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
  | 41 | Horst Saiger | Suzuki | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
  | 42 | James McBride | Suzuki | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
  | 43 | Jeremy Toye | Honda | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | 44 | Scott Russell | Suzuki | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY | BAR | BAR | FON | FON | INF | INF | MIL | MIL | RAM | RAM | LAG | M-O | M-O | VIR | VIR | RAT | RAT | LAG | Pts |
  | Colour | Result |
  | Gold | Winner (1) |
  | Silver | 2nd place (2) |
  | Bronze | 3rd place (3) |
  | Green | Finished, in points (4-20) |
  | Blue | Finished, no points (21+) |
  | Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
  | Purple | Not classified (NC) |
  | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
  | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
  | White | Did not start (DNS) |
  | Blank | Did not participate |
  | Blank | Withdrawn due to injury (INJ) |
  | Blank | Excluded (EX) |
  | Blank | Race cancelled (C) |
  | Bold | Pole Position |
  | Italics | Lap Leader |
  | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. |
  | 1 | 36 | 16 | 15 |
  | 2 | 32 | 17 | 14 |
  | 3 | 29 | 18 | 13 |
  | 4 | 27 | 19 | 12 |
  | 5 | 26 | 20 | 11 |
  | 6 | 25 | 21 | 10 |
  | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 |
  | 8 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
  | 9 | 22 | 24 | 7 |
  | 10 | 21 | 25 | 6 |
  | 11 | 20 | 26 | 5 |
  | 12 | 19 | 27 | 4 |
  | 13 | 18 | 28 | 3 |
  | 14 | 17 | 29 | 2 |
  | 15 | 16 | 30 | 1 |
  | 1pt for Pole Position ||||
  | 1pt for Most Laps Led ||||
  
      Mat Mladin won the races at VIR but was later disqualified for an illegal crankshaft.
  
  ## Participants
  
  | No | Rider | Team | Motorcycle | Tire |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ben Spies | Yoshimura Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 2 | Jamie Hacking | Monster Energy Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10R | D |
  | 6 | Mat Mladin | Yoshimura Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 7 | Scott Russell | Jamie James Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | D |
  | 8 | Chris Peris | Team ESP | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 17 | Miguel Duhamel | American Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | D |
  | 18 | Chris Ulrich | Roadracing World | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | P |
  | 20 | Aaron Yates | Jordan Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 22 | Tommy Hayden | Yoshimura Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 23 | Santiago Villa | Roadracing World | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | P |
  | 32 | Eric Bostrom | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha YZF-R1 | D |
  | 34 | Michael Barnes | M4 Emgo Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 38 | Dean Mizdal | M Racing Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 40 | Jason DiSalvo | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha YZF-R1 | D |
  | 48 | Reno Karimian | - | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 50 | Matt Lynn | Corona Extra Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | D |
  | 59 | Jake Holden | Corona Extra Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | D |
  | 61 | Scott Jensen | - | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 79 | Blake Young | M4 Emgo Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | P |
  | 85 | Ryan Elleby | - | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | |
  | 87 | Taylor Knapp | - | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | P |
  | 92 | Keith Marshall | - | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 95 | Roger Lee Hayden | Monster Energy Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10R | D |
  | 99 | Geoff May | Jordan Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 100 | Neil Hodgson | American Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | D |
  | 107 | Jordan Szoke | - | Kawasaki ZX-10R | |
  | 113 | Matthew McBride | - | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | |
  | 216 | Francis Martin | - | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | P |
  | 241 | James McBride | - | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | |
  | 269 | Johnny Rock Page | - | Yamaha YZF-R1 | |
  | 311 | Robertino Pietri | Roadracing World | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | P |
  | 312 | Brian McCormack | - | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | D |
  | 487 | Akira Yanagawa | - | Kawasaki ZX-10R | |
  | 611 | Brett McCormick | - | Kawasaki ZX-10R | D |
  | 710 | Horst Saiger | - | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | P |
  | 907 | Ben Thompson | - | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | |
  