title: 2004 AMA National Speedway Championship
text: # 2004 AMA National Speedway Championship
  
  The 2004 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at Auburn (August 6), Victorville (August 7) and Auburn (September 24). Greg Hancock won the title for a fifth time, and for the second time in succession.
  
  ## Event format
  
  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
  
  | Pos. | Rider | Points | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Greg Hancock | 58 | 21 | 17 | 20 |
  | 2 | Billy Hamill | 56 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
  | 3 | Billy Janniro | 52 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
  | 4 | Chris Manchester | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
  | 5 | Mike Faria | 37 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
  | 6 | Bobby Hedden | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
  | 7 | Bart Bast | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
  | 8 | Tommy Hedden | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
  | 9 | Scott Brant | 21 | 11 | 10 | – |
  | 10 | Charlie Venegas | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
  | 11 | Bryan Yarrow | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
  | 12 | Eric Carrillo | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
  | 13 | Eddie Castro | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
  | 14 | Tom Sephton | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
  | 15 | Chris Kerr | 7 | – | 4 | 3 |
  | 16 | Shawn Harmatiuk | 5 | 3 | 2 | – |
  | 17 | Bobby Schwartz | 1 | 1 | – | – |
  | 18 | Mark Carillo | 1 | – | – | 1 |
  | 19 | Bartek Bedecki | 0 | – | – | 0 |
  | 20 | Matt Browne | 0 | – | 0 | – |
  