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
|
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
|
R2
|
April 20
|
Ben Spies
|
Mat Mladin
|
3
|
R1
|
April 26
|
Auto Club Speedway
|
Fontana, California
|
Ben Spies
|
Mat Mladin
|
Ben Spies
|
R2
|
April 27
|
Mat Mladin
|
Ben Spies
|
4
|
R1
|
May 17
|
Infineon Raceway
|
Sonoma, California
|
Ben Spies
|
Ben Spies
|
Ben Spies
|
R2
|
May 18
|
Ben Spies
|
Ben Spies
|
5
|
R1
|
May 30
|
Miller Motorsports Park
|
Tooele, Utah
|
Ben Spies
|
Ben Spies
|
Ben Spies
|
R2
|
June 1
|
Ben Spies
|
Ben Spies
|
6
|
R1
|
June 7
|
Road America
|
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
|
Ben Spies
|
Ben Spies
|
Ben Spies
|
R2
|
June 8
|
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
|
R2
|
August 3
|
Mat Mladin
|
Mat Mladin
|
9
|
R1
|
August 16
|
Virginia International Raceway
|
Danville, Virginia
|
Ben Spies
|
Mat Mladin
|
Ben Spies
|
R2
|
August 17
|
Mat Mladin
|
Ben Spies
|
10
|
R1
|
August 30
|
Road Atlanta
|
Braselton, Georgia
|
Ben Spies
|
Ben Spies
|
Mat Mladin
|
R2
|
August 31
|
Ben Spies
|
Ben Spies
|
11
|
R1
|
September 28
|
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
|
Monterey, California
|
Mat Mladin
|
Mat Mladin
|
Mat Mladin
|
Riders Championship standings
|
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)
|
Not classified (NC)
|
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
White |
Did not start (DNS)
|
Blank
|
Did not participate
|
Withdrawn due to injury (INJ)
|
Excluded (EX)
|
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.[1]
Participants
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