AMA
National Speedway Championship schedule confirmed
-- Initial 12 Rider Invitations Issued -- PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- AMA Sports has confirmed the schedule for the 2004 AMA National Championship Speedway Series Presented by Progressive Insurance, and has issued an initial 12 invitations to the ...
Published: May 6, 2004, 1:57 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
-- Initial 12 Rider Invitations Issued --
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- AMA Sports has confirmed the schedule for the 2004 AMA National Championship Speedway Series Presented by Progressive Insurance, and has issued an initial 12 invitations to the exclusive championship.
The three-round series will open with a doubleheader weekend August 6-7 at Fast Fridays Speedway in Auburn, California, and Wheel 2 Wheel Raceway in Victorville, California. The series finale will be in Auburn on September 24.
The exclusive series is limited to American Division 1 Speedway riders, US riders competing overseas, and foreign nationals who regularly compete in AMA Speedway. Twelve riders have earned automatic bids based on 2003 qualifying criteria, and 10 more will compete at the invitation of AMA Sports.
Fast Fridays Speedway is a longtime venue for AMA-sanctioned Speedway competition and is located just off Interstate 80 at the Gold Country Fairgrounds, north of Sacramento in the picturesque Northern California community of Auburn.
Wheel 2 Wheel Raceway is gearing up to host its first AMA National. The track is located just off Interstate 15 at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds, northeast of Los Angeles in the High Desert community of Victorville.
Greg Hancock, the 1997 World Speedway Champion and sole American rider contesting the 2004 FIM Grand Prix Series, is the reigning champion of AMA Speedway racing. He will lead a strong contingent of European-based American riders who will take on the top names in domestic Speedway in the 2004 AMA series.
The dozen riders automatically qualified are:
Greg Hancock: Defending AMA National Champion and 1997 World Champion, a California native now racing out of Stockholm, Sweden
Ryan Fisher: Past AMA Junior National Champion and runner-up to Hancock in the 2003 AMA National Championship, currently based in Oxford, England
Billy Janniro: AMA's No. 3 rider in 2003, based in Coventry, England
Billy Hamill: Former AMA and World Champion, based in Sweden
Mike Faria: Former AMA Champion from Reno, Nevada
Bobby Hedden: 2003 AMA high-point Northern California rider
Scott Brant: 2003 AMA high-point Southern California rider
Cam Rafferty: 2003 AMA high-point Eastern States rider
Chris Manchester (a past AMA National Champion), Bart Bast, Charlie Venegas and Eddie Castro: Qualified based on their 2003 AMA National rankings.
"AMA Sports is excited about our 2004 national lineup," said the AMA's Bill Amick. "We will again have an extraordinary international field of riders, ranging from seasoned veterans to several young riders just beginning to make their mark on the world speedway scene."
Veteran Speedway promoter Dave Joiner is the principal officer of Fast Fridays Speedway, which will organize all three rounds of the 2004 AMA National Championship Speedway Series Presented by Progressive Insurance.
Southern California-based RAZ Video will work in cooperation with Fast Fridays on promotion of the new event in Victorville.
For more information, contact Fast Fridays Speedway at (530) 878-7223 or visit www.FastFridays.com.
-ama-
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Marcos Ambrose on Symmons Plains future
Next article Barrichello needs more time in car
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
Latest news
Max Verstappen slams “unacceptable” bumps at Austin F1 track: “It's out of control”
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
United States GP
1 h
Max Verstappen slams “unacceptable” bumps at Austin F1 track: “It's out of control”
Kimi Antonelli ready to "finish the job" as first F1 title chance beckons at US GP
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
United States GP
2 h
Kimi Antonelli ready to "finish the job" as first F1 title chance beckons at US GP
How to watch NASCAR at Talladega II: Weekend schedule, start time, entry list, TV
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Talladega II
2 h
How to watch NASCAR at Talladega II: Weekend schedule, start time, entry list, TV
Peterson Racing addresses online abuse after parting ways with Austin Green
NASCAR O'Reilly
NOAP NASCAR O'Reilly
Talladega II
3 h
Peterson Racing addresses online abuse after parting ways with Austin Green
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe