The 2023 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, held at Bakersfield (June 24),[1] Industry Hills (August 5)[2] and Auburn, California (September 16).[3]
The title was won by Max Ruml,[4][5] with Broc Nicol finishing second and 11-time champion Billy Janniro completing the podium. It was the second time Ruml had won the title, after also taking top honours in 2021
Event format edit
Over the course of 20 heats, each rider raced against every other rider once. The top eight scorers then reached the semi-finals, with first and second in those semi-finals reaching the final. Points were scored for every ride taken, including the semi-finals and final.
Final classification edit
| Pos. | Rider | Points |  |
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| 1 | Max Ruml | 59 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
| 2 | Broc Nicol | 47 | 15 | 19 | 13 |
| 3 | Billy Janniro | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Louie Mersaroli | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 |
| 5 | Dillon Ruml | 34 | 20 | – | 14 |
| 6 | Slater Lightcap | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| 7 | Alex Martin | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Russell Green | 20 | – | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Blake Borello | 18 | 11 | 7 | – |
| 10 | Eddie Castro | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Rheten Todd | 13 | 6 | 7 | – |
| 12 | Wilbur Hancock | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Tim Gomez | 11 | – | 11 | – |
| 14 | Chris Kerr | 10 | 10 | – | – |
| 15 | Brad Sauer | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Justin Almon | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Timmy Dion | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 18 | Michael Wells | 6 | 5 | – | 1 |
| 19 | Charlie Tirana | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| 20 | Daniel Faria | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 21 | Austin Novratil | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22 | Greg Moore | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 23 | Eloy Medellin | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 24 | Rees Todd | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 25 | Bobby Schwartz | 0 | – | 0 | – |
References edit
- ^ "2023 AMA Speedway National Championship Round 1". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "2023 AMA Speedway National Championship Round 2". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "2023 AMA Speedway National Championship Round 3". Speedwaybikes.com.
- ^ "Ruml outlasts fierce competition for second career title". American Motorcyclist.
- ^ "Fast Fridays: AMA National Speedway Championship is Ruml". Gold Country Media.