2002 AMA National Speedway Championship

The 2002 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at San Bernardino (August 14),^[1] Auburn (August 16)^[2] and Auburn (September 20).^[3] Billy Hamill successfully retained the title.

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	Billy Hamill	55	21	14	20
2	Billy Janniro	53	18	16	19
3	Mike Faria	42	9	19	14
4	Eddie Castro	36	14	10	12
5	Greg Hancock	36	16	20	–
6	Scott Brant	34	12	11	11
7	Chris Manchester	33	11	10	12
8	Bobby Hedden	24	1	5	18
9	Bart Bast	24	6	9	9
10	Josh Larsen	20	7	7	6
11	Ryan Fisher	18	10	8	0
12	Alan Christian	13	–	6	7
13	Tommy Hedden	12	5	2	5
14	Bobby Schwartz	12	4	4	4
15	Gary Hicks	8	8	–	0
16	Bryan Yarrow	8	0	–	8
17	Chris Kerr	6	–	3	3
18	Eric Carillo	4	3	1	–
19	Randy DiFrancesco	2	2	–	–
20	Bobby Krips	0	0	–	–

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