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AMA Superbike Championship Statistics (1976 – 2008)
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Compiled by Larry Lawrence
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Youngest riders to win the AMA Superbike Championship
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1. Nicky Hayden
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Age 21 yrs., 12 days.
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2. Fred Merkel
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Age 22 yrs, 1 mo., 7 days.
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3. Ben Spies
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Age 22 yrs., 2 mos., 20 days.
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4. Troy Corser
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Age 22 yrs., 9 mos., 22 days.
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5. Wayne Rainey
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Age 22 yrs., 10 mos. 25 days.
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Youngest rider to win second AMA Superbike Champion
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1. Fred Merkel
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Age 22 yrs., 11 mos. 27 days.
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2. Ben Spies
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Age 23 yrs., 2 mos., 5 days.
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3. Wes Cooley
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Age 24 yrs., 3 mos., 8 days.
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4. Eddie Lawson
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Age 24 yrs., 7 mos.
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5. Wayne Rainey
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Age 26 yrs., 10 mos., 7 days.
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Youngest rider to 10 AMA Superbike wins
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1. Nicky Hayden
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Age 20 yrs., 8 mos., 8 days.
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2. Freddie Spencer
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Age 21 yrs., 2 mos. 22 days.
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3. Fred Merkel
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Age 21 yrs., 11 mos. 12 days.
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4. Ben Spies
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Age 22 yrs., 24 days.
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5. Wayne Rainey
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Age 25 yrs., 7 mos. 21 days.
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Youngest rider to 20 AMA Superbike wins
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1. Ben Spies
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Age 23 yrs., 9 mos. 16 days.
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2. Fred Merkel
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Age 23 yrs., 10 mos., 5 days.
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3. Miguel Duhamel
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Age 30 yrs., 11 mos. 7 days.
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4. Mat Mladin
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Age 31 yrs., 2 mos., 28 days.
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Fastest to 10 AMA Superbike wins
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1. Eddie Lawson
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21 starts
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2. Freddie Spencer
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22 starts
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3. Fred Merkel
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23 starts
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4. (tie) Mike Baldwin
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28 starts
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5. Wayne Rainey
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28 starts
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6. Anthony Gobert
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29 starts
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7. Ben Spies
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31 starts
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8. Nicky Hayden
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33 starts
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9. Doug Polen
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37 starts
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10. Scott Russell
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38 starts
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11. Miguel Duhamel
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42 starts
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12. Mat Mladin
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51 starts
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13. Eric Bostrom
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63 starts
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14. Doug Chandler
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73 starts
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Fastest to 20 AMA Superbike wins
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1. Fred Merkel
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44 starts
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2. Ben Spies
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60 starts
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3. Miguel Duhamel
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67 starts
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4. Mat Mladin
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94 starts
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Most wins in a single season
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1. Mat Mladin
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12 (2007)
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2. Mat Mladin
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11 (2005)
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3. (tie) Ben Spies 10 (2006 & 2007), Mat Mladin 10 (2003), Fred Merkel
(1984).
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AMA Superbike winning percentage (minimum of 5 wins)
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1. Eddie Lawson
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0.466
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2. Kevin Schwantz
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0.428
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3. Wayne Rainey
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0.38
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4. Ben Spies
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0.373
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5. Nicky Hayden
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0.369
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6. Mat Mladin
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0.358
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7. Fed Merkel
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0.333
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8. Freddie Spencer
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0.272
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9. Mike Baldwin
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0.263
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10. Anthony Gobert
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0.234
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AMA Superbike podium percentage (minimum of 10 podiums)
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1. Ben Spies
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0.921
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2. Eddie Lawson
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0.774
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3. Wayne Rainey
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0.714
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4. Bubba Shobert
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0.681
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5. Mat Mladin
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0.672
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6. Nicky Hayden
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0.652
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7. Kevin Schwantz
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0.636
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8. Fred Merkel
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0.623
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9. Wes Cooley
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0.552
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10. Mike Baldwin
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0.55
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All-time AMA Superbike wins
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1. Mat Mladin
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72
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2. Miguel Duhamel
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32
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3. Ben Spies
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28
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4. Fred Merkel
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20
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5. Nicky Hayden
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17
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Longest AMA Superbike winning streaks
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1. Ben Spies
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7 races
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2. (tie) Ben Spies, Mat Mladin, Wayne Rainey
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6 races
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3. Wayne Rainey
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5 races
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AMA Superbike poles
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1. Mat Mladin
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55 poles
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2. Ben Spies
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24
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3. Doug Polen
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18
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4. Freddie Spencer
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17
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5. Wayne Rainey
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15
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