Ben Spies

  02-21 10:43 - Ben Spies
Please go to my cycling team page and hit like!!! Great bunch of guys and gonna be a great year!... http://t.co/cZhfJWwD
  02-21 12:26 - Ben Spies
@tagliani @jorggray THANKS!
  02-21 12:24 - Ben Spies
Getting ready for the next test- btw, how's it going raising $ for @HDSA? Don't forget, season starts 4/8/11+1. Still reaching for 111,111!
  02-21 12:21 - Ben Spies
A shot from my interview this past weekend at motoX in Dallas! http://t.co/LbDTWilf
  02-21 9:04 - Ben Spies
http://t.co/AnqAaa4Q http://t.co/1IbSOLHH
  02-21 9:00 - Ben Spies
day 1 of training camp with team 110 miles with a couple workouts...today 130 with hard workouts! will need a recovery beverage after haha
  02-20 4:01 - Ben Spies
Training camp goodness! http://t.co/ahIW8FtO
  02-20 10:08 - Ben Spies
YO! Elbowz cycling camp starts today will post some pictures of weirdos in lycra!
  02-19 12:24 - Ben Spies
@jamiebestwick @doodare ?? To lose the hat? Not a chance. Miss ya too. Think you'll make it to some races?
  02-18 11:04 - Ben Spies
@jamiebestwick @doodare hardy-har-har Bestwick... that could be argued

info

• DOB: July 11, 1984
• Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
• Hometown: Longview, Texas
• Height: 5'11" Weight: 160
• Turned Pro: 2000

2011 MotoGP:

• Only the second World Superbike rider to win a MotoGP race
• First GP win for an American since 2006
• By winning in Assen, Spies joins fellow American Yamaha riders Kenny Roberts, Wayne Rainey, and Eddie Lawson as premier class GP winners. (cyclenews.com)
• Added to the roster of American GP winners, starting with his mentor Kevin Schwantz, and continuing with Nicky Hayden, Kenny Roberts Jr., Randy Mamola, Freddie Spencer, John Kocinski, Jimmy Filice, and Pat Hennen (the first American to win a 500cc GP)

2010 MotoGP:

• 2010 MotoGP "Rookie of the Year" with 176 points
• 6th place in 2010 MotoGP season 

2009 World Superbike:

• 2009 World Superbike Champion in his Rookie Year
• The World Champion with the highest number of poles in his winning year, eleven, posting also the all-time season record of poles
• Spies broke the long-standing record of 6 consecutive poles set in 1991 by fellow Texan Doug Polen, with 7 consecutive poles in a season
• Most poles at the start of a season
• Most poles in a row by a rookie
• Circuit Lap Record at Losail, Qatar
• The first American to win a WSBK race since Colin Edwards in 2002.
• The First World Champion for Yamaha World Superbike Team
• Third in the age ranking with 25 years 3 months and 14 days, behind James Toseland who in 2004 won the title at 23 years 11 months and 28 days and Troy Corser, who won in 1996 at 24 years and 11 months
• The sixth American rider to win the title and the first since Colin Edwards in 2002
• The rider who has needed the fewest number of race starts (28 after Portimao) to win a world title

AMA Superbike Championship Statistics (1976 – 2008)
Compiled by Larry Lawrence

Youngest riders to win the AMA Superbike Championship

1. Nicky Hayden - Age 21 yrs., 12 days.
2. Fred Merkel - Age 22 yrs, 1 mo., 7 days.
3. Ben Spies - Age 22 yrs., 2 mos., 20 days.
4. Troy Corser - Age 22 yrs., 9 mos., 22 days.
5. Wayne Rainey - Age 22 yrs., 10 mos. 25 days.

Youngest rider to win second AMA Superbike Champion

1. Fred Merkel - Age 22 yrs., 11 mos. 27 days.
2. Ben Spies - Age 23 yrs., 2 mos., 5 days.
3. Wes Cooley - Age 24 yrs., 3 mos., 8 days.
4. Eddie Lawson - Age 24 yrs., 7 mos.
5. Wayne Rainey - Age 26 yrs., 10 mos., 7 days.

Youngest rider to 10 AMA Superbike wins

1. Nicky Hayden - Age 20 yrs., 8 mos., 8 days.
2. Freddie Spencer - Age 21 yrs., 2 mos. 22 days.
3. Fred Merkel - Age 21 yrs., 11 mos. 12 days.
4. Ben Spies - Age 22 yrs., 24 days.
5. Wayne Rainey - Age 25 yrs., 7 mos. 21 days.

Youngest rider to 20 AMA Superbike wins

1. Ben Spies - Age 23 yrs., 9 mos. 16 days.
2. Fred Merkel - Age 23 yrs., 10 mos., 5 days.
3. Miguel Duhamel - Age 30 yrs., 11 mos. 7 days.
4. Mat Mladin - Age 31 yrs., 2 mos., 28 days.

Fastest to 10 AMA Superbike wins

1. Eddie Lawson - 21 starts
2. Freddie Spencer - 22 starts
3. Fred Merkel - 23 starts
4. (tie) Mike Baldwin - 28 starts
5. Wayne Rainey - 28 starts
6. Anthony Gobert - 29 starts
7. Ben Spies - 31 starts
8. Nicky Hayden - 33 starts
9. Doug Polen - 37 starts
10. Scott Russell - 38 starts
11. Miguel Duhamel - 42 starts
12. Mat Mladin - 51 starts
13. Eric Bostrom - 63 starts
14. Doug Chandler - 73 starts

Fastest to 20 AMA Superbike wins

1. Fred Merkel - 44 starts
2. Ben Spies - 60 starts
3. Miguel Duhamel - 67 starts
4. Mat Mladin - 94 starts

Most wins in a single season

1. Mat Mladin - 12 (2007)
2. Mat Mladin - 11 (2005)
3. (tie) Ben Spies 10 (2006 & 2007), Mat Mladin 10 (2003), Fred Merkel (1984). - 10

AMA Superbike winning percentage (minimum of 5 wins)

1. Eddie Lawson - 0.466
2. Kevin Schwantz  - 0.428
3. Wayne Rainey - 0.38
4. Ben Spies - 0.373
5. Nicky Hayden - 0.369
6. Mat Mladin - 0.358
7. Fed Merkel - 0.333
8. Freddie Spencer - 0.272
9. Mike Baldwin - 0.263
10. Anthony Gobert - 0.234

AMA Superbike podium percentage (minimum of 10 podiums)

1. Ben Spies - 0.921
2. Eddie Lawson - 0.774
3. Wayne Rainey - 0.714
4. Bubba Shobert - 0.681
5. Mat Mladin - 0.672
6. Nicky Hayden - 0.652
7. Kevin Schwantz - 0.636
8. Fred Merkel - 0.623
9. Wes Cooley - 0.552
10. Mike Baldwin - 0.55

All-time AMA Superbike wins

1. Mat Mladin - 72
2. Miguel Duhamel - 32
3. Ben Spies - 28
4. Fred Merkel - 20
5. Nicky Hayden - 17

Longest AMA Superbike winning streaks

1. Ben Spies - 7 races
2. (tie) Ben Spies, Mat Mladin, Wayne Rainey - 6 races
3. Wayne Rainey - 5 races

AMA Superbike poles

1. Mat Mladin - 55 poles
2. Ben Spies - 24
3. Doug Polen - 18
4. Freddie Spencer - 17
5. Wayne Rainey - 15