2002 AMA National Speedway Championship
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{{Motorsport season
|title = AMA National Speedway Championship
|link = AMA National Speedway Championship
|year = 2002
|nextlink = 2003 AMA National Speedway Championship
}}
The 2002 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at San Bernardino (August 14),{{Cite web|url=http://www.speedwaybikes.com/res02_w/sb020814.htm|title = 2002 Arrowhead Motor Speedway Results - USA Speedway Motorcycle Racing}} Auburn (August 16){{Cite web|url=http://www.speedwaybikes.com/res02_w/ff020816.htm|title = 2002 Fast Fridays Speedway Race Results}} and Auburn (September 20).{{Cite web|url=http://www.speedwaybikes.com/res02_w/ff020920.htm|title = 2002 Fast Fridays Speedway Race Results}} 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
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!width=20px valign=middle| Pos. !width=160px valign=middle| Rider !width=50px valign=middle| Points | {{flagicon|USA}} | | {{flagicon|USA}} | | {{flagicon|USA}} | |||||||||||
| {{SGP Table/r|p|1 | |Billy Hamill |a|21|d|14|a|20}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|2 | |Billy Janniro |b|18|c|16|c|19}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|3 | |Mike Faria |f|9|b|19|d|14}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|4 | |Eddie Castro |d|14|f|10|f|12}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|5 | |Greg Hancock |c|16|a|20|x}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|6 | |Scott Brant |f|12|f|11|f|11}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|7 | |Chris Manchester |f|11|f|10|f|12}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|8 | |Bobby Hedden |f|1|f|5|b|18}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|9 | |Bart Bast |f|6|f|9|f|9}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|10 | |Josh Larsen |f|7|f|7|f|6}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|11 | |Ryan Fisher |f|10|f|8|f|0}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|12 | |Alan Christian |x | f|6|f|7 |
{{SGP Table/r|p|13|||Tommy Hedden |f|5|f|2|f|5}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|14|||Bobby Schwartz |f|4|f|4|f|4}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|15|||Gary Hicks |f|8|x||f|0}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|16|||Bryan Yarrow |f|0|x||f|8}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|17|||Chris Kerr |x||f|3|f|3}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|18|||Eric Carillo |f|3|f|1|x}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|19|||Randy DiFrancesco |f|2|x||x}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|20|||Bobby Krips |f|0|x||x}}
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