AMA Superstock Series
Superstock, along with AMA Supersport, is the closest motorcycles to showroom stock in the AMA Championship. They are based on production four-stroke street motorcycles found on the streets and in dealer showrooms. The motorcycles in this class generally provide some of the closest racing around the racetrack and use:
· 745cc-1000cc multi-cylinders
The final race for the class is normally 60 kilometers in length.
Timed qualifying is used in AMA Supersport and Superstock. For timed qualifying events, a rider’s best lap time must be within 110% of the fastest qualifying rider’s best lap time in order to pre-qualify for one of the available grid positions in the final.
Riders currently, or at the end of the previous season, listed in the top ten in points in one or more classes, will be permitted one provisional start per season in each of those classes. Such riders will be placed on the back row of the grid should they not qualify through the normal procedure. Riders eligible for provisional starts must notify the race manager in writing of their intent to use a provisional start within one hour of qualifying. Each Superstock Race, riders accumulate points and at the end of the season the rider with the most points wins the Championship.
Points are awarded to the top-30 finishers of a race in all AMA classes according to the following schedule:Position Points
1 - 36
2 - 32
3 - 29
4 - 27
5 - 26
6 - 25
7 - 24
8 - 23
9 - 22
10 - 21
11 - 20
12 - 19
13 - 18
14 - 17
15 - 16
16 - 15
17 - 14
18 - 13
19 - 12
20 - 11
21 - 10
22 - 9
23 - 8
24 - 7
25 - 6
26 - 5
27 - 4
28 - 3
29 - 2
30 - 1
Rider’s skillful enough to qualify for a final event must participate in the race and complete 50% of the race laps in order to receive points towards the Championship. Other ways to earn points are for:
Pole Position point: 1 bonus point to the pole position winner(fastest qualifier).
Lap Leader point: 1 bonus point to the rider leading the most laps in the race. In the event of a tie for most laps led, the rider in the lead position last will be awarded the bonus point.
<!–[if !supportEmptyParas]–> <!–[endif]–>In such a competitive class the need for tiebreakers is actually necessary, a few Championships have been decided this way. In the event that there is a tie for a Championship, that tie will be broken based on the number of wins in the series. If that does not break a tie, the number of second-place finishes will be compared between the riders, then thirds, fourths, etc. until the tie is broken. If a tie remains, the best finish in the last race will determine the champion. Ties will be broken as they occur as well as at the end of the year.
