BEN BOSTROM WINS 2008 AMA SUPERSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP

2008-09-29 19:51
Ben Bostrom wrapped up the 2008 AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei with a solid second-place finish in the last race of the season.

The 34-year-old Californian carried a 24-point championship lead coming into Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. All he needed was 12 points—17th position—to put his third AMA professional title out of newly crowned Formula Xtreme champion Jake Zemke’s grasp.

Starting from pole position, Bostrom’s plan was to watch the battle up front from a safe distance. Sitting in third, he had a front-row seat for a torrid battle for the lead between teammates Martin Cardenas and Blake Young. When Cardenas went off the track on the last lap, Bostrom was within striking distance but couldn’t make the pass.

The path to Bostrom’s third AMA Superbike Championship title was a smooth transition from dirt track to professional road racing via the AMA Supertwins series, where he won his first race in 1995. He earned second in the1997 Superbike Championship and secured the title in 1998. Following another runner-up AMA Superbike performance in ’99, he went on to compete in the Superbike World Championship. In three seasons and 107 races, Bostrom took seven wins, stood on the podium another 14 times and placed as high at third in the world series of Superbike.

Returning to AMA competition, Bostrom combined his dirt and tarmac skills and prevailed in the winner-take-all final round of the 2004 AMA Supermoto championship, taking his second AMA professional title.

The new Supersport champion wrapped up this 11-race series with six poles, six wins and 10 podium finishes. Bostrom now has 16 AMA professional road racing victories in the record books.


About AMA Pro Racing
AMA Pro Racing is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. AMA Pro Racing series include the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Flat Track Championship, the AMA Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship.

Source: AMA

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