# 2009 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship

The 2009 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship was the 34th running of the AMA Superbike Championship, an American motorcycle racing championship. Mat Mladin won his seventh championship and announced his retirement following the season.

## Calendar and results

| No | No | Date | Circuit | Location | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
| 1 | R1 | March 5 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | Mat Mladin | Tommy Hayden | Mat Mladin |
| 2 | R1 | March 21 | Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, California | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin |
| 2 | R2 | March 22 | Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, California | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin |
| 3 | R1 | April 4 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin |
| 3 | R2 | April 5 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin |
| 4 | R1 | May 2 | Barber Motorsports Park | Leeds, Alabama | Mat Mladin | Tommy Hayden | Mat Mladin |
| 4 | R2 | May 3 | Barber Motorsports Park | Leeds, Alabama | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin |
| 5 | R1 | May 16 | Infineon Raceway | Sonoma, California | Mat Mladin | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes |
| 5 | R2 | May 17 | Infineon Raceway | Sonoma, California | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin |
| 6 | R1 | June 6 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | Mat Mladin | Michael Laverty | Mat Mladin |
| 6 | R2 | June 7 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Larry Pegram |
| 7 | R1 | July 5 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin |
| 8 | R1 | July 18 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | Josh Hayes | Aaron Yates | Josh Hayes |
| 8 | R2 | July 19 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | Josh Hayes | Ben Bostrom | Josh Hayes |
| 9 | R1 | August 1 | Heartland Park Topeka | Topeka, Kansas | Larry Pegram | Larry Pegram | Larry Pegram |
| 9 | R2 | August 2 | Heartland Park Topeka | Topeka, Kansas | Larry Pegram | Tommy Hayden | Larry Pegram |
| 10 | R1 | August 15 | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes |
| 10 | R2 | August 16 | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes |
| 11 | R1 | September 5 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | Mat Mladin | Mat Mladin | Josh Hayes |
| 11 | R2 | September 6 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | Mat Mladin | Tommy Hayden | Josh Hayes |

## Championship standings

| Pos | Rider | Make | DAY | FON | FON | RAT | RAT | BAR | BAR | INF | INF | RAM | RAM | LAG | M-O | M-O | HRT | HRT | VIR | VIR | N-J | N-J | Pts |
| Pos | Rider | Make | DAY | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | LAG | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | Mat Mladin | Suzuki | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | | | 2 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 453 |
| 2 | Josh Hayes | Yamaha | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 406 |
| 3 | Tommy Hayden | Suzuki | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 373 |
| 4 | Larry Pegram | Ducati | 4 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 347 |
| 5 | Ben Bostrom | Yamaha | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 333 |
| 6 | Blake Young | Suzuki | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | | | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 290 |
| 6 | Aaron Yates | Suzuki | 7 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 290 |
| 8 | Geoff May | Suzuki | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 234 |
| 9 | Taylor Knapp | Suzuki | 31 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 11 | | | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | | | 207 |
| 9 | Taylor Knapp | Buell | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | 6 | 12 | 207 |
| 10 | Jake Holden | Honda | 35 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 195 |
| 11 | Neil Hodgson | Honda | 2 | | | | | | | 23 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 167 |
| 12 | Chris Ulrich | Suzuki | 14 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 156 |
| 13 | David Anthony | Suzuki | 30 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 24 | | | | | | | 120 |
| 14 | Scott Jensen | Honda | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 11 | | | | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 105 |
| 15 | Michael Laverty | Suzuki | 9 | | | | | 12 | 24 | | | 2 | 22 | | 10 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 24 | | | 98 |
| 16 | Aaron Gobert | Suzuki | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 87 |
| 17 | Hawk Mazzotta | Suzuki | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | 69 |
| 18 | Shawn Higbee | Buell | 25 | 18 | 15 | | | 20 | 19 | | | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 61 |
| 19 | Shane Narbonne | Suzuki | 19 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | | | 14 | 11 | | 15 | 16 | | | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 60 |
| 20 | Mark Crozier | Yamaha | 20 | | | 18 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 27 | | 25 | 25 | | | 17 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 42 |
| 21 | Ryan Elleby | Suzuki | 33 | | | 13 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 55 |
| 22 | Scott Charlton | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 52 |
| 23 | Eric Haugo | Suzuki | | 24 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | | | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 32 |
| 24 | Barrett Long | Ducati | 17 | | | 12 | 18 | 15 | 20 | | | | | | 17 | 12 | | | | | | | 36 |
| 25 | Dean Mizdal | Suzuki | 23 | 20 | 18 | | | | | 16 | 17 | | | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 18 | | | 36 |
| 26 | Jeff Wood | Suzuki | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | | | 31 |
| 27 | Cory West | Buell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 28 | Ricky Corey | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 26 |
| 29 | Damian Cudlin | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 30 | Cory Call | Suzuki | | | | | | | | 10 | 13 | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 26 | Jeffrey Tigert | Honda | 15 | 13 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 27 | John Page | Suzuki | 26 | | | | | 22 | 15 | 18 | 19 | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 29 | Doug Polen | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 30 | Skip Salenius | Suzuki | | | | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 31 | Jeremy Toye | Honda | | 12 | 22 | | | | | | | | | 27 | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 33 | Brad Puetz | Suzuki | | 23 | 21 | | | | | 19 | 18 | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 34 | Josh Graham | Suzuki | 27 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 35 | Trent Gibson | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 36 | Brad Hendry | Ducati | 22 | 17 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 37 | Ron Hix | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 38 | Reno Karimian | Suzuki | 24 | 19 | 25 | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 39 | Dominic Jones | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 26 | 18 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 40 | Scott Greenwood | Suzuki | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 41 | Brian Boyd | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 42 | Davie Stone | Honda | 29 | 26 | 19 | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 43 | Mark Simon | Suzuki | | 22 | 20 | | | | | 22 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 44 | Marcin Biernacki | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 45 | Brett McCormick | Suzuki | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 46 | Tim Hunt | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 47 | Walt Sipp | Buell | | | | | | 24 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 48 | Kevin Boisvert | Suzuki | | | | | | 24 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 49 | David Kunzelman | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 50 | David Loikits | Suzuki | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Make | DAY | FON | FON | RAT | RAT | BAR | BAR | INF | INF | RAM | RAM | LAG | M-O | M-O | HRT | HRT | VIR | VIR | N-J | N-J | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner (1) |
| Silver | 2nd place (2) |
| Bronze | 3rd place (3) |
| Green | Finished, in points (4-20) |
| Blue | Finished, no points (21+) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Purple | Not classified (NC) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate |
| Blank | Withdrawn due to injury (INJ) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
| Blank | Race cancelled (C) |
| Bold | Pole Position |
| Italics | Lap Leader |
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. |
| 1 | 36 | 16 | 15 |
| 2 | 32 | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | 29 | 18 | 13 |
| 4 | 27 | 19 | 12 |
| 5 | 26 | 20 | 11 |
| 6 | 25 | 21 | 10 |
| 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 |
| 8 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
| 9 | 22 | 24 | 7 |
| 10 | 21 | 25 | 6 |
| 11 | 20 | 26 | 5 |
| 12 | 19 | 27 | 4 |
| 13 | 18 | 28 | 3 |
| 14 | 17 | 29 | 2 |
| 15 | 16 | 30 | 1 |
| 1pt for Pole Position ||||
| 1pt for Most Laps Led ||||

## Entry list

| Team | Manufacturer | Motorcycle | No | Rider |
| Yamaha Motor Corp. USA | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 2 | Benjamin Bostrom |
| Yamaha Motor Corp. USA | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 4 | Joshua Hayes |
| Suzuki/Blackfoot/Picotte Motorsports | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 6 | Brett McCormick |
| Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 7 | Mat Mladin |
| Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 22 | Tommy Hayden |
| Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 79 | Blake Young |
| Celtic Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 8 | Michael Laverty |
| Liberty Waves Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 9 | Eric Haugo |
| Higbee-Racing.com | Buell | Buell 1125R | 11 | Shawn Higbee |
| Team Hooters Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 12 | Shane Narbonne |
| Team Hooters Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 21 | Ryan Elleby |
| Roadracingworld.com/Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 18 | Chris Ulrich |
| Bettencourts Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 19 | Jeff Wood |
| Jordan Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 23 | Aaron Yates |
| Aussie Dave Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 25 | David Anthony |
| Aussie Dave Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 121 | Hawk Mazzotta |
| Four Feathers Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 27 | Mark Crozier |
| Longevity Racing | Ducati | Ducati 1098R | 29 | Barrett Long |
| M Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 38 | Dean Mizdal |
| Greenwood Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 41 | Scott Greenwood |
| Taylor Knapp Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 44 | Taylor Knapp |
| SRK Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 45 | Brad Puetz |
| Team Reno | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 48 | Reno Karimian |
| National Guard Jordan Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 54 | Geoff May |
| Loikits Industries Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 55 | David Loikits |
| Moto Garage Racing | Suzuki & Yamaha | Suzuki GSXR1000 & Yamaha YZF-R1 | 58 | Josh Graham |
| Moto Garage Racing | Suzuki & Yamaha | Suzuki GSXR1000 & Yamaha YZF-R1 | 61 | Scott Jensen |
| Holden Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 59 | Jake Holden |
| Holden Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 59 | Aaron Gobert |
| MDK Motorsports | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 62 | Cory Call |
| Marietta Motorsports | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 63 | Skip Salenius |
| Bayside Performance | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 68 | Kevin Boisvert |
| Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 1098R | 72 | Larry Pegram |
| TigerTeam Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 91 | Jeffrey Tigert |
| AGR Inc. | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 96 | Aaron Gobert |
| Corona Extra Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 100 | Neil Hodgson |
| Corona Extra Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 100 | Jake Holden |
| X Dot Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 | 102 | Mark Simon |
| Walt Sipp Racing | Buell | Buell 1125R | 221 | Charles Sipp |
| 944 Magazine/Energized by Verve!/ JohnnyRockPage.com | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 269 | Johnny Rock Page |
| AllStoneArmy.com | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 270 | Davie Stone |
| Lee's Cycle Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 571 | Jeremy Toye |
| Nor CO Racing | Ducati | Ducati 1098R | 616 | Brad Hendry |
Key :
* Regular Rider
* Wildcard Rider
* Replacement Rider
* All entries utilize Dunlop tyres.