# 2010 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship

The 2010 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship was the 35th running of the AMA Superbike Championship, an American motorcycle racing championship. Title sponsors for the series include Sunoco, Amsoil, National Guard, Dunlop, Speedcom and SunTrust.
Josh Hayes won his first championship, becoming the first champion riding a Yamaha since 1991.

## Superbike Season Calendar

| No | No | Round/Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Daytona International Speedway | March 3–5 | Aaron Yates | Blake Young | Jake Zemke |
| 1 | R2 | Daytona International Speedway | March 3–5 | Aaron Yates | Ben Bostrom | Jake Zemke |
| 2 | R1 | Auto Club Speedway | March 26–28 | Aaron Yates | Josh Hayes | Larry Pegram |
| 2 | R2 | Auto Club Speedway | March 26–28 | Aaron Yates | Blake Young | Tommy Hayden |
| 3 | R1 | Road Atlanta | April 16–18 | Blake Young | Blake Young | Blake Young |
| 3 | R2 | Road Atlanta | April 16–18 | Blake Young | Blake Young | Blake Young |
| 4 | R1 | Infineon Raceway | May 14–16 | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes |
| 4 | R2 | Infineon Raceway | May 14–16 | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes |
| 5 | R1 | Road America | June 4–6 | Josh Hayes | Blake Young | Josh Hayes |
| 5 | R2 | Road America | June 4–6 | Josh Hayes | Tommy Hayden | Tommy Hayden |
| 6 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | July 16–18 | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes |
| 6 | R2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | July 16–18 | Josh Hayes | Ben Bostrom | Tommy Hayden |
| 7 | R1 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | July 23–25 | Ben Bostrom | Josh Hayes | Ben Bostrom |
| 8 | R1 | Virginia International Raceway | August 13–15 | Ben Bostrom | Ben Bostrom | Tommy Hayden |
| 8 | R2 | Virginia International Raceway | August 13–15 | Ben Bostrom | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes |
| 9 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | September 3–5 | Tommy Hayden | Josh Hayes | Josh Hayes |
| 9 | R2 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | September 3–5 | Tommy Hayden | Tommy Hayden | Josh Hayes |
| 10 | R1 | Barber Motorsports Park | September 24–26 | Blake Young | Tommy Hayden | Tommy Hayden |
| 10 | R2 | Barber Motorsports Park | September 24–26 | Blake Young | Blake Young | Blake Young |

## Championship standings
### Riders' Championship

| Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY | DAY | FON | FON | RAT | RAT | INF | INF | RAM | RAM | MDO | MDO | LAG | VIR | VIR | NJ | NJ | BAR | BAR | Pts |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | Josh Hayes | Yamaha | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 466 |
| 2 | Tommy Hayden | Suzuki | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 452 |
| 3 | Jake Zemke | Suzuki | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 332 |
| 4 | Larry Pegram | Ducati | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 14 | Ret | 3 | 297 |
| 5 | Ben Bostrom | Yamaha | 18 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | | | 295 |
| 6 | Blake Young | Suzuki | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 283 |
| 7 | Taylor Knapp | Suzuki | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 227 |
| 8 | Chris Ulrich | Suzuki | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 7 | Ret | 9 | DNS | DNS | 188 |
| 9 | Brett McCormick | Suzuki | Ret | 8 | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 180 |
| 10 | John Hopkins | Suzuki | DNS | Ret | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | 15 | DNS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 151 |
| 11 | Geoff May | Buell | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 143 |
| 12 | Chris Clark | Yamaha | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 21 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 129 |
| 13 | Shane Narbonne | Suzuki | 9 | 13 | | | 12 | 11 | | | 12 | 11 | | | | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 120 |
| 14 | Jake Holden | Honda | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 107 |
| 14 | Jake Holden | Suzuki | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 4 | | | | | | | 107 |
| 14 | Jake Holden | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | DNS | 107 |
| 15 | Chris Peris | BMW | | | 20 | 11 | | | 10 | 12 | | | | | 9 | | | 10 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 69 |
| 16 | Johnny Rock Page | Suzuki | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | | | 14 | 12 | Ret | | | DNS | DNS | 17 | 16 | 63 |
| 17 | Eric Haugo | Suzuki | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | DNS | DNS | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | | 16 | 14 | | | 15 | 17 | 62 |
| 18 | Aaron Yates | Suzuki | 4 | 4 | 3 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | 59 |
| 19 | Eric Bostrom | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | Ret | | | 12 | DNS | 58 |
| 20 | David Anthony | Suzuki | Ret | 9 | 10 | 10 | | | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 56 |
| 21 | Skip Salenius | Suzuki | 17 | 20 | | | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | 53 |
| 21 | Skip Salenius | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | | | 16 | 15 | 53 |
| 22 | Trent Gibson | Suzuki | 16 | 18 | | | | | 18 | 16 | Ret | 14 | | | 20 | | | | | 14 | 9 | 43 |
| 23 | Barrett Long | Ducati | 10 | Ret | | | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 |
| 24 | Jordan Szoke | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | 10 | 10 | | | | | 33 |
| 25 | Eric Pinson | BMW | 15 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 17 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | 33 |
| 26 | Shawn Higbee | Buell | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 26 | Shawn Higbee | Ducati | | | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 27 | Tim Hunt | Suzuki | | | | | 11 | 15 | | | 15 | 16 | | | | | | 16 | DNS | | | 32 |
| 28 | Chris Siebenhaar | Suzuki | | | 16 | 15 | | | 13 | 14 | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | 30 |
| 29 | Ricky Corey | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | 11 | 13 | 26 |
| 30 | Jeffrey Tigert | Honda | Ret | 11 | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 31 | Jeff Wood | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 32 | Tim Bemisderfer | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | | | 19 |
| 33 | Greg Fryer | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 34 | Ron Hix | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 35 | Chris Trounson | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 13 | | | 14 |
| 36 | Brian Parriott | Aprilia | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | 12 |
| 37 | Kurtis Roberts | Yamaha | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 38 | Jeremy Toye | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | 9 |
| 39 | Kenny Rodriguez | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 13 | | | | | 8 |
| 40 | Sean Dwyer | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 7 |
| 41 | Jason Pridmore | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 42 | Scott Jensen | Suzuki | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 43 | Hawk Mazzotta | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 44 | Mark Simon | BMW | | | Ret | DNS | | | 19 | Ret | | | | | DNS | | | | | | | 2 |
| 45 | Steve Atlas | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | 2 |
| | Tray Batey | Suzuki | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Adrian Schlegel | Suzuki | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jean Paul Tache | Suzuki | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Lindsay McGregor | Yamaha | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Kevin Boisvert | Suzuki | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Miguel Duhamel | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Josh Waters | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| | James Romero III | Suzuki | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY | DAY | FON | FON | RAT | RAT | INF | INF | RAM | RAM | MDO | MDO | LAG | VIR | VIR | N-J | N-J | BAR | BAR | 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 |

### Manufacturers' Championship

| Pos | Manufacturer | DAY | DAY | FON | FON | RAT | RAT | INF | INF | RAM | RAM | MDO | MDO | LAG | VIR | VIR | N-J | N-J | BAR | BAR | Pts |
| Pos | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | Suzuki | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 499 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 471 |
| 3 | Ducati | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 14 | Ret | 3 | 307 |
| 4 | Buell | 8 | Ret | | | | | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 156 |
| 5 | BMW | 15 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 17 | | | 9 | | | 10 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 100 |
| 6 | Honda | Ret | 11 | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | 10 | 10 | | | | | 58 |
| 7 | Aprilia | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | 12 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | DAY | DAY | FON | FON | RAT | RAT | INF | INF | RAM | RAM | MDO | MDO | LAG | VIR | VIR | N-J | N-J | BAR | BAR | Pts |

## Entry list

2010 Entry List :
| Team | Bike | No | Riders | Rounds |
| Blue Moon Liberty Waves BMW | BMW S1000RR | 2 | Eric Pinson | 1–6 |
| M4 Monster Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 3 | Jake Holden | 4–7 |
| M4 Monster Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 18 | Chris Ulrich | All |
| M4 Monster Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 21 | John Hopkins | 1–3, 8–10 |
| Team Graves Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 4 | Josh Hayes | All |
| Picotte Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 6 | Brett McCormick | 1 |
| Celtic Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 7 | Brett McCormick | 2 |
| Celtic Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 7 | Shane Narbonne | 5, 9–10 |
| Celtic Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 7 | Jason Pridmore | 7 |
| Moto Forza/Nova Tac Racing | Ducati 1098R | 8 | Miguel Duhamel | 7 |
| Viking Moto | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 9 | Eric Haugo | 1–6, 8, 10 |
| Team Iron Horse BMW/ESP | BMW S1000RR | 10 | Chris Peris | 2, 4, 7, 9–10 |
| Higbee-Racing | Buell 1125R | 11 | Shawn Higbee | 1–2 |
| Gibson Motorsports | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 12 | Trent Gibson | 1, 4–5, 7, 10 |
| Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 19 | Josh Waters | 7 |
| Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 22 | Tommy Hayden | All |
| Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 79 | Blake Young | 1–5, 9–10 |
| Jordan Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 23 | Aaron Yates | 1–2, 8–9 |
| Jordan Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 23 | Brett McCormick | 3–7, 10 |
| Jordan Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 45 | Brett McCormick | 8–9 |
| Jordan Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 54 | Jake Zemke | All |
| Aussie Dave Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 25 | David Anthony | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Aussie Dave Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 25 | Tim Hunt | 3 |
| Aussie Dave Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 25 | Chris Trounson | 9 |
| Aussie Dave Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 52 | Adrian Schlegel | 1 |
| Aussie Dave Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 269 | Johnny Rock Page | 1–4, 6–7, 9–10 |
| Aussie Dave Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 269 | Adrian Schlegel | 5 |
| Four Feathers Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 27 | Jean Paul Tache | 1 |
| Four Feathers Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 47 | Scott Jensen | 1 |
| Longevity Racing | Ducati 1098R | 29 | Barrett Long | 1, 3 |
| Yoshimura Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 32 | Eric Bostrom | 6–8, 10 |
| Yoshimura Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 58 | Steve Atlas | 7 |
| Vesrah Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 33 | Tray Batey | 3 |
| Vesrah Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 75 | Jeff Wood | 10 |
| BCS Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 42 | Chris Siebenhaar | 2, 4, 7 |
| RidersDiscount.com/Taylor Knapp Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 44 | Taylor Knapp | All |
| RidersDiscount.com/Taylor Knapp Racing | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 81 | Kurtis Roberts | 6 |
| Sutter Home Family Vineyards Racing Team | Aprilia RSV1000R | 46 | Brian Parriott | 4, 7 |
| Pat Clark Motorsports | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 48 | Chris Clark | All |
| Pat Clark Motorsports | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 155 | Ben Bostrom | 1–9 |
| Pat Clark Motorsports | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 155 | Jake Holden | 10 |
| San Diego BMW Racing | BMW S1000RR | 57 | Jeremy Toye | 7 |
| Holden Racing | Honda CBR1000RR | 59 | Jake Holden | 2 |
| FJ Racing | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 60 | Greg Fryer | 6 |
| Run 1 Racing Motorsports | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 63 | Skip Salenius | 1, 3, 7 |
| Run 1 Racing Motorsports | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 63 | Skip Salenius | 8, 10 |
| DASPerformance.com | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 64 | Shane Narbonne | 1, 3, 8 |
| JR3Racing.com | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 65 | James Romero III | 2 |
| Bayside Performance | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 68 | Kevin Boisvert | 4, 7 |
| Hooters/Apex | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 71 | Tim Hunt | 5, 9 |
| Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing | Ducati 1098R | 72 | Larry Pegram | All |
| RCR Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 77 | Ricky Corey | 7, 10 |
| Ace Racing | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 80 | Kurtis Roberts | 4 |
| Ace Racing | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 121 | Hawk Mazzotta | 7 |
| TigerTeam Racing | Honda CBR1000RR | 91 | Jeffrey Tigert | 1–2 |
| Erik Buell Racing | Buell 1125RR | 99 | Geoff May | 4–10 |
| Dewildt Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 101 | Jordan Szoke | 6, 8 |
| X Dot Racing | BMW S1000RR | 102 | Mark Simon | 2, 4, 7 |
| Graham Motorsports | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 111 | Kenny Rodriguez | 8 |
| Black Ice Racing | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 117 | Lindsay McGregor | 3 |
| Vicious Cycle Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 429 | Sean Dwyer | 10 |
| Bio Weapon | BMW S1000RR | 511 | Tim Bemisderfer | 9 |
| Hix Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 975 | Ron Hix | 5 |
Key :
* Regular Rider
* Wildcard Rider
* Replacement Rider