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{{Short description|United States national motorcycle speedway team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox national motorcycle speedway team
{{Infobox national motorcycle speedway team
|clubname = USA
|clubname = United States
|image = Flag of the United States.svg
|image = Flag of the United States.svg
|imagesize = 250px
|imagesize = 250px
|manager = [[Lance King (speedway rider)|Lance King]]
|manager =
|captain = [[Ricky Wells]]
|captain =
|color = White
|color = White
|swcwins = 5 (1982, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998)
|swcwins = 5 (1982, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998)
|wt1=5 |wt2=4 |wt3=7 |wt=
|wt1=5 |wt2=4 |wt3=7 |wt=
|wp1=3 |wp2=2 |wp3=3 |wp=
|wp1=3 |wp2=2 |wp3=3 |wp=
|wi1=8 |wi2=5 |wi3=11 |wi=
|squad1 = [[Ricky Wells]] "(c)"
|squad2 = [[Gino Manzares]]
|squad3 = [[Luke Becker]]
|squad4 = [[Dillon Ruml]]
|squad5 = [[Broc Nicol]] ''(U21)''
}}
}}


The '''United States national speedway team''' are an international [[motorcycle speedway|speedway]] team from the [[United States]] who compete in the annual major international speedway competition, the [[Speedway World Cup]]. They are managed by [[Lance King (speedway rider)|Lance King]], who finished third in the [[1984 Individual Speedway World Championship|1984 World Final]] and the current captain is triple and current ([[2014 Speedway Grand Prix|2014]]) World Champion [[Greg Hancock]]. The team is governed by the [[American Motorcyclist Association]].
The '''United States national speedway team''' are an international [[motorcycle speedway]] team governed by the [[American Motorcyclist Association]]. They compete in the major international speedway competitions, including the [[Speedway World Cup]] and [[Speedway of Nations]] and the former events the [[Speedway World Team Cup]] and the [[Speedway World Pairs Championship]].


==History==
After [[Jack Milne]] and his brother [[Cordy Milne|Cordy]] had finished first and third at the [[1937 Individual Speedway World Championship|1937 World Final]] (with another American [[Wilbur Lamoreaux]] finishing second), the USA went into the speedway wilderness until the early 1970s when international riders such as World Champions [[Barry Briggs]] and [[Ivan Mauger]] from [[New Zealand]] began visiting the [[Costa Mesa Speedway]] in [[Los Angeles]]. After [[World War II]], [[Scott Autrey]]'s appearance in the [[1976 Individual Speedway World Championship|1976 World Final]] in [[Poland]] was the first American appearance since [[Ernie Roccio]] had finished 15th in [[1951 Individual Speedway World Championship|1951]].
After [[Jack Milne (speedway rider)|Jack Milne]] and his brother [[Cordy Milne]] had finished first and third at the [[1937 Individual Speedway World Championship|1937 World Final]] (with another American [[Wilbur Lamoreaux]] finishing second),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|website=Speedway.org|access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref> the U.S. went into the speedway wilderness until the early 1970s, when international riders such as world champions [[Barry Briggs]] and [[Ivan Mauger]] from New Zealand began visiting the [[Costa Mesa Speedway]] in Los Angeles. [[Scott Autrey]]'s appearance in the [[1976 Individual Speedway World Championship|1976 World Final]] in Poland, was the first American appearance since [[Ernie Roccio]] had finished 15th in [[1951 Individual Speedway World Championship|1951]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|pages=20–21|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}</ref>


Autrey, who in the mid-1970s had campaigned hard and successfully to have American riders included in the [[Speedway World Championship]], signalled an American resurgence in speedway and was soon followed by others such as [[1981 Individual Speedway World Championship|1981]] and [[1982 Individual Speedway World Championship|1982]] World Champion [[Bruce Penhall]], brothers [[Kelly Moran|Kelly]] and [[Shawn Moran]], [[Bobby Schwartz|Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz]], [[Dennis Sigalos]], [[Lance King (speedway rider)|Lance King]], [[1993 Individual Speedway World Championship|1993]] World Champion [[Sam Ermolenko]], [[Rick Miller (speedway rider)|Rick Miller]], 1996 World Champion Billy Hamill, and current World Champion Greg Hancock all going on to be regarded as some of the world's best speedway riders.
Autrey, who in the mid-1970s had campaigned hard and successfully to have American riders included in the [[Speedway World Championship]], signalled an American resurgence in speedway and was soon followed by others, such as [[1981 Individual Speedway World Championship|1981]] and [[1982 Individual Speedway World Championship|1982]] world champion [[Bruce Penhall]], brothers [[Kelly Moran (speedway rider)|Kelly]] and [[Shawn Moran]], [[Bobby Schwartz]], [[Dennis Sigalos]], [[Lance King (speedway rider)|Lance King]], 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship world champion [[Sam Ermolenko]], [[Rick Miller (speedway rider)|Rick Miller]], 1996 world champion Billy Hamill, and four times world champion [[Greg Hancock]] all going on to be regarded as some of the world's best speedway riders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/worldchamps1936to94.pdf|title=WORLD FINALS 1936-1994|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>


==Major tournament wins==
== Speedway World Cup ==
=== Speedway World Cup ===
The USA national speedway team has won the [[Speedway World Team Cup]] on five occasions, including their first win in [[1982 Speedway World Team Cup|1982]] which gave the USA the "Triple Crown" of speedway by winning the Individual, [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs]] and World Team Cup in the same year (the WTC was actually the first victory of the three). The USA were a major force in the early 1990s, winning 3 out of 4 tournaments. Key riding members of the title wins include Billy Hamill (4 wins), Sam Ermolenko and Greg Hancock (both 3 wins). The cup has eluded the USA since 1998 and the team has become weaker due to the retirements of Sam Ermolenko and Billy Hamill, and a lack of recognised experienced riders in Europe.
The team has won the [[Speedway World Team Cup]] on five occasions, including their first win in [[1982 Speedway World Team Cup|1982]] which gave the U.S. the "Triple Crown" of speedway by winning the Individual, [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs]] and World Team Cup in the same year.<ref>{{cite book|last=Matthews/Morrison|first=Peter/Ian|title=The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results|year=1987|page=290|publisher=Guinness Superlatives|isbn=0-85112-492-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/9462/1982-world-team-cup-final|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> The U.S. were a major force in the early 1990s, winning 3 out of 4 tournaments. Key riding members of the title wins include Billy Hamill (4 wins), Sam Ermolenko and Greg Hancock (both 3 wins).


The Finals of both the [[1985 Speedway World Team Cup|1985]] and [[1988 Speedway World Team Cup|1988]] World Team Cups were held at the [[Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)|Veterans Memorial Stadium]] in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], [[California]]. In the 41-year history of the WTC, these were the only times that the Finals were held outside of [[Great Britain]] or [[Europe]].
The finals of both the [[1985 Speedway World Team Cup|1985]] and [[1988 Speedway World Team Cup|1988]] World Team Cups were held at the [[Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)|Veterans Memorial Stadium]] in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], California.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc85.htm|title=1985 WORLD TEAM CUP|website=International Speedway|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc88.htm|title=1988 WORLD TEAM CUP|website=International Speedway|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width: 60%; text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width: 80%; text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! Year
!width=80|Year
! Venue
!width=200|Venue
! Standings (Pts)
!width=300|Standings (Pts)
! colspan="2" | USA Riders and Pts
!width=250|Riders
!width=80|Pts
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[1982 Speedway World Team Cup|1982]]
| rowspan="5" |[[1982 Speedway World Team Cup|1982]]
| rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|GBR}}<br>[[London]]<br>[[White City Stadium]]
| rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|GBR}}<br>London<br>[[White City Stadium]]
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|USA}} USA (37)<br>2. {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark speedway team|Denmark]] (24)<br>3. {{flagicon|GER}} West Germany (18)<br>4. {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia (17)
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|USA}} '''United States''' (37)<br>2. {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark speedway team|Denmark]] (24)<br>3. {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Germany national speedway team|West Germany]] (18)<br>4. {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Czech Republic national speedway team|Czechoslovakia]] (17)
| [[Kelly Moran]]
| [[Kelly Moran (speedway rider)|Kelly Moran]]||10
| 10
|-
|-
| [[Bruce Penhall]]
| [[Bruce Penhall]]|| 10
| 10
|-
|-
| [[Bobby Schwartz]]
| [[Bobby Schwartz]]|| 9
| 9
|-
|-
| [[Shawn Moran]]
| [[Shawn Moran]]|| 8
| 8
|-
|-
| [[Scott Autrey]]
| [[Scott Autrey]]|| 0
| 0
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[1990 Speedway World Team Cup|1990]]
| rowspan="5" |[[1990 Speedway World Team Cup|1990]]
| rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|CZE}}<br>[[Pardubice]]<br>[[Svítkov Stadion]]
| rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|CZE}}<br>Pardubice<br>[[Svítkov Stadion]]
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|USA}} USA (37)<br>2. {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Great Britain speedway team|England]] (34)<br>3. {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark speedway team|Denmark]] (30)<br>4. {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia (19)
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|USA}} '''United States''' (37)<br>2. {{flagicon|ENG}} [[England national speedway team|England]] (34)<br>3. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (30)<br>4. {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia (19)
| [[Kelly Moran]]
| Kelly Moran|| 12
| 12
|-
|-
| [[Sam Ermolenko]]
| [[Sam Ermolenko]]|| 11
| 11
|-
|-
| [[Shawn Moran]]
| Shawn Moran|| 10
| 10
|-
|-
| [[Billy Hamill]]
| [[Billy Hamill]]|| 4
| 4
|-
|-
| [[Rick Miller (speedway rider)|Rick Miller]]
| [[Rick Miller (speedway rider)|Rick Miller]]|| 0
| 0
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[1992 Speedway World Team Cup|1992]]
| rowspan="5" |[[1992 Speedway World Team Cup|1992]]
| rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|SWE}}<br>[[Kumla]]<br>[[Kumla Speedway]]
| rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|SWE}}<br>Kumla<br>[[Kumla Speedway]]
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|USA}} USA (39)<br>2. {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark speedway team|Denmark]] (33)<br>3. {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Great Britain speedway team|England]] (31)<br>4. {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden speedway team|Sweden]] (17)
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|USA}} '''United States''' (39)<br>2. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (33)<br>3. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (31)<br>4. {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden speedway team|Sweden]] (17)
| [[Greg Hancock]]
| [[Greg Hancock]]|| 11
| 11
|-
|-
| [[Sam Ermolenko]]
| Sam Ermolenko|| 10
| 10
|-
|-
| [[Billy Hamill]]
| Billy Hamill|| 10
| 10
|-
|-
| [[Ronnie Correy]]
| [[Ronnie Correy]]|| 5
| 5
|-
|-
| [[Bobby Ott]]
| [[Bobby Ott]]|| 3
| 3
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[1993 Speedway World Team Cup|1993]]
| rowspan="5" |[[1993 Speedway World Team Cup|1993]]
| rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|GBR}}<br>[[Coventry]]<br>[[Brandon Stadium]]
| rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|ENG}}<br>Coventry<br>[[Brandon Stadium]]
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|USA}} USA (40)<br>2. {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark speedway team|Denmark]] (38)<br>3. {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden speedway team|Sweden]] (28)<br>4. {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Great Britain speedway team|England]] (14)
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|USA}} '''United States''' (40)<br>2. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (38)<br>3. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (28)<br>4. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (14)
| [[Sam Ermolenko]]
| Sam Ermolenko|| 11
| 11
|-
|-
| [[Bobby Ott]]
| Bobby Ott|| 11
| 11
|-
|-
| [[Billy Hamill]]
| Billy Hamill|| 10
| 10
|-
|-
| [[Greg Hancock]]
| Greg Hancock|| 10
| 10
|-
|-
| [[Josh Larsen]]
| [[Josh Larsen (speedway rider)|Josh Larsen]]|| -
| -
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1998 Speedway World Team Cup|1998]]
| rowspan="3" |[[1998 Speedway World Team Cup|1998]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|DEN}}<br>[[Vojens]]<br>[[Vojens Speedway Center]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|DEN}}<br>Vojens<br>[[Vojens Speedway Center]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|USA}} USA (28)<br>2. {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden speedway team|Sweden]] (24)<br>3. {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark speedway team|Denmark]] (23)<br>4. {{flagicon|POL}} [[Poland speedway team|Poland]] (17)<br>5. {{flagicon|GER}} Germany (14)<br>6. {{flagicon|CZE}} Czech Republic (14)<br>7. {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary (6)
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: left;"| 1. {{flagicon|USA}} '''United States''' (28)<br>2. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (24)<br>3. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (23)<br>4. {{flagicon|POL}} [[Poland speedway team|Poland]] (17)<br>5. {{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national speedway team|Germany]] (14)<br>6. {{flagicon|CZE}} Czech Republic (14)<br>7. {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Hungary national speedway team|Hungary]] (6)
| [[Billy Hamill]]
| Billy Hamill|| 16+1
| 16+1
|-
|-
| [[Greg Hancock]]
| Greg Hancock|| 12+5
| 12+5
|-
|-
| [[Sam Ermolenko]]
| Sam Ermolenko|| -
| -
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;"|Key:<br>+1,2... - ''bonus points gained by finishing behind teammate''<br>+1''j'',+2''j''... - ''extra points gained in joker ride''
|}
|}


==Honours==
====Titles====

===World Championships===
{{National speedway team - World honours
| TEAM 1 = 5
| TEAM 1y = [[1982 Speedway World Team Cup|1982]], [[1990 Speedway World Team Cup|1990]], [[1992 Speedway World Team Cup|1992]], [[1993 Speedway World Team Cup|1993]], [[1998 Speedway World Team Cup|1998]]
| TEAM 2 = 4
| TEAM 2y = [[1980 Speedway World Team Cup|1980]], [[1985 Speedway World Team Cup|1985]], [[1986 Speedway World Team Cup|1986]], [[1988 Speedway World Team Cup|1988]]
| TEAM 3 = 7
| TEAM 3y = [[1983 Speedway World Team Cup|1983]], [[1984 Speedway World Team Cup|1984]], [[1987 Speedway World Team Cup|1987]], [[1991 Speedway World Team Cup|1991]], [[1995 Speedway World Team Cup|1995]], [[1999 Speedway World Team Cup|1999]], [[2000 Speedway World Team Cup|2000]]
| TEAMj 1 = 0
| TEAMj 1y =
| TEAMj 2 = 0
| TEAMj 2y =
| TEAMj 3 = 0
| TEAMj 3y =
| PAIR 1 = 3
| PAIR 1y = [[1981 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1981]], [[1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1982]], [[1992 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1992]]
| PAIR 2 = 2
| PAIR 2y = [[1986 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1986]], [[1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1993]]
| PAIR 3 = 3
| PAIR 3y = [[1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1985]], [[1987 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1987]], [[1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1988]]
| INDI 1 = 8
| INDI 1y = [[1937 Individual Speedway World Championship|1937]], [[1981 Individual Speedway World Championship|1981]], [[1982 Individual Speedway World Championship|1982]], [[1993 Individual Speedway World Championship|1993]], [[1996 Speedway Grand Prix|1996]], [[1997 Speedway Grand Prix|1997]], [[2011 Speedway Grand Prix|2011]], [[2014 Speedway Grand Prix|2014]]
| INDI 2 = 5
| INDI 2y = [[1937 Individual Speedway World Championship|1937]], [[1938 Individual Speedway World Championship|1938]], [[1997 Speedway Grand Prix|1997]], [[2000 Speedway Grand Prix|2000]], [[2006 Speedway Grand Prix|2006]]
| INDI 3 = 11
| INDI 3y = [[1937 Individual Speedway World Championship|1937]], [[1938 Individual Speedway World Championship|1938]], [[1978 Individual Speedway World Championship|1978]], [[1982 Individual Speedway World Championship|1982]], [[1984 Individual Speedway World Championship|1984]], [[1985 Individual Speedway World Championship|1985]], [[1987 Individual Speedway World Championship|1987]], [[1995 Speedway Grand Prix|1995]], [[1996 Speedway Grand Prix|1996]], [[2004 Speedway Grand Prix|2004]], [[2012 Speedway Grand Prix|2012]]
|INDIj 1 = 2
|INDIj 1y = [[1979 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1979]], [[1981 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1981]]
|INDIj 2 = 0
|INDIj 2y =
|INDIj 3 = 2
|INDIj 3y = [[1980 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1980]], [[1984 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1984]]
}}
<small>''* [[Shawn Moran]] was stripped of his [[1990 Individual Speedway World Championship|1990 Individual World Championship]] Silver Medal by the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] after a failed drug test.''</small>

==Titles==
{{s-start}}
{{s-start}}
{{succession box|
{{succession box|
| before = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark speedway team|Denmark]]
| before = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark national speedway team|Denmark]]
| title = [[Speedway World Cup|World Champions]]
| title = World Champions
| years = 1982 (1st title)
| years = 1982 (1st title)
| after = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark speedway team|Denmark]]
| after = {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark
}}{{succession box|
}}{{succession box|
| before = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Great Britain speedway team|ENG]]
| before = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Great Britain national speedway team|England]]
| title = [[Speedway World Cup|World Champions]]
| title = World Champions
| years = 1990 (2nd title)
| years = 1990 (2nd title)
| after = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark speedway team|Denmark]]
| after = {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark
}}{{succession box|
}}{{succession box|
| before = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark speedway team|Denmark]]
| before = {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark
| title = [[Speedway World Cup|World Champions]]
| title = World Champions
| years = 1992 (3rd title)<br>1993 (4th title)
| years = 1992 (3rd title)<br>1993 (4th title)
| after = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden speedway team|Sweden]]
| after = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden national speedway team|Sweden]]
}}{{succession box|
}}{{succession box|
| before = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark speedway team|Denmark]]
| before = {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark
| title = [[Speedway World Cup|World Champions]]
| title = World Champions
| years = 1998 (5th title)
| years = 1998 (5th title)
| after = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia speedway team|Australia]]
| after = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia national speedway team|Australia]]
}}
}}
{{s-end}}
{{s-end}}


== Notable American riders ==
=== World Pairs Championship ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width: 80%; text-align: center;"
{{col-begin}}
|-
{{col-3}}
!width=80|Year
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Autrey]]
!width=200|Venue
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Brant (speedway rider)|Scott Brant]]
!width=300|Standings (Pts)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ronnie Correy]]
!width=250|Riders
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Ermolenko]]
!width=80|Pts
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Facchini]]
|-
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Fisher]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1981 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1981]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Hamill]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Greg Hancock]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|POL}}<br>Chorzów<br>[[Stadion Śląski]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"|1. {{flagicon|USA}} '''United States''' (28) <br>2. {{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand national speedway team|New Zealand]] (22)<br>3. {{flagicon|POL}} Poland (21)<br>4. {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia (18)<br>5. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (17)<br>6. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (9)<br>7. {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany (3)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Hedden]]
| Bruce Penhall
{{col-3}}
| 14
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Janniro]]
|-
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Kerr (speedway)|Chris Kerr]]
| Bobby Schwartz
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lance King (speedway rider)|Lance King]]
| 9
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Wilbur Lamoreaux]]
|-
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Josh Larsen]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1982]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Lucero]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}}<br>Sydney<br>[[Liverpool City Raceway]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Miller (speedway rider)|Rick Miller]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;"|1. {{flagicon|USA}} '''United States''' (30) <br>2. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (22)<br>3. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (21)<br>4.{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia national speedway team|Australia]] (16)<br>5. {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Finland national speedway team|Finland]] (16)<br>6. {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand (13)<br>7. {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia (8)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cordy Milne]]
| Dennis Sigalos
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Milne]]
| 18
{{col-3}}
|-
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelly Moran]]
| Bobby Schwartz
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Shawn Moran]]
| 12
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Penhall]]
|-
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ron Preston]]
| rowspan="3" |[[1992 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1992]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Schwartz]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Sigalos]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|ITA}}<br>Lonigo<br>[[Santa Marina Stadium]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: left;"|1. {{flagicon|USA}} '''United States''' (23+3) <br>2. {{flagicon|ENG}} England (23+2)<br>3. {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (22)<br>4.{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy (18)<br>5. {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (16)<br>6. {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand (14)<br>7. {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia (10)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlie Venegas]]
| Greg Hancock
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ricky Wells]]
| 11+3
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brent Werner]]
|-
{{col-3}}
| Sam Ermolenko
{{col-end}}
| 9
|-
| Ronnie Correy
| 3
|}

==International caps (as of 2022)==
Since the advent of the [[Speedway Grand Prix]] era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence. This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=October 8, 2023}}</ref>
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!width="180"|Rider
!width="50"|Caps
|-
|[[Scott Autrey|Autrey, Scott]]||22
|-
|[[Bart Bast|Bast, Bart]]||3
|-
|[[Steve Bast|Bast, Steve]]||5
|-
|[[Tyson Burmeister|Burmesiter, Tyson]]||1
|-
|[[Keith Chrisco|Chrisco, Keith]]||1
|-
|[[John Cook (speedway rider)|Cook, John]]||49
|-
|[[Ronnie Correy|Correy, Ronnie]]||23
|-
|[[Mike Curoso|Curoso, Mike]]||1
|-
|[[Charles Ermolenko|Ermolenko, Charles]]||9
|-
|[[Sam Ermolenko|Ermolenko, Sam]]||51
|-
|[[Mike Faria|Faria, Mike]]||7
|-
|[[Ryan Fisher|Fisher, Ryan]]||8
|-
|[[Randy Green|Green, Randy]]||3
|-
|[[Steve Gresham|Gresham, Steve]]||20
|-
|[[Billy Hamill|Hamill, Billy]]||29
|-
|[[Greg Hancock|Hancock, Greg]]||39
|-
|[[Kenny Ingalls|Ingalls, Kenny]]||3
|-
|[[Eddie Ingels|Ingels, Eddie]]||3
|-
|[[Billy Janniro|Janniro, Billy]]||11
|-
|[[DeWayne Keeter|Keeter, DeWayne]]||2
|-
|[[Chris Kerr (speedway rider)|Kerr, Chris]]||3
|-
|[[Lance King (speedway rider)|King, Lance]]||47
|-
|[[Larry Kosta|Kosta, Larry]]||4
|-
|[[Wilbur Lamoreaux|Lamoreaux, Wilbur]]||3
|-
|[[Josh Larsen (speedway rider)|Larsen, Josh]]||11
|-
|[[Steve Lucero|Lucero, Steve]]||3
|-
|[[Chris Manchester|Manchester, Chris]]||3
|-
|[[Rick Miller (speedway rider)|Miller, Rick]]||34
|-
|[[Cordy Milne|Milne, Cordy]]||3
|-
|[[Jack Milne (speedway rider)|Milne, Jack]]||3
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|[[Kelly Moran (speedway rider)|Moran, Kelly]]||47
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|[[Shawn Moran|Moran, Shawn]]||74
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|[[Doug Nicol|Nicol, Doug]]||4
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|[[Donny Odom|Odom, Donny]]||1
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|[[Bobby Ott|Ott, Bobby]]||15
|-
|[[Brad Oxley|Oxley, Brad]]||12
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|[[Bruce Penhall|Penhall, Bruce]]||34
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|[[Robert Pfetzing|Pfetzing, Robert]]||9
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|[[Ron Preston|Preston, Ron]]||14
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|[[Denny Pyeatt|Pyeatt, Denny]]||10
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|[[Bobby Schwartz|Schwartz, Bobby]]||74
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|[[Dennis Sigalos|Sigalos, Dennis]]||52
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|[[Cahrlie Venegas|Venegas, Charlie]]||1
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|[[Ricky Wells|Wells, Ricky]]||4
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|[[Brent Werner|Werner, Brent]]||15
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|[[Rick Woods (speedway rider)|Woods, Rick]]||3
|}

==See also==
* [[AMA National Speedway Championship]]
* [[United States Speedway National Championship]]

== References ==
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United States
Nation colorWhite
SWC Wins5 (1982, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998)
World Championships
Team (SWC) 5 4 7
Pairs 3 2 3

The United States national speedway team are an international motorcycle speedway team governed by the American Motorcyclist Association. They compete in the major international speedway competitions, including the Speedway World Cup and Speedway of Nations and the former events the Speedway World Team Cup and the Speedway World Pairs Championship.

History

After Jack Milne and his brother Cordy Milne had finished first and third at the 1937 World Final (with another American Wilbur Lamoreaux finishing second),[1] the U.S. went into the speedway wilderness until the early 1970s, when international riders such as world champions Barry Briggs and Ivan Mauger from New Zealand began visiting the Costa Mesa Speedway in Los Angeles. Scott Autrey's appearance in the 1976 World Final in Poland, was the first American appearance since Ernie Roccio had finished 15th in 1951.[2]

Autrey, who in the mid-1970s had campaigned hard and successfully to have American riders included in the Speedway World Championship, signalled an American resurgence in speedway and was soon followed by others, such as 1981 and 1982 world champion Bruce Penhall, brothers Kelly and Shawn Moran, Bobby Schwartz, Dennis Sigalos, Lance King, 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship world champion Sam Ermolenko, Rick Miller, 1996 world champion Billy Hamill, and four times world champion Greg Hancock all going on to be regarded as some of the world's best speedway riders.[3]

Major tournament wins

Speedway World Cup

The team has won the Speedway World Team Cup on five occasions, including their first win in 1982 which gave the U.S. the "Triple Crown" of speedway by winning the Individual, World Pairs and World Team Cup in the same year.[4][5] The U.S. were a major force in the early 1990s, winning 3 out of 4 tournaments. Key riding members of the title wins include Billy Hamill (4 wins), Sam Ermolenko and Greg Hancock (both 3 wins).

The finals of both the 1985 and 1988 World Team Cups were held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Long Beach, California.[6][7]

Year Venue Standings (Pts) Riders Pts
1982 United Kingdom
London
White City Stadium 		1. United States United States (37)
2. Denmark Denmark (24)
3. West Germany West Germany (18)
4. Czech Republic Czechoslovakia (17) 		Kelly Moran 10
Bruce Penhall 10
Bobby Schwartz 9
Shawn Moran 8
Scott Autrey 0
1990 Czech Republic
Pardubice
Svítkov Stadion 		1. United States United States (37)
2. England England (34)
3. Denmark Denmark (30)
4. Czech Republic Czechoslovakia (19) 		Kelly Moran 12
Sam Ermolenko 11
Shawn Moran 10
Billy Hamill 4
Rick Miller 0
1992 Sweden
Kumla
Kumla Speedway 		1. United States United States (39)
2. Denmark Denmark (33)
3. England England (31)
4. Sweden Sweden (17) 		Greg Hancock 11
Sam Ermolenko 10
Billy Hamill 10
Ronnie Correy 5
Bobby Ott 3
1993 England
Coventry
Brandon Stadium 		1. United States United States (40)
2. Denmark Denmark (38)
3. Sweden Sweden (28)
4. England England (14) 		Sam Ermolenko 11
Bobby Ott 11
Billy Hamill 10
Greg Hancock 10
Josh Larsen -
1998 Denmark
Vojens
Vojens Speedway Center 		1. United States United States (28)
2. Sweden Sweden (24)
3. Denmark Denmark (23)
4. Poland Poland (17)
5. Germany Germany (14)
6. Czech Republic Czech Republic (14)
7. Hungary Hungary (6) 		Billy Hamill 16+1
Greg Hancock 12+5
Sam Ermolenko -

Titles

Preceded by World Champions
1982 (1st title) 		Succeeded by
Denmark Denmark
Preceded by World Champions
1990 (2nd title) 		Succeeded by
Denmark Denmark
Preceded by
Denmark Denmark
 World Champions
1992 (3rd title)
1993 (4th title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Denmark Denmark
 World Champions
1998 (5th title) 		Succeeded by

World Pairs Championship

Year Venue Standings (Pts) Riders Pts
1981 Poland
Chorzów
Stadion Śląski 		1. United States United States (28)
2. New Zealand New Zealand (22)
3. Poland Poland (21)
4. Czech Republic Czechoslovakia (18)
5. Denmark Denmark (17)
6. England England (9)
7. West Germany West Germany (3) 		Bruce Penhall 14
Bobby Schwartz 9
1982 Australia
Sydney
Liverpool City Raceway 		1. United States United States (30)
2. England England (22)
3. Denmark Denmark (21)
4.Australia Australia (16)
5. Finland Finland (16)
6. New Zealand New Zealand (13)
7. Czech Republic Czechoslovakia (8) 		Dennis Sigalos 18
Bobby Schwartz 12
1992 Italy
Lonigo
Santa Marina Stadium 		1. United States United States (23+3)
2. England England (23+2)
3. Sweden Sweden (22)
4.Italy Italy (18)
5. Denmark Denmark (16)
6. New Zealand New Zealand (14)
7. Australia Australia (10) 		Greg Hancock 11+3
Sam Ermolenko 9
Ronnie Correy 3

International caps (as of 2022)

Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence. This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era.[8]

Rider Caps
Autrey, Scott 22
Bast, Bart 3
Bast, Steve 5
Burmesiter, Tyson 1
Chrisco, Keith 1
Cook, John 49
Correy, Ronnie 23
Curoso, Mike 1
Ermolenko, Charles 9
Ermolenko, Sam 51
Faria, Mike 7
Fisher, Ryan 8
Green, Randy 3
Gresham, Steve 20
Hamill, Billy 29
Hancock, Greg 39
Ingalls, Kenny 3
Ingels, Eddie 3
Janniro, Billy 11
Keeter, DeWayne 2
Kerr, Chris 3
King, Lance 47
Kosta, Larry 4
Lamoreaux, Wilbur 3
Larsen, Josh 11
Lucero, Steve 3
Manchester, Chris 3
Miller, Rick 34
Milne, Cordy 3
Milne, Jack 3
Moran, Kelly 47
Moran, Shawn 74
Nicol, Doug 4
Odom, Donny 1
Ott, Bobby 15
Oxley, Brad 12
Penhall, Bruce 34
Pfetzing, Robert 9
Preston, Ron 14
Pyeatt, Denny 10
Schwartz, Bobby 74
Sigalos, Dennis 52
Venegas, Charlie 1
Wells, Ricky 4
Werner, Brent 15
Woods, Rick 3

See also

References

  1. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "1985 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "1988 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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