United States national speedway team
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| Team manager | David Joiner |
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| Team captain | Greg Hancock |
| Nation Colour | White |
| SWC Wins | 5 |
| Squad: | Greg Hancock (c) |
| Charlie Venegas | |
| Chris Kerr | |
| Tommy Hedden | |
| Billy Janniro | |
The United States national speedway team are an international speedway team from the United States who compete in the annual major international speedway competition, the Speedway World Cup. They are managed by David Joiner and the current captain is 1997 World Champion Greg Hancock. The team is governed by the American Motorcyclist Association.
[edit] Speedway World Cup
The USA national speedway team has won the Speedway World Team Cup on five occasions and were a major force in early 1990's, 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 them 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.
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | USA Riders and Pts | |
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| 1982 |  White City |
1.  USA (37)2.  Denmark (24)3.  West Germany (18)4.  Czechoslovakia (17) |
Kelly Moran | 10 |
| Bruce Penhall | 10 | |||
| Bobby Schwartz | 9 | |||
| Shawn Moran | 8 | |||
| Scott Autrey | 0 | |||
| 1990 | Pardubice |
1. USA (37) 2. England (34)3. Denmark (30)4. Czechoslovakia (19) |
Kelly Moran | 12 |
| Sam Ermolenko | 11 | |||
| Shawn Moran | 10 | |||
| Billy Hamill | 4 | |||
| Rick Miller | 0 | |||
| 1992 |  Kumla |
1. USA (39) 2. Denmark (33)3. England (31)4. Sweden (17) |
Greg Hancock | 11 |
| Sam Ermolenko | 10 | |||
| Billy Hamill | 10 | |||
| Ronnie Correy | 5 | |||
| Bobby Ott | 3 | |||
| 1993 | Coventry |
1. USA (40) 2. Denmark (38)3. Sweden (28)4. England (14) |
Sam Ermolenko | 11 |
| Bobby Ott | 11 | |||
| Billy Hamill | 10 | |||
| Greg Hancock | 10 | |||
| Josh Larsen | - | |||
| 1998 | Vojens |
1. USA (28) 2. Sweden (24)3. Denmark (23)4.  Poland (17)5. Germany (14)6. Czech Republic (14)7.  Hungary (6) |
Billy Hamill | 16+1 |
| Greg Hancock | 12+5 | |||
| Sam Ermolenko | - | |||
| Key: +1,2... - bonus points gained by finishing behind teammate +1j,+2j... - extra points gained in joker ride |
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[edit] Titles
| Preceded by Denmark |
World Champions 1982 (1st title) |
Succeeded by Denmark |
| Preceded by ENG |
World Champions 1990 (2nd title) |
Succeeded by Denmark |
| Preceded by Denmark |
World Champions 1992 (3rd title) 1993 (4th title) |
Succeeded by Sweden |
| Preceded by Denmark |
World Champions 1998 (5th title) |
Succeeded by Australia |
[edit] Notable American riders
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