United States national speedway team

USA
Team manager David Joiner
Team captain Greg Hancock
Nation Colour White
SWC Wins 5
Squad: Greg Hancock (c)
Ryan Fisher
Chris Kerr
Ricky Wells
Kenny Ingalls

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.

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 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 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
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

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

Notable American riders