Statistics comparing 2009 AMA American Superbike season YTD with the 2008 (Pre-DMG) AMA Superbike season. Compiled by Alexander Dunstan Wins, Podiums, Poles and Fastest Laps. The stats that matter most. Ranking by 2009 championship order. 1. Mat Mladin: 10 (wins) 12 (podiums) 7 (poles) 8 (‘laps) 2. Tommy Hayden: 0 (wins) 8 (podiums) 0 (poles) 3 (‘laps) 3. Larry Pegram: 3 (wins) 5 (podiums) 1 (poles) 1 (‘laps) 4. Josh Hayes: 3 (wins) 4 (podiums) 1 (poles) 1 (‘laps) 5. Ben Bostrom: 0 (wins) 6 (podiums) 0 (poles) 1 (‘laps) 6. Blake Young: 0 (wins) 4 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 7. Aaron Yates: 0 (wins) 4 (podiums) 0 (poles) 1 (‘laps) 8. Geoff May: 0 (wins) 3 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 9. Taylor Knapp: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 10. Jake Holden: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 11. Chris Ulrich: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 12. Neil Hodgson: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 13. David Anthony: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 14. Scott Jensen: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 15. Aaron Gobert: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 16. Michael Laverty: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 1 (‘laps) 2009 Season YTD Summary vs. 2008 Season Summary 2009 most race wins: Mat Mladin (10); 2008 most race wins: Ben Spies (10) 2009 most podiums: Mat Mladin (12); 2008 most podiums: Ben Spies (18) 2009 most poles: Mat Mladin (7); 2008 most poles: Ben Spies (8) 2009 most fastest laps: Mat Mladin (8); 2008 most fastest laps: Ben Spies (11) 2009 different race winners: 3; 2008 different race winners: 2 2009 different podium finishers: 10; 2008 different podium finishers: 8 2009 different pole position qualifiers: 3; 2008 different pole qualifiers: 2 2009 different riders with fastest laps: 7; 2008 different riders with fast laps: 2 2009 privateer podium finishes: 8; 2008 privateer podium finishes: 1 2009 privateer fastest laps: 2; 2008 privateer fastest laps: 0 2009 OEM Finishes vs. 2008 OEM Finishes 2009 OEMs in top 16: 4; 2008 OEMs in top 16: 4 2009 OEMs with race wins: 3; 2008 OEMs with race wins: 1 2009 OEMs with podiums: 4; 2008 OEMs with podiums: 4 2009 OEMs with poles: 3; 2008 OEMs with poles: 1 2009 OEMs with fastest laps: 3; 2008 OEMs with fastest laps: 1 How close is the 2009 competition? Closest, largest and average figures for race victory, top 3 and top 5 for 2009 rounds so far, the first season under DMG-rules including spec-tires and lower-tune superbikes. Figures for previous season (2008) are also given 2009 Victories Closest race victory: 0.068 (Mladin – Fontana) Largest race victory: 15.718 (Mladin – Road Atlanta) Average race victory: 3.26 2008 Victories Closest race victory: 0.011 (Spies – Fontana) Largest race victory: 21.829 (Spies – VIR) Average race victory: 8.89 2009 Top 3 Closest top 3 finish: 1.028 (Mladin, Hodgson, Hayden – Daytona) Largest top 3 finish: 21.275 (Mladin, Laverty, Bostrom – Road America) Average top 3 finish: 6.89 2008 Top 3 Closest top 3 finish: 2.423 (Mladin, Spies, Hacking – Mid-Ohio) Largest top 3 finish: 34.158 (Spies, Mladin, Hayden – Fontana) Average top 3 finish: 18.77 2009 Top 5 Closest top 5 finish: 3.197 (Pegram, Bostrom, Young, Hayden, Yates – Topeka) Largest top 5 finish: 25.256 (Mladin, Laverty, Bostrom, Pegram, Young – Road America) Average top 5 finish: 14.4 2008 Top 5 Closest top 5 finish: 8.73 (Mladin, Spies, Hacking, DiSalvo, Hayden – Mid-Ohio) Largest top 5 finish: 46.444 (Spies, Hayden, Bostrom, DiSalvo, DuHamel – VIR) Average top 5 finish: 26.95