United States national speedway team

USA
Team manager	Billy Hamill
Team captain	Greg Hancock
Nation color	White
SWC Wins	5 (1982, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998)
Squad	Gino Manzares Max Ruml Ricky Wells Greg Hancock (c)
World Championships
Team (SWC) 5 4 7
Pairs 3 2 3
Individual (SGP) 8 5 11

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 1996 World Speedway Champion Billy Hamill and the current captain is triple and current (2014) World Champion Greg Hancock. The team is governed by the American Motorcyclist Association.

After Jack Milne and his brother Cordy had finished first and third at the 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 World Final in Poland was the first American appearance since Ernie Roccio had finished 15th in 1951.

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 "Boogaloo" Schwartz, Dennis Sigalos, Lance King, 1993 World Champion Sam Ermolenko, 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.

Speedway World Cup

The USA national speedway team has won the Speedway World Team Cup on five occasions, including their first win in 1982 which gave the USA the "Triple Crown" of speedway by winning the Individual, 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 Finals of both the 1985 and 1988 World Team Cups were held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in 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.

Year	Venue	Standings (Pts)	USA Riders and Pts
1982	London White City Stadium	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 Svítkov Stadion	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 Kumla Speedway	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 Brandon Stadium	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 Vojens Speedway Center	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

Honours

World Championships

Competitions		Total	Golden medals		Silver medals		Bronze medals
			Total	Years	Total	Years	Total	Years
Team World Cup	(1960-2000) (since 2001)	16	5	1982, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998	4	1980, 1985, 1986, 1988	7	1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000
Team U-21	(since 2005)	0	0		0		0
Pairs	(1970-1993)	8	3	1981, 1982, 1992	2	1986, 1993	3	1985, 1987, 1988
Individual Grand Prix	(1936-1994) (since 1995)	24	8	1937, 1981, 1982, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2011, 2014	5	1937, 1938, 1997, 2000, 2006	11	1937, 1938, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2012
Individual U-21	(since 1977)	4	2	1979, 1981	0		2	1980, 1984
Total medals: 52			Gold: 18		Silver: 11		Bronze: 23

* Shawn Moran was stripped of his 1990 Individual World Championship Silver Medal by the FIM after a failed drug test.

Titles

Notable American riders

Scott Autrey Scott Brant Ronnie Correy Sam Ermolenko Dale Facchini Ryan Fisher Billy Hamill Greg Hancock Tommy Hedden

Billy Janniro Chris Kerr Lance King Wilbur Lamoreaux Josh Larsen Steve Lucero Rick Miller Cordy Milne Jack Milne

Kelly Moran Shawn Moran Bruce Penhall Ron Preston Bobby Schwartz Dennis Sigalos Charlie Venegas Ricky Wells Brent Werner