2018 AMA National Numbers

[Mxkid823]

Just as DDavis has done for the Sim numbers, I've kept a log of every SX and MX moto for the year just to see where people stacked up. Below is the list I gathered after adding everything up.

There are a few assumptions made:
-Osborne takes #8 (could be 7, 8 or 9 as all are available), this gives up #16 as the lowest available other than #13
-Ferrandis chooses to not pick #13, as he is the highest to not already have a career number or able to choose one for next year and gets #16
-Cianciarulo takes #92, which is already confirmed he will
-Plessinger and Savatgy choose to stay with their career numbers as they are both in the top 10 but already have numbers (From what I remember Savatgy already changed his career number once for this year from 37 to 17 and you are only able to change it once, therefore Plessinger and a few others could change but I assumed they didn't)
-Ties were settled by best place in MX or SX, then number of best place, number of second best place and so on

2* – Cooper Webb
3* – Eli Tomac
4* – Blake Baggett
5* – Ryan Dungey
6* – Jeremy Martin
8** – Zach Osborne
10* – Justin Brayton
11* – Kyle Chisholm
12* – Jake Weimer
14* – Cole Seely
15* – Dean Wilson
16 – Dylan Ferrandis
17* – Joey Savatgy
18* – Davi Millsaps
19* – Justin Bogle
20* – Broc Tickle
21* – Jason Anderson
22* – Chad Reed
23* – Aaron Plessinger
24 – Shane McElrath
25* – Marvin Musquin
26* – Alex Martin
27 – Martin Davalos
28 – Mitchell Harrison
29 – Colt Nichols
30 – Christian Craig
31 – Justin Hill
32 – Weston Peick
33* – Josh Grant
34 – Austin Forkner
35 – RJ Hampshire
36 – Fredrick Noren
37 – Luke Renzland
38 – Kyle Cunningham
39 – Chase Sexton
40 – Dakota Alix
41* – Trey Canard
42 – Sean Cantrell
43 – Lorenzo Locurcio
44 – Jordan Smith
45 – James Decotis
46 – Henry Miller
47 – Nick Gaines
48 – Dan Reardon
49 – Malcolm Stewart
50 – Mitchell Oldenburg
51* – Justin Barcia
52 – Bradley Taft
53 – Phillip Nicoletti
54 – Vince Friese
55 – Anthony Rodriguez
56 – John Short
57 – Matt Bisceglia
58 – Cole Martinez
59 – Benny Bloss
60 – Heath Harrison
61 – Justin Cooper
62 – Hayden Mellross
63 – Michael Mosiman
64 – Gannon Audetter
65 – Cameron Mcadoo
66 – Justin Starling
67 – Justin Hoeft
68 – Tyler Bowers
69 – Jesse Wentlend
70 – Steven Clarke
71 – Jeffrey Herlings
72 – Josh Mosiman
73 – Josh Hansen
74 – Noah Mcconahy
75 – Jon Ames
76 – Brandon Sharer
77 – Kyle Peters
78 – Ryan Surratt
79 – Ronnie Stewart
80 – Tashiki Tomita
81 – Killian Auberson
82 – Dean Ferris
83 – Nick Schmidt
84 – Chase Marquier
85 – AJ Catanzaro
86 – Scott Champion
87 – Cole Thompson
88 – Cody Williams
89 – Josh Cartwright
90 – Gustavo Souza
91 – Dylan Merriam
92** – Adam Cianciarulo
93 – Dylan Wright
94* – Ken Roczen
95 – Paul Coates
96 – Dakota Tedder
97 – Jerry Robin
98 – Mark Worth
99 – Alex Ray

*Career Number Re-Earned By Scoring 25 points
**New Career Number Earned By Choice After Finishing In Top 10 GNC Points

If anyone else did this please compare. I always like to see the changes in double digits to see who did well and what not.

[Ddavis]

There's riders with professional AMA licenses (for example, Herlings), who don't earn national numbers. Can you post the list of riders and their points?

[Mxkid823]

I've never heard that they wouldn't earn a number. I'll just post it again without Herlings or Ferris included because I'm pretty sure they're the only ones this effects. Any one else?

[Xkxmotokid]

Out of curiosity since no one has picked #7 could James Stewart still run it if he shows? or would he have to go back to a 3 digit?

[nickuzick]

Out of curiosity since no one has picked #7 could James Stewart still run it if he shows? or would he have to go back to a 3 digit?

He lost it, he has to go back to 259

[Xkxmotokid]

Out of curiosity since no one has picked #7 could James Stewart still run it if he shows? or would he have to go back to a 3 digit?

He lost it, he has to go back to 259

Thanks nick lol

[Hi Im Skyqe]

Out of curiosity since no one has picked #7 could James Stewart still run it if he shows? or would he have to go back to a 3 digit?

He lost it, he has to go back to 259

No. If the number is not taken he can run 7.

[nickuzick]

If he didn't score enough points to retain his number then he loses it, no?

[Mxkid823]

I believed so, but I've never seen a situation like that. Technically, only Osborne has the ability to take it so if he doesn't take it, it's available. Pourcel I believe lost 377 as his career number but can run it as his regular number next year (if he races in the US). Then will get a double digit if he earns it after that because he loses the grandfathered number. I have no idea about Stewart though.

[Ddavis]

Since the 7 isn't directly being taken (unlike a two-digit number), the AMA would probably let him keep it. If Osborne picks 7, then who knows what happens. Most likely, Zach would have to get a hold of James and if James does indeed want to come back, he would tell Osborne and he would pick 8.

[Jeremy150]

James didn't race at all in 2015, but came back in 2016 with number 7. Maybe his suspension protected his number, but I'm pretty sure he can run it if no one picks it. How about when Tedesco came back and ran number 9?

[Dawson24]

Unless Zach takes #7 (which he won't, he just said he's considering it to stir the pot), James should be able to run it in 2018. Of course, the AMA could always change their stance on it, but the general rule is that even if a single digit holder didn't score the required points, if no one claims it they can run it the next year.

There are several guys that are questionable as far as being assigned a number goes. Toshiki Tomita, Dean Ferris, Jeffrey Herlings (I'm almost certain he raced on a provisional license and won't get a number), and many others are up in the air. I did three variations for my post on Vital that should be up tomorrow (including #13, excluding #13, and excluding who I think may have raced on a provisional license as well as #13). It's really just a matter of a few guys moving up or down, and some guys getting assigned #98, #99 that otherwise wouldn't earn a number. In short, I hate provisional licenses.

[mack| spokes]

James didn't race at all in 2015, but came back in 2016 with number 7. Maybe his suspension protected his number, but I'm pretty sure he can run it if no one picks it. How about when Tedesco came back and ran number 9?

AMA protects a riders number if he is injured or banned im pretty sure

[Rayvenator]

Look at it this way:

If Zacho claims #7 and James Stewart doesnt comment on it or oppose it, we can consider him officially retired.

No way JS7 makes a comeback without the #7 on his number plate.

[Xkxmotokid]

Look at it this way:

If Zacho claims #7 and James Stewart doesnt comment on it or oppose it, we can consider him officially retired.

No way JS7 makes a comeback without the #7 on his number plate.

Lets just be honest here if James does come back he only has 1 or maybe 2 years left in him lol. Maybe he just wants to throw her back to 259 for the last year of his career?