Jay Springsteen

2005 National Number: 9
Birth date: April 15, 1957
Birthplace: Flint, Michigan
Residence: Lapeer, Michigan
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Turned Pro: 1973

Year-end AMA Ranking:

2005 16th (GNC)
2004 15th (GNC)
2003 10th (GNC)
2002 8th (GNC), 16th (750/1000 EHS), 27th (505 EHS)
2001 9th (GNC)
2000 9th (GNC), 21st (600 EHS)
1999 7th (GNC)
1998 8th (GNC)
1997 8th (GNC)
1996 10th (GNC), 9th (SP)
1995 7th (GNC), 2nd (SP)
1994 17th (GNC), 2nd (SP)
1993 10th (GNC), 2nd (SP)
1992 10th (GNC)
1991 14th (GNC)
1990 4th (GNC)
1989 8th (GNC)
1988 9th (GNC)
1987 20th (GNC)
1986 14th (GNC)
1985 9th (GNC)
1984 22nd (GNC)
1983 3rd (GNC)
1982 2nd (GNC)
1981 8th (GNC)
1980 16th (GNC)
1979 2nd (GNC)
1978 1st (GNC)
1977 1st (GNC)
1976 1st (GNC)
1975 3rd (GNC)

Career Highlights:

2005 Springsteen earned an AMA Grand National podium finish at Syracuse, N.Y... Raced with Bartel's H-D team.
2004 Springsteen earned a second-place finish at the May 31, Springfield, Ill., mile race... Raced with Bartel's H-D team.
2003 Springsteen earned AMA Grand National podium finishes at the Daytona Beach, Fla., short track, and at the May, Springfield, Ill., TT race... Raced with Bartel's Harley-Davidson team.
2002 Springsteen earned two AMA Grand National second-place finishes, at Prestonburg, Ky, and Claremore, Okla... Raced with Bartel's H-D team.
2001 Springsteen earned AMA Grand National podium finishes at the May and Sept. Springfield, Ill. mile races... Raced with Bartel's H-D team.
2000 Springsteen won the May AMA Grand National race at Springfield, Ill., and took second-place at Joliet, Ill.
1999 Springsteen won the Hagerstown, Md. Grand National race, and took an additional podium finish at the September Springfield race.
1998 In his 24th season of professional competition, Springsteen took podium finishes at the Springfield, Ill, and DuQuoin, Ill., Mile races.
1997 Springsteen took podium finishes at Daytona Beach, Fla., Short-track, Mineral Wells, W.V., Half-mile and the Las Vegas Half-mile.
1996 Fourth place finishes at Lincoln, Neb. and Springfield, Ill. were season best... 16th time ranked in the AMA Grand National top ten.
1995 Won the Pomona (Calif.) Half-mile, his first Grand National win in 10 years... The Pomona victory was his 41st career win... Took two podium finishes... Won eight Harley-Davidson 883cc Dirt Track Series races, a record number of wins in a single season for the class.
1994 Earned six top-10 finishes... Seventh-place finishes at Pomona, Calif. and Indianapolis were best results.
1993 Tallied three top-five finishes... Was runner-up to Ricky Graham in the inaugural season of the Harley-Davidson 883cc Dirt Track Series.
1992 Fifth at Pomona, Calif. was best finish.
1991 Was eclipsed on the all-time AMA Grand National win list by good friend Scott Parker... Suffered through continued medical and mechanical gremlins... Fourth at Pomona was top result.
1990 Ranking of fourth was his best since 1983... Third at the fall Springfield (Ill.) Mile was best finish of the season.
1989 Top finishes came at San Jose and Sacramento where he was runner-up.
1988 Earned podium finishes at Louisville and Sacramento.
1987 Top finish was sixth at Louisville.
1986 Finished fifth in the Daytona 200 in a rare road race appearance... Earned four top-five finishes.
1985 Won at San Jose and Syracuse.
1984 Season cut short by stomach problems. Took three podium finishes in the four events he raced.
1983 Scored five Grand National wins... Earned a total of 11 podium finishes.
1982 Won five nationals, but lost the championship to Ricky Graham by two points.
1981 Won three nationals.
1980 First season in the Grand National Series without a victory... Best finish was second at the San Jose Mile.
1979 Won four nationals, included a streak of three in a row.
1978 Won third consecutive AMA Grand National Championship... Won six nationals and earned a total of 13 podium finishes for the second straight season.
1977 Won second AMA Grand National title... Tallied six national wins and 13 podium finishes.
1976 In his second season in the series became the AMA Grand National Champion... Had a career-high seven national wins... Earned an amazing 15 podium finishes.
1975 Won first AMA National at the Louisville Downs Half-mile... Followed up his first national win with another at Harrington, Del. the very next week... Took six podium finishes...named Dirt Track Rookie of the Year.