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Ben Spies

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Ben Patrick Spies (; born July 11, 1984), is an American team principal for a MotoAmerica Supersport (600cc) professional motorcycle road racing team who previously was a racer himself. He was sometimes nicknamed "Elbows" due to his riding style, in which his elbows protruded outward. Spies won the AMA Superbike Championship for Yoshimura Suzuki in 2006, and successfully defended it in 2007 and 2008. For 2009, Spies raced in the Superbike World Championship series for the Yamaha Italia team; winning the championship in his rookie year by six points over rival Noriyuki Haga. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Ben Spies is the 961st most popular racing driver (down from 952nd in 2024), the 16,466th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,447th in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ben Spies ranks 961 out of 1,080. Before him are Luis Salom, Pol Espargaró, Marco Bezzecchi, Manuel Poggiali, Axel Pons, and Esteban Tuero. After him are Cal Crutchlow, Héctor Barberá, Benoît Tréluyer, Arnaud Vincent, Ho-Pin Tung, and Kevin Cogan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Ben Spies ranks 594. Before him are Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon, Nando Rafael, Benjamin Lavernhe, Hanna R. Hall, Eunice Kirwa, and José María Basanta. After him are Helena Mattsson, Manu del Moral, Fredrik Stoor, Danka Barteková, Jessica Michibata, and Emma Green.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Spies ranks 16,473 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Christopher Lawrence (1964), Richard Foltz (1961), Mark Neveldine (1973), David Yost (1969), Al Barr (1968), and Toby Huss (1966). After him are Lloyd Banks (1982), Brian d'Arcy James (1968), Jiří Dienstbier Jr. (1969), Marcus Camby (1974), Robert Iler (1985), and Melina Matsoukas (1981).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Ben Spies ranks 107. Before him are Skip Barber (1936), Joey Logano (1990), Sam Posey (1944), Danica Patrick (1982), Chuck Stevenson (1919), and Logan Sargeant (2000). After him are Kevin Cogan (1956), Jimmy Vasser (1965), Dave Mirra (1974), Marco Andretti (1987), John Andretti (1963), and Tony Stewart (1971).

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