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Ben Spies

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Ben 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 he 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 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Spies is the 930th most popular racing driver (up from 949th in 2019), the 16,229th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,451st in 2019) and the 106th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ben Spies ranks 930 out of 1,080. Before him are Oliver Turvey, Greg Moore, Luis Salom, Pol Espargaró, Manuel Poggiali, and Esteban Tuero. After him are Cal Crutchlow, Héctor Barberá, Ho-Pin Tung, Kevin Cogan, Timo Bernhard, and Loïc Duval.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Ben Spies ranks 573. Before him are Luis Antonio Jiménez, Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon, Nando Rafael, 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 16,236 out of 20,380. Before him are Michelle Johnson (1965), Robert Gant (1968), Mark Christopher Lawrence (1964), Mark Neveldine (1973), David Yost (1969), 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 106. 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), Dave Mirra (1974), Marco Andretti (1987), Tony Stewart (1971), Robby Gordon (1969), and Ryan Hunter-Reay (1980).

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