Re: AMA points payout
From the AMA rule book (at the AMA site), page 19
1st -36 16th -15
2nd -32 17th -14
3rd -29 18th -13
4th -27 19th -12
5th -26 20th -11
6th -25 21st -10
7th -24 22nd-9
8th -23 23rd -8
9th -22 24th -7
10th -21 25th -6
11th -20 26th -5
12th -19 27th -4
13th -18 28th -3
14th -17 29th -2
15th -16 30th -1
There's also a point for pole position, and a point for most laps lead.
With 6 races to go, Eric only needs to get 4 points more than Mladin per round, plus maybe one more point (if they tie, the rider with more wins is champion, at this time Mladin-3, Bostrom-2 ). So it depends where they finish, at the top 1 spot is enough, further down the order 2-3-4 spots are needed to get that 4 point advantage.
I excpect Bostrom to be all out at Mid-Ohio, trying to win another 2 races. Mladin doesn't like the track, and although he'll try to win early, he's more likely to back off and just ride for points. He is a more conservative rider, and Mid-Ohio really rewards the agressive rider. Bostrom could really make up some points if Mladin DNFs either race, so it will be interesting.
I predict Bostrom gains about 10 points on Mladin this weekend.