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Nicky Hayden Named AMA Speedvision Pro Athlete of the Year

15 December 1999

Honda's 18-year old roadracing phenom, Nicky Hayden, was named the 1999 AMA
Speedvision Pro Athlete of the Year at the American Motorcyclist Association's
awards banquet in Las Vegas last weekend.

At 18 years of age, Hayden had an outstanding 1999 season. Winning his first AMA
title in the Honda Pro Oils 600 Supersport Roadrace Championship, Hayden also
finished second in the Formula Extreme Championship to his teammate, Erion
Racing's Kurtis Roberts. Hayden won the AMA Grand National Dirt Track Rookie of
the Year award earlier this year (finishing 9th in that series while competing
in only 12 of the 18 rounds), and enjoyed his first Superbike podium finish at
the AMA's last Superbike National held in Fountain, Colorado on September 19.

Nicky Hayden will enjoy a full-time Superbike ride next year with the Honda Road
Racing Team in the AMA's 2000 series. He will also compete again in the 600
Supersport series aboard a Honda CBR600F4. Hayden and teammate Miguel Duhamel
will pilot Honda's RC51 V-twin Superbike during its inaugural AMA Superbike
season in 2000.