AMA Horizon Award


Nicky Hayden AMA Horizon Award, originally the AMA Horizon Award, is given annually to promising amateur riders in motorcycle racing. The inaugural AMA Horizon Award was presented to Nicky Hayden in 1997. In 2017 the award was renamed in honor of Nicky Hayden who was killed in a bicycling accident while training in Italy.
The award is presented annually to outstanding amateur riders in dirt track, motocross and road racing.
YearDirt TrackMotocrossRoad Racing
1997Nicky HaydenNick WeyEric Wood
1998Roger Lee HaydenBilly Paynetbd
1999Jason DiSalvo
Tony Meiring
Travis Pastranatbd
2000tbdBen RiddleBen Spies
2001tbdJames Stewart Jr.tbd
2002tbdEvan Laughridgetbd
2003tbdDavi MillsapsBrian Stokes
2004tbdMike AlessiLogan Young
2005Stevie BonseyRyan VillopotoBlake Young
2006tbdJosh HillCory Burleson
2007tbdTrey CanardZac Chapman
2008tbdDarryn Durham
PJ Larsen
Christopher Clark
2009tbdDean WilsonMiles Thornton
2010tbdJason AndersonHayden Gillim
2011tbdJustin BogleJake Lewis
2012JR AddisonZach BellAndre Ochs
2013tbdMatt Biscegliatbd
2014tbdRJ HampshireAnthony Mazziotto III
2015tbdBenny Blosstbd
2016tbdChase SextonJody Barry