About Roger Lee Hayden
Roger Lee Hayden is an American professional motorcycle racer and is the younger brother of Tommy and Nicky Hayden.
Biography
Hayden was born and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky, where he still lives today. His two older brothers Nicky and Tommy are also professional motorcycle racers. His father, Earl Hayden, was a dirt track racer for twenty years and his mother Rose raced in the Powder Puff class for five years. He also has two sisters, Jenny and Kathleen. Hayden began riding at the age of five and entered his first race when he was six. He likes to watch football, basketball, and NASCAR. Hayden lists his hobbies as motocross, flat track, hunting, and fishing. His heroes are Kenny Roberts, Freddie Spencer, Ronnie Jones, and Michael Jordan.
Brief racing history
Roger took home the 2007 AMA Supersport Championship on September 16, 2007 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Hayden won the Dirt Track Horizon Award in 1998 and won his first race at Barber Motorsports Park in 2004. He placed second in the AMA 600 Supersport class to his brother Tommy in 2004 and 2005.
At the 2007 United States motorcycle Grand Prix, Hayden made his series debut riding a factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR as a wild card entry, and finished a respectable tenth, the highest placing American in the race. His brother Nicky failed to finish after John Hopkins ran into him in the second corner of the first lap.
Name
Roger Lee Hayden
Nickname
Countryboy
Date of birth
5/30/83
Where did you grow up?
Owensboro, Kentucky
Where do you live now?
Owensboro, KY
Brothers & sisters
Two brothers, Tommy and Nicky and 2 sisters, Jenny and Kathleen
Favorite actress
Anglina Jolie
Favorite actor
Jim Carey
Favorite movie
Days of Thunder
Favorite TV show
Laguna Beach
Favorite food
Moms cookin'
Favorite sweets
Cookies
Favorite car
Bently
Favorite place
Home
Favorite hangout
"Friday after 9" at the E
Sports you like to watch
Football, basketball, Nascar
Sports you participate in
Flag football
Hobbies
Ridin' moto x, flattrackin' ,huntin' , fishin'
Favorite music / bands / artists
Hip-hop, little country
Do you have any pets?
No
What do you love to wear?
Jeans and t-shirt
Best high school memory?
Goofin' off with my buddys
Weirdest job you've ever had?
Farming
Greatest accomplishment / achievement?
98' Dirttrack Horiion Award winner, and winning both races in Atlanta 05'
Best race memory / moment?
Crossing the finish line to win my first race at Barber in '04
Personal heroes?
Ronnie Jones, King Kenny Roberts, Freddie Spencer, Michael Jordan
Personal challenge you are trying to face?
To be competitive on a superbike
What would you be doing if you weren't a professional athlete?
Normal person my age, in college tryin' to figure what to do rest of my life
Advice to up-and-comers
Never give up!
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