Nicky Hayden News

Colin Edwards achieved a personal milestone with his 100th point-scoring finish in his home US Grand Prix on Sunday, but that was the only real highlight of an otherwise difficult race.

By far one of the most most sought-after awards in amateur racing, the AMA Racing Dirt Track Horizon Award is given out to the amateur racer who demonstrates at the AMA Racing Dirt Track Grand Championships that he is most likely to have a successful pro career.

San Carlo Honda Gresini's Toni Elias picked up his best result of the 2009 season so far with sixth place in the US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, replicating his position on the starting grid.

Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo set the fastest lap time of the weekend with his final tour of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, site of Sunday's Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix.

The opening day of free practice for the US Grand Prix took place at Laguna Seca today with Ducati MotoGP Team riders Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden back on track just six days after contesting the Dutch TT at the Assen circuit in Holland.

The following is from Ducati... Ducati North America is proud to announce the 848 Nicky Hayden Edition.

Back for its thirteenth consecutive year, Ducati Island continues its tradition of being the premier race destination at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

There were encouraging signs out of Nicky Hayden's half of the Ducati Marlboro garage.

Aided by a post race penalty for Toni Elias, Nicky Hayden claimed a Ducati best of eighth in Saturday's Dutch TT, despite a lose handlebar! The 2006 world champion rose from 13th to eighth on lap one then spent the rest of the race locked in a thrilling seven-rider battle for sixth position.

Defending Dutch TT winner Casey Stoner was pleasantly surprised at how quickly his Ducati Desmosedici adapted to the Assen circuit during Thursday practice.

Nicky Hayden's great relationship with the Dutch TT took a hit at the end of last year's race, when he ran out of fuel within sight of the finish line, but he still regards Assen as a special circuit.

"Since I was a small child, one of my dreams has been to compete in motor vehicle races all over the world with a vehicle of my own making, and to win.

Yuki Takahashi was ruled out of Monday's post-race test at Catalunya after breaking his little finger in a first lap crash during Sunday's grand prix.

Ducati Marlboro's Nicky Hayden finished a season best tenth, not where he expected to be this year, but at least a step in the right direction.

A late crash in Saturday's qualifying session for the Grand Prix of Catalunya contributed to Nicky Hayden being left 13th on the grid, albeit just 0.275sec from fifth position.

Nicky Hayden made progress on Saturday but went backwards. Following an encouraging sixth place in Friday practice, the Ducati Marlboro rider qualified 13th, one spot lower than his season best.

Nicky Hayden is a lot happier than he's been all year. Ducati have thrown a lot of changes at his Desmosedici and while Nick wants you to remember that he's still not where he thinks he should be, he sure is in a more comfortable place than he's been for a while.

Huge changes to Nicky Hayden's Ducati Desmosedici resulted in the American taking a 'big step' on his way to a competitive sixth place during Friday practice in Catalunya.

" Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca announced that Gill Campbell, CEO/General Manager will be an in-studio guest on SpeedTV's AMA Pro Prime Time which will air on Saturday, June 13 at 10 p.m. ET .

The 2009 Isle of Man TTXGP will provide a unique glimpse into the future of the motorcycle, as the first major electric motorcycle race takes place during one of the most historic events in motorcycle racing.