Roger Lee Hayden

Roger Lee Hayden (born May 30, 1983) is an American professional motorcycle racer, the younger brother of both 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden and AMA Superbike Championship rider Tommy Hayden.

Career

In July 2007, Hayden made his MotoGP début as a wild card for Kawasaki at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. He piloted the Kawasaki ZX-RR to a tenth-place finish, scoring six points for Kawasaki Motors Racing. On September 16, 2007, at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Hayden clinched the AMA 600 Supersport championship after finishing runner-up twice during the and seasons.

Hayden's successful 2007 season was followed by injury in 2008. Hayden fractured his arm in March 2008 during qualifying at Daytona International Speedway. Though he recovered from his arm injury, his season was effectively brought to an end on April 19, 2008, when he was involved in a heavy crash with Robertino Pietri during qualifying at Barber Motorsports Park. As a result of the crash, Hayden suffered three breaks to his pelvis bone, three breaks to his lower left lumbar, and severe lacerations to the pinky finger on his left hand. Hayden's left pinky finger was eventually amputated after specialists determined that the digit could not be repaired. Hayden did not return to AMA competition full-time until Round 3 of the 2009 AMA season at Road Atlanta.

In January 2010, the Pedercini Team announced that Hayden would join the team to contest the 2010 Superbike World Championship season, partnering Matteo Baiocco on a Kawasaki ZX-10R. In July 2010, after Randy de Puniet's injury at the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, Team LCR boss Lucio Cecchinello acquired the services of Hayden for the United States Grand Prix. Hayden finished the race in eleventh position, one place lower than his previous MotoGP appearance in . Hayden also contested the Moto2 race at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, riding a Moriwaki run by former World Champion Kevin Schwantz.

Career statistics

AMA Pro Racing

Supersport Season Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts 2004 Kawasaki DAY2 FON3 INF6 BAR1 PPK4 RAM5 BRD2 LAG1 M-O1 RAT1 VIR4 2nd 343 2005 Kawasaki DAY21 BAR3 FON3 INF4 PPK1 RAM2 LAG2 M-O1 VIR1 RAT1 2nd 308 2006 Kawasaki DAY1 BAR1 FON INF RAM4 MIL2 LAG2 M-O2 VIRRet RAT28 M-O1 5th 237 2007 Kawasaki DAY1 BAR5 FON3 INF3 RAM3 MIL5 LAG1 M-OC VIR4 RAT3 LAG3 1st 271 2008 Kawasaki DAY3 BAR FON INF MIL RAM LAG M-ORet VIR14 RAT LAG 29th 46

Superstock Season Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts 2004 Kawasaki DAY5 FON6 INF11 BAR3 PPK3 RAM6 BRD5 LAG2 M-O3 RAT4 VIRRet 6th 268 2005 Kawasaki DAY11 BAR8 FON31 INF7 PPK7 RAM4 LAG3 M-O5 VIR2 RAT1 4th 241

Superbike Season Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Pos R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2006 Kawasaki DAY22 BAR14 BAR25 FON FON INF INF RAM RAM MIL MIL LAG11 M-O8 M-O8 VIR9 VIR7 RAT22 RAT6 M-ORet 17th 178 2007 Kawasaki DAYRet BAR11 BAR9 FON8 FON7 INF6 INF25 RAM7 RAMRet MIL4 MIL5 LAG M-O5 M-O8 VIR5 VIR10 RAT6 RAT5 LAG5 8th 344 2008 Kawasaki DAY8 BAR BAR FON FON INF INF MIL MIL RAM RAM LAG6 M-O6 M-ORet VIR7 VIRDNS RAT RAT LAG 22nd 97

Daytona Sportbike Season Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Pos R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2009 Kawasaki DAY FON FON RAT2 RAT31 BAR14 BAR37 INF9 INF40 RAM2 RAM11 LAG38 M-O40 M-O5 HRT9 HRT7 VIR10 VIR5 NJ38 NJ6 12th 164

MotoAmerica Superbike Championship

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results (key) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts 2007 MotoGP Kawasaki QAT SPA TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER USA10 CZE RSM POR JPN AUS MAL VAL 20th 6 2010 MotoGP Honda QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR NED CAT GER USA11 CZE 19th 5 Moto2 Moriwaki INP17 SMR ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL NC 0

Superbike World Championship Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2010 Kawasaki AUS18 AUS18 POR18 POR17 SPA16 SPA19 NED19 NED16 ITA19 ITA14 RSARet RSA19 USA16 USARet SMR17 SMR18 CZE14 CZE13 GBRRet GBR17 GER13 GER16 ITARet ITARet FRARet FRARet 19th 10