With two motos (of three) already complete in the 250 A and Open Pro Sport classes at the 2018 Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, the battle for the AMA Nicky Hayden Horizon Award is tight. Troy Lee Designs KTM teammates Derek Drake and Mitchell Falk and Team Green Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker are the frontrunners to capture the award.
One rider will etch their name in history beside the ones on the list below. Let’s take a look at every Horizon Award winner—and their results from the year they won the award—in the history of Loretta’s since the award started in 1997, beginning with a member of the Michigan Mafia.
1997 | Nick Wey
1st: 250/Open A Stock
1st: 125 A Stock
1998 | Billy Payne
1st: 250/Open A
2nd: 125 A
1999 | Travis Pastrana
1st: 125 A
1st: 250/Open A
2000 | Ben Riddle
1st: 125 A
1st: 250/Open A
2001 | James Stewart
1st: 125 A
1st: 125 Modified 12-15
2002 | Evan Laughridge
1st: 125 A/Pro Sport
1st: 250/Open A
2003 | Davi Millsaps
1st: 125 A
1st: 125 Modified 12-15
2004 | Mike Alessi
1st: 250/Open A
1st: Four Stroke 201cc — 650cc
2005 | Ryan Villopoto
1st: 125 A
4th: 125 A/Pro Sport
2006 | Josh Hill
1st: 125 A
1st: 125 A/Pro Sport
2007 | Trey Canard
1st: MX Lites A
1st: MX Lites A/Pro Sport
2008 | Darryn Durham / PJ Larsen
Durham
1st: MX Lites A/Pro Sport
6th: Motocross A/Pro Sport
Larsen
1st: Motocross A/Pro Sport
2nd: MX Lites A/Pro Sport
2009 | Dean Wilson
1st: 450 A/Pro Sport
1st: 250 A
2010 | Jason Anderson
1st: 450 A
13th: 250 A/Pro Sport
2011 | Justin Bogle
1st: 450 A
2nd: 250 A
2012 | Zach Bell
1st: 250 A
3rd: Open Pro Sport
2013 | Matt Bisceglia
1st: Open Pro Sport
1st: 250 A
2014 | RJ Hampshire
1st: 250 A
1st: Open Pro Sport
2015 | Benny Bloss
1st: Open Pro Sport
3rd: 450 A
2016 | Chase Sexton
1st: Open Pro Sport
2nd: 250 A
2017 | Justin Cooper
1st: Open Pro Sport
1st: 250 A
