After a week filled with racing in the heat of Tennessee, complete with highs, lows, and everything in between, the coveted Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award will be presented at the conclusion of the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. The racing starts next week, and the award, presented to the athlete showing the most promise heading into the professional ranks, has been around since 1997. Ahead of the 2017 event, the award was re-named to honor Nicky Hayden after his passing earlier that summer in a cycling accident. Hayden, a legend, was the first-ever Horizon Award winner in the flat track category.

Nick Wey was the first rider to receive the motocross award '97, and it has gone to a different rider every year since, although there was one year—2008—that saw both Darryn Durham (Suzuki) and P.J. Larsen (Kawasaki) share the award.

The 2024 Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award went to Team Green Kawasaki’s Drew Adams. The #33 finished 4-1-1 in his motos for the 250 Pro Sport title and his three-moto wins swept the Open Pro Sport title. He became the first Kawasaki rider to receive the Horizon Award since Jason Anderson received the award in 2010.