Tommy Hayden

For other people named Thomas Hayden, see Thomas Hayden (disambiguation).

Thomas Hayden (born July 14, 1978), ^[1] aka Tommy Gun, is an American professional motorcycle racer and oldest brother to racers Nicky and Roger Lee.

Biography

Hayden was born and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky, where he currently resides. His two younger brothers, Nicky and Roger Lee, are also professional factory-backed motorcycle racers and his father, Earl, was a dirt track racer for twenty years. Hayden's mother, Rose, also rode the Powder Puff class for five years.

Hayden turned pro in 1994 and is still a regular competitor in the Grand National Flat Track series during weekends when he is not road racing. When away from the racetrack, he enjoys riding mountain bikes, motocross, supermoto, playing golf, and jet skiing.

Hayden married his longtime girlfriend Christie Brown in November 2007 in Owensboro, KY.

Christie gave birth to Vera Claire Hayden on September 27, 2011, Klaudia Rose Hayden on October 6, 2009, and Olivia Mikaye Hayden July 17, 2003.

Racing history

He finished 6th in the 2006 AMA Superbike Championship. In 2004, he won the first ever championship in the AMA Supersport class. In 2001, at the Springfield TT, the Hayden brothers took the first three positions: Nicky Hayden placed first, Tommy placed second, and Roger Lee Hayden finished third. 1998 AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year

Career statistics

AMA Pro Racing

Year	Class	Team	Bike	DAY		FON		RAT		INF		RAM		M-O		LAG	VIR		N-J		BAR		Pts	Pos
				R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2010	SBK	Yoshimura	Suzuki GSX-R1000	2	2	6	1	2	3	6	4	2	1	3	1	3	1	3	2	2	1	4	452	2nd

• * Season still in progress

Year	Class	Team	Bike	DAY	FON		RAT		BAR		INF		RAM		LAG	M-O		HRT		VIR		N-J		Pts	Pos
				R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2009	SBK	Yoshimura	Suzuki GSX-R1000	3	2	2	2	6	4	8	2	3	9	7	8	6	3	4	2	5	2	2	22	373	3rd

Year	Class	Team	Bike	DAY	BAR		FON		INF		MIL		RAM		LAG	M-O		VIR		RAT		LAG	Pts	Pos
				R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1
2008	SBK	Yoshimura	Suzuki GSX-R1000	4	3	3	3	3	inj	inj	inj	inj	inj	inj	5	5	5	2	2	3	3	3	372	8th

Year	Class	Team	Bike	DAY	BAR		FON		INF		RAM		MIL		LAG	M-O		VIR		RAT		LAG	Pts	Pos
				R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1
2007	SBK	Yoshimura	Suzuki GSX-R1000	8	5	4	4	4	7	5	3	15	7	6	13	9	9	9	5	10	7	6	454	5th
	SS	Yoshimura	Suzuki GSX-R600	3	6		6		10		6		20		10	C		13		13		8	216	5th

Year	Class	Team	Bike	DAY	BAR		FON		INF		RAM		MIL		LAG	M-O		VIR		RAT		M-O	Pts	Pos
				R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1
2006	SBK	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10R	6	6	8	9	7	8	7	8	9	6	6	2	6	8	9	24	8	10	7	455	6th
	SS	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	3	DNS		DNS		DNS		DNS		DNS		DNS	DNS		DNS		DNS		DNS	29	35th

Year	Class	Team	Bike	DAY	BAR	FON	INF	PPK	RAM	LAG	M-O	VIR	RAT	Pts	Pos
2005	SStk	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10R	7	1	4	5	3	5	31	DNS	DNS	DNS	168	10th
	SS	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	1	2	2	1	2	1	6	2	2	5	327	1st

Year	Class	Team	Bike	DAY	FON	INF	BAR	PPK	RAM	BRD	LAG	M-O	RAT	VIR	Pts	Pos
2004	SStk	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10R	3	7	4	2	6	1	4	1	10	3	6	313	3rd
	SS	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	3	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	4	2	5	352	1st

Year	Class	Team	1		2		3	4		5		6		7	8		Pos	Pts
			R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2
2011	SuperBike	Suzuki	DAY 2	DAY 3	INF 2	INF 1	UTA 3	RAM 3	RAM 2	BAR 7	BAR Ret	MOH 3	MOH 1	LAG 1	NJE 3	NJE 17	3rd	288

References

1. "Tommy Hayden Biography". TommyHayden.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2006. Retrieved 2007-02-10.

External links

• TommyHayden.com - Official site
• Tommy Hayden profile at AMAProRacing.com