Nicky Hayden

At the time of Nicky Hayden's tragic accident this past May, his younger brother Roger was testing his bike at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. On Sunday, Roger returned to Pittsburgh to score his second victory of the season.

Funeral service details for Owensboro's Nicky Hayden have been released.

A large crowd gathered tonight as Friday After Five teamed up with Army Armstrong to pay tribute to Nicky Hayden's life.  Watch the video~

Friday After Five will be very special this week.  Very special indeed.  The outdoor concert series has announced plans to pay tribute to and honor Nicky Hayden.

Local artist, Aaron Kizer, painted this amazing portrait of Nicky Hayden, who will always be remembered as "The Kentucky Kid".

Three years ago, the first inductees to the Owensboro Walk of Fame were unveiled on 2nd street. The Hayden Brothers were part of that initial class and for very good reason. They’re the pride of Owensboro and now we’ve lost one of our own and we mourn.

As racing fans around the world are anxiously awaiting updates on the condition of former MotoGP champion, Nicky Hayden, his friends, family and hometown fans here3 in Owensboro and the tristate continue to rally, pray and remember him.  Do you remember this?  It was 2005 when Nicky and his brothers got to sit down for a chat with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show.

As Owensboro native Nicky Hayden continues to fight for his life in an Italian hospital, the motorsports world continues their support. First, here's the latest statement on Nicky's condition.

Owensboro's Nicky Hayden, former MotorGP Champ, got his first World Superbike victory Sunday at Sepang! Nicky led every lap of the race, and fought off Davide Giugliano with a 1.254s lead. Nicky spoke with Crash.net after his victory. His last win came in 2006 and here's what he had to say about being back on top.

Earl Hayden knows a thing or two or three about racing.  In fact, his three sons, Nicky, Roger and Tommy are all motorcycle racing champions.  And their dad profiles their careers and his role in them in a brand new book called The First Family of Racing.  It's available now and all the proceeds will benefit a beloved local charity.

A woman who for a couple of years has been linked to Owensboro native and MotoGP star Nicky Hayden is now a reality television star.  Jackie Marin's family is the subject of TV Guide Network's latest series, Tequila Sisters.

I love quirky finds on Facebook.  About as much as my friend Ankur Gopal likes quirky finds in shopping malls around the world.  While shopping recently at the South Extension in Delhi, he, oddly enough, stumbled across someone he knows.  Yep!  8000 miles away from home, one Owensboro guy ran into another.  LOOK!