Gary Nixon

Gary Nixon

Gary Nixon (Born on January 25, 1941, in Anadarko, Oklahoma) is an American motorcycle racer who most notably won the AMA Grand National Championship in 1967 and 1968. He is also a former winner of the Daytona 200 motorcycle race, claiming a victory in the 1967 event. Nixon was also known for his partnership with legendary tuner Erv Kanemoto when they won the 1973 U.S. National Road Racing Championship for Kawasaki. In 1976 he competed at the international level, laying claim to the Formula 750 world championship until international politics denied him that prize. He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2003. He currently resides in Maryland and participates in vintage motorcycle racing as well as testing motorcycles for the locally produced syndicated public TV automotive review program MotorWeek.

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* [http://www.garynixon.com/ GaryNixon.com] - Official website
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* [http://www.mshf.com/index.htm?/hof/nixon_gary.htm Gary Nixon] at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America


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