Gary Nixon

Gary Nixon (January 25, 1941 – August 5, 2011) was an American professional motorcycle racer who most notably won the A.M.A. Grand National Championship in 1967 and 1968 as a member of the Triumph factory racing team.[1] He was also the winner of the 1967 Daytona 200 motorcycle race on a 500cc Triumph Daytona.[2]

Gary Nixon
Nixon with the Daytona 200 winner's trophy
NationalityAmerican
Born(1941-01-25)January 25, 1941
Anadarko, Oklahoma
DiedAugust 5, 2011(2011-08-05) (aged 70)
Baltimore, Maryland

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.[1] He competed at the international level in the 1976 Formula 750 championship, laying claim to the Formula 750 world championship on a modified Kawasaki KR750 until international politics denied him that prize.[3][4][5]

He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[6] in 2003.[1] He last resided in Maryland and participated in vintage motorcycle racing as well as testing motorcycles for the locally produced syndicated public TV automotive review program MotorWeek.

Nixon suffered a heart attack on July 29, 2011 and died in Baltimore, Maryland on August 5 from complications.[7] He was 70.

References
  1. "Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. "Daytona 200 winners". motorsportsetc.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. "Gary Nixon's Kawasaki KR750". americanmotorcyclist.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. Nixon Loses FIM Appeal and F750 World Championship. American Motorcyclist. January 1977. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. DeWitt, Norman L. (2010). Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers: The American Heroes. Books.Google.com. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  6. Gary Nixon at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  7. Swarts, David. "R.I.P. Gary Nixon". Roadracing World. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
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