Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Logan Young, 20, of Houston, Texas, was presented with the 2004 AMA Sports Horizon Award Wednesday, during the AMA Sports Grand National Championship road races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

In what officials called the tightest-ever competition for the award, Young stood out not only for his win in (750cc) Superstock, two fourth-place finishes (750cc Superbike, Formula Xtreme) and two top-10 finishes (Middleweight Superbike, 600cc Supersport – while charging from the back of the grid) in “premier” class events, but also for his “personality, sportsmanship and potential for a professional AMA road racing career.”

Young was presented his award by 2003 AMA Sports Horizon Award winner Brian Stokes. Former AMA Horizon Award winners for road racing include Ben Spies and Jason DiSalvo. Young will also be recognized in the annual AMA Sports Awards Banquet, to be held later this year in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Other top finalists for the 2004 AMA Sports Horizon Award were Blake Young (no relation), who collected four top-seven finishes with a best finish of second, and first-year Expert Ryan Elleby, who took five top-seven finishes with a best finish of second.