Hayden Gillim was presented the 2010 AMA Sports Road Race Horizon Award today, the final day of the annual AMA Sports Road Race Grand Championships at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, recognizing him as the “most outstanding” rider at the event “about to move from the amateur ranks into AMA Pro Racing competition,” according to AMA Sports.

Former winners of the AMA Horizon Award include: Jason DiSalvo, Ben Spies and Blake Young in road racing and Nicky and Roger Hayden (Gillim’s cousins) in dirt track racing.

Gillim, 15, of Philpot, Kentucky, faced stiff competition for the award from 14-year-old Garrett Gerloff, of Trussville, Alabama, as the two riders finished one-two in four different races Wednesday.

Gerloff, riding his Gerloff Boys Racing Suzuki GSX-R600, won the first of the riders’ head-to-head match-ups, 600cc Supersport, but Gillim switched from using AMA Pro Daytona SportBike-spec Dunlop D211 GP-A tires to Dunlop D211GP N-Tec tires (the same tires Gerloff was using) on his Team 95 Yamaha and won their next three battles.

“Coming into this weekend I never really beat Garrett before unless he got tired or wore out his tires of something,” Gillim told Roadracingworld.com. “Coming into the weekend I knew that if I didn’t win the award Garrett was going to be the one. Those were some of the hardest races I’ve had to do. I wouldn’t be going this fast without Garrett, because I had to push so much to run with him.”

After losing to Gillim in the 750cc Supersport and 600cc Superbike races, Gerloff stepped up his game in their final duel in 750cc Superbike. Gerloff ran his fastest lap of the day, a 1:29.669, to close in on Gillim on the final lap, but a lapped rider on the back straightaway thwarted Gerloff’s last-lap plan.

In recognition of his efforts, Gerloff was named the AMA Youth Roadracer of the Year.

AMA Sports Road Race Grand Championship Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio July 13-14, 2010

PROVISIONAL RESULTS (listed in chronological order):

JULY 13:

PREMIER SUPERBIKE: 1. Paul Allison (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Sam Rozynski (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Bentley Squires (Suz GSX-R1000).

PREMIER SUPERSPORT: 1. Garrett Gerloff (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Michael Barnes (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Stefano Mesa (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Paul Allison (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Nemo Cockrell (Yam YZF-R6).

July 14:

OPEN SUPERSPORT EXPERT: 1. Brian Healea (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. Gene Burcham (Suz GSX-R1000); 3. Robert Hancock (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Todd Thomas (Suz GSX-R1000); 5. Bentley Squires (Suz GSX-R1000); 6. Allan Pett (Suz GSX-R750).

OPEN SUPERSPORT NOVICE: 1. Nemo Cockrell (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Nicholas Lefurgey (Hon CBR600RR); 3. Oliver Gooden (Hon CBR600RR); 4. Ralph Jennings (Suz GSX-R1000); 5. Christian Pettit (Suz GSX-R750).

MTT SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. David Johansen (Apr RSV1000); 2. Kurt Nickerson (Buell 1125R); 3. Thomas Beagle (Duc 1098); 4. Joseph Ball (Tri Daytona 675); 5. Scott Nelson (Suz SV650).

MTT SUPERBIKE NOVICE: 1. Brian Evans (Duc 1098).

600cc SUPERSPORT EXPERT: 1. Garrett Gerloff (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Hayden Gillim (Yam YZF-R6); 3. David Grey (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Stefano Mesa (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6); 6. David Dannemiller (Yam YZF-R6).

600cc SUPERSPORT NOVICE: 1. Nemo Cockrell (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Justin Chmielewski (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Nicholas Lefurgey (Hon CBR600RR); 4. Jacob Arch (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Oliver Gooden (Hon CBR600RR); 6. Nate Wolleson (Hon CBR600RR).

FORMULA GP HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT: 1. Jonathan Freiman (Yam TZ250); 2. Tyler Butts (Hon RS125).

FORMULA GP HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Greg Kappen (Suz SV650); 2. Tim Banish (Suz SV650).

SENIOR 40 HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT: 1. Bentley Squires (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. Thomas Beagle (Duc 1098); 3. Tom Bradley (Suz GSX-R1000).

SENIOR 40 HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Ralph Jennings (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. David Bavol (Suz GSX-R750); 3. Greg Kappen (Suz GSX-R750).

SENIOR 40 MEDIUMWEIGHT EXPERT: 1. Gene Burcham (Kaw ZX-6R); 2. Brian VanDer Brouck (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Joseph Ball (Tri Daytona 675).

SENIOR 40 MEDIUMWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Gary Jeffries (Kaw ZX-6R); 2. Thomas May (Duc 848); 3. Robert Humphrey (Hon CBR600RR).

750cc SUPERSPORT EXPERT: 1. Hayden Gillim (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Garrett Gerloff (Suz GSX-R600); 3. David Grey (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6); 5. David Dannemiller (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Allan Pett (Suz GSX-R750).

750cc SUPERSPORT NOVICE: 1. Nemo Cockrell (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Nate Wolleson (Hon CBR600RR); 3. Jacob Arch (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Oliver Gooden (Hon CBR600RR); 5. Nicholas Lefurgey (Hon CBR600RR); 6. Christian Pettit (Suz GSX-R750).

600cc SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. Hayden Gillim (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Garrett Gerloff (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Stefano Mesa (Yam YZF-R6); 4. David Grey (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6); 6. David Dannemiller (Yam YZF-R6).

600cc SUPERBIKE NOVICE: 1. Nemo Cockrell (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Jacob Arch (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Nicholas Lefurgey (Hon CBR600RR); 4. Nate Wolleson (Hon CBR600RR); 5. Justin Chmielewski (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Stephen Cox (Hon CBR600RR).

MTT SUPERSPORT EXPERT: 1. Brian Healea (KTM RC8); 2. David Podolsky (Duc 1198); 3. Kurt Nickerson (Buell 1125R); 4. Joseph Ball (Tri Daytona 675).

FORMULA GP LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Tyler Butts (Hon RS125); 2. Glen Pison (Hon RS125); 3. Bill Doran (Hon RS125); 4. Steve Massey (Hon RS125); 5. Harrison Ringel (Kaw EX250).

FORMULA GP OPEN EXPERT: 1. Gene Burcham (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. Stefano Mesa (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Bentley Squires (Suz GSX-R1000); 4. Todd Thomas (Suz GSX-R1000); 5. Matthew Kent (Suz GSX-R750); 6. Allan Pett (Suz GSX-R750).

FORMULA GP OPEN NOVICE: 1. Oliver Gooden (Hon CBR600RR); 2. Brandon Schweitzer (Suz GSX-R750); 3. Chris Holbert (Suz GSX-R1000); 4. Brian Evans (Duc 1098); 5. David Bavol (Suz GSX-R750); 6. Ralph Jennings (Suz GSX-R1000).

FEATHERWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Harrison Ringel (Kaw EX250).

STARS SUPERSPORT EXPERT: 1. Sam Snellenberger (Suz SV650); 2. Peter Cline (Suz SV650).

STARS SUPERSPORT NOVICE: 1. Greg Kappen (Suz SV650); 2. Tim Banish (Suz SV650).

750cc SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. Hayden Gillim (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Garrett Gerloff (Suz GSX-R600); 3. David Grey (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6); 5. David Dannemiller (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Matthew Kent (Suz GSX-R750).

750cc SUPERBIKE NOVICE: 1. Nemo Cockrell (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Christian Pettit (Suz GSX-R750); 3. Justin Chmielewski (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Jacob Arch (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Nicholas Lefurgey (Hon CBR600RR); 6. Nate Wolleson (Hon CBR600RR).

STARS SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. David Johansen (Suz SV650); 2. Sam Snellenberger (Suz SV650); 3. Scott Nelson (Suz SV650); 4. Peter Cline (Suz SV650).

STARS SUPERBIKE NOVICE: 1. Greg Kappen (Suz SV650); 2. Tim Banish (Suz SV650).

OPEN SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. Gene Burcham (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. Brian Healea (Suz GSX-R1000); 3. Matthew Kent (Suz GSX-R750); 4. Todd Thomas (Suz GSX-R1000); 5. Allan Pett (Suz GSX-R750).

OPEN SUPERBIKE NOVICE: 1. Christian Pettit (Suz GSX-R750); 2. Brian Evans (Duc 1098); 3. Chris Holbert (Suz GSX-R1000); 4. Nicholas Lefurgey (Hon CBR600RR); 5. Brandon Schweitzer (Suz GSX-R750); 6. Brian Mullins (Yam YZF-R6).