Ben Spies and King Kenny Roberts Are Roadracing World Reader Favorites Over 1500 respondents in the 2010 Roadracing World Reader Survey weighed in on two pressing issues – the identities of their favorite racer and their favorite racing legend. Reigning Superbike World Champion Ben Spies beat out reigning MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi by 15 votes for favorite racer. The next contender, 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden, finished 206 votes behind Rossi. Three-time 500cc World Champion King Kenny Roberts handily beat out 1993 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz as the favorite racing legend. Current MotoGP World Champion Rossi managed to make a showing in this category as well and took third place. Results are listed below. Who is your favorite racer? 1. Ben Spies – 413 votes 2. Valentino Rossi – 398 votes 3. Nicky Hayden – 192 votes 4. Colin Edwards – 111 votes 5. Nori Haga – 76 votes 6. Mat Mladin – 58 votes 7. Josh Hayes – 57 votes 8. Casey Stoner – 50 votes 9. Ben Bostrom – 35 votes 10. Troy Bayliss – 31 votes Who is your favorite racing legend? 1. King Kenny Roberts – 226 votes 2. Kevin Schwantz – 182 votes 3. Valentino Rossi – 108 votes 4. Wayne Rainey – 98 votes 5. TIE, Eddie Lawson/Mick Doohan – 81 votes 7. Joey Dunlop – 49 votes 8. Freddie Spencer – 37 votes 9. Scott Russell – 35 votes 10. Barry Sheene – 12 votes