Racing the Future World Champ

• Larry Lawrence

Nicky Hayden (29) leads Doug Carmichael (34) and Marcello del Giudice (99) in a WERA Formula 3 race at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1992. Little did Carmichael and del Giudice know at the time that they were racing a future World Champion. I’m not sure what the WERA age limit was at the time, but I think Nicky (or more accurately Earl, Nick’s dad) may have been stretching the rules a bit racing in this event since Nick was just 11-years-old.

Nicky Hayden (29) leads Doug Carmichael (34) and Marcello del Giudice in a WERA Formula 3 race at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1992. (Larry Lawrence photo)

Nicky Hayden (29) leads Doug Carmichael (34) and Marcello del Giudice (99) in a WERA Formula 3 race at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1992. (Larry Lawrence photo)

2 thoughts on “Racing the Future World Champ”

  1. I raced that weekend, pitted across from the kid and his very scruffy looking dad…
    …what a future that kid went on to.

    Andy

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  2. Andy

    For sure the Hayden’s lived, ate and breathed racing.

    That was so amazing to find out your grandfather won the Indy 500 twice. Your family has quite a racing heritage.

    LL

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