Greg Sassaman burst onto the AMA Grand National circuit in 1975 as possibly the fastest rookie of the year (a crop that included Jay Springsteen). Sassaman, whose family owned a Harley-Davidson dealership in Macon, Ga., was a factory Harley rider and won impressively at the San Jose Mile in his rookie campaign with the legendary Carroll Resweber working as his tuner. Unfortunately for Sassaman he broke his arm in a national at Terre Haute and missed the rest of the ’75 season. Here Sassaman leads teammates Corky Keener and Gary Scott at Terre Haute. Despite missing the final third of the season he still finished 10th in the final standings.

Greg Sassaman (80c) leads Harley-Davidson teammates Corky Keener and Gary Scott at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Half-Mile. (AMA press kit photo)