Gene Romero

Gene Romero
Born(1947-05-22)May 22, 1947
Martinez, California , U.S.
DiedMay 12, 2019(2019-05-12) (aged 71)
Fullerton, California, U.S.

Gene Romero (May 22, 1947 – May 12, 2019) was an American professional motorcycle racer.[1][2] He competed in the A.M.A. Grand National Championship from 1966 to 1981 sponsored first by the Triumph factory racing team and then by the Yamaha factory racing team. Proficient on oval dirt tracks as well as paved road racing circuits, Romero won the 1970 A.M.A. Grand National Championship and was the winner of the 1975 Daytona 200.[3][4][5] After retiring from competition, he became a successful racing team manager with Honda and, helped the sport of dirt track racing by becoming a race promoter.[1] Romero was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Gene Romero". AMA Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ Gene Romero, Grand National Champion, American Motorcyclist, October 1970, Vol. 24, No. 10, ISSN 0277-9358
  3. ^ 1975 Daytona 200, American Motorcyclist, May 1975, Vol. 29, No. 5, ISSN 0277-9358
  4. ^ Daytona 200 winners at www.motorsportsetc.com Archived March 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Remembrances of Gene Romero". cyclenews.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.