Following an earlier release outlining American Honda’s intention to participate in the Moto2 class at the 2010 Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix on 27-29 August, American Honda has revealed that the team will be led by 1993 500cc Grand Prix World Champion Kevin Schwantz with Roger Lee Hayden as the rider.

The team will field a Honda-powered Moriwaki MD600 ridden by wild card entry Hayden, who has a solid history with American Honda and a string of 12 national road race victories on 600cc machines en route to a Supersport championship.

Along with his siblings Nicky and Tommy, the Hayden brothers are American racing royalty, and the Indy GP will give American fans another opportunity to see the youngest Hayden brother racing on American soil.

“This is a great opportunity for me to race in front of my home crowd at a MotoGP event,” Hayden commented, who is currently competing in the World Superbike Championship with Pedercini Kawasaki. “The Moto2 class is really competitive and I’m looking forward to jumping in the middle of it.”

Schwantz has a wealth of racing knowledge and currently runs the Schwantz School in the USA, where riders can learn from the best aboard Honda CBR600RR machines.

“It’s an honor for me to be chosen as team manager,” said Schwantz. “We’ve been using CBR600RRs for some time now at our schools and I’ve ridden a Moto2 bike – it’s very good. I watched the first three Moto2 races and I expect the racing to be just as good at Indy.”

The team will be staffed by Erion Racing technicians led by Kevin Erion. Erion Racing has been American Honda’s premier support team for more than 15 years, winning 16 national championships – many of them with Honda’s CBR600 in the process.

“We’re excited to partner with American Honda again and participate in our first world championship event,” Erion added.

The American Honda Indy GP Moto2 team will also benefit the Ride for Kids® (RFK) program and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation® (PBTF) through special fund-raising activities. At Indy, for example, Schwantz will lead the Lap of Champions, where 300 participants will join him in a lap around the track in a special fund-raiser that benefits the PBTF by raising funds to promote childhood brain tumor research.