Josh Hayes

Josh Hayes
Josh Hayes at Infineon Raceway, 2011
Nationality	American
Born	April 4, 1975 Gulfport, Mississippi
Current team	Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Factory Racing
Bike number	4
Website	JoshHayesRacing.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2011 Manufacturers Yamaha Championships 0 2011 championship position 19th (9 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 1 0 0 0 0 9 AMA Superbike Championship Active years 2003–2005, 2009–present Manufacturers Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha Championships 4 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 119 33 53 22 2433

Joshua Kurt "Josh" Hayes (born April 4, 1975 in Gulfport, Mississippi) is a professional motorcycle roadracer who turned pro in 1996 and also raced in MotoGP.^[1] He currently races in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship on a Graves Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R1. Hayes is noted for his achievement in having won the 2003 AMA Superstock Championship riding Attack Suzuki's GSX-R750, and both the 2006 and the 2007 AMA Formula Xtreme Championship for Erion Honda on board the CBR600RR, and the AMA Superbike Championship three times in a row (2010, 2011, and 2012), and also won the 2014.

Career

Hayes racing in 2013

Hayes leaning left at Road America, 2015

In 2008, Hayes won the Daytona 200 but was disqualified soon after for an illegal crankshaft.^[2]

In 2009 Josh Hayes competed in the AMA Pro Racing American Superbike championship alongside Ben Bostrom. He also spearheaded the Yamaha Racing effort in the annual Daytona 200 race. For 2010 Hayes returned with Yamaha in AMA Superbike. Riding for Graves Motorsports, R1 he clinched his first AMA Superbike Championship for 2010, with 11 podium finishes including seven wins.

Hayes made his MotoGP debut at the 2011 Valencian Grand Prix riding a Tech 3 Yamaha, replacing countryman Colin Edwards, who suffered arm injuries in the fatal crash that aborted the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix. Having avoided a first corner crash that eliminated four other riders, Hayes finished the race in seventh place.

Personal life

Hayes' wife, Melissa Paris, made her professional debut in the Daytona Sportbike class at the 2009 Daytona 200, with the couple racing against each other at the event.^[3] She participated as a "wild card" rider at the World Supersport Championship race at Miller Motorsports Park in 2009 as part of the Superbike World Championship meet.

Career Statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By Seasons

Year	Class	Moto	Team	Race	Win	Pod	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd	WCh
2011	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	Tech 3	1	0	0	0	0	9	19th	–
Total				1	0	0	0	0	9		0

Races by year

(key)

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Pts
2011	MotoGP	Yamaha	QAT	SPA	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	ITA	GER	USA	CZE	IND	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL 7	19th	9

AMA Superbike

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		Pts	Pos
			R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2003	Attack	Suzuki GSX-R750 Suzuki GSX-R1000	DAY DNS		FON DNQ	FON	INF	INF	ATL DNS	ATL DNS	PPK DNS		RAM 36	RAM DNS	BRD DNS		LGA 36		MDO DNS	MDO DNS	VIR	VIR	BAR	BAR	0	92nd[1]
2004	Attack	Kawasaki ZX-10R	DAY DNF		FON 21	FON 29	INF 6	INF 7	BAR 5	BAR 6	PPK 7		RAM DNF	RAM DNF	BRD 6		LGA 6		MDO 6	MDO 5	ATL 27	ATL 5	VIR 7	VIR 6	316	8th[1]
2005	Attack	Kawasaki ZX-10R	DAY DNF		BAR 39	BAR 6	FON 7	FON DNF	INF 5	INF 8	PPK 5		RAM 3	RAM 6	LGA DNF		MDO 5	MDO DNF	VIR 7	VIR 6	ATL 6	ATL 6			302	9th[1]
2009	Graves	Yamaha R1	DAY 8		FON 6	FON 6	ATL 5	ATL 4	BAR 5	BAR 4	INF 1	INF 4	RAM 17	RAM 25	LGA 4		MDO 1	MDO 1	HPT 6	HPT 3	VIR 1	VIR 1	NJ 1	NJ 1	406	2nd[4]
2010	Graves	Yamaha R1	DAY 13	DAY 6	FON 4	FON 2	ATL 6	ATL 2	INF 1	INF 1	RAM 1	RAM 2	MDO 1	MDO 2	LGA 2		VIR 3	VIR 1	NJ 1	NJ 1	BAR 2	BAR 7			466	1st[5]
2011	Graves	Yamaha R1	DAY 3	DAY 2	INF 1	INF 2	MIL 2		RAM 2	RAM 1	BAR 4	BAR 2	MDO 2	MDO 4	LGA 2		NJ 1	NJ 2							363	1st[6]
2012	Graves	Yamaha R1	DAY 1	DAY 2	ATL 2	ATL 1	INF 1	INF 7	MIL 1		RAM 1	RAM 1	BAR 1	BAR 1	MDO 1	MDO 1	LGA 1		NJ 1	NJ 1	HOM 12	HOM 1	NOL 1	NOL 1	580	1st[7]

* Season still in progress

References

1. "Josh Hayes Rider Bio". AMAProRacing.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
2. "Hayes Disqualified For Illegal Crankshaft Preparation". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
3. "AMA SBK: Hayes & Paris, First Couple of Speed". SPEEDtv.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
4. "Rider Standings - 2009 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
5. "Rider Standings - 2010 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
6. "Rider Standings - 2011 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
7. "Rider Standings - 2012 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike". AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

External links

• JoshHayesRacing.com - Official website
• Josh Hayes profile at AMAProRacing.com