Josh Hayes won the 2003 AMA 750 SuperStock Championship riding an Attack Suzuki GSX-R750, the 2006 and the 2007 AMA Formula Xtreme Championships on an Erion Honda CBR600RR, and four AMA Superbike Championships on a Yamaha YZF-R1.
16 Facts About Josh Hayes
Josh Hayes joined the Yamaha Factory Racing team in 2009 and competed aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the AMA Pro Racing SuperBike Championship, winning seven races en route to second place in the Championship.
Josh Hayes raced a Yamaha YZF-R6 in the Daytona 200.
The 2010 season saw Josh Hayes fulfill his lifelong goal of becoming AMA Pro SuperBike Champion.
Josh Hayes captured seven poles, three wins, and nine podium finishes in defending his championship.
Josh Hayes only finished off the podium twice over the course of the entire season, and he won the Championship on the final lap of the final race.
Josh Hayes made his MotoGP debut at the 2011 Valencian Grand Prix riding the Tech 3 Yamaha YZR-M1 as a replacement rider for injured countryman Colin Edwards.
Josh Hayes led the wet morning warmup session, and then, he went on to finish seventh in the race.
In 2012, Josh Hayes won his third consecutive SuperBike Championship, and he did it in record-setting fashion, rewriting AMA Pro Road Racing history in several categories.
Josh Hayes set a new record for most SuperBike wins in a single season with 16, and he set a new record for most consecutive SuperBike wins in a single season with 10.
Josh Hayes had a season sweep in qualifying, earning all eight SuperBike pole positions, and he set a new lap record at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Josh Hayes won the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout Championship that same year.
In 2015, Josh Hayes notched 10 Superbike wins during MotoAmerica's inaugural season.
Josh Hayes reached the podium in 16 out of 18 races and earned 5 pole positions.
In 2016, Josh Hayes finished the MotoAmerica season just six points behind his teammate Beaubier, and it came down to the final race of the season at New Jersey Motorsports Park to decide it all.
Josh Hayes finished fourth in the 2017 MotoAmerica Championship, reaching the podium 8 times, which included a victory at VIRginia International Raceway.