'Josh' Hayes (born April 4, 1975 in Gulfport, Mississippi, as Joshua Kurt Hayes) is an American motorcycle road-racer who started his career in 1994 at age 19 on a F2 that he tuned himself while driving from race to race. After winning three novice championships (WERA), Hayes turned pro in 1996 and two years later the 23-year-old entered the AMA ranks.
Hayes won the 1999 750 SuperSport race at Daytona and finished third in the Formula Extreme class for the season. He won the 2003 AMA 750 SuperStock Championship, the 2006 and the 2007 AMA Formula Xtreme Championships, and four AMA Superbike Championships: 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014.