About
For the 2026 season, Joey will be taking on his second season in Spec MX-5 with one goal: to win. Alongside his Spec MX-5 campaign, he plans to get behind the wheel of as many different cars as possible, seizing every opportunity to learn and grow.
In 2025, Joey had the honor to drive in Spec MX-5 for the Mazda Motorsports Factory Club Racing Team. He also drove for Advanced Autosports at Homestead, Sebring, Watkins Glen, and Road America. While the season was filled with many difficult learning moments, he ended the year on an upward trajectory with a P9 finish at the SCCA Runoffs at Road America.
Joey’s 2024 season marked his second year in Spec Miata with Hicks Motorsports. It ended in spectacular fashion by securing both the NASA SoCal Spec Miata championship and the NASA SoCal Teen Mazda Challenge championship. To top off an incredible year, he was named one of the 2024 Mazda Spec MX-5 Shootout winners.
In 2023, Joey made his debut in Spec Miata, racing with Hicks Motorsports in NASA SoCal Spec Miata and Teen Mazda Challenge. He achieved significant milestones, finishing P3 in both the overall championship and the Teen Mazda Challenge subcategory, while also being the highest-finishing rookie.
In 2022, Joey kicked off the year by winning the A-Main in the first round of the CalSpeed Karting Sprint Series. He went on to secure 3rd place in the Tri-C Karters LO206 Senior class during his rookie season and competed in his first national karting event. The year concluded with the Machismo 12-Hour endurance race and his first Spec Miata test.
In 2021, Joey finished P4 in the CalSpeed Karting Sprint Series SE Championship and P10 in his first-ever endurance event, the Machismo 12-Hour. Beyond the track, he interned at WRTeknica and Late Night Playset, where he actively networked within the automotive and motorsport communities.
In 2020, Joey earned his first two karting podiums and used the COVID-19 lockdown to focus on sim racing, further improving his skills. He also hosted the Porsche Club of America’s Virtual California Festival of Speed, interviewing notable guests such as Patrick Long.
In 2019, Joey began racing karts on outdoor circuits for the first time, a significant step in his motorsport journey. This was preceded by a pivotal moment in 2018 when he won a trip to the US Grand Prix, igniting his passion for racing.
Joey’s interest in motorsports began at age 11 after watching Top Gear and aspiring to emulate “The Stig.” He adopted the nickname “The Stiglette."
Indoor Karting
2016-2019
2019 CalSpeed Karting Super Series
2019 CalSpeed Karting Sprint Series
Joey’s first year racing karts on an outdoor circuit
2019
2020 CalSpeed Karting Sprint Series
2020 CalSpeed Karting Super Series
2 Podiums | 4 Top 5 Finishes
2020
2021 CalSpeed Karting Super Series
2021 CalSpeed Karting Sprint Series
Joey started consistently running in the top 10 of the B-Main proving that he was continuing to improve and finished P4 in the SE Championship.
2021 Machismo 12 Hour
Joey drove in his first endurance race with 4 other drivers. They finished P10 in the S1 class.
1 Win | 3 Podiums | 6 Top 5 Finishes
2021
2022 Tri-C Karters LO206 Sr.
In his rookie year of racing in the LO206 class, Joey finished P3 in the championship with 3 podiums and 6 top 4 finishes in 8 rounds.
2022 The 4 Cycle Super Showdown
In his first national karting race Joey finished P18 out of 36 drivers.
2022 Machismo 12 Hour
Joey raced in the Pro class with 5 other drivers and took on the role of team manager. Their race was ultimately defined by mechanical failures but they still managed to finish.
2022 CalSpeed Karting Sprint Series
Joey earned his first A-Main Sprint Series victory in Round 1, subsequently followed by another podium, and a pole position.
1 Win | 1 Pole | 6 Podiums
9 Top 5 Finishes
2022
2023 Super Spec Cup
Driving for Indotech Motorsports, Joey went into his first weekend in the Miata Super Spec Cup at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway with no testing. However he was straight on the pace and ended up finishing all 3 races on the podium including a win in Race 1.
2023 NASA Spec Miata | Teen Mazda Challenge
In Joey’s first year racing Spec Miata, he finished P3 in both the overall championship and Teen Mazda Challenge sub-category. In addition, he was also the highest finishing rookie in the field.
6 Podiums | 9 Top 5 Finishes
2023
2024 Mazda Spec MX-5 Shootout at Homestead-Miami Speedway
After an outstanding final session on the last day of the Shootout, Joey was selected as one of the winners of the 2024 Spec MX-5 Shootout.
2024 NASA Spec Miata | Teen Mazda Challenge
Joey is the NASA SoCal Spec Miata Champion and the SoCal Teen Mazda Challenge Champion!
Thirteen races in the NASA season: 10 podiums, 6 wins, 13 top 5 finishes.
In Round 3, Joey got his first Grand Slam (pole position, led the entire race, fastest lap and the race win).
Joey finished the season at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway with a weekend sweep and his second Grand Slam.
2024 SCCA Chicago Regional at Road America
Joey's first race in Spec MX-5. He had a DNF in Race 1 due to a wheel hub failure and then finished P3 on Sunday.
2024 SCCA Majors Tour at Buttonwillow
First race of the season competing in SMT, Joey finished P2 on Saturday and P1 on Sunday.
7 Wins | 4 Poles | 13 Podiums
16 Top 5 Finishes
2024
2025 SCCA Super Tour | Spec MX-5
Joey's rookie year racing in Spec MX-5 was all about learning. All new tracks, new cars, new teams, new competition, and a new championship.
From a big crash at Road Atlanta in March, to finishing P9 at the SCCA Runoffs
2025 SCCA Cat Majors Road America
Joey finished P3 in both races showing strong racecraft to defend from cars that were significantly faster on the straights.
2025
2 Podiums | 4 Top 10 Finishes
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