About
For the 2025 season, Joey is excited to be driving in Spec MX-5 for the Mazda Motorsports Factory Club Racing Team. He will also be running several races for Advanced Autosports. Joey will be dipping his toes into as many additional opportunities as time allows.
Joey finished his second year in Spec Miata with Hicks Motorsports. The 2024 season 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 began 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 ended with Joey participating in the Machismo 12-Hour endurance race and conducting his first test in a Spec Miata.
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 achieved his first two karting podiums and utilized the COVID-19 lockdown to focus on sim racing, improving his skills further. He also hosted the Porsche Club of America’s Virtual California Festival of Speed, featuring 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."





7 Wins | 4 Poles | 13 Podiums
16 Top 5 Finishes
2024
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.
2023
6 Podiums | 9 Top 5 Finishes
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.
1 Win | 1 Pole | 6 Podiums
9 Top 5 Finishes
2022
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.
2021
1 Win | 3 Podiums | 6 Top 5 Finishes
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.
2 Podiums | 4 Top 5 Finishes
2020
2020 CalSpeed Karting Sprint Series
2020 CalSpeed Karting Super Series
2019
2019 CalSpeed Karting Super Series
2019 CalSpeed Karting Sprint Series
Joey’s first year racing karts on an outdoor circuit
2016-2019
Indoor Karting