Quickly becoming the veteran of the Graves Motorsports Yamaha Team, 18-year-old Josh Herrin returns in 2009 for his third season with the team to compete in the AMA Daytona SportBike class on the championship winning YZF-R6. Josh had a good season in 2008 which saw him score five podium finishes and a race win at Barber Motorsports Park on the Graves Motorsports prepared YZF-R6. Having had two full seasons and multiple race wins, plus the experience of working with the Graves Team, Josh comes into 2009 with increased confidence and championship expectations.

Josh arrives well known in the paddock and with a growing fan base. His outstanding 2007 season saw him finish on the podium three times and win the final Laguna Seca round of the Supersport series.

Josh began his racing career at the tender age of 6, following in the footsteps of his dad, also a racer. In 2003, Josh was invited to the first ever World Mini Grand Prix Road Race in Valencia, Spain where he finished 6th and top American out of 50 competitors from around the world. He won the 125cc USGPRU National Championship in 2004 followed by a WERA 600cc National Championship in 2005.

His 2006 Graves Factory Racing debut saw him finish a very credible 6th in his first AMA Supersport race, the best debut finish in AMA Road Racing History. He followed that result with a podium finish at Miller Motorsports Park in only his second start, where he became the youngest AMA Professional rider ever to do so.

The 2009 season sees Josh with the new number 8 replacing his previous number 46. With a new number, solid race experience and the Championship winning YZF-R6, we look for Josh to be a main contender in the fight for the 2009 Daytona SportBike Championship.