Josh is a graduate of Newcastle High School where he participated in the robotics team that won the state championship and the soccer team that won the district championship. He received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in unmanned aerial systems (aka drones).

Some of Josh's accomplishments include:
2021 A Feature win/sweep Red Dirt Raceway
2014-2020 Numerous Non-wing A Feature wins at I44 Riverside Speedway,
2015 Donnie Ray Crawford Non-wing Feature Prelim night winner at Port City Raceway
2015 Sweep of Non-wing A Features at the Fallen Racers Memorial at I44 Riverside Speedway
2014 A Feature win $1000-to-win Quick Engineering Preliminary Night at Southern Illinois Speedway
2013 Numerous Nonwing and AClass A feature wins, I44 Speedway
2012 Numerous Nonwing and AClass A feature wins, I44 Speedway
2011 I44 Speedway Non-wing Rookie of the Year
2010 I44 Speedway A Class Rookie of the Year
2009 I44 Speedway Restrictor Points Champion
2009 Race4Life Feature winner Restrictor Class, Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex
2009 10 Feature wins Restrictor Class
2008 ASCS2 A Feature Winner Restrictor Class, Will Rogers Raceway
2007 I44 Speedway 3 A Feature wins Restrictor Class