OCALA, FL – Top Fuel driver Josh Hart, a life-long Mopar fan and collector, will be selling his prized Mopar car and truck collection at the Kissimmee Mecum Auction, January 6-18. Hart was recently named Top Fuel driver for John Force Racing and in a show of support for the longstanding Chevrolet sponsorship of the 24-time NHRA world championship winning team Hart is going all in to support his new team.

“I am going all in with John Force Racing in my pursuit of a Top Fuel world championship and I wanted to show that I am also all in when it comes to representing our sponsors like Chevrolet,” said Hart, a multi-time Top Fuel national event winner. “Chevrolet is an iconic manufacturer, and I will be very proud to wear the Chevy bowtie on my Burnyzz Speed Shop Top Fuel dragster and my uniform. I can’t wait for the 2026 season to start.”

Josh Hart’s race ready Dodge Drag Pak Challenger that he raced during the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series in 2025 will be one of the featured cars in Mecum Auction. Continue reading →

OCALA, FL – A new chapter will begin next season for Josh Hart as he moves to John Force Racing and into the Top Fuel dragster vacated by two-time Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force. The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is still top of mind for the multi-time Top Fuel national event winner and independent team owner. He will be looking to close out this chapter of his racing career on a high note this weekend at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona.

“We aren’t in the championship conversation, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have an impact on who hoists the trophy,” said Hart. “In the past we have won some rounds and hurt some feelings. My mindset is I want to go into the off-season with some momentum and getting a win in Pomona will do just that.”

Earlier this season during the historic Winternationals in Pomona Hart made his quickest run of the season. He lit up the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip scoreboards with a blistering 3.675 second pass at over 330 mph. In the first round he duplicated the effort grabbing a win over Justin Ashley to advance to the quarterfinals. Continue reading →

OCALA, FL – Two members of Josh Hart’s Top Fuel operation will be taking leadership roles with Burnyzz Speed Shop in Ocala, Florida, at the conclusion of the season. David Gaterell, the team’s logistics manager and Alex Barrett, who oversees the team’s car care and bottom end, will both head to the Ocala-based company and lead the restoration department and quick service department, respectively. The move is the latest announcement from Hart who is delivering on his promise to make sure all his current Top Fuel crew members make positive moves and opportunities for the future. Hart will be the driver of the John Force Racing Top Fuel dragster in 2026 and announced in October that he sold his Top Fuel operation to Elite Motorsports.

“In my mission to make sure that everybody lands where they want to land, we discovered that David was very interested in relocating to Florida,” said Hart. “He’s very versatile. He’s capable of almost anything on the race car. He’s going to run our restoration department. He’ll oversee implementing new systems and procedures to get our restoration production and restoration department scaled up. We’re very excited to have him. He’s an organizational guy and he’s going to be another pillar in the foundation to growing Burnyzz Speed Shop.” Continue reading →

LAS VEGAS – Josh Hart left Las Vegas and the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals with his focus squarely on winning the season finale in Pomona, California in two weeks. The Countdown qualified driver has battled through five playoff races since Labor Day and will be looking to win the final playoff race and carry momentum into the off-season. This weekend through two days of qualifying and the race today Hart continued to show determination and focus driving his 12,000-horsepowered Top Fuel dragster.

Through four rounds of qualifying Hart’s Ron Douglas-tuned Top Fuel dragster was one of the few race cars that made four clean runs down The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway track. On Saturday in the final session Hart made his quickest run of qualifying turning on the scoreboards with a blistering 3.779 seconds at 333.16 mph, which was the third quickest run of the session. Hart collected a qualifying bonus point for his effort. On Friday he was the fourth quickest Top Fuel dragster of the first session narrowly missing more valuable bonus points.

“I felt good coming out of qualifying especially with that last run on Saturday,” said Hart. “We made clean runs but we weren’t as quick as some of the other teams. In that last session we stepped up and jumped right into the middle of the quick cars in Las Vegas.” Continue reading →

INDIANAPOLIS – As a person who built several businesses from the ground up Top Fuel driver and entrepreneur Josh Hart knows how hard it is to get started. When crew member Dustin Ostaszewski mentioned he also had a dream to be a business owner Hart listened and immediately stepped in to help in 2023. Today, after almost two years of operation and growth Victor Machine Works, LLC, is completely in the hands of founder and full owner Ostazewski.

“Josh offered me a job working full-time on the race team a few years ago and it was too good of an opportunity to pass up,” said Ostaszewski. “He found out one of my long-term goals was to own a machine shop and start my own business. He immediately offered to help. There was no hesitation, and I can’t thank the Hart family enough for all the generosity they’ve shown me.  They took a risk with me and helped guide me. Their support throughout this growth process has been amazing.”

Ostaszewski named Victor Machine Works LLC, as a tribute to his grandfather who was a shop foreman at Inland Steel, and convinced him to take shop class in high school. The passion for parts creation and machining stuck with the grandson ever since. The state-of-the-art machine shop is in Brownsburg, Indiana, at the heart of the drag racing capital of the world. Continue reading →

OCALA, FL – The penultimate race of the NHRA Countdown will be contested this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Josh Hart will be racing to close out the season on a high note during the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals. The business owner and entrepreneur from Ocala, Florida recently announced he will be racing for John Force Racing in 2026 but that has not taken his attention from wanting to add more victories to his personal total in 2025.

“We have made a lot of announcements over the past couple of weeks but none of them have taken my attention off my goal of winning before the end of the season,” said Hart, a multi-time Top Fuel national event winner. “My goal every time I come to the track is to park my racecar in the winner’s circle. That hasn’t changed. I have a great group of crew guys and we are all going to work together starting on Friday at The Strip.”

Hart will be looking to capture the Mo Jo he had in 2023 when he turned on two win lights at the Nevada Nationals from the No. 12 qualifier spot losing to eventual race winner Mike Salinas in the semis. On that day he took out championship contenders Leah Pruett and Doug Kalitta in back-to-back rounds on hole shots. Hart has continued to perfect his starting line technique and is one of the best drivers in Top Fuel off the line. Continue reading →

OCALA, FL – As Josh Hart continues to make moves to improve his drag racing future, he is also working with current teammates to ensure their futures are also secure. Today it was announced that co-crew chief Jason McCulloch will be leaving Josh Hart Racing to join the championship contending SCAG Top Fuel team effective immediately.

“This is a great move for Jason who I have the utmost respect for,” said Hart, who recently announced he will be driving for John Force Racing in 2026. “Jason is a major talent, and this is a great opportunity for him to win another championship with Justin Ashley and the SCAG Top Fuel team. I have been working on a variety of fronts to make sure all my people are taken care of with all the changes that have happened with my operation.”

For NHRA Top Fuel championship contender Justin Ashley the addition is a welcome addition to the team.

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DALLAS – At one of the biggest races of the NHRA Countdown for the Championship Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team were looking to make a move towards their first Top Fuel world championship. After two days of qualifying in front of packed grandstands at Texas Motorplex’s Stampede of Speed and Texas Fall Nationals the driver and team owner from Florida had his race day cut short by Texan Steve Torrence in the first round.

Hart was the No. 10 qualifier after posting his quickest qualifying time of 3.740 seconds at 330.79 mph during the spectacular JEGS Friday Night Live! qualifying round. In the third qualifying session on Saturday morning Hart made the quickest run of the session and earned three qualifying bonus points. The team was confident heading into race day.

When Hart and Torrence rolled up for the first round, they were the final pair of 12,000-horsepowered Top Fuel dragsters. Hart was the first off the starting line with a reaction time advantage of .072 to .087 seconds. The lead lasted for the first third of the race when the R+L Carriers race car overpowered the track and while Hart was trying to pedal his race car Torrence was out in front. Torrence also ran into traction issues, but he was able to hold on for the round win. Continue reading →

OCALA, FL – With three races left in the NHRA Countdown Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team will be looking to finish the season on a high note and carry momentum into the off-season. The 40th NHRA Texas Fall Nationals and the Stampede of Speed will create a Texas size opportunity for Hart, an entrepreneur and team owner from Florida, to make a move up the point standings. The team is locked into the Top Ten, but Hart wants to move up as high as possible in the point standings down the home stretch.

“We have three more races to turn on as many win lights as possible on race day,” said Hart, a multi-time Top Fuel national event winner. “It all starts with qualifying. We’ll have two shots on Friday, and we need to make the most of them. On Saturday we’ll have two more runs and we need to use those to get as much info for Sunday as possible.”

The second qualifying session at the Texas Fall Nationals will feature the “Battle for the Saddle” bonus race. The quickest Top Fuel dragster in the second session will win $15,000 plus additional prizes from JEGS, the sponsor of JEGS Friday Night Live! The chance to add some bonus money on Friday night has Hart’s attention. Continue reading →

ST. LOUIS – Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster team wrapped up three races in three weeks today at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals with a tough first round race at World Wide Technology Raceway. Through two days of qualifying Hart and his R+L Carriers Top Fuel team opened the first round as the No. 11 qualifier. Hart’s quickest time of 3.746 seconds on Friday night positioned him for a first round match-up with Kyle Wurtzel. Yesterday during the final round of qualifying Hart posted one of the quickest runs in the heat, an impressive 3.854 seconds at 327.74 mph.

“We were just trying to get consistent and quick times in qualifying,” said Hart, at the end of qualifying. “I felt good after that final qualifying run in the heat. That was a good race day run. It is always tough to race from the bottom half of the field but really anyone in this class can win. I think the lanes are pretty balanced so we will just have to see what can happen.”

Hart and the R+L Carriers team pulled to the front of the tower immediately after the opening ceremonies joining Wurtzel as the first 12,000-horsepower land rockets down the track at World Wide Technology Raceway. Hart was first off the starting line, a consistent trend for the driver and team owner, posting a .061 second reaction time. The R+L Carriers dragster held the lead as the race cars approached half-track but as the finish line closed in Wurtzel was able to pull ahead by a few inches at over 320 mph. Hart could not duplicate his best qualifying effort in the first round. Continue reading →