SONOMA, CA – The R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster team led by Josh Hart continues to improve with quicker performance numbers. Today at the Denso Sonoma Nationals Hart raced to another quarterfinal finish keeping a firm hold on his Top Ten position in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series point standings. Through two days of qualifying leading up to race day Hart’s R+L Carriers Top Fuel team methodically improved posting quicker elapsed time runs and eventually heading into race day as the No. 6 qualified Top Fuel dragster at Sonoma Raceway. His efforts set up another first round match-up with Tony Stewart.

Succeeding a tough first round outing in Seattle with Stewart getting the victory Hart reflected on his race weekend. Following a conversation with his wife Brittanie the multi-time winner came into Sonoma with a new attitude.

“After Seattle my wife said, ‘If it’s not fun and you’re not going to focus you should park it and come home,’ said Hart. “Like usual she was right so thanks to her and all the amazing fans at Sonoma Raceway. I can say it was a fun weekend and I was able to focus heading into the first round.” Continue reading →

OCALA, FL – Building on the positive performance of the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team last weekend in Seattle Josh Hart is looking for more success at Sonoma Raceway this weekend. The team’s annual race in northern California has reaped positive results in the past and Hart is looking to close out the regular season with momentum headed into the Countdown for the championship. Including the Sonoma Nationals which start Friday, July 25 and conclude on Sunday, July 27, there are three races left before the playoffs begin and Hart is solidly in the Top Ten with championship aspirations.

“We are looking at these last three races of the regular season as our opportunity to put our team in championship contention,” said Hart. “The regular season championship is out of reach but the world championship is within our grasp for the six-race Countdown. We just need to take all the positive things we have been doing all season and focus on Sonoma, Brainerd and Indy so we can roll into the Countdown on a good run.”

Hart’s season has shown consistency in the first round of eliminations, but they haven’t been able to stack round wins on race day. The R+L Carriers Top Fuel team is amongst the best teams regarding first round win percentage but tough second round opponents and bad racer luck have derailed the multi-time national event winning team. Heading into Seattle Hart had advanced to the quarterfinals in six of the previous eight races. Continue reading →

SEATTLE – After three days of exciting qualifying and racing action Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team will leave historic Pacific Raceways solidly in the top ten in points and with a consistently improving race car. Hart’s R+L Carriers Top Fuel team made five runs over the course of the weekend at the track located just south of Seattle, improving with every run. At the conclusion of qualifying Hart was sitting in the No. 8 qualifying position with a respectable 3.812 second, 327.43 mph pass in the fourth session.

“Like a lot of teams, we got behind the eightball on Friday during the night session,” said Hart. “On Saturday we had good conditions, but we had to work our way up to a quick run throughout the day. Having the three runs on Saturday made it manageable. I like having the three runs that more closely mimic race day conditions.”

Heading into the opening round, Hart was squaring off with the points leader Tony Stewart. Both teams had excellent first round win records so Hart and his R+L Carriers team knew they would need to be at the top of their game. Unfortunately, Hart made an out of character mistake missing the Christmas tree and giving Stewart a starting line advantage. Hart’s best run of the weekend, a 3.746 second, 331.12 mph pass came up just short at the finish line. Continue reading →

Ocala, FL – The second half of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series starts this weekend at the historic Pacific Raceways, home of some of the most notable drag races over the past fifty years. For Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team making the trek to the Pacific Northwest is about making their own history and advancing the success of their independently owned team. Hart, a successful entrepreneur who owns Burnyzz Speed Shop with his wife Brittanie is looking to establish his brand of business and racing with his Top Fuel team across the country. This weekend’s Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals and next week’s Sonoma Nationals in northern California are the furthest west the operation has a chance to make an impact.

“When we come to Pacific Raceway, we travel over 2,000 miles from the shop in Indy and barely over 3,000 miles from Burnyzz in Ocala,” said Hart. “This is a huge commitment, and we want to make the most of this two-week trip. Both tracks have a lot of history, but Seattle is an amazing facility. The track is surrounded by trees, and you can make quick runs especially with the Friday night, late night session. That run really sets up your whole weekend.”

Fans will be treated to a Friday night qualifying session that will include a race for the Deecell Power Systems “After Dark Low Qualifier” bonus. The bonus money will go to the low qualifiers with the low qualifier in Top Fuel and Funny Car earning $4,000 each. More tracks are spicing up their Friday night qualifying with special bonuses or trophies and Hart thinks these added incentives are a plus for the fans and the teams. Continue reading →

NORWALK, OH – The temperatures soared at Summit Motorsports Park but Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team kept their cool through two days of qualifying and into race day today at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Hart, who was hosting hundreds of guests in a massive hospitality tent, racing his Burnyzz Speed Shop Dodge Challenger in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown class and battling the toughest Top Fuel field in recent memory, qualified No. 9 in Top Fuel and raced to the quarterfinals holding firmly to his spot in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel top ten in points.

Through two days of qualifying where track temperatures exceeded 130 degrees, Hart was able to come off the R+L Carriers Top Fuel hauler and post two runs in the 3.80s setting him up for success heading into the final day of qualifying. On Saturday the Ron Douglas and Jason McCulloch 12,000-horsepowered Top Fuel land rocket tried to be as aggressive as possible to give the team as much data as possible for a long race day. Continue reading →

CLEVELAND – Multi-time Top Fuel NHRA national event winner and Factory Stock Showdown Series rookie Josh Hart brought all his horsepower to the Flexjet corporate headquarters today for an NHRA Hype Day, employee appreciation event. The event hosted by Factory Stock Showdown Series sponsor Flexjet featured Hart’s 12,000-horsepower R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster as well as his Burnyzz Speed Shop Dodge Challenger Drag Pak which receives technical support under the David H Davies Racing (DHDR) umbrella. Davies’ Mission 22 Dodge Challenger was also on display.

“This was a great way to get race week started before the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk,” said Hart, a finalist at the 2022 national event. “We are hosting Flexjet guests all weekend in our hospitality tent so getting them up close to the R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster and the Burnyzz Speed Shop Dodge Challenger was a cool introduction. It was also great to see the Flexjet operation, which is incredibly impressive.”

Nearly 400 employees enjoyed lunch and a burnout exhibition by Davies and his Mission 22 Dodge Challenger. The guests were also able to talk with R+L Carriers crew members and the merging of aviation technicians and marketing executives with the NHRA crew members led to lively conversations about acceleration, top speeds and overall performance that leads to excellence. The common thread that weaved itself through all three organizations from Hart’s Top Fuel team to Burnyzz Speed Shop to DHDR to Flexjet was excellence in execution. Continue reading →

OCALA, FL – Josh Hart will be one of the busiest NHRA drivers this weekend at Summit Motorsports Park for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. The multi-time Top Fuel national event winner and rookie Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series driver will be racing both classes at America’s racetrack. This will be the second race of back-to-back weekends for the entrepreneur from Ocala, Florida, owner of Burnyzz Speed Shop. In Top Fuel Hart will be thrilling fans with his eye-catching green and yellow R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster and in Factory Stock he will be wheeling his Burnyzz Speed Shop Dodge Challenger.

“When I have both cars on the track it makes for a busy and fun weekend,” said Hart. “I am blessed to be able to have this opportunity, and I want to thank everyone at R+L Carriers and Burnyzz Speed Shop for the support they provide both my teams. David Davies and his DHDR team keep us on track in Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown so that is a big plus.”

Prior to the race Hart displayed both race cars outside of the Cleveland Airport at a Flexjet employee appreciation event. Both of Hart’s race cars were on display. During the race Hart is expecting a huge crowd of R+L Carriers employees from their distribution center that can be seen from the Summit Motorsports Park pit area. Continue reading →

PETERSBURG, VA – Hot temperatures returned to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series during this weekend’s American Rebel Light Virginia NHRA Nationals. For Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team that also receives support from TechNet and David H. Davies Racing (DHDR) the weekend was two days of tricky track conditions and the pursuit of a hot weather tune-up. Saturday, the lone day of qualifying, featured three opportunities for Hart and his team to move as high as possible in the qualifying order.

In the opening qualifying session on a very green racetrack Hart made his first pass in the right lane that gave every team fits throughout the session. For the rest of the afternoon Hart’s team was working feverishly to map out a tune-up that would translate the 12,000-horsepower to a slippery hot track. At the end of the day Hart was sitting at No. 13 and facing a first round race with four-time Top Fuel world champion and No. 3 qualifier Steve Torrence.

“We were behind the eight ball all day on Saturday like a lot of teams,” said Hart, a multi-time Top Fuel national event winner. “Every run after the first qualifying session we got quicker. I knew we could step it up in the first round. It was just a matter of how much quicker we could get and what Torrence rolled out against us.” Continue reading →

OCALA, FL – Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster team will return to Virginia Motorsports Park this weekend looking to capture their first Top Fuel win of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. This will be the multi-time Top Fuel national event winner’s third attempt at victory at the American Rebel Light Virginia Nationals. Hart has advanced to the quarterfinals in his previous two appearances at the track located just outside of Richmond, Virginia.

“I was excited to see the Virginia race come back on the NHRA schedule a few years ago,” said Hart. “The track is a great racing surface and the fans in that part of the country love NHRA drag racing. We have run well there and this weekend we are looking forward to winning more rounds with the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team. It will be the first weekend of back-to-back races and we are looking forward to building some momentum going into the summer.”

The American Rebel Light Virginia Nationals is the only two-day race on the NHRA schedule. Fans will be treated to three professional qualifying sessions on Saturday and then the quickest 16 Top Fuel dragsters will battle it out in eliminations on Sunday. The unique format creates an intense atmosphere for the teams as they qualify in race day conditions with quick turnaround times in the pits. The fans get an almost race day level of excitement with the drivers still in a more relaxed state of mind. Continue reading →

BRISTOL, TN – Josh Hart and the TechNet/R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster rolled into Bristol Dragway looking to get their momentum back for a race to their first NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series world championship. An early exit last weekend at the New England Nationals was dismissed as an aberration for the multi-time Top Fuel national event winner. The TechNet Top Fuel team rolled off the trailer on Friday at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals and posted the second quickest elapsed time of the session grabbing two qualifying bonus points and a strong start to the eighth event of the season. The second qualifying session was rained out on Friday and Hart made the most of the two sessions on Saturday sliding into eliminations as the No. 6 Top Fuel dragster with lane choice over Doug Kalitta.

“We made a good run in the first round but we lost lane choice,” said Hart. “Every Top Fuel team struggled in that right lane so we knew we would have our hands full with Langdon. We put a plan together and it almost made it past the tough section but then the tires broke loose.” Continue reading →