Josh Hart (racer)

Joshua "Josh" Hart
Hart in 2021
NationalityAmerican
Born (1983-09-16) September 16, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Huntington, Indiana, U.S.
Related toBrittanie Hart (wife)
Helen Londyn Hart (daughter)
Banks Hart (son)[2]
National Hot Rod Association career
Debut season2021
Current teamJosh Hart Racing[3]
Crew chiefRon Douglas[4]
Wins5 (2 TF, 3 TAD)[1]
Fastest laps3.667 / 335.07 [1]
Best finish10th[5] in 2023
Previous series
5 yearsNHRA Lucas Oil Sportsman Series
Championship titles
2017Lucas Oil East Region Top Alcohol Dragster Points Champion

Josh Hart (born September 16, 1983) is an American race car driver and entrepreneur. He is the owner and driver of the R+L Carriers / TechNet Professional NHRA Top Fuel Dragster in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. He is also founder of Burnyzz Speed Shop in Ocala, Florida[6]

In Hart's first professional Top Fuel race, he won the 2021 NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida.[7] At the NHRA Carolina Nationals in September 2021, he captured his second win of the season.[8] He finished the 2021 season 11th in points.[9] After a successful rookie season, Hart made crew chief, Ron Douglas, a partner in the race team. The Josh Hart Racing team is now based in Brownsburg, Indiana, just outside Indianapolis.[10]

  1. ^ a b c "Josh Hart". NHRA Driver. NHRA. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Professional drag racer comes home to Huntington". 30 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Home". joshhartracing.com.
  4. ^ "Ron Douglas Made Partner in Josh Hart Racing". 28 October 2021.
  5. ^ "2023 NHRA CAMPING WORLD DRAG RACING SERIES STANDINGS". 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Fast growth: Burnyzz Speed Shop keeps on going". Ocala.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "A star in born as Josh Hart wins Gainesville title in historic Top Fuel debut". NHRA.com. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Rookie Josh Hart gets his second Top Fuel win in huge final-round upset".
  9. ^ "Five Things We Learned at the Auto Club NHRA Finals".
  10. ^ "Crew Chief Ron Douglas Made Partner in Josh Hart Racing". 28 October 2021.