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American drag racer and entrepreneur (born 1983)

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Joshua "Josh" Hart
Hart in 2021
Nationality	American
Born	(1983-09-16) September 16, 1983 (age 41) Huntington, Indiana, U.S.
Related to	Brittanie Hart (wife) Helen Hart (daughter) Banks Hart (son)
National Hot Rod Association career
Debut season	2021
Current team	Josh Hart Racing
Crew chief	Ron Douglas
Wins	5 (2 TF, 3 TAD)
Fastest laps	3.667 / 335.07
Best finish	7th in 2023
Previous series
5 years	NHRA Lucas Oil Sportsman Series
Championship titles
2017	Lucas 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 founder of Burnyzz Speed Shop in Ocala, Florida. He also owns and drives the R+L Carriers/TechNet Professional NHRA Top Fuel Dragster in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.

Personal life

Joshua "Josh" Hart was born in Huntington, Indiana. In 2010 Josh and his wife, Brittanie, moved to Ocala, Florida and founded Burnyzz Speed Shop. Burnyzz Speed Shop underwent a $10 million expansion in 2021, expanding it to a full-service auto center with over 100,000 square feet under one roof and encompasses an entire city block.

In 2019, daughter, Helen Hart, joined their family and son, Banks Hart, was adopted in 2023. Among Hart's mentors he has credited for his success include Richard Clark, Andy Ackerman, Dennis Hendershot and Big Daddy Don Garlits.

The Hart family charitable contributions have including giving back to their hometown of Huntington, Indiana, and hosting community events at Burnyzz.

Burnyzz Acquistion

On October 28, 2024, it was announced Farragut Capital Partners (Farragut), NewSpring Mezzanine (NewSpring), Pine Street Capital Partners (Pine Street), and Salem Investment Partners (Salem) would support A111 Capital’s majority buyout of Burnyzz. The current management team, led by Founder and CEO Josh Hart, will continue to lead Burnyzz and oversee a $50 million investment to enable Burnyzz to expand into new markets.

NHRA career

Hart became an NHRA drag racer in 2011, racing a variety of sportsman vehicles. After earning his Top Alcohol Dragster license in 2015, Hart won three NHRA National event titles and eight NHRA regional TAD races between 2017 and 2019. Hart won the NHRA Regional Championship in 2017 and is a two-time NHRA U.S. Nationals winner (2018–19). He finished his Top Alcohol Dragster career in 2020 with a best time of 5.12 at 283 mph. After earning his Top Fuel license in 2020, Hart elected to start his own race team. In 2021 Hart stepped up to the professional class of NHRA, driving a Top Fuel dragster.

In Hart's first professional Top Fuel race, he won the 2021 NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida. At the NHRA Carolina Nationals in September 2021, he captured his second win of the season. He finished the 2021 season 11th in points. After a successful rookie season, Hart made crew chief, Ron Douglas, a partner in the race team.

The 2022 season saw Hart earn a runner-up finish at the NHRA Summit Equipment Nationals. He finished a career-best seventh in points. In 2023 he started the NHRA season by winning the Pep Boys All-Star Callout at his hometown track in Gainesville, Fla. He finished the season tenth in points. Hart continued his streak of qualifying for the NHRA Countdown to the Championship in 2024.

Following the 2024 season, Hart announced the addition of Jason McCulloch as a co-crew chief.

The Josh Hart Racing team is based in Brownsburg, Indiana, just outside Indianapolis.