Last month Justin Ashley Racing announced it acquired a complete A/Fuel operation to compete in the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster class. The team got off to a fast start and in just one month, opened its shop in Indianapolis, secured several important sponsors and prepared the car for competition. 

A successful day of testing on Wednesday showed real potential for the newly formed team. In total the team made four runs, two were planned half-track and the other went to the finish line. The car ran it’s quickest elapsed time of the day right out of the box at 5.39 seconds with a top speed of 269.68 MPH. coming on the final run. The majority of the day was spent testing different clutch and tune-up combinations and a lot was learned. 

“This test day showed the incredible synergy among this group.” explained Justin Ashley, a two-time NHRA National event winner in his first full season. “This was the first day that our team worked together at the track and it went beyond expectation. We learned a lot from this test session and we are anxious to learn a lot more. This is a highly competitive class and I’m well aware that sustainable success cannot come overnight. But we are committed to going all the way with this program. Lance Larsen, Anthony Dicero, Tom Abbett, Mark Adkins, Kevin Anderson and Krista Baldwin are all unique, talented and genuinely special teammates. I’m very, very fortunate.”

The team will hit the track for its first official race at the Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals the most prestigious event on the NHRA tour over Labor Day weekend. 

Along with the team’s debut, Ashley will be introducing its new primary sponsor 1-800-CASHOUT, INC. The company buys distressed residential properties nationwide and is backed by Investor Licensees.
 
“I’m excited to introduce the 1-800-CASHOUT brand to the NHRA,” said Ashley, who at 23 years old, is also a successful real estate investor on New York’s Long Island. “I guess the best way to explain it is; you’ve heard of 1-800-FLOWERS for flowers and 1-800-LAWYERS for lawyers, 1800CASHOUT is for real estate.”

Homeowners who want to sell a property fast anywhere in the United States can call 1-800-CASHOUT and get an offer within 10 minutes and cash in 10 days. The company focuses on distressed properties like pre-foreclosure, or foreclosure sales, estate sales, divorce sales and short sales. The properties for sale can be in poor condition, burned down, flooded, hurricane-ravaged, occupied by non-paying tenants or even just vacant land. 

Ashley, a second-generation drag racer, has tested the concept successfully in New York and now the company is expanding nationally its expansion spearheaded by this sponsorship.

Additionally, Justin Ashley Racing will partner at drag racing's most prestigious event with Dr. Price Pritchett, a best-selling author, and an expert on self-directed change, as well as advisor to top executives on fast-growth strategies.

“Like my father, Mike Ashley, a past world champion I believe that an important key to our overall success as a team on and off the track is in the mental game,” Ashley explained. “My dad used the [Pritchett's] you2 book to instill a winning culture and mindset 15 years ago, and now I am going to do the same. It doesn’t matter if you’re racing, building a career or raising a family. The information in you2 when studied and implemented is life-altering.”

In addition to its primary and associate sponsors the team has added marketing partnerships with the following winning companies; Lucas Oil, Manley Performance, Clevite & Mahle, and Noonan Race Engines.