Synoil Racing
Positive Momentum has Hunter Primed for NHRA Northwest Nationals
KENT, WA – Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Greg Hunter is beaming with his usual pre-race optimism as he and the 
Synoil Energy Services team prepare for the NHRA Northwest Nationals. A recent test session in the team’s native Canada has the Geoff Goodwin-owned team re-energized after a sizable break since their last event, a race they won as back-to-back champions.
“We had a pretty good test session in Edmonton after winning the Mission regional race. Testing was successful and gave us a lot of optimism. We’re feeling good about Seattle,” said Hunter, a Northwest native.
The test session, held during the IHRA Nitro Jam Rocky Mountain Nationals, couldn’t have happened at a better time, as it turned out. While the Synoil team was using the opportunity to gain more experience with Goodyear slicks, they also caught an unfortunate parts failure.
PR – Pre-Race Test Session Provides Confidence for Hunter and Synoil Racing Team
LAS VEGAS, NV – Past Las Vegas semifinalist Greg Hunter returns to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this 
weekend for the SummitRacing.com Nationals. The driver of Canadian drag racing legend Geoff Goodwin’s Synoil Racing Top Alcohol Funny Car reached the winner’s circle on the regional level since last year’s Vegas spring race, and is hoping to reach his first national event winner’s circle this weekend.
Hunter, Goodwin and tuner Ryan Protz tested at The Strip at LVMS prior to the Vegas racing events, which continue next weekend with an NHRA Lucas Oil Series regional event.
Hunter Reflects on Successful First Season with Synoil Racing
SHERIDAN, WY – The 2014 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season was a promising start for Greg Hunter and the Synoil Energy 
Services/Exact Air Top Alcohol Funny Car team. While both the driver and team had plenty of prior racing experience, the combo hadn’t raced together before the start of the season. After developing a friendship over the past two seasons, team owner Geoff Goodwin, a Canadian drag racing icon, and Greg Hunter, driver of multiple blown alcohol machines for more than a decade, paired up in 2014 to make an attempt at winning national and regional events.
“I thought it was overall a successful season. Obviously we wanted to win every race we entered but we had more positives than negatives through the season,” Hunter claimed. “We got a win at the Mission regional race, which was awesome. We had some success on the national level, reaching the semifinals at the spring Las Vegas race. We struggled some during the middle of the season but we got the car back on track at Pomona, running a 5.61. Though that only put us 14th in that show, we were really confident that we were going to be in the fifties by the end of the race if we could’ve kept going.”
Hunter Wrapping up First Season with Synoil Racing at Auto Club Finals
Car team have a stride in their step as the NHRA Mello Yello Series wraps up its 2014 season in Pomona this weekend. The Canadian team struggled to adjust to new tires, resulting in a failure to qualify at the Toyota Nationals and the final Lucas Oil Series regional event of 2014. The lessons learned in Vegas, though, should help Hunter and Team Synoil at the 50th Annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway.
“We’re really disappointed in our performance at both Vegas races. They were both tough fields, but we came in fully expecting to qualify and run well. We changed tires recently so we just don’t have a handle on the tune-up for the Hoosiers yet. I’m confident that the team will get it figured out and we’ll have a good showing at Pomona,” said Hunter.
Hunter Seeking Continued Success at Vegas’ Toyota Nationals
LAS VEGAS, NV – The semi-annual racing trip to Las Vegas means a chance for renewed success for Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Greg 
Hunter. Wheeling Geoff Goodwin’s Synoil Racing entry, Hunter will join 19 other TAFC participants at the NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. Since the fairly new driver/team combination started their season with a semifinal finish at the Vegas spring race this year, the Vegas return is especially anticipated.
Hunter’s last race was the Texas AAA NHRA Fall Nationals in Dallas last month, where the Hunter and Goodwin team suffered a rare DNQ. The Wyoming driver failed to make it down the track quick enough to qualify for the sixteen-car field, prompting crew chief Ryan Protz and the team to make a few changes.
Recent Regional Winner Greg Hunter Carrying Momentum to Fall Nationals
ENNIS, TX – Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Greg Hunter is riding a wave of momentum into the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals this weekend 
after winning the recent Mission regional. Driving for Canadian Geoff Goodwin, Hunter earned the first NHRA event win of his alcohol racing career at the Mission, B.C. NHRA West Region event two weeks ago. Now he’s ready to go after his first national event win at Dallas.
“It was kind of surreal,” Hunter said of the Mission win. “Even though there was a low car count we felt that it didn’t really take away from the accomplishment. The cars we raced against were good cars and the new track surface at Mission was tricky. Once that place has some more runs on it it’s going to be a great track like it was.
Northwesterner Greg Hunter Chasing First Win at Northwest Nationals
SEATTLE, WA – Northwest native Greg Hunter will race at his home national event this weekend. Driving the Synoil Energy Services/ExactAir Top Alcohol Funny Car, Hunter is competing at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, August 1-3. Despite having four months off since their last national event, Greg and the Geoff Goodwin-led Synoil Racing team are excited to improve upon their performance and race for their first Wally together.
“Our last NHRA national event was the SummitRacing.com Nationals in March, where we reached the semifinals. Over July 4th weekend we ran a match race at the IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals with John Evanchuk. A lot of our sponsors were in attendance and the car ran well. Since then I’ve been doing a lot of business stuff with work – that has been going very well – so it’ll be nice to go out to Seattle and race again. It’s been a while since we’ve been back at the track and back at an NHRA national event,” Hunter claimed.
Hunter Returns to Yellowstone Dragstrip for “Home” Race
BILLINGS, MT – Synoil Racing Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Greg Hunter will be back in the seat of his Geoff Goodwin-owned funny car this weekend after over two months away from the track. Hunter is competing at the NHRA regional series’ return to Acton, Montana’s Yellowstone Dragstrip. This is the team’s first event since racing to the SummitRacing.com semifinals in March.
“It’s been a tough time off because we were running well. We felt that we could’ve done better but we were still happy with how we did. Obviously everybody is excited and anxious to get back on track,” Hunter claimed.
Yellowstone Dragstrip recently returned to NHRA sanctioning after several years away from the regional circuit, so the track is fairly new to many of the Top Alcohol competitors. Hunter and the Synoil team, however, are very familiar with the Montana facility.
Hunter Qualifies No. 2, Races to Vegas Semifinal
LAS VEGAS, NV – Synoil Racing Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Greg Hunter capped off a two-race swing in Las Vegas with 
another semifinal finish, this time at the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals. The Geoff Goodwin-owned team had the car running consistently quick, allowing Greg to qualify a career-high No. 2 and race to the penultimate round.
“We always try to go into a race with every intention of winning. I don’t know if I would say surprised, but we were definitely super-happy about qualifying No. 2. Once we realized we were running pretty good we wanted the No. 1 back,” said Hunter.
Hunter Seeking First TAFC Win at SummitRacing.com Nationals
LAS VEGAS, NV – A trip to Las Vegas is always anticipated, but a semifinal showing at last weekend’s NHRA West Region event at LVMS has Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Greg Hunter even more eager to head back to The Strip. Greg and his Synoil Racing teammates know they have a race car capable of winning. The Edmonton-based team is doing everything in their power to improve their chances at the SummitRacing.com Nationals, March 28-30.
“Unfortunately we lost a burst panel in the semifinals. We felt that was a race we could’ve won. Ryan (Protz) and the crew have been going over the car top to bottom, getting it ready for this weekend. We have a lot of friends, family, and sponsors visiting us at this race so we want to do good. I’m confident that we’ll do well,” Greg said.
