DALLAS – The first season of Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull will wrap up with legendary Funny Car driver and Hall of Famer Billy Meyer as the special guest this Wednesday, November 27 at 8 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. PT on the NHRA’s FAST Channel. Meyer and Hull get into the ins and out of some of Meyer’s innovative sponsorship programs as well as talk about the differences across the eras of Funny Car racing. One of the highlights of the show is Meyer’s colorful and detailed explanation of his history at the U.S. Nationals. Following the debut of the Meyer episode all nine episodes of the 2024 season will air back-to-back on Saturday, November 30 beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET.

“Getting to talk with Billy about winning the U.S. Nationals as well as his history at the biggest race in drag racing was so cool,” said Hull. “He is the first legend we have had the chance to chat with on Talkin’ Funny Cars and next season we are hoping to get some more early days drivers on the show. His stories about Burt Reynolds and Hal Needham are amazing. This season was a learning experience for me on the track as well as on the show. I want to thank every driver who shared their stories. I am also excited to give fans the chance to catch up with the Thanksgiving marathon of the shows this Saturday.” Continue reading →

DALLAS – Through the premier season of Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull, the first year Funny Car driver has enjoyed wide ranging conversations with multi-time world champions Ron Capps, Cruz Pedregon and Matt Hagan as well as up-and-coming drivers like Daniel Wilkerson and Austin Prock. The latest episode is set to air on the NHRA FAST Channel on Wednesday, October 30, at 8:00 p.m. EST and 8:00 p.m. PST, and features a lively conversation with 2018 NHRA Funny Car champion J.R. Todd, driver of the DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car.

“I was so excited to sit down with J.R. and talk about our Funny Car paths,” said Hull. “I have always admired J.R. for how he handles himself behind the wheel and in front of the camera. He’s done it all in drag racing and talking with him about racing for Kalitta Motorsports and legendary team owner Connie Kalitta was pretty cool. What J.R. has done behind the scenes to make improvements in the Funny Car class is impressive and we got a chance to dive into those topics as well as just how cool it is to drive a nitro Funny Car. I have enjoyed talking with all the Funny Car drivers during this first season of the show but the J.R. episode turned out to be one of my favorites.”

Hull sat down with Todd before the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals in early September and the pair of drivers talked about how each of their careers got started in a unique fashion. During the conversation Todd talked about the significance of racing the DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car that bears the name of the late Scott Kalitta and how special this year’s Gatornationals win was for the entire Kalitta Motorsports organization. Todd also went behind the scenes on the input he was able to provide Toyota during the development process for the Toyota GR Supra Funny Car body and how he has been working to advance the development of a new steering wheel with former IndyCar driver Max Papis. Continue reading →