Buddy Hull Returns to NHRA Funny Car Team Ownership
Hull says goodbye to Jim Dunn racing and returns to team ownership in the 2026 season.
Hull says goodbye to Jim Dunn racing and returns to team ownership in the 2026 season.
The intent was always to return to the seat and to put substitute driver Alex Laughlin back in his other NHRA machines full-time, including his Pro Mod entry.
Funny Car tethers are the latest issue that the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tech department has to look into. With some exceptional explosions occurring in the class and tethered bodies causing drivers to be blinded when their massive bodywork cascades upward, everyone in the class agrees something has to be done.
This year’s races had all the drama one could handle, from both the winner and runner-up in the Sox & Martin race being DQ’d for technical violations post-event to regular season winners and losers, intra-race special events and the final standings in that regular-season competition.
The 43rd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals was an opportunity for many to evaluate their standing in the straight-line community before the close of the “regular” season of Mission Foods Drag Racing Series competition.
Stewart out in round one as Hart tears down the track at Sonoma.
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Jim Dunn Racing nitro Funny Car Driver Buddy Hull will make an appearance at the RacingJunk booth at the 2024 SEMA show in Las Vegas on Tuesday, November 5th.
Buddy Hull, a Top Fuel driver, is set to return to his roots in front-engine racing following an announcement by Jim Dunn Racing at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show.
This year’s NHRA players were on hand to talk wins, losses, new team members and more at day one of the race industries family reunion in Indy.