DALLAS — Team owner and Funny Car driver Buddy Hull is building his newly formed Hull Racing team on a foundation of performance, safety and strong relationships.
The past two months have seen a flurry of activity in Hull’s race shop located just south of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex by longtime crew chief Mike Guger and new addition veteran crew chief Matt Bynum.
With two Funny Cars in the shop the tandem has been meticulously going over every part and piece of the operation preparing for their season debut at the historic Gatornationals, March 5-8. Hull is excited about the beginning of a new era in his career.
“I have been a team owner and a team driver but this new endeavor, Hull Racing, has me so excited for my future,” said Hull. “This is a family-owned team with my wife Madi and my son Maverick. We are building a program that I am very proud of. Having Matt join Mike to tune this Funny Car gives me a lot of confidence for the long term. Matt has a background like mine, and I am really looking forward to working with him and seeing the success he and Mike can have with this team.”
Bynum joins Hull Racing after years working on nitro Funny Cars with several top-level teams including Blake Alexander, Del Worsham and Alexis DeJoria. Bynum also has extensive success in the nostalgia Funny Car ranks.
“Funny Car is a premiere category and working with Buddy is something fresh and new,” said Bynum. “This is a chance to build on what I have been doing over the past several years. Buddy and I have the same mindset. We want to stay within ourselves and make full runs without smoking the tires. We are going to be consistent, safe and quick.”
Hull is proud to be working with one of the youngest crew chiefs in the sport and helping build the future of his team. Bynum, 34, has worked with some of the brightest minds in drag racing and he is eager to join Guger and continue to build a quality program.
“I am always looking to give young talent a chance to shine whether it is one the racetrack or with my business Vertex General Contractors,” said Hull. “I want to work with people who are hungry for success and have a great positive attitude. Matt has come into the shop and really continued to move us in the right direction. He and I have had several conversations about racing and life. This is going to be an exciting season for sure.”
Over the offseason Hull along with Guger and Bynum have been adding parts and inventory to their Funny Car team which includes a primary Funny Car along with a back-up Funny Car and all the supporting materials. Hull recently announced Red Line Oil as a sponsor and he has a marketing relationship with Five Star Ford, a major Dallas/Ft. Worth-based dealership.
