‘Talkin’ Funny Cars With Buddy Hull’ Wins People’s Telly Award Gold
After only its first season, the show has been recognized for its host & the great stories & insights from its guests…
In its inaugural season, “Talkin’ Funny Cars With Buddy Hull” introduced the entertaining personalities of NHRA Funny Car drivers to a broader audience on the NHRA’s FAST channel. The interview-style show, hosted by Funny Car driver Buddy Hull, was recently recognized as a People’s Telly Gold Winner in the 46th annual Telly Awards.
The NYC-based Telly Awards have showcased excellence in video and television since 1979. Werner G+E, the production company that produced all the “Talkin’ Funny Cars” episodes, stated that winning this honor is a huge accomplishment. This year’s winners include Pixar Animation Studios, Hearst Media, ESPN, LinkedIn, NATO, MTV Entertainment Studios, NASA, the LA Clippers (NBA), Sawhorse Productions, Telemundo and more.
“’Talkin’ Funny Cars’ doesn’t exist without Buddy Hull and his larger-than-life personality as well as all our amazing guests,” said Elon Werner, president of Werner G+E LLC. “Buddy brought out great stories and insights from every guest: Ron Capps, Cruz Pedregon, Dan Wilkerson, Paul Lee, Austin Prock, Matt Hagan, J.R. Todd, Jack Beckman, and legendary Funny Car driver Billy Meyer. I also want to thank the NHRA community for supporting the show both by watching it all season and in voting for the People’s Telly as well as everyone at the Telly Awards. We are excited about season two this year.”
The Show Is the First Television Offering Produced by Werner G+E
“Talkin’ Funny Cars With Buddy Hull,” the first television offering produced by Werner G+E LLC, debuted on the NHRA FAST channel on July 31, 2024. The program is the latest original series added to the NHRA’s 24/7 digital channel, which is available on 13 platforms, including the Roku Channel (USA & Canada), Tubi, Samsung TV Plus, Sling Freestream and others.
“Making this show with all my fellow Funny Car drivers was a blast,” said Buddy Hull. “I learned a ton my rookie year on the track driving a Funny Car for Jim Dunn Racing. Off the track was also an amazing education, and ‘Talkin’ Funny Cars’ was a big part of that. I can’t thank all the drivers who joined the show to share their stories, but also their support teams for helping us promote it, and especially the NHRA for providing the platform to air the show. Huge thanks to Elon Werner, Warren Evans and Abby Werner-Woodward for producing the show. It was a great team effort.”
“Talkin’ Funny Cars With Buddy Hull” was created by Werner G+E LLC president Elon Werner, who also owns a successful sports public relations company, Werner Communications, and is the creator of Drag Race Bracket Bonanza. Future shows are in the works, all focused on bringing original and dynamic content to the NHRA FAST channel.
“When the opportunity to create an original series was presented to me in early 2024, the creative wheels in my head just started spinning. I think there are endless storylines available for original content, whether it is 30-minute personality-driven shows or longer-form documentaries and even scripted series,” said Werner. “Our goal at Werner G+E will be to develop ‘Talkin’ Funny Cars With Buddy Hull’ with an eye on additional programming opportunities. We have several additional projects in the works for 2025 and beyond. Winning this People’s Telly Award is really the cherry on top of a great first season.”
