Mikey Childress (and, yes, he’s a distant cousin to NASCAR owner Richard Childress) has won the Mint 400 on a motorcycle but he has problems Saturday in his Class 1500 buggy. Childress and team owner Travis Chase visited with The Freaks Friday before the Mint 400 started. They were part of the General Tire Mint…
2014 NHRA Gainesville Funny Car winner Robert Hight got the 30th victory of his brilliant career Sunday. That ties him with legendary driver Kenny Bernstein and put his right behind names like Don Prudhomme and Cruz Pedregon. Hight is part of the John Force Racing stable. His win, though, hasn’t deterred him from his goal,…
R.J. Anderson is a regular visitor to The Freak Nation. His visit Sunday night was a week before he takes off to do some off-road racing in Dubai. It’s a crazy trip where he’ll spend more than a week doing more than competition, obviously. Anderson also is part of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series…
2014 Sebring 13 Hour winner Marino Franchitti closed the deal Saturday night getting the Sebring victory for team owner Chip Ganassi and his teammates Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas. Curious thing, though, Franchitti doesn’t have a job this year and he returns to the UK where he’ll continue looking for work. This time with a…
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