IndyCar Indianapolis Grand Prix Winner Simon Pagenaud is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. His visit Sunday night ended a long victory drought for Pagenaud that dates back to late 2017. The Penske Racing driver’s win Saturday is being called brilliant. He chased down five-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon in the rain and passed him…
Collective Soul Guitarist Dean Roland visited with The Freaks this week as part of a 25th Anniversary of the Southern Rock band’s first album, Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid. Roland told The Freaks the band at the time simply called the smash hit album Hints. Roland and his brother Ed Roland are readying another…
Retired NASCAR Cup driver Carl Edwards was a regular with The Freaks when he visited in 2007 at Texas Motor Speedway. He came in with his Mom and we wanted to reprise the visit on Mother’s Day Sunday night. Edwards and Tony Stewart battled for a Cup title in 2011 before a tie-breaker game the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. You probably didn’t hear much about it but there was masterful win by Ott Tanak at Rally Chili this weekend. The Estonian driver led most of the event in his Toyota to move within ten points of the lead in the World Rally…
ARCA Nashville Winner Christian Eckes came into The Freak Nation after his Music City victory on General Tires. But he stole the conversation with word that his special guitar trophy itself may be stolen. At least he hasn’t received it yet and no one knows where it is. Eckes also made some headlines climbing into…
NHRA Atlanta Funny Car Winner Ron Capps is a long time Friend of the Freaks. So when he comes into The Freak Nation there’s always a fun conversation. His 2016 Funny Car championship was his high point. The win Sunday, though, closes a dry spell for Capps. He talked about that and his friendship with…
Racing Legend Anthony Joseph Foyt is always welcome in The Freak Nation. Sunday night’s visit was the fun we expected. Most of the conversation was about the Indy 500 where Foyt has won four times. In fact, he’s the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona, the…
BMW Factory Driver Bill Auberlen came into The Freak Nation Sunday night to talk about the sports car record for wins, a mark currently owned by legendary driver Scott Pruett, now retired. Auberlen talked with Statt Mann at Mid-Ohio before the IMSA WeatherTech race last weekend. Auberlen has been coming into The Freak Nation for…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Lots of noise these days about the falling attendance and TV ratings in NASCAR. Here’s some more. Looking at the Top 20 in points going into Dover, there are only TWO drivers with less than five years experience. TWO. Alex Bowman is fifteenth…
NHRA Top Fuel Winner Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals Steve Torrence had a quick trip into The Freak Nation Sunday night. Afterall, he had a victory party waiting. The 2-18 NHRA Top Fuel Champion earned his first win of 2019 in a race format he doesn’t really appreciate like other drivers do. But you need to listen…
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