2022 Daytona 500 Winner Austin Cindric battled through a rain and lightning delay in the Coke 600 to finish 20th late Sunday night. He was the first Cup Series rookie to take the checkered flag in the “Great American Race.” That helped him win the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year. In fact,…
IndyCar Driver Graham Rahal has been in the series 17 years. He started in 2007 at the age of 18 but Rahal is 35 now with a family and business interests on top of racing. He’s aware that he’s busy and he’s concerned about making more time for his wife and daughters. He told Crash…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’ve had a couple text seminars this week, one with an engineer who’s forgotten more than I’ll ever know about motorsport. I’ve come away with a deeper belief that NASCAR needs to adopt some form of relegation between its Xfinity and Cup racing…
Indianapolis 500 Pole Sitter Scott McLaughlin won the pole with the fastest qualifying time in Indy 500 history. McLaughlin posted a four-lap qualifying average at 234.220 mph and will share the front with with Penske Racing teammates Will Power and Josef Newgarden making up the fastest front row in history. The front row lockout was…
NHRA Chicago Top Fuel Winner Antron Brown is a special Friend of the Freaks. His win in Chicago was his 75th including a brilliant career on Pro Stock Motorcycles. So, it was great to share Sunday’s win with him as he was driving back to Indianapolis from Chicago. Brown said he left his crew partying…
2021 NASCAR Xfinity Champion Daniel Hemric will be featured in the MAVTV documentary “The Life…” Thursday night at 1030 pm Eastern. The feature will look at a champion’s life as well as the life of the 2019 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Cup Season. Hemric’s family has been a critical part of his…
Formula Drift Atlanta Winner Fredric Aasbo talked with The Freaks after his first win of the season last weekend. Aasbo has won more Formula Drift events than anyone on his way to three championships in 2015, 2021 and 2022. A reminder, Formula Drift events are shown on MAVTV. The Freaks think Aasbo is gearing up…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. What if I said watch for GM offering Cadillac as its NASCAR brand starting in 2026. An old story that won’t go away. Right now, GM races its Chevrolet brand in the Cup Series. They call them Camaros even though they look nothing…
IndyCar Indianapolis Road Course Sonsio GP Winner Alex Palou returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. The 2021 and 2023 IndyCar champion now turns his full attention to winning the Indy 500 in two weeks. Some of his usual celebrating after a win, including fried chicken for the crew and team, was put on hold…
Heartland of America Showdown Winner Brad Sweet came into The Freak Nation after his big win over business partner and brother-in-law Kyle Larson. Sweet and Larson are co-owners of High Limit Racing, a sprint car series just launched by the pair. Sweet, in fact, just won the Heartland of America Showdown at Lakeside Speedway outside…
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