NASCAR Coke 600 Winner Christopher Bell talked with Kenny Sargent before the Enjoy Illinois 300 at Worldwide Technology Raceway. Bell, in fact, dominated by winning the first two stages before he fell back to the field with engine troubles. It was a frustrating end to a good race for Bell who walked away from the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Let’s take a break from the tedium of beating on IndyCar and NASCAR. This week I learned that entertainer Will Smith is getting into the world of motor racing. He’s joining an A List of celebrities in the E1 race boat series. E1…
Indianapolis 500 Winner Josef Newgarden talked with Crash Gladys a couple hours after winning Sunday’s rain delayed race. Newgarden fought the last 30 laps for the win passing Pato O’Ward on the las lap to get the final victory. O’Ward had passed Newgaren seconds before Newgarden returned the favor before the finish line. Newgarden is…
2016 Indy 500 Winner Alexander Rossi and 2018 Indy 500 Winner Will Power talked with Crash Gladys before Sunday’s race. The two drivers both have wins on their resume. But their conversations were about putting the Indy 500 into perspective. Rossi talked about his new marriage and Power talked about how a second win would…
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…
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