Drag Racing Legend Don Prudhomme, ranked number three in the NHRA’s list of Top 50 Drag Racers of All-time, came back to The Freak Nation Sunday night after an absence of several years. Prudhomme is one of the few to ever win championships in both the Top Fuel and Funny Car categories of the NHRA.…
ARCA Nashville Winner Zane Smith got his first win last weekend in Tennessee. His visit to The Freak Nation was enjoyable for all The Freaks. Smith is one of a long line of ARCA drivers who hit it out of the park when they visit us. Zane’s MDM Motorsports crew was on the cutting edge…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. For years, drivers have said there’s a comparison between driving a Formula One car and a Le Mans Prototype from the World Endurance Championship. I found it hard to believe. The F1 car is minimalist with aerodynamic aids to, quite literally, keep the…
IndyCar Phoenix Winner Josef Newgarden, the 2017 IndyCar champion, was back in The Freak Nation Sunday with a great attitude about winning on what might be the most physically demanding track on the schedule. He also talked about some other things he might like to do in his career from F1 to Funny Cars. Listen…
1990 & 1994 IndyCar Series Champion Al Unser, Jr. relaxed in The Freak Nation Sunday night. The 1992 & 1994 Indianapolis 500 Champion has visited several times but Sunday he was ready to talk about everything from Gaby, to Gabby Girl, to the demands of racing at ISM Raceway. He also was embarrassed to talk…
NASCAR Driver Aric Almirola came into The Freak Nation Sunday night with a good attitude and a better idea about conditioning for the rigors of a long NASCAR season. Almirola moved from Richard Petty Motorsports to Stewart Haas Racing this year and he’s changed much about his career. He explained that included his own conditioning…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Liberty Media continues its dumbing down of F1. The latest is a projected budget cap of $150 million for all teams. The current Concorde Agreements which govern Formula One racing are set to expire at the end of the 2020 season. Liberty is…
Mark Miles is the President and Chief Executive Officer Hulman & Company, which owns the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar. So when The Freaks get a chance to talk with him we learn a lot especially about IndyCar’s new TV contract with NBC. That was announced this week so the news is fresh. We learned…
2016 IndyCar Champion Simon Pagenaud is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. He was a friend back in 2010 when he won the ALMS championship with David Brabham. So, Pagenaud is a brilliant driver who’s accomplished in open wheel and sports cars. We kidded him about his friend Sebastien Bourdais leading him in points. Listen…
World of Outlaws Driver Shane Stewart is fourth in points this young season. And The Freaks found out Sunday night that Stewart is one of those drivers who might race twice a week in the grinding 90 race schedule of the Outlaws. Stewart also talked about his family traveling with him and the time they…
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