This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I heard one of the dumbest ideas for NASCAR this week. Andrew Murstein, co-owner of Richard Petty Motorsports, threw out the idea of a spending cap to level the playing field in the sport. Among other things he said it would increase fan…
NASCAR driver Alex Bowman’s life is about to change radically. Starting next year he’ll be replacing Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the NASCAR Cup Series #88 fulltime. The change was announced last week and on social media, Bowman is fast becoming the object of many conversations. You don’t replace the most popular stock car driver in…
IndyCar Mid-Ohio Winner Josef Newgarden was in The Freak Nation Sunday night after his second victory in a row in IndyCar. That major hit in points lofted Newgarden to the top of the driver standings. It’s the first time an American driver has been on top of the standings in some five years. Newgarden, though,…
NHRA Cat Spot Litter TF Harley Rider Ricky House was in The Freak Nation Sunday night battling to remain second in the TF Harley standings. The season is about over for the big bikes to House didn’t want to talk about much more than keeping his standing. But his casual way of talking about riding…
NHRA Sonoma Pro Stock Winner Tanner Grey returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night obviously excited about his win in northern California. But during the conversation The Freaks talked with Tanner about his residence in Mooresville, NC, the heart of stock car racing country. Hours after winning a Pro Stock event, Tanner was talking about…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. More evidence that motor racing can’t escape larger world headlines. Porsche this week said it’s leaving the World Endurance Championship at the end of this year. Reports said Porsche was spending more than $200 million annually on its highly successful Prototype program. That…
Lucas Oil Silverhook Power Boat Drivers Jay Johnson & Nigel Hook next month will attempt a World Record run from the Florida Keys to Havanna Cuba and, possibly, attempt another record on a return run. Their Lucas Oil sponsored Silverhook power boat is powered by two engines totaling more than three thousand horsepower. But flying…
NHRA Denver Funny Car Winner Robert Hight came into The Freak Nation Sunday night just hours after his boss, John Force, renamed the Denver Mile High Nationals, the Mopar Mile “Hight” Nationals. Hight’s first win of the season was his 38th of a brilliant career and marked the 13th straight year Hight has earned at…
IMSA GTD Lime Rock Winner Patrick Lindsey spent time with The Freaks Sunday night extolling the virtues of tiny Lime Rock Park, the shortest track the IMSA series runs on. He talked about the strangeness of car set up for the track as well as the fun of competing there. He also took some time…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. IMSA racing on Saturdays is pretty common. But whenever IMSA races at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut, as it did this week, a Saturday race is sort of mandatory. More than fifty years ago homeowners surrounding the track won some regulations that banned…
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