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…
NASCAR New Hampshire Cup Winner Denny Hamlin broke the 2017 ice for Joe Gibbs Racing. His win Sunday was the team’s first after being close all season. Hamlin came into The Freak Nation Sunday night shortly after his victory and the impressive burnout display that shredded his tires on the racetrack. Even though the win…
IndyCar Toronto Winner Josef Newgarden came into The Freak Nation Sunday night to talk about his win in front of a full house of fans in Canada. Newgarden is considered part of the New Breed of drivers in IndyCar. But nearly falling in his Victory Lane celebration would have kicked him out of the New…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Like many things in life the concept of “class” is pretty difficult to define but you know it when you see it. The Red Bull Global Rallycross Series made its first visit to the Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis this weekend. Scott Speed…
IMSA Watkins Glen Winner Joao Barbosa made the pass for the win with nine minutes left after nearly six hours of racing. The Watkins Glen Six Hour on sthe 4th of July Holiday Weekend was special for Barbosa and his Action Express Team including co-drivers Christian Fittipaldi and Felipe Albuquerque. The win stopped and incredible…
NHRA ESPY Nominee Ron Capps won his first Funny Car championship last year. He’s been one of the hottest drivers in all of motor racing and that’s why he got the ESPY nomination. If he should win he’d become the first drag racer to get the honor. Capps is part of Don Schumacher Racing, a…
ARCA Michigan Winner Brandon Jones spun during the ARCA race June 16th but he went on to win race anyway. Jones is part of the Richard Childress Racing program. He drives in the NASCAR Xfinity and Camping World Truck series in addition to his starts in ARCA. His success in each is moving him up…
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