IndyCar Driver Josef Newgarden went to Phoenix last week to celebrate IndyCar’s return to the historic track. Sunday night Newgarden was in The Freak Nation to talk about the IndyCar industry making Phoenix an important market for the series and its drivers. Newgarden also talked about his preparations for 2016 and the strength of the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We all remember the Race Team Alliance announced sixteen months ago. Eighteen team owners organized to create better business alliances with NASCAR. Many observers believed the number one thing on the agenda would be a franchise model where the teams could create value…
2015 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series Pro Lite Unlimited Champion RJ Anderson is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. He won the Pro Lite Unlimited Championship last year and backed that up with a CLOSE finish in Saturday night’s Finals. This could mean Anderson is ready to take his titles and step up in class…
San Jose Earthquakes Defender Jordan Stewart is a fun conversation. He was part of the What’Cha Got! television show presented by Continental Tires. He’s a defender on the San Jose Earthquakes in the Major League Soccer league. But Jordan talks a lot of trash about his driving skills from the UK. He says he has…
NBC Sports NASCAR Insider Dustin Long took time from his post-race filings to come into The Freak Nation Sunday night. The NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega ended in a hail of controversy and finger pointing. The final results weren’t known for nearly an hour until after lengthy closed door meetings by NASCAR officials. The…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The remnants of Hurricane Patricia caused delays in the F1 broadcast at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas Saturday. One of the interviews was with Juan Montoya. Now what I think of Montoya isn’t important. He’s driven at the highest levels of…
New England Revolution Midfielder Lee Nguyen Sunday night told The Freaks about his appearance on What’Cha Got!, the television show that allows MLS soccer stars to compete for the right to drive a Lamborghini sports car for a year. The show is a part of FOX TV and sponsored by Continental Tires. Nguyen grew up…
NHRA Top Fuel Texas Fall Nationals Winner Richie Crampton, Morgan Lucas Racing, was happy to e in The Freak Nation Sunday night. It meant he’d done something good and he was happy to win a round of the NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship. He also ended a long run of wins by points leader Antron…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. For those of you who think Formula One is boring and unimportant, apparently the rest of the world doesn’t care. A report from Sky News this week said the Chinese are taking the lead position in a bid to buy F1 for $8.5…
USA Today NASCAR Insider Jeff Gluck is a regular in The Freak Nation. His background information Sunday night gave us some insight into Joey Logano’s Chase for the Championship victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon. The race was rained out Saturday night and pushed to Sunday. There were weird things in the race and…
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