USA Today Motorsports Writer Jeff Gluck is a long-time member of The Freak Nation. He was more than cooperative when asked to visit the Freaks about the rainy NASCAR weekend at Talladega where both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races ended dramatically with a questionable finish in one race and a surprise finish in the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. It’s time to Scatt a little bit. You’ve got to love the 2013 edition of IndyCar racing. Today’s race from Brazil was filled with names like Sato, Newgarden and Hinchcliffe. As the series heads to the Indy 500 it comes with storylines that include winners like James Hincliffe, Ryan…
Loan Mart off-Road driver R.J. Anderson took a major win Sunday in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series. Anderson won a tough Pro Lite Unlimited race in Las Vegas and he took a break from tearing down his pits to talk to The Freak Nation. Anderson is tough that way! He’s also a Friend of…
IndyCar driver Graham Rahal hasn’t been in The Freak Nation for several years, at least since he’s been driving for this legendary father Indy 500 winner and IndyCar team owner Bobby Rahal. Graham has all but grown up in The Freak Nation so it’s great to hear how he thinks about the world of IndyCar…
Former F1 driver Scott Speed has made a big jump in his career. A break from NASCAR wound up in a Brazilian jungle where Speed won the first round of the 2013 Global Rallycross Championship. That allowed him to remove something from his personal Bucket List: winning an X Games Gold Medal. So will Scott…
NHRA Mello Yello Houston Top Fuel winner Bob Vandergriff was introduced with some country music questions. But Vandergriff used some 8000 horsepower experience to turn The Freak Nation upside down. You had to be there! No! Wait! You can be there!! Here’s Bob Vandergriff after some free lancing with his neighbor. Listen…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. It’s time to Scatt a little bit. Last week on Earth Day officials at the private company Formula E Holdings came to Los Angeles to thump the publicity drum for global Formula E racing. The open-wheel series will make 10 stops around the world in its inaugural year with…
Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart opened his motor home to the Freaks and, as you can imagine, a great conversation broke out. Funny, because all they wanted to do was see a hockey match! At the core of the conversation was Tony’s pet dog, some cheese and, like most things in NASCAR these…
IndyCar Long Beach winner Takuma Sato made significant history Sunday when he became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race. It breaks the ice in so many areas. It was his first career win in 5 starts. And the first win for A.J. Foyt’s racing team since 2002. The legendary Foyt, himself a…
NHRA Charlotte Top Fuel winner Spencer Massey delayed his celebration Sunday night to talk with The Freaks. And while he was at it, he explained to The Freaks how he’s a Machine full of procedures that include talking to his Top Fuel engine before runs. He calls the engine Billy. You have to hear him.…
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