2023 NASCAR Truck Series Champion Ben Rhodes won his second championship Friday night in Phoenix. But some fans called the race a terrible example of NASCAR racing because of all the crashes and aggressive driving by drivers who took their aggression out on other competitors in the event. Rhodes held on for the title against…
NASCAR Cup Series Driver Erik Jones has driven for seven time champion Richard Petty for three years. Now he’s about to drive for another seven-time champion, Jimmie Johnson, who’s coming into the owner’s box as a partner with Petty. The Freaks have found Jones to be one of the most well rounded drivers in all…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Was fascinated by an online conversation this afternoon that speculated about NASCAR building a short track on the site of Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Destruction has started and most think a high banked half-mile racetrack is in the future. But Irwindale Speedway…
NHRA Las Vegas Funny Car Winner Robert Hight returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night just after beating Bob Tasca in the final at the Nevada Nationals. Only 17 points separate Matt Hagan, Tasca and Hight, the top three in the points standing going into the final event in Pomona in two weeks. The win…
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Rider Angie Smith is recovering from a wicked accident at Worldwide Technology Raceway outside St. Louis four weekends ago. Among other things she broke eight of her toes and required skin grafts, all of which she’s recovering from now. The description of the accident is terrifying to hear. And the recovery…
2023 TransAm Champion Christopher Dyson returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night after his third straight title. Dyson goes to the final event of the season at Circuit of the Americas in Texas next weekend with the race on MAVTV and his championship already in hand. Dyson’s titles goes with championship success he’s had in…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Something new this week. After watching Formula One for most of my life, I’ve come to believe the industry is turning into a Clown Show. Let’s set aside the pure farce at Abu Dhabi in 2021 when officials stole an eighth championship from…
NHRA Texas Pro Stock Winner Erica Enders, a five-time Pro Stock drag racing champion, returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. Her win in Texas gave her 50 wins in the NHRA, most for a woman ever, and made her the most successful female driver in motorsports. Enders, in fact, is 85 points op top…
IndyCar Driver David Malukas can’t stop smiling as you’ll see in this visit to The Freak Nation. Malukas is moving to Arrow McLaren, one of the strongest teams in IndyCar. That takes effect next season and from what Malukas is saying, the meetings have started already. Malukas has visited with Kenny Sargent and Crash Gladys…
2023 IMSA TCR Champion Robert Wickens returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. Wickens suffered spinal injuries in an IndyCar crash five years ago, injuries that left him paralyzed from the waist down. The 33-year-old suffered spinal cord injuries when his car was launched into a barrier at the start of the IndyCar race at…
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