The Trouble With Howard Author Lee Anne Patterson made her debut in The Freak Nation Sunday night. Her book aimed at young people is a unique story about a skunk found on the side of the road and raised by racers who take it around a racing series with crazy events following everyone. Trouble, the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We now have answers to all those questions about the first three races in the NASCAR Playoffs. Thousands, including The Freaks, argued that the races were too tough for a championship opener. That potential champions would be eliminated too quickly in the playoffs.…
2024 IndyCar Champion Alex Palou won his third title Sunday afternoon in Nashville. He’s the second youngest driver to ever win three IndyCar championships after Sam Hornish. Palou beat Will Power for the championship solidifying the title when Power had troubles with his seatbelts and had to pit losing laps to Palou who coasted to…
2023 NASCAR Cup Champion Ryan Blaney talked with Kenny Sargent and Crash Gladys in Phoenix this week. Blaney is in the NASCAR playoffs this season trying to defend last year’s championship. His work will be tough staying in the playoffs. He crashed out at The Glen Sunday before he finished the first lap. He’s eighth…
NASCAR Truck Series Playoff Driver Rajah Caruth came into The Freak Nation Sunday night. Caruth is tenth in the NASCAR Truck Playoff standings. But that’s four points away from eighth. The next two races are at Bristol Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway. Only the top eight drivers in the standings will advance to Talladega and…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’ve done nearly a thousand of these about things all over the motorsports map. Maybe I’ll give my alter ego a shot at one… Chickened out did you? What’s so hard about one of the biggest IMSA headlines this week? Hyundai may put…
NASCAR 23Xi Team Co-Owner Denny Hamlin talked with Crash Gladys this week. In addition to the NASCAR playoffs that started Sunday in Atlanta, Hamlin gave a lot of background on the charter talks that continue to be a source of controversy in that industry. Hamlin drives for Gibbs Racing but he’s co-owner of 23Xi Racing,…
Big Machine Record Label Owner Scott Borchetta came into The Freak Nation Sunday night. We has a lengthy conversation with Borchetta who also owns the Nashville Grand Prix, IndyCar’s last race of the season next weekend. Borchetta has had lengthy conversations with IndyCar officials. He says he has some ideas that could help turn the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m beginning to think bargaining table talks in motorsports won’t work anymore. It’s not like factory workers and management where the workers speak with a single, unionized voice. Teams don’t have common needs like lunch-pail factory workers. 0 I’m looking at this from…
NHRA Top Fuel Driver Leah Pruett stepped out of her dragster this season to start a family. Now she finds herself cheering for her husband Tony Stewart, a three-time NASCAR champion in his first full-time season in Top Fuel. Stewart’s made the NHRA playoffs driving Pruett’s car. Now Pruett must teach Tony enough to get…
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