Dr. Stephen Olvey is on the short list of true experts in trauma medicine especially as it relates to motor racing. He was the Assistant Medical Director at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and developed the first U.S. traveling motorsports medical team for USAC and the CART series. His primary interests are traumatic brain injury and concussion.…
NBC IndyCar Analyst & Driver James Hinchcliffe is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. So his visit Sunday night was fun as well as informational. The Mayor of Hinchtown talked about his assignment with NBC this year, his racing plans for 2020 as well as how his 2015 Indy injuries affect him now. Hinchcliffe will…
NASCAR Cup Driver Daniel Suarez, the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion, came into The Freak Nation Sunday night with great background on his growing interests outside of racing. Those interests include soccer stars and basketball legend Kobe Bryant. Suarez explained that his interests in Kobe are largely outside of basketball. The Mexican driver also explained…
ARCA Phoenix Winner Chandler Smith came into The Freak Nation Sunday night with great explanations of his win in Phoenix, how last minutes decisions made the win possible, and how pressures don’t get into the car with him when he races. Smith haas great background on ARCA racing and how the series could get him…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Here’s three women on International Women’s Day who became champions in a game that’s suffered under the control of men for decades. My list starts at Shirley Muldowney who won three Top Fuel titles in 1977, ’80 and ’82 when some tracks wouldn’t…
NASCAR Fontana Cup Winner Alex Bowman was back in The Freak Nation Sunday night hours after his dominating win at Auto Club Speedway. Bowman’s win was his second in the Cup Series and it may cost him a tattoo. He had a bet with a friend who plays drums in a rock band and, apparently,…
2014 NASCAR Cup Champion Kevin Harvick had some fun with The Freaks Sunday night. The conversation had some in-depth background on Harvick’s shopping for a cat. But Kevin got serious for several minutes talking about the truck series and why he participates as an owner and, once, as a driver. Listen…
2004 & 2008 Supercross Champion Chad Reed is calling his 18th year in the Supercross his #onelastride. He’s retiring to spend some time behind the wheel of a sports car. The Australian has moved his base of operations to North Carolina where he can immerse himself in the car racing world. Chad likes the idea…
NASCAR Driver Austin Dillon was in The Freak Nation talking about his diverse interests in sports. And that includes appearing in Phoenix throwing the first pitch to a baseball game wearing San Diego Padre gear. We guess it doesn’t matter when you drive at 200 mph. Few can catch you! Dillon already is getting involved…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We’re remembering Women’s History Month here in the U.S. but let me take a minute to remember French rally driver Michele Mouton. In 1982 Mouton won three of 12 events and finished runner-up in the world rally driver’s championship. Her efforts helped Audi…
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