USA Today Motorsports Writer Nate Ryan dove into the Travis Kvapil arrest this weekend: “Should NASCAR have allowed Kvapil to race this weekend after his arrest for domestic violence?” Many were asking that question including The Freaks. What’s going on in NASCAR and will there be changes as drivers are facing problems over their off-the-track…
NASCAR TV Analyst Kyle Petty has been praised and villified for his criticism of NASCAR driver Danica Patrick. The issue surfaced again this week when Petty said Patrick would have difficulty becoming a stock driver and Danice replied she didn’t care what critics like Petty said. That left the door open for The Freaks to…
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…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. It’s time to Scatt a little bit. It’s still too early in the NASCAR Sprint Cup season to put much trust in trends. But there is something that’s worth watching. I noticed it before the season started and wondered if it would be an issue. The nose on the…
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Danica Patrick is a welcome visitor in The Freak Nation on St. Patrick’s Day. Danica has moved to North Carolina to be close to her NASCAR team and the NASCAR community and lifestyle. We talked about her changes in lifestyle especially the Southern “boys” she’s meeting these days. But when it…
ESPN Motorsports Analyst Ryan McGee has been in The Freak Nation so many times he could be considered a “Fourth Freak.” But this is a special visit where we talk about the disappointing Las Vegas run by NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Danica Patrick. He made some comments about Patrick’s own disappointment Sunday. Then he talked…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. It’s time to Scatt a little bit. If you care about the autonomy of motor racing as competition and not side show you should pay attention to this mini confrontation between Denny Hamlin and NASCAR. Hamlin was fined $25,000 last week for comments critical of NASCAR’s Gen-6 Sprint Cup…
2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski is a good Friend of the Freaks. He’s been a visitor to The Freak Nation since he was getting his championship career underway in the Nationwide Series. But he had a long visit with Crash Gladys over the weekend in Phoenix and he introduced us to another friend,…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. It’s time to Scatt a little bit. Just some wild-haired thoughts as the green flag dropped on the NASCAR race in Phoenix this afternoon. You can agree or not… doesn’t matter. First, this effort to single out Danica Patrick in the “Drivers Start Your Engines” call is getting real…
NASCAR Sprint Cup star A.J. Allmendinger may be at a crossroads in his career. He has a few rides lined up in NASCAR but last week he got an IndyCar test from the Penske Racing Team, one of the two most successful programs in IndyCar. Allmendinger isn’t talking about any full-time plans in IndyCar nor…
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