ARCA Toledo Winner Chandler Smith won Sunday afternoon on General Tires. The 16-year-old came into The Freak Nation shortly thereafter to talk about the win and his success in the ARCA series this year. And, yes, we said that right: Smith is 16 and he’s winning races against grown men, some older than his father.…
Two-time Formula One Driving Champion Fernando Alonso was supposed to lead McLaren into the 2019 Indy 500 next weekend. But a funny thing happened on the way there. He failed to qualify. It’s a shocker in the world of motorsports but Alonso might be the most settled in the failure. He talked with reporters after…
NHRA Virginia Funny Car Winner Ron Capps might be the closest friend the Freaks have in motorsports. It’s always a grand time when he visits The Freak Nation because it means our friend has won an event. It’s his second win in a row and it was sandwiched between the competition and what sounded like…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown shouldn’t buy any green bananas. The American was hired on promises that he’d find a full-time sponsor for the McLaren Formula One program while making the brand competitive and, possibly, a winner at Indy. So far, neither has…
IndyCar Indianapolis Grand Prix Winner Simon Pagenaud is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. His visit Sunday night ended a long victory drought for Pagenaud that dates back to late 2017. The Penske Racing driver’s win Saturday is being called brilliant. He chased down five-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon in the rain and passed him…
Collective Soul Guitarist Dean Roland visited with The Freaks this week as part of a 25th Anniversary of the Southern Rock band’s first album, Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid. Roland told The Freaks the band at the time simply called the smash hit album Hints. Roland and his brother Ed Roland are readying another…
Retired NASCAR Cup driver Carl Edwards was a regular with The Freaks when he visited in 2007 at Texas Motor Speedway. He came in with his Mom and we wanted to reprise the visit on Mother’s Day Sunday night. Edwards and Tony Stewart battled for a Cup title in 2011 before a tie-breaker game the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. You probably didn’t hear much about it but there was masterful win by Ott Tanak at Rally Chili this weekend. The Estonian driver led most of the event in his Toyota to move within ten points of the lead in the World Rally…
ARCA Nashville Winner Christian Eckes came into The Freak Nation after his Music City victory on General Tires. But he stole the conversation with word that his special guitar trophy itself may be stolen. At least he hasn’t received it yet and no one knows where it is. Eckes also made some headlines climbing into…
NHRA Atlanta Funny Car Winner Ron Capps is a long time Friend of the Freaks. So when he comes into The Freak Nation there’s always a fun conversation. His 2016 Funny Car championship was his high point. The win Sunday, though, closes a dry spell for Capps. He talked about that and his friendship with…
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