NHRA Houston Funny Car Winner Robert Hight won his first ract in Houston 48 wins ago. He came into the Freak Nation then and he came back Sunday night. In between there were many visits but this time he talked about the missing Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle classes that weren’t at the Houston…
IMSA Long Beach Bubba Burger Grand Prix Winner Joao Barbosa came into The Freak Nation Sunday night and talked about a wide racing number of topics. His race Saturday had a dramatic finish. His teammate Felipe Albuquerque had to hold off a late race charge from Ricky Taylor in an Acura. The last time Albuquerque…
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series Pro-Lite Champion Ryan Beat knows the dirt he races on so well that he can “read” it. That includes looking at dirt from different regions of the country and knowing where it came from. Beat says the skill is important in off-road racing. But he says he’d like to try…
Drag Racing Legend Don “The Snake” Prudhomme was in The Freak Nation Sunday night to talk about everything but drag racing. Prudhomme plans to run in the NORRA Mexican 1000 rally in two weeks sponsored by Lucas Oil. At 78 he’ll be paired with a 16-year-old teenager, Jagger Jones. Jones is the sun of P.J.…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The people who run World Rallycross, IMG, are bending to pressure from global car makers. They’re demanding a showcase electric and hybrid machinery, the kinds of vehicles manufacturers want to sell in showrooms. This week IMG announced Projekt E, an initiative for electric…
NASCAR Bristol Winner Kyle Busch came into The Freak Nation Sunday night with much to say about Bristol, his recovery from an early race crash and post-race comments from his brother Kurt Busch. Kurt was running second behind Kyle when he scrapped the wall and fell back. Kurt said he’d have crashed Kyle for a…
IndyCar Barber Winner Takuma Sato was back in The Freak Nation Sunday night after a popular win Sunday afternoon. Sato drives for Rahal, Letterman Lanigan Racing and his win came in front of one of his bosses, David Letterman, the former talkshow host. Will Sato have to expect Letterman at the races now to take…
NHRA Las Vegas Top Fuel Winner Mike Salinas got his first win Sunday in the Las Vegas 4-wide Nationals. Salinas is a San Jose businessman who’d never won anything before but now he’s with the best tuner in the business, Alan Johnson. In fact, Salinas gave the microphone to Johnson during the interview and Johnson…
The Freaks took us back 15 years to 2004 and a ear-opening interview with Rick Mears. Mears won in off-road before he went to open-wheel racing. Did off-road help as it appears to have helped Jimmie Johnson in NASCAR? And what about Mears testing in Formula One? Could he have won there? Rick Mears is…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. It’s not often that NASCAR racing compares with stick and ball sports. But here’s a stretch. The NCAA men’s basketball final is Monday night between Texas Tech and Virginia, two teams with a blend of experienced upper classmen and talented inexperienced freshmen. In…
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