NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Brainerd Top Fuel Winner Brittany Force called into The Freak Nation before she sat down to a celebratory dinner with his family and crew. Brittany’s third win of the season gives her a solid position in the NHRA playoff season that starts Labor Day weekend at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.…
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Bristol Winner Ben Kennedy celebrated his first win last week in Bristol. But it wasn’t with adult beverages and a big steak. By the time Kennedy got back from the track the only thing available was a burger and shake at an all-night diner. He didn’t mind it though. Kennedy…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The empty seats for Sunday’s rain delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway were staggering. You could argue there were still a lot of people in those 150,000 seats. But perceptions in a sports promotion are almost more important than facts.…
NASCAR XFINITY Mid-Ohio Winner Justin Marks made a rare appearance in The Freak Nation Sunday night after his first XFinity win on Saturday. The win came in a massive rain storm that peppered the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course north of Columbus. The wet track was a complete both for most of the NASCAR drivers but…
2015 Global Rallycross Champion Scott Speed was a welcome visitor in The Freak Nation Sunday night. We’re two weeks from his next GRC event in Atlantic City. But Scott is second in points and closing on his Andretti Autosport Volkswagen teammate Tanner Foust after two straight wins in Washington, DC and North Carolina. Speed also…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. It was fun to watch the NASCAR XFINITY race at Mid-Ohio Saturday. Heavy rain at times troubled drivers who aren’t used to moisture on their racing surface. But it wasn’t a bother for Justin Marks, a former sports car ace who won races…
IMSA Road America Winner Dane Cameron is on a wonderful success streak in his Action Express Daytona Prototype. His win along with teammate Eric Curran Sunday moved him to within one point of the season points lead. The team in first? The other Action Express DP driven by Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi. The AXP…
Despite his success, NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver & 2013 Nationwide Champion Austin Dillon is young. He’s only the third driver to ever win a championship in the Camping World Truck Series (2011) and the Nationwide title. That’s not a bad resume for a 26 year old. That might explain why Dillon is fascinated with the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some notes on the weekend: You’ve got to love Furniture Row Racing. First, it’s based in Denver instead of North Carolina. And it’s grown from an also ran to a championship fighter with Martin Truex. Then, this weekend, it’s announced a second car…
IndyCar Mid-Ohio Winner Simon Pagenaud came into The Freak Nation Sunday night to talk about an important win Sunday afternoon in Central Ohio. The victory came after serious treatments to even get him in the car after back injuries lingered from a previous race. Another pain in his back was his teammate Will Power who…
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