This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I usually ignore driver whining and complaints. This week Kyle Larson posted a long piece on X about his frustrations with Social Media fans who find fault with Cup racing these days. The long and short of Larson’s missive was this. No one…
NHRA Charlotte Top Fuel Winner Antron Brown followed up his win in Reading, Pennsylvania last weekend. The win gives him a 53-point advantage over Justin Ashley in second with four events remaining in the 2024 season. This is his first time in first place this late in the season since 2017. He won his championships…
High Limit Eldora Winner Rico Abreu is a Friend of the Freaks. He’s a regular in The Nation. But his fourth win in the Eldora 4 Crown event is four reasons why Rico is drawn to the western Ohio track. The 4 Crown event features winged Sprint Cars, non-wing Sprints, USAC Midgets and USAC Silver…
NASCAR Truck Series Bristol Winner Layne Riggs made his debut in The Freak Nation Sunday night. His Bristol win was his second in a row in the series after a win at the Milwaukee Mile. Riggs isn’t in the NASCAR Truck Series Playoffs but he’s making a great run at the spoiler title! The Riggs…
The Trouble With Howard Author Lee Anne Patterson made her debut in The Freak Nation Sunday night. Her book aimed at young people is a unique story about a skunk found on the side of the road and raised by racers who take it around a racing series with crazy events following everyone. Trouble, the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We now have answers to all those questions about the first three races in the NASCAR Playoffs. Thousands, including The Freaks, argued that the races were too tough for a championship opener. That potential champions would be eliminated too quickly in the playoffs.…
2024 IndyCar Champion Alex Palou won his third title Sunday afternoon in Nashville. He’s the second youngest driver to ever win three IndyCar championships after Sam Hornish. Palou beat Will Power for the championship solidifying the title when Power had troubles with his seatbelts and had to pit losing laps to Palou who coasted to…
2023 NASCAR Cup Champion Ryan Blaney talked with Kenny Sargent and Crash Gladys in Phoenix this week. Blaney is in the NASCAR playoffs this season trying to defend last year’s championship. His work will be tough staying in the playoffs. He crashed out at The Glen Sunday before he finished the first lap. He’s eighth…
NASCAR Truck Series Playoff Driver Rajah Caruth came into The Freak Nation Sunday night. Caruth is tenth in the NASCAR Truck Playoff standings. But that’s four points away from eighth. The next two races are at Bristol Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway. Only the top eight drivers in the standings will advance to Talladega and…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’ve done nearly a thousand of these about things all over the motorsports map. Maybe I’ll give my alter ego a shot at one… Chickened out did you? What’s so hard about one of the biggest IMSA headlines this week? Hyundai may put…
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