IndyCar Long Beach Winner Scott Dixon, a longtime Friend of the Freaks, came into The Freak Nation Sunday just a couple hours after his win. Dixon is now a two-time Long Beach winner and he’s jumped to second in the 2024 points standings just eight points out of first behind Josef Newgarden after two events.…
NASCAR Talladega Xfinity Winner Jesse Love got his first win at RCR Racing. Love’s win allowed him to move up one place to fourth in the points standings. He’s been competitive all season with four stage wins but he’s just moving into victory lane. He talked with Kenny Sargent at Talladega and Sargent was able…
IMSA Long Beach Winner Ringer van der Zande talked with Crash Gladys Sunday. His win Saturday came with Sebastian Bourdais who was unavailable to talk on Sunday because of some coaching duties in Long Beach. Sunday’s win with Scott Dixon, in fact, allowed Ganassi Racing to double up on the victories in Long Beach. Renger…
NASCAR Talladega Cup Pole Sitter Michael McDowell probably should have won the Cup Race Sunday but his weaving back and forth to block the closing field of cars saw him lose control and crash within sight of the finish line. McDowell led the most laps and arguably had the fastest car in the race but…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We’re talking a lot about IndyCar today. Sunday’s Long Beach Grand Prix warrants the conversation. That’s the longest running and most important street race in America. But IndyCar is fighting, even struggling, to stay in business and grow. Lots of ideas are flying…
NASCAR Texas Cup Winner Chase Elliott came into The Freak Nation a couple hours after his win Sunday. Elliott won the Cup Series championship in 2020. He’s also won the Most Popular Driver title six times. But this is Elliott’s first Cup Series win in 42 races. Needless to say he was relieved to get…
NHRA Pro Stock Las Vegas 4-Wide Winner Jeg Coughlin was rushing to the airport to catch a plane when he stopped to talk with The Freaks Sunday night. Coughlin has won in NHRA Pro Stock titles in 2000, 2002, 2007-08 and 2013 with 65 Pro Stock victories. But the win Sunday was his first since…
Tony Stewart Racing Team Owner Tony Stewart is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. Stewart is a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winning two as a driver (2002, 2005), one as owner/driver (2011), and one as an owner (2014). Last year he won an NHRA title as the owner of Matt Hagan’s Funny Car. Now…
Chase Elliott Crew Chief Alan Gustafson followed Elliott into The Freak Nation Sunday night. Gustafson has a unique perspective on drivers. He hears them at their worst, their best and when their concentration can drift in the middle of a race. His perspective on drivers was unique for The Freak Nation, especially his insight into…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Speed is such a fickle thing. Many equate it with racing. But, to me racing is more about competition than speed. For example, Olympic sprinters are going about 23 miles an hour in the 100-meter dash. And those races can be more exciting…
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