NASCAR Driver Kenny Wallace is another who accepted The Freaks early. That’s why we have to have him around for the 18th Anniversary of the show. This is Wallace’s first visit and he was right at home. All those years ago many drivers weren’t comfortable revealing their personal lives and personalities with the world. But…
NHRA Bristol Top Fuel Winner Tony Schumacher is an eight time Top Fuel Champion. That breaks a record of five held by Joe Amato. Six of those championships came consecutively from 2004 to 2009. But his win Sunday in Bristol was his first since March of 2017 at Gainesville. Despite the months of frustration, Schumacher…
IndyCar Driver Gabby Chaves won the 2014 Indy Lights championship and was voted the 2015 IndyCar Rookie of the Year. But with the start of the World Cup soccer tournament, Chaves has his mind on things other than Indy. The young Colombian star driver says he hasn’t missed a game in the World Cup and…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Racing has a problem that must be addressed sooner than later. The idea of blocking another competitor on the track is filled with danger for all concerned. Very early Sunday morning there was about three hours left in the Le Mans 24 Hour…
NHRA Virginia Funny Car Winner Courtney Force is a great Frient of the Freaks, especially when her fourth win of the season leaves her solidly in first place in the Funny Car standings. Courtney beat her Dad, 16-time Funny Car champion John Force, in Sunday’s final. Next was supposed to come a visit to the…
Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series Top Fuel Winner Tyler Speer was a great guest Sunday night as he drove back to Georgia after his win in Missouri on Lake Lucas in Wheatland, MO. Speer nearly goot an important double winning Top Fuel and just missing a win in Pro Mod where he was the 2016…
ARCA Michigan Winner Sheldon Creed is making the transition from Stadium Trucks and off-road racing to get his first win in ARCA this weekend in Michigan on General Tires. Creed has raced all over the world from Baja to Australia but the win in Michigan might be a turn to the road where he wants…
IMSA Detroit Winner Eric Curran is becoming a regular in The Freak Nation after his wins on the race track. Curran and his co-driver Felipe Nasr are tied in the points lead with their Action Express teammates Joao Barbosa and Filipe Albuquerque. So Curran’s quick to point out there’s no A and B cars on…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m impressed that the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council approved a World Rallycross championship for electric cars this week. Rallycross with its short races and rough-and-tumble race craft will be a perfect venue for electrics. The series comes on line in 2020. The…
2018 Indy 500 Winner Will Power won the 2014 IndyCar Series championship. But this year’s win at Indy was another box checked on Power’s Bucket List. He wanted that win as much as any and he’s tied with Scott Dixon for most road and street course wins in IndyCar Series history. Will’s a friend and…
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