This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’ve come to believe that technology is not high or low but, just, technology. And that includes artificial intelligence that’s becoming more important in things like Formula One and NASCAR. There was a time more than fifteen years ago when Penske Racing was…
NASCAR President Steve Phelps took some time recently to visit with Kenny and Crash while he was in Phoenix. And it was a refreshing conversation with a motorsports chieftain who answered all The Freaks questions and looked them in the eye while he did it. Not many in the sports industry, including those of the…
2023 Indy NXT Champion Christian Rasmussen made his debut appearance in The Freak Nation Sunday. He’s ready to make his move up to the major league of IndyCar with testing already underway for a ride next year. His NXT championship puts more than $800,000 in his pocket to help him make the move in his…
NHRA Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta stayed undefeated in the NHRA playoffs, picking up his second straight win on Sunday in Charlotte. He’s now in the points lead for the first time in three years. NHRA Reading Top Fuel Winner Doug Kalitta checked several special boxes off his career list when he won at Reading…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I have a feeling this won’t be popular. There’s a mild controversy on X, or Twitter, surrounding the memory of Sherry Pollex, a warrior for NASCAR and an even greater warrior in the fight against cancer. Pollex died last Sunday after a nine-year…
1999 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Dale Jarrett visited with Kenny and Crash during a Phoenix visit to raise money for childhood cancer research. Jarrett no longer drive, instead he talks about drivers and driving as an analyst for NBC Sports. In addition to his Cup title in 1999, Jarrett also won the Daytona 500 three…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some notes from watching racing this weekend. I was ready to congratulate IMSA Sunday for a series of promotional videos without any crashes to sell to the television audience. Then the race started and the field tried to get through turn one at…
NASCAR Kansas Winner Tyler Reddick returned to The Freak Nation Sunday Night hours after his win in Kansas. The winning move came on a daring three-wide pass on the Kansas Speedway apron with less than two laps left in the event. The victory allows Reddick to move to the second round of the NASCAR Chase…
2023 IndyCar Champion Alex Palou was back in The Freak Nation Sunday night after finishing third in the season finale at Weathertech Raceway at Laguna Seca. Palou was starting his championship season celebrations that’ll be tempered somewhat by an expectant baby due in November. Listen…
2021 NASCAR Cup Champion Kyle Larson visited with Kenny and Crash when he was in Phoenix working to generate support for children with cancer. Larson also talked about the NASCAR Playoffs where he won the opening race at Darlington automatically advancing him to the playoffs’ second round. Larson has two kids so the idea of…
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