IndyCar Toronto Winner Josef Newgarden came into The Freak Nation Sunday night to talk about his win in front of a full house of fans in Canada. Newgarden is considered part of the New Breed of drivers in IndyCar. But nearly falling in his Victory Lane celebration would have kicked him out of the New…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Like many things in life the concept of “class” is pretty difficult to define but you know it when you see it. The Red Bull Global Rallycross Series made its first visit to the Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis this weekend. Scott Speed…
IMSA Watkins Glen Winner Joao Barbosa made the pass for the win with nine minutes left after nearly six hours of racing. The Watkins Glen Six Hour on sthe 4th of July Holiday Weekend was special for Barbosa and his Action Express Team including co-drivers Christian Fittipaldi and Felipe Albuquerque. The win stopped and incredible…
NHRA ESPY Nominee Ron Capps won his first Funny Car championship last year. He’s been one of the hottest drivers in all of motor racing and that’s why he got the ESPY nomination. If he should win he’d become the first drag racer to get the honor. Capps is part of Don Schumacher Racing, a…
ARCA Michigan Winner Brandon Jones spun during the ARCA race June 16th but he went on to win race anyway. Jones is part of the Richard Childress Racing program. He drives in the NASCAR Xfinity and Camping World Truck series in addition to his starts in ARCA. His success in each is moving him up…
“Bats, Balls & Burnouts” author Bob Wilber has one of the most successful sports books on Amazon right now. It’s the story of a life formed by a father in baseball, a mother in broadcasting and public relations and his own career running sports teams and racing programs. Bob Wilber has a very unique story…
Prancing Ponies Founder & CEO Chanterria McGilbra might have the most important job in American motorsports. Her Prancing Ponies organization targets the self-esteem of young women who need to know what’s possible for a woman in today’s world. Many young women don’t know they can be successful in activities that may not be upper most…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The NASCAR Cup series was a shining light this week. Saturday night at Daytona the end of the race found new names competing wheel to wheel for the win. It wasn’t a situation where the big names like Harvick or Johnson or Busch…
NHRA Norwalk Funny Car Winner Jack Beckman always adds something to The Freak Nation when he visits. Our 17th anniversary show on Sunday night was no different. He won in Norwalk to continue a great season. But the final run Sunday afternoon ended with an explosion and fire. Jack was able to laugh about it…
NASCAR on FOX Pit Reporter Chris Neville dismissed Statt Mann’s concern over the prominence of alcohol in motor racing’s victory lanes. Chris was ready to talk about a great race Sunday afternoon at Sonoma Raceway. He also threw water on an old NASCAR myth tht road course ringers were needed to bring success to turning…
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