One of the most successful drag racers in history, Jeg Coughlin, came into The Freak Nation Sunday night to celebrate his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Pro Stock victory in Topeka, Kansas. Coughlin also had some explanations for his milestone 500th round win in NHRA competition. That puts him among the best drag racers ever.…
Indy 500 rookie Tristan Vautier is from the Lucas Oil Schmidt Peterson Racing team. He qualified at the back of the Indy 500 but he has some front ideas for people who want to pigeon hole him into being a French driver. Vautier also explains how he’ll “chill” between now and Friday when Indy 500…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. It’s time to Scatt a little bit. I continue to be amazed at how the landscape in motor racing is changing. New names are battling their way into the spotlight in several series. And old names are battling their way into new spots on the grid. The largest change,…
Austin Kimbrell drives a Loan Mart Pro 2 truck in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series. But he also is a passionate Detroit Red Wings fan in the National Hockey League. Kimbrell put a hockey Game 7 aside Sunday night, though, to visit with The Freak. He didn’t disappoint. Kimbrell loves the aggression of short…
You may or may not be aware of the cable hit series Duck Dynasty on the A&E Network. It’s a reality show with some Southern reality and hospitality featuring an ensemble cast including Justin Martin, John Godwin and Miss Kay. It’s a super hit series evolving in its early stages of success. But The Freaks…
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver A.J. Allmendinger, a former winner in the Champ Car open-wheel series, is back in that form of racing with a ride in the Indy 500 with Penske Racing. Allmendinger, though, with all his success in Champ Car is a rookie at The 500 so he had to pass his rookie tests…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. It’s time to Scatt a little bit. I continue to love the 2013 season in many forms of racing. New names are appearing in the sharp end of driver points standings. I talked about IndyCar last week. Now we see Aric Almirola ninth in NASCAR Sprint Cup points qualifying…
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Clint Bowyer finished second in the 2012 points but he is often first in the hearts of The Freaks. This is one of those times when Bowyer shows up to talk about grandfather clocks middle fingers and ducks. It takes an effort to combine all those in the conversation of a…
Two-time Supercross champion Ryan Villopoto added the 2013 title to his tool box making him a rare three-time champion as in three consecutive titles. Villopoto is entering some rarefied Supercross air with this year’s title and his tenth win of the season this weekend in the Supercross finale in Las Vegas. But we were concerned…
USA Today Motorsports Writer Jeff Gluck is a long-time member of The Freak Nation. He was more than cooperative when asked to visit the Freaks about the rainy NASCAR weekend at Talladega where both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races ended dramatically with a questionable finish in one race and a surprise finish in the…
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