Avoid Lead Singer Benny School made his debut appearance in The Freak Nation. The energetic musician came by his love of racing honestly. The passion was learned from his father while Benny was growing up in Seattle. The Freaks found the band Avoid, in fact, as it prepared for an appearance at a racetrack in…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Check out a great piece recently on Autoweek.com. It looks at why young people aren’t attracted to the pro ranks of the NHRA. And like with most things, the answer to all your questions is money. But this bottom line is different. Money…
Collective Soul Bassist/Percussionist Will Turpin unwound a bit in The Freak Nation Sunday night. The band is in the midst of a national tour backing up the release of it’s latest album Vibrating. The first release from that collection is Cut the Cord, released August 12th. Kenny and Crash went to the Collective Soul stop…
IndyCar Driver Conor Daly was in The Freak Nation Sunday night with an incredible conversation. It was just a couple days after he admitted cutting off his personally branded mullet. Daly has driven NASCAR Trucks part-time while competing full-time in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving for Ed Carpenter Racing. Daly is a great conversation about…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Funny Sunday afternoon when NBC talked with Kyle Busch during the red flag rain and lightning delay at Daytona. Kyle is up to his eyebrows in alligators right now. Sponsors aren’t stepping up to replace Mars Incorporated, the candy company that’s leaving his…
IndyCar Worldwide Technology Raceway Winner Josef Newgarden returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. And he brought a new outlook with him. Newgarden has developed a new friendship with teammate Scott McLaughlin and the new personality found in the Bus Bros has Newgarden smiling larger. Sunday night’s win also has him smiling larger as he’s…
NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Funny Car Winner Bob Tasca III is in the midst of a special season that finds him challenging for a Funny Car season championship. It would be his first and Tasca is taking nothing for granted. He talked with The Freaks as his crew is preparing the car for early morning…
IndyCar WWTR Runner-Up David Malukas captured the hearts of everyone in the grandstands Saturday night. His charge to second in the race surprised most in the crowd but not Malukas. The 20-year-old from Chicago was ready for a great run after a two-hour weather delay. He said his car was ready and he didn’t want…
ARCA Springfield Mile Winner Jesse Love was on an airplane preparing to return to North Carolina when he took some time to talk with The Freaks Sunday night. Love just dominated the race on dirt at the Springfield Mile. There was rain before the race but the dust during the race was heavy even when…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The racing I watched Saturday left me with a smile. And some new names to know. First, the Xfinity race from Watkins Glen where newcomer Sammy Smith, an 18-year-old rookie from Iowa, finished third in only his fourth NASCAR Xfinity start. On Friday,…
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