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Daniel Suarez on Chicharito, Kobe & His Ankles

NASCAR Cup Driver Daniel Suarez, the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion, came into The Freak Nation Sunday night with great background on his growing interests outside of racing. Those interests include soccer stars and basketball legend Kobe Bryant. Suarez explained that his interests in Kobe are largely outside of basketball. The Mexican driver also explained…

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Chandler Smith on Drama, Overtime & Pressures

ARCA Phoenix Winner Chandler Smith came into The Freak Nation Sunday night with great explanations of his win in Phoenix, how last minutes decisions made the win possible, and how pressures don’t get into the car with him when he races.  Smith haas great background on ARCA racing and how the series could get him…

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In Praise of Women Racers

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Here’s three women on International Women’s Day who became champions in a game that’s suffered under the control of men for decades. My list starts at Shirley Muldowney who won three Top Fuel titles in 1977, ’80 and ’82 when some tracks wouldn’t…

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