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Gus Dean on Luck, Anger & Two Laps Down

ARCA Elko Winner Gus Dean had to come from two laps down to get the win Saturday. It was the result of a crew chief plan that didn’t work, shall we say. Dean is another of the ARCA drivers we’ve had in The Freak Nation that was a joy to talk with. Maybe it’s the…

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Matt Hagan on Wins, Sponsor Events & Hay

Two-Time NHRA Funny Car Champion Matt Hagan was in The Freak Nation this weekend after two consecutive wins in the NHRA.  But, despite championships in 2011 and 2014, Hagan returns to his Virginia farm where he raises livestock, hay and a growing family. In fact, there’s one on the way soon; a little girl.  How…

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The Art of Racing in the Rain

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Lots of troubling headlines these days but one that got through the darkness this week was word that Patrick Dempsey has broken through a ceiling in making the film The Art of Racing in the Rain. It’s been a passion project for Dempsey…

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